New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-05
OUR LUCK IN GUNS.

2O0.pOunders Parrotts
Is 150pOuDders ParrOtt9
1 9OO-pOunder PArrottsl.
S0.pounders Parrotts)
II 15inch guns Qlodman's).
60 1OO-pOunders PARROTS rihed,
IL 10 and l2iDeh Qlodman's),
ll-inch DAhlgren'sl, selfburst
6 15inch (IOdman's). self-burst
Is miscellaneous, mainly Dahlgren and Rodman
But look at the full catalogue:
List Of guns burst and disabled IA ne Army and 6orv
since 1861; prsDored from reports and evidence BEFORE
ne Joint CssalNibee Ordnance
Navy Parrot 100 FOUNDER rifle gun No @ burst at the
muzzle ON the steamer Hunehback, juno 10, 1854
Navy Parrot l0spouner rife gan No 4, burst at tho
steamer Westsold, October 81 lS04.
Navy Parrot riAe gun loepo1n9der. NO ., burst ~
Navy Parrot. gOSaGs1 gun NS H. sGTs 10 Ss sae
Navy Parrott lO0poundor rife gun, No ia cracked IN
rear OF vent on TIE steamey Genesee May, 1854 -.
Navy Parrot O0pounder rifle gun, No. 81, burst at
Navy ParrOtt iOOpounder ris gun, No a. burst nom
Navy Parrot leo poundOs rns gan No IS cracked in
two places on sassacus January, 1865 ,.s. nv
p SaEy ra 5Ss..S OIL S6 an sas
Navy Parrots l9opoTndsf ride G4; sc 10 ~ Oi'' ~
Navy Parrot 0Opounder rifle sun, NO 100 eracked ae
me vent E16 n 1opoSp 10 H. burst at the
breecR which was blown out the hackinaw, Deeem-
Nav Parrott gun, opounder No. 0 cracked at the
top OF the bore and around the Dreech on Tue OoOuoIe
Army PSfrott i0oPOunder gun. Ne l, burst thrsush
Mans e ON he revenue steamer Naugatuck called the
eeYens's Battery in the James Ver during the a''acA
on Fort Darling, Nay 10, 1S62
EeyKn sp,ssss VIA. gus Ougb f class Pui
.aYsioe without bsisg subjected 70 extreme poo s .Go
dsisr OruauSs spataea m purksspg subsequently be
number Of similar ssSS
Navy Parrott1eOpounder Parrots gun, No 49, cracked
at Tie vent on Commodore Read November II, 1854
Navy Parrot lOpounder rifle gun No lG2 Dur' ae the
muzze the I1condsroga NoXen6er ~ sc a.. hurst nv
Sowing off breech OF Fort Fisher on the fantc' Decem
NAVY Parrott FOUNDER No 49, rife, cracked through
Tie vent on the Maumee, june lSCS. -, o,o u,.., ~.
Navy Parrot 1ooPounder ride gun No A3 cracked as
Navy Parrot gun lOOpOunder No 49, cracked on the
te from rnniOn band on the OSceOla June TO- 1861
Navy Parrots FOUNDER rfo gun, No 2s cracked on
,Ae outside from runnlon to band Oh tie MENDOZA July
Navy 1Sy Parrot 1opounder ro gun No 2'2, burst az
muEz.e on Tallspoosa, April 8, 1861 ~, 0o ,~s. an
Navy Parrot lO0pOuudoT rifle gun, No. 2o5, burst on
the M0hCaa, December, 1894 - - -, -,
Navy Parrott lOppoulder rifle gum No 81. burst into
10 pieces on the ncOnderogs Dee, "a 1854; 49, ,..,
Navy PARROT leO-pounder rifle gun, NO a25 cracked
through vent on the Lsnapee, February, 1862 o,a
NAVY Parrot lO0pOunder rifie gun. No $780, cracKed
through vent on Lsnapee, February, 1865;
Morris Island section OF the reinforce thrown or IN
front of the band Ihe gun ou AZ e Sn 90 burst by
throwing oil large piece Of the reinforce in front OF the
PaTrott IoOpounder ride gun, No. 15s burst on
nfors island At the 25Gth round large piece OF re-
eoi9oy y Parr"tt io5ponuder rs gum No 49, burst
siors Island At the l2Sth round, large piece broken OH
hi@v PaTTott 1opounder rifle Gun. No, 49, burst on
Morris Island at the 57th round the gun p9Ist
reech ANA band, and the fracture extended Forward
in trout OF trunnious. 80 ~, o.. -. -
Army Parrot & S FohId sR aG Srsech
band. and reinforce t. forward Of trunnions
Army Parrot lG0porlter ride gun, No. 49, burst,
throwing OF a large piece IN front OF the band at the
ann Porrott 1oonounder rife gun No 49, burst for.
ward Of the band ana 10 tho chase In front OF the trun
D1 rSv parrot rife gun No S. burst in mont
of the baud. Norris Island, at the SSlst round :.
