A New Torpedo.
The Government of the United States Ins generally been the first in the field with novelties of every kind. A recent experiment'at Schenectaday, on the Hudson River, with a new torpedo boat, is generally regarded as a success. The trial took place in the presence of a commission of naval officers. This boat is small, and is intended to be navigated by a person staling on the shore, through the medium of telegraph cables. The navigator is re|iorted to have stood on the shore in this case, and by means of two telegraph keys the vessel was propelled and steered at pleasure. As no one is intended to be on board this new style of torpedo boat, there is no risk of loss of life to those using it, and it is ; easy to imagine the numerous cases of river and harbour warfare in which it would be available. But, further, if it can be navigated from the shore bv means of its electric bridle and reins, why not from the deck of a ship 1 The few indications of the character of this invention made public are extremely interesting and suggestive.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 173, 4 March 1873, Page 7
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195A New Torpedo. Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 173, 4 March 1873, Page 7
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