, 1876-06-14
d GIANT CANNON,

A GIANT CANNnN
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Moro In EeI"tioh 10 tho 8l-Ton Guu-"'Its
Latest rcrrotmances-.-Increus Power
The London STANDARD Of Mny u has tho follow
n ,o4 run yesterday ] At tnc proof ntts attached to
yyno,w,e, h..eroi' vc NAV rcr,tud a.r rcad ord
ta Ss s Of modern @ oanes
which contains tic powder charge being II inches
~ ~ Hr .uo -, sn ,"eh,s " .nr M
mene'ne ~ n Instance OF 4o '"emea 'lo tho teaf'
IN, % 1smS'sf s ID 81 's' s o The sxee T. as,s
space for wlndasc, Tho pro}cct!lrs used Yesterday
S' ware thu i same rs before welshnr ia acg BOUNDS
cach Including tic gas, ,chccs.
III the lrHLround 5csterlny The charge wns 2B0
pound" Of 1ne eaass IT., The azs" velocity wan
Law icet Ic' sceon'' n'a '4't Nenr pressure IN
,ne "ow'e, enansf s1nsynr M ersnas" ,nc' ne.
velocity Of ,45a feet and rca sure of Fl = TONS
xamrIu yriort~ Int II n. ncIs rnnn2 amI thaao
whtch followed there wns some apparent chgngc
In tic FCcout third md fourth ronntls Of tic tlay
thc charges cons,scd ., 2ao ponnsls of p"w!er,
cube.. In tic ,Irst o! these three ronas tic ve
}oclty was i, Sal fcct rcr second, in iha Ecconl
rHnnyu / 51s v<,ct and IN the Third IL VIVA
III fcet. Thv ycjuti.les In thc corrcsponI.
| lie fou,Is prior to TIN enlargement oi Tic
poSytlur chamber Wcrc reppcctFelY It'll, 1,6l5
nnI l. dsU feet AcrorlIiiG1y tic velocity Win Tic
4.tnc cuhcx shaved slight falling o yesterday
~ Compared with lie cotssxpondIng rounll Of .!]o
surS waa aso icss to liz cstont Of one to,, Oh liz
SQUARE incl, thc pressure from thc tLfce, fa,nds
M wa tcs n 1Sng ,nsg r.
an 's G' Aoseihesr o ss'tse' tcra ws MsFo
Considerable reduction in pressure In tic tiiren
he ass's trco yelaees ] ysestcsaY wos ssy e hs
sH t Psoff h, s 1lGsR T Rssj n 1'yS &. 6sa
ss ss!tsiny y's sss ,as zoo gS, s$s
,sss e,s, sas 6s" se; u MI s n s'@sHfS @ts
saua pses.s efs W MS os 1kf =, e efSn
agsto1 Il r. to be eSserss tat IN uer tn % % auc as
curacY A. womb Iatlts ali conlp,rIsona PERFECTLY
exactly alike IN gruIn anu weight, and 10 taku tilr
ayeFase; A. & I. W src tSissa TO eompala Il.
NJ ts te Ses 81 ssS
Ssfais1 sw 'Ds.' . "S s',a' =" '.ss''a ~
paans IN dc 81 uawsr was ua ~
barrels: mo SANG eraiailo.' was observed, beEln
snssey Si s S'Hs nna E:eiS fee per 9st"
a ss The a. a naa *sssnd @ 1.
Ss sn y 41atsk os sken II tic t but VII
bo b. worked out pFsyions L, ill., ucxt firing. a charst
| nf l.T-
| ihn u,rhamhcrcI eun nnI cunscnuuntIy We catnn
nnxn n Iirrct conlnurIson in that nnftIcuur. Uut.
viii rrra ri il tl,r Llurll cubes thcrcis rcIInc
tin Of ysloclty 10 liz ratc.t uf Ii fcpt ncr aecun
t',,. fnr,nsr n,t'ynt bsius l. ,iQ fset viii y nrcx
smro nf y. II tnnv. Tie 2.lnrjl cubrs in thls set nj
40 showrd a .limtnisj,c,i velocity yystcrtpy. ID,
| for,uss rutc |,elnK /. .4ii4 fset,
rcrtans The nIOst strtjn. jact with regard TO Ii,
ru,nhrfrt} vun Is Tint Will aHV wounds II j. 5.nci
smwtirr It Ina .I,rn tho i,ICij.puund nroiyctflv
yrlpcity ui l. J!n kct ucr secontl ~ against d yc
iarity ~ tln fc,f viii ,00 puIIntjt nf lie snm
Scsr1tnttah III n,w,lr. nrur Ia tia alteration I'm
nress,rrs inint nructicaIjy caual T'hcse twD yclo
citfrs arc rrsTpectiyciy tIc aj.Lcst in The tw4
snrIce x su,Icwhut hluhcr yGloclty-namciy
I.h5I feet per seconI-was obtained wien thu XII
| hid ia minimum hort: uf ~, inchcS lrt In tlN
casc tic pyoicctiiu only weighed l. toO pounds
s1Iu tic maximum prcss,,rc wna as hlgh uy III,
@ toaa NY rio pfrssarcs yes.er.lay, 70 far ~ CON
Win rhc CORRESPONDING reriex of the ncj,u,nbcre
| rrn willie thc muut, ycluciiy WA slightly higher
1'hr maximum yeIurity given to tLp i, iJt. noun
st,ot NAV f,n tnlcn ns nr6uciur ntus zjn. sncrr
nnl,ni Il, ~. 10. foot tonp. Which ia rnntynjg
! to Jrupplur tho ponfcrnua shot pf' j, 10
: nounds' iron, mn atutu1v Of nearly
| irnifra A rrn,lt worihv III mic m shnw
, IN. the force Of liz uowdur. .h,ast. il cs
:, hi1,ci hy ,nuspiyc bak OF timber foru,tur mi
NJ a liked cranc teury in front Of The rIm. i'iI
= masslyu niece Of tImGct way faced with shrct.