The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21

spcct. md II grew to he n custom, established by
precedent for each new War Minister 10 throw
aside all the cartridge machinery bought by his
predecessor and order y now lot ot some diner
.nt kind; In this wny the Turkish Government
has finally obtained an unrivil He'd assortment OF
That sort OF engines from nearly every other ma
tion TINT mgde su"h things. Thcy have tho
tools. N IL affirmed tn make three million cnr-
triti,cs per diem. hut unfortunately their ma
clincry IL not adapted 10 the making OF tho
Kind Of cartridges they want. and they do. not
possess the mechanical genius TO adapt II. SO
tnr whoic LOT It stacked away in an old Greek
cnurch. and q new supply. constructed 10y, tho
ready to he sent to them. This new. plant"
crImrr's9,s 2iO ylst,nct ma hines pnd y prop,
turn "T rC ny KERMIT to 81 Ia ana s s9ql
the Peabody Martini gun daily. What the
Turks viii get out OF It romans to be seen. The
have afforded ahuudant occupation for both
those works n NV Haven aud Tor those of the
port. Conn. The two concerns together turn
out about two million cartridges per diem. II
which 1nr-punrter arc nladc by the former con-
c,rn; Thus far the New Haven works have sup
piled Russia with 10000 900 Snidor cartridges
,nd TnrNey " III anont 9Qoo0ooJ Peabody
rsn. "li n S nddyg "1sr rr,,necar re
2oOoOoO0 more. ior The P'e6ody. Muriini gun.
is being hurried of. Only part Of the car.
putting IN o. the powder and bullet Is II simple
opernton which might ms well hs done nhroGi
10y comparatively unskillcd hnnds and without
deemed advisable not 10 load cartridges which
nny os kept on hand for any length Of time.
lest the powder may cake. Five hundred girls
are employed in the cartridge department Of
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company's
cARrnrDcEs ny the MILLION.
The most perfect and largest cartridge mnnu-
iaruriug concern in the world is that OF the
Union NIetalli" Cartridge Company Of Bridge
port. u employs over twelve hundred persons.
two-thrdS of whom are girls and has mechnn-
iral fncil ties Tor turning out egs!y in regular
WORKING hours morrthan two million cartridges
tf 80
although hotn the Russians and the Turks are
dependent upon this cstabls hment ipr u large
tlllc pistol cartridges sold in the country are
made in Bridgeport. and sportsmcn look 10 this
source VI supply ma My Tor the best paper III
cartridges for their breach loading shot guns.
There are in all over $50 different kinds and
si1es Of cartridges made there. About forty-hvc
tons Of lead and three to four tons oi powder per
di'm are used IN making army cartridges
alonc no ,ss than 1900 tons Of londcd ear
trldgrs and rmpty primVd shells sent from there
CONSTITUTE part ot Tho cargo oi the iron steamer
J; b. Walker. which Ia about TO start from New
muNen Win arms and munitions OF wnr for the
several others OF almost equal magnitude.
Much OF the machinery there. all Of which is eN-
ceedinsly ingenious and interesting, has been
invented by the Superintendent, Mr. II. c.
HobhS mechanirinn. whose sklll IN setting
AZ siiance N cunnIpg q me Erglish lock
given him worldwide celebrity. Mr. Hobbs
nodestly disclaims, ,bteing called an inventor.
hut says navsly. when want machine to
do anything. always ranage 10 get one to 10
the work required" This talent has been 20
happily apriiYd IN the cartridge machines ,ha,,
scarcely ANYTHING IL lrft ~ human hands and
inteligen - beyond the mere feeding OF the
material 10 the engines. But there are nrnrly
cartridge, so { Will be readiiy understood The
amount oi machinery cmployed must BE- very
great. and the hands 10 attend It mus, be nu-
now THEY ARE MADE.
The shell Of each cartridge is at lrst but a
small. stout. brass cup. gbout three-auar-
Tor nj tPl nd ia. h
ameter. This is drawn, soitenei drawn
again. resoiirned and drawn again aud
ngain. until II 10 a thin shell "A little more than
three inches long and about half lis original
diameter II then passes through a cutting ma
chine. which cuts all the shells exactly the same
mnSth; without the variation OF a hair breadth.
