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Show FRAGMENTS OF TORPEDO ARRIVE New York. June 21 Fragments of the torpedo or mine which damaged the American ship Nebraskan off the southern coast of Ireland on May 26 were in lKtssession of the state department de-partment at Washington today. They arrived here yesterday In a mail Xuch from the American embassy at London, brought over by the American steamship New York. The pieces ot metal were sent to be examined by experts in order that they determine whether the Nebraflkan was blown up by a mine or a torpedo. Captain Roberts of the New York suid he varied the course of his vessel ves-sel at least 20 miles on each trip when pasting tbo southeast coast of Ireland to avoid submarines. |