THE BREENNAN TORPEDO.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 53, 26 October 1889, Page 3

THE BREENNAN TORPEDO.

'" J>l. I. Tfttf«"»- - .«*J. Mie T»i'in-{ Vietorian j r ' wui : •'. i-nted tb« il-or- t<ir;i».lo. wrifea '!tia br>''li«r in M«i>»Onr-ie dixu-ribiiijj ! 'Se cfflpii I trinl <«f hi- ineefitiaw. on 1 " ( .lime S6 on :ho ."Vilrtit. Ihn inn'nl'.i- j * 1 ti"*i w-ia on Mia Islo of Wight *t the | ! yioint w ; ,arp th« rh mnol *«< nnrr-iw 1 * J Ml, Utween Hiff K.d and Hnr«tj ' Cuatle, and the width "f the fl dpnt at | '. thnt point i« I 100 vanl«. Among th'iea ! .) riraaent »< v " tho Secr»»*o yof War, : T.ord Wolseley, f.'.id T.nnvM»n, the! I liia|jevti>r-Oenoral of F..-fifi«iitiou«. nil j f'"( momheia <>'. M.ii Or>!nanre and De- ' 1 fonce end 11 ho*it of .11i!.ir.i.* f.'i.l ;;'iie>.-!»l?i. The .ihjpo*. of I r-.'t.i !{ win : n Id 0.-iddlo st»:i .mr 1 '.') ' r; f' >t ! .'i : ; t<v :W fop; I>. ..in, 111-..1 about I (tor. tf,.t* bouhpi -"hen lo 1 ■'.«'. T'i« ' v.nn" itiv«nf-ir ', .ot, > 1 t.' ' 'i.-riiiO tl.e ' ot if iim-n'., r-Miicli ic;i»hif]!i!v uur'-eaa- ' ; fnl: - , T'i« t'i" tr.ua *icn- I'd 'o ru' o.iat, j .' ~n i \7 ,a f Jon aen > "onjing rrmnJ from | V'-month '!*1" -f VVijjlit' r.ith the 1 f 1 ni'; in l'.;v Bb 3 ! ti« tfoiiig o'tt wi Ii ' th" ti ;,. f-t a-i out it utted speed o»»r • . , lon ;;:•• ""1 " r C.f! en k.iofs. 'i":'l 'b'a- , mi'" 'ip'b-'h 1 '! the tnef .'ud lha hulk j I wii !■!■) vi •' a.i. 1 c-tii.-w'e.l t!i*it 1 * '")!,' tiip -I'-<-r-t;•. • -ii," w.i ''is I woiil.i in Hi'T K'i' .-.' 11 distneo o! a'. 11' i .1)1 virdi. wbt-'h •v..vp'! t<-. be . • '.our'y 1* iins'.!b!'i t.'i> ,>:i«i>. Wcrnwlii'e I hv! ral:*-': up my poa!« I '! ;iin '■ :b-i obs :-w-n- itn'.iou, ' "gpther [ '".'!! i T.'oit r.i!V.:'a T..K, ivho h»«j 1 I'iftr.-e of *':« ob«o eing stnti.m, and j ' wlm, durii.j- th • tri,l, manipulated Mie | '' o!«orri.- ai"*ualling nppnralua | * .•-. an '. 'lie oagino-'oom. an I't rnv -li- | . -.-.,-.' ,in. hn"; ■•:. ivi'l nt;i ; ,ii'-t 'v'.i •', r I"!.-;'-'. woilH jusl V.rii; : ' l f-. "■.-,,' Mv ;>i frr.t r.f tl.e i.i«.» 'llatio-i : 1 ;1 •'•,.! mm ,; ., • t'.ii '1 • : • nod) would -or.c'i l.i-f '•" '■-\> f C"> "•.' in aj «t.-u«(»hf !!:i', 1 ;;.iv M;p <•>.;-> ' K:nrt he-,'and «li« at mro r.lll down t'.oaln- ' wv i.l'o '"ii -rn'c For »ho fiat 20-) ' I »..!•'-. ''in lo.pr' • v.n on th" urfaro. . 1 ' and Mi ; d»««n '1 '•> Ito i.pr |> >;-c r depth I .f p »»,.; wlu'rh "'i- 1 kp!i* fo- toe ;p- ' mni" !er n' the run. T h "lijact of • 1 V- *pinv * \ 1110 ■ trf.