Show haw yorks Dc lenses new york march 12 the world baye the beads of the united states pa eineder corps have discovered that the channel at the begin niu of the narrows cannot be successfully mined with torpedoes for a week or more soundings have been made and off fort hamilton a depth of one hundred and sixty feet was reached at would be impossible to place torpedo mines in such a depth and control them with certainty the engineers have decided to protect the channel between fort wadsworth Wa deworth and fort hamilton with fish torpedoes which can be shot out horn tho laud with the speed of a bullet and can be perfectly controlled from a distance of yards one of these can ciok the greatest battleship A of aleh torpedoed will be sent to fort wadsworth and fort hamilton in a few days at sandy hook the conditions are all that can be desired and it it is necessary to mine the entrance to this barbor the torpedoes will be placed there |