The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-06-07
THE MONSTER GUN FOR THE AMER
lean NAVY.


The heavy piece Of ordnance, ordered come #
lime ago il ibis Town to Be madu fOF The ePlince-
toni" United States Steam ffeale, Is now ap Z
pFoaChIng TO completion, and being The larReal
cannon sgeF made IL this country, and recurring 3
10 iia construction nseat skl and attention 10 per-
feIA Il as solid mass, i hiss become an object Of
considerable interest and curiosity among nauti- h
cal and scisnliic men.
Il will be remembered Ihns the Princeton had
on board gun ol great weight end cuibEe, which.
last year. burst on heinq fred, while large party
If American officers were present TO view the
vessel, BY vhic. several parties oct their lives,
including the Secretary If State. Il Is in lieu of
The gun thea destroyed. which was If mSlleable X
iron. and made impeutctly, Of the same material I
(rsqnisinq, il well made, less bulk for given
strength lhan casi-iron.
The gun was manufactured in the solid, BY Mr. !
Horsfall, II bis "Mersey Steel and lion Works" I
and being Of great length, md pFuporliona,e lick-
ness, The securely welding Of conRlomeialng the
whole from pieces into one equal mass, belure
turning aud boring, required the utmnst for Of
modernskill. and Ihe aid Of powerful machinery
10 heating and fashinning il. In The rough il was
nearly fourteen feet long, and hItle short Of thirty
inches in diameter at The thicker end. A round
shaft ofsesen inches in diameter was ifst form
ed, and Oh his. as foundation, were success
ivel) lamipaied wedges Of iron Placed lopgiludi-
npllys on edge, and reversed in posilioa 50 az to
fit These. placed round The original spindle.
were CAS- well as the shalil brought to White
heat. and securely welded BY hammer, eight
ions 10 weight, worked By steam, Another layer
liz ike manner. was added over Tie former, and
coon until ibe whole was Of The requisite ihlck-
3, ~ s.fs ~, 800. +, I'll ~ na,,s
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ssS VIE si,S $500
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9 ms,al. and ne whole ,aoe,ine nearly equally
Goso' ,ba h,eech ,sh:eh 4 "a ia inches IN diam
4 s,ar :, ~ .,,,11ie. .hich u o ;nehes-eiyps 4
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Il, sbs ma A 20 inches Al tha latter. The
i r,od.l eos ,h,s GUN was provided bv The A,neri-
!. rams. pho ordered II. and was made on an inch
!, and half sc.le.
The surn;ug and borioo occupied over n space
af nearly sbree ,nths. fhouph The opermsioT IA bv
10 means alow. considering ne osatlsity of met.
1 n ~ he chi away Al gradual and ee,ilious rate
n nraysn1 .nv i,neeslse,;on. The fist drill in.
,,odacsd one aevso ncbes r. diameter. and about
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lhs s.,..s sha6 ,,sL,ns I bore Il IN INCHES Al
cree 40 4 4 inch Ain ,vss nes1 ns.d AM
= faslls oas . ;ocbas The oun finally ad;os,ee
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