-.P!) f->- M'a firat 2"0 ' v-ds i t> al'-.-v til" •0,"».i. to ■;-• ..v.- n «t -:' 1 ! of Mil l ' ".v ivnter Into ■ •',-..'-f,,.'..:!.-. v 'ii »!i'» would atrika '.#- '. 1 ■' |. , v '?«•• b.vti>*a and nijiiro 1 'f, ««]f T' Pv' t.'-O W.'.a '• wOl *' ''"' ! ri ii -, <• .r.;i»!!v to ,!ia on'o-.k^ra,t - > " "-oi >f wh m it nji|ioa»pd !'■■.' !'na tii- , - . 1 won' ' j■wi 'p if th.i rn"u f : in »•>'' ;j.rv '\"n:r' : *!•« •--• * tu-nn likely in ;;•Mi• tu - ihin ilni ».n••»•-( T : i<>v ; ' .1 .; ii.'t irokvi :!ip ' t I'nt Mip •»■-"• ' ••:■.-, ;■•■: n;-t vi ;'--) tide. iod •'* ' ••• ' "1 i'i it -sis" i" t!i" » "ii-» -.v.iv «' 'ho; ' ■•": T'i n v i!?»o .! : d no? kno>r t'u»t i , -i ,» t i-o«to. -\t tho fir"*' pario*! of lip- ' ; ,-'in tii-! workin-r i-i a'moat atiM wa»e- | ,i" I ,v .p* '.: 'vnu'.i I ■ ; n thn r'i nnol, ' ViAP till, rilll f'.CP of !'-i ti lo ».»- ' * ' ~ ; ~.,.J :, 1-, o'a. wnuM !■- felt ; •in »nio !i 1 on MlO '.in".. I"'' it ! ' j k,i n .-linn ;.'d wlr r (, i 'torpail 1, n.-vad , smontMv round a -id t>cM hor prey 1 T'io ' Pltinu' •"■•' now ib-mt 10'o lon' tiiii toi-ji" 1, .in! n'inno! k ." r tlm ' ■■••\' Mi'rd, .vliP l it .""an <■'.: nii"e-l, ni 1 '.t .-iiMiir,' ai if ?'io fiirpe l-> wnld run , ' ' .:.-,-1..r tb.i tt •of th" hulk. Tho to-- 1 ' nodo ft'.'. 1 ('■!•• -ad >*a conr«P. •r.r..'mj rr.n '-l'.'' *• in a , n n'l.jl "-r»r. ! ' in 1.) Mir bni! rn'i! •'. ■ -ii'i" n lii 5• 1 ''u.•>•)•»• th • ?"iw hj n tb" i'oi 1. w'n-n '. I 1 turned and while c»* y j ' j «.-.s liald.aiid evarv heart pav« a «pa«i- j I ino-'ic flnttep, it darted • 1 tii" liu'k an 1 i r j ►t-nck bar fair omid«lii;>*i. There »»■ ! " j 1 atntply rian of ,1 v .fl body 1 f wn'er, i J ; a aiidion empk nndei foot, the wnter 1 | c rinr.p! to riae t > a hoipht ol' .'Otift. | 1 11 A ono could jnat soe iho atern unj | ' I ilovi of the hulk pfo'i-udittß front the , ' i »idoi if lb* clnmn, tlia iiiiddta portion ! ' I ban** t-omidetely Pirri>>.i a way ; than ' * I vio r*»t')T Ml, and the p.rent bull,, ■ j whtcb :• f«w 4oc n nda Iwfore bad been a ' I blaek patnh 00 ti'C aunlit iaa, dianpJ I oeared for oror fr-uu (ho -.;c;ht of man. II felt a strong i-iPlin.ition to rub mv ' eyo*. it was eo liko u lrettui, ao li'ffe.- '" e..t from anytbinp of uiy ordinary ni- ' I -wience, but a cheer and 11 * ' idarpin ; of handa along the hill ai lea and the pliffa beyond bmtigtit me to '. myaelf. and I w<ia !<oon aurronndod by " j niimerona frie nla who were loud in their conf-ratnbttioua. * ,