Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-24

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Is lighted. WY ny the Oiast o. Ihe gun NSsliT
although The discovery llal !! lnlStt nus W Ils'
ell was the result Of All occiIets, Fota lo!s sllle
Subsequent 10 tile lRlt0dncllon o. shells we l"S
lad 10 be lighted as u preliminary OptEa'lol.-a
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woe 10 tic gunhetl
Many attempts have beell mauc, within lle lasI
few yeats, 10 effect tho lellltiCll OIL shells wlIboul
lie nd Of luse--tllat IS 10 say 70 isAne lten on
The principle ~ lie pttcIlsSlI'B cap anu " lhs
could be uccolDpsll, lhy would ac1uire'a great
accession OF power Tor speciu purposes, Mlny
cares may Gc imagined ~ Which shell Ot this Kind
would possess manifest advantage over Tie com.
mon soil; for example, when brought 10 Uest upon
Ships. lhv mete busting OF a SHELL near tllip
Is hot necessatiIyatlendcd with serious consequtn.
ces, Int The g'rat point 10 be achieved would be
the EXPLOSION Of the Yery moment Of The contact.
| The explosion Of 50 large quantity OF gunpuN .
| der nnon or within shirts tltDbers would be pro.
ductiye OF on elect so eusy 10 under stand thai II
need not he described. This contamination Is
scarcely likely when shells with fuses ute euploy'
VI, seeing That The very fnce VI conclusion hos
tendency 10 Snguisll tte fuse, 10 say Uthing o(
The chances In favor VI shells busting belOte II
arrives In dangerous proximity 10 tie Slip
All attempt IL apply The percussion pttuCiple 10
shells have 50 fat rs relates toattlety been futile.
| II tlle ptOblem however Of tihng the bare VI u
cannon, however was solved, there would be no
difficulty In lie case, fOt these ptojGCleS, rs q
matter Of curiosity, have been frequently from
ti1e,l small aims, aud hive exploded IN stlikns
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