A Good Object Lesson

Southland Times, Issue 19104, 22 July 1903, Page 2

A Good Object Lesson

(Per United Press Association.) By Electric Telegraph— Copyright

COST INSIGNIIicJA-NT.

: ; "^ SYDNEY,; July i!l Received 21st, 3JL;27 ip^in; - •

A sensational 'incident occurred while the vessels of the squadron were at torpedo practice in Jeryois Bay on Saturday. The naval author rities are very reticent, but from the little infbrmdtion.ravailablo^it /nppears that- Jth'e; jß^y^L^Pth^v, ; in! steaming past the ;; : Wallaroo, -fired several practice .to^edos'^'-ai''"-^.'^'.^^-, get the Wallarpp; was^aggihg 300 yards behind^,^l^,-wiien; two Tronic the flagship's -'atarboai'd' ;tube the, Wallatcoo.— one, . neaiv the j/ort: propelief; denting the outer; plating. The second^ .wljichrdidiVmore. serious damage, - 'hit an' uhprotiectea^ ;spot over a fresh-water tank, which luckily was full and ■:;-p_reventeil^any i> in--; : rush. - The£ouier ;pliitihg wasr broken, a hole several ;[_'.■ inphos square being made, and the heads of both missies were crumpled -up. : -Collision units were pla.ced over the holes, ■■- wliich were subgeqiiientl^ plugged with jwood. The Wallarba accompanied the- othei' yessels to Sydney, where she will .be ddcked and.an: enquiry. h>ld ; also an examiiiatipnVmade of the - Royal Arthur's torpedo whjch, it is suggested, is defocitive. Up to the time of the .accident ; the: shooting had been very accurate. \ Practice torpedbs are ' not ; charged,- and ' are fitted wi^h dummy heads. .; . . . - Received 22nd, i;^ a.n?. -;'■.. It is stated that ; only "the outer skin of the Wallarob was^; dama"jjed, and. that, after examination : by:; a- ;- divei' and the damage had been attended to, the vessel cCMtinued the practice, v '-.. ■.-. : ". •■ :■:<■■ .';'-;*-- ; A' ■