Show WILL BUILD SMALL SHALL TORPEDO BOATS the tha mains maine and the texas will be ba provided with thorn them washington oct II 11 for the first time the naval constructors construct orai have undertaken der taken to build small email torpedo boats befits to be carried on the decks ot of the maine and the texas two of 0 the boats are building bull dine at the new york navy yard and two at ill the e norfolk yard and they are now nearly near ly om com C these little craft aro are marvels ot of lightness and efficiency effI clency the problem presented to the constructors tors was to secure this extreme lightness combined with the stiffness anti and strength necessary to withstand W ith stand the severe strains 0 of the powerful power tul weight 0 of the torpedo tubes this it la Is believed has been satisfactorily sati solved the akin 0 of tho the boats is built 3 32 of an inch thick weighing 3 pounds per square toot foot the Mal maines res boats ate aie a little more than two tons displacement laeger than the Tex ass boats and their length Is 61 feet 8 inches and EO 60 teel feet respectively with one ton of coal aboard water in the boilers tie the ilal aines neg boats with a displacement of 0 nearly fifteen tons ln weigh e agh but pounds to the interest 0 ot f lightness and stability even the shafts aro are but thin tubes arid and the cranks revolve below the floor plates |