. Review of reviews and world's work. grams of mines in this article are from Text-Book Ordnance and Gunnery, by Lieutenant-CommanderTV. F. Fullam and Lieut. T. C. Hart, U. S. N., official text-book of the United States Naval Academy). 68 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. passing over them ; anda great deal of ingenuityhas been expended in de-vising contrivanceswhereby one mine of agroup or any number ofthem, or one group or anynumber of groups, maybe controlled as occasionmay require. Because of the perfec-tion to which these de-vices have been broughtand the comparative safe-ty with wh
. Review of reviews and world's work. grams of mines in this article are from Text-Book Ordnance and Gunnery, by Lieutenant-CommanderTV. F. Fullam and Lieut. T. C. Hart, U. S. N., official text-book of the United States Naval Academy). 68 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. passing over them ; anda great deal of ingenuityhas been expended in de-vising contrivanceswhereby one mine of agroup or any number ofthem, or one group or anynumber of groups, maybe controlled as occasionmay require. Because of the perfec-tion to which these de-vices have been broughtand the comparative safe-ty with which mines maynow be handled, they arerapidly becoming a partof the equipment of warvessels. Squadrons orsingle ships now secureprotection from attack inharbors in which refugeis taken by quickly min-ing the approaches; and,in our navy this is madea regular drill during thesummer maneuvers, andevery effort is exerted todo the work with the ut-most celerity. So, also,an inferior force may shutup an enemy in port by I I \^Firlny Batltrj.
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