Show laying torpedo cables new york march 12 the eleam lighter caroline left the dock at willett point L I 1 last night with a load con elating of 25 drums of torpedo cables coneie ned to bar harbor maine where mckinsey is in charge of the torpedo work each drum or spool of cable weighs about three tons recent orders received at the fort call tor drams of cables to be bent to various points south where the torpedoes are to be laid and a force of end soldiers la kept busy all day and sometimes in the preparing the various supplies for shipment these supplies consist of cabled plugs switch boxes loorine moorine rope batteries and and 1000 pound anchors |