Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1910 — AMERICAN SUBMARINE MINE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AMERICAN SUBMARINE MINE.

The type of submarine mine planted by the United States Coast Artillery Corps for blowing up the vessels of the enemy In times of war is showa in this drawing. At the present time ships known as mine planters, with, detachments of troops on board, are busy planting such mines for practice purposes. The .drawing gives an excellent Idea of the mechanism of such, a mine and its manner of discharge by electric current from the Bhore. The>*‘ buoy rising above the surface' of tho water is used to mark the mines.— Popular Mechanics.

OPERATED FROM SHORE.