Wreck of the Otsego
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HARPER'S WEEKLY. [JANUARY 21, 1865 44 A. Air-chamber. P. Chamber containing the powder. B, B. Cast-iron wheel made to fit over the top of the torpedo. C. Anchor. The torpedo is exploded by being struck with sufficient force to keel it over, which allows the wheel (B) to fall off, which in falling drags with it the rod (D), at the end of which is a small pin, which fits into a hole in the rod (R). The pin being pulled out releases the spiral spring (S) around the rod (B), which forces the rod against the bottom of the torpedo at F, where it strikes a cap and explodes the torpedo.
REBEL TORPEDO FOUND IN THE
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