Army PARROT l0)pouHder rifle gun, No SO, burst az
muzzIc on Morris sard, at the 8Ith round:
ARM ParTott 1copoGnder lle gum NO 79s' burst
through band heceh and reinforce 70 forward OF The
trunnions, at 5iath round on Morris IsaRd -.
Army Parrot lolpounder rife gun No l9S, ourS S
Morris island, az 1l5sh round. -.
Army PARROT FOUNDER rife gun, No. 81, burst
through breeeh band ana reeniGfee IoIwaTo 10 tEuh
MONS. on Morris BLAND, az the 459th round.
ard e the band beyond the runious nearly half the
lepeh of he chase on Morris Island at the 24th round
boWic oil breech on Norris Island the 3sh round.
ARMY Parrot lCOpOunder rite gun, No co, burst IL
frgt of the band forward TO 'front.' Of the runnlon, and
breech blown out On Morris Island, May 1884, at the
Army Parrot oOpounder rife gun. No. o. cracked on
outside from band forward OF runDiOns at 6h round
Army parrot lO5,pOandor raegun. No II, burst in
Of trunniens ITO eant PeSes ana Pand into two
Army Parrot 100 ponhder riheg9n, 40 1885, burst IN
front band at thirteenth round fred upon Charleston
Irlay parrot loOpounder riae-gun No 100 burst in
Army Parrot iooPoutder rine-gpn No. = burst in
front Of band, Morris Island July Is, lsG4, at 4slst
Army Parrot Oopouuder rle-guu No 80 cracked out.
side from baud tiuiOrs l6Cth round Sept 4, 1854
Army Parr0tt l0Gpourder r1de-gnn, No. loi, DuTst
through breech Reinforce, at slo round Sept n
1854. -. ,,o..... ~, -. rur.. =,
G ssinnd Oh 'rs''D '''' 'O'' supp 49, -''' ~ M
Army Parrot O0pounder rifle gun, Nc lG2 burst into
aarge number Of pieces some OF which we're thrown on
of tie battery. The shell at the charge which burst the
gun thrown 1900 yards, September II, 1884, Morr
Sayy Parrot 1oOpOuader rife gun No 81; burst
~ere trogr great distance The shell, at time
bnrsiiug (53d round, reached Charleston from MoTL
NAVY parrott no FOUNDER rife gun, No 1913. burst II
front Of band. service against Charleston at VAL
Nav Parrot. loGpoGnder rife gun, No "a. burst
muzze-used against Charleston Oy arny-a1 l225 rounds
Army Parrctt ioopounder ride gun No Is, burst il
ron. burst at l5lth round, NSYcmber IS, 1854
Army PARROT lo0pounder rife gun, NO. 81, burs
three eces The shell reached Charleston from the gi
10 Font Wagner 81 she round at which tho gun burst Nov
Army Parrot loopounder riao gun, No IoO burst all ii
rear Of trunnion into many pieces, at the lO2d round,
ARM ParTott ioopounder rife gun. No 49, burst fl
OF band 196th round; mounted IA Battery Gregg
Army Parrot loO.pounder rifle gun, No 90, burs
breech and reinforce hto many pieces az l09Oth round
Navy Parrot rfie trial gun. NO burst at the 4?0tt
il
I5O-pOunder.
Navy Parrot rife gun, No. c. l50pOunder CALDER S
incn) cracked IA action, on tho monitor PatapscO.
Navy PARROT rifle guu, No. 40 (calIber Sinch, 100
ponndoT) cracked in service the Monitor PaapscO.
Parrot Sinch rife gum 5OpOuuder No, 30, burst
by blowing OF the breech at the 10Th round, Morris
Islaud.
Army Parrot s-iDch rife gun, $50 FOUNDER, No. 25
burst BY blowing OF broech, 2]0t round, Morris
Island.
Army Parrot inch rife gun, lJepounder No. g. burst
at breech, az the 227th round on Morris Island =.
breech and reinforce as he S2Zd round, on horIis