COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY H. G. Dresel, Sec'y and Treas., U. S. Naval Institute. Stanford Library MAY 31 1954 359,09 The Lord Baltimore Press THE FRIEDENWALD COMPANY BALTIMORE, MD., U. S. A. The writers are responsible only for the contents of their respective articles. CONTENTS. HOMING PIGEOns as Messengers of the FLEET. By Lieutenant E. PYRO-COLLODION SMOKELESS POWDER. By Professor D. Mendeléef. Translated from the Russian by Lieutenant John B. Bernadou, SEARCH Curves. Some ApplICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS. By Lieu- tenant-Commander Richard Wainwright, U. S. N., 679 Ground Glass Tubes for Use with the Navigational Sounding Ma- chine, how to Make them on Board Ship.-Effects of Small- Calibered Rifle Bullets.-Automatic Fin-Boats.-Landing Op- erations in Russia.-System of Fog Signals.-Tonnage of the World's Leading Steamship Lines.-Speed of the Ellide.— ADVERTISEMENTS. |