Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-14
From tho London Times.
The WAYS OF A BOMB-SHELL.

A column Of white smeko rushing ep into the
air expands into coReentric rings; then follows the
heavy, dull report like the beat of some giant druea.
and then comes the shrill scream Of the shell as it
describes its fatal curve and descends with pro
digioas velocity, increasing rapidly every instant
TIL it eHplodes with the peculiar noise of a "blast'
Just as it reaches the Svouad- At least it ought &c
do so; bat to-day | watched the shells one after
another, and only two out of three burst properly,
though the range and Eight were beautifully accu-
rate; The Russian fesees are bad but their artil-
~lerynlen are not to be cxcelled when their prac-
tice is undisturbed. 1T was intercsting-just as
the man of pleasure in Luc,ctiHS liked to see the
sea rage when he was not on board shiP-tO look
at the she'll dropping, aud to see our active little
sllies scam pering sway to their cover, and adjust
ing themselves to the closest possible connection
with mother earth, till the hurting masses haG
gene by them. Any man with moderate con6depoe
and e1 perieRoc May 6espise roRRd shot at long
ranges if he oaiy sees the guns from which they
come discharged Well, we won't say des?ise ex
activ: but at all events "evade." But she'll is 4
it approaches, without a certain degree of naissiv
ing that a triangular piece Of Jagged iron may b,
WlizIed through his internal economy at the short
est Pess&ie Retioe &ftsrward
If It'll sent froa a gan it fzaes and roars thre
Che air and sends its fragments before it, the cone
OF disyersioR, which is the nett phrase used by
the learned Eaiitant to iuIply the direction of the
Bite Of shell, Gor 6ts contents, when it Is flted wis
bullets, etc. &sinS IN the direction the shell has
tskes lrsn the gun, and the Fragments being rre.
picked Sitk & portion Of the gelocity Of the shell
al Che momeRt Of eT&esS0s. If it be discharged
SreH L Rsertsc it whistles gently and deliestay,
giVizg a squeak and a roar now aad then as it ri
sSS % its greGteA eley&hoa, and then. r2shine
&0S4 ward Wi& shriila- whistle texard tie point,
ITS frtgn eEts are projected merely by the fogoe OF
hAe kSrstiRg charge. 4 mas behind & Sssb, or
Al tke ad> al 1t, Is J2a as likely to he hit as $ man
keieSe u wher it bursts is that way; whereas tho
PieetE & E. smell drona q gun in nesrly every M
STAGE hy fe'w ar&, 50 &ata person bekiRd 4, or
oats&e 81 the kinies II tie oaase Of dispersion is
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