The shell then goes through the heading ma
chine, where the closed enl Is flattened. rim
med. and ind,ntsd for the reception ~ the
SIDE the smell a small brass cup. called the re-
enforce" the, otge't Of which IS TO strengthen
holes through which the flame OF the exploding
cap rrarhts the powder After this large
revolving wheel so arranged that the upper
part of each shell IL brought in contact with a
flame OF gas tn" Intense heat softens the
mrlal and prepares Il Tor the necking
prOc-sr. Before the necking.' however. the
shells pass to another machine. in which they
ted on the Outside ~ thu i" eo.d end TIE bb
cap contains very powerful Illuminating pow
der. which IS prepnred III small quaint tls by
careful ana "a perl'nced wOrkMen. So danger
ou= is III eAp.osiVetha the men engaged in H.,
preparation work separately m pits. 70 lessen
OF this iulmi mating powder no bigger than a
walnut might wreck, iarge building. For
9nrnr rcn tS Is aW "a sePs m 7n
hlhng After receiving the primer tho
sheil passes through the ne king machine by
the open end Is reduced about one-third. In
Us Original form the bullet Is rlug hlunty
shell . a4.t . IA "A
ing machine nv which II l. made to assume a
conictl shape. ono end hateped and slightly in
opcd in n bsnk-nole paper patch. covering
aalout two-thirds lis length from the fiat end,
revolving disks on the loading machine From
ne fret disk the shells pass into the second.
voir, from which each Dy an Ingenious con-
then pnss under a third disk. whers they eacI
charge. and upon this the bullet IS impressed.
Inc ,oni"d shell then passes into receiver.
lection n the bullet "a instantly detected by n
very delicate mechanical test; AZ the same in
comes 10 stop. From time 10 time rs the
cartridges approach completion. they are sui
leird 10 careful iusp' ton so that not one shnll
b. IN the slightest degree imp RECT 50 nice
nrc the processes employed that thare il not n
dlnsr.n - OF Grain IN weight among "A thou
part ol IN inrh IN the important parts OF tho
shell among ten thousand OF them.
CAVALRY nEvoLyEIs
Tho approximate perfection attained IN other
inHn trly more ,n,cIivr nplrmcnis of war has
at rnsth made tho pistol ihln- II orhan' M
ralicr than OF use for the soldier II j, ,tll
cnnsidcrrd necessary part Of the equipment II
thr cuvHryman. but in point o. fact his priurl-
pHl weapon tur real service Is the sabre. Never
th"l' s.. the Russians cling 10 the pistol, and.
lru@rr-s we in this respect NJ least have chosen
the host arm Of this kind that Is made. that
manufactured hy the firm ol Smith W"sson u
Sprlngilrll. Mnss. one hundred Thousand ~
IL 'st reNolNers have arcatv been supplied tDthe
hus-ttn army. and pres mt contra r.. m ld, sine"
u" urtuklns out al the wiz, cdll for 3utND
NOR. They are superb weapons. carrying
WIN cr"rt n""urn"Y - n very long rang, ~
c"rdlngy CONVENIENT to loud. finely finished,
and nj Formidable si2A. thoir cal bre being Il.
IN al. r. spects, experts pronouneo them sune-
r.or 10 either the French army pistol or the
nm h yauntnl Ensllsh "Trnnter." The Rus
slau, pay Els each Tor them. a low price ,onsid-
orns their quality. Tho United States Govern
mont has l0,OO0 Oi these reVolVls. and they
have also been supplied IN cons iderhble Quant-
tbs 10 spain. Mexico. the Argentine Republic.
und JNlun. tn" Turkish Government ..ut n
lrWtnnusand feiorr the wnri and have sinc"
ulrr an order for 2Onnn. which has not yet
i"''u TAX rn, ~ tDty could not b. made until the
factory Was "nhrsed. The Smith a. Mcss1n
factory employs co. hands. and an addition. al
nlo~t completed, VIII enable the emp nylnent IF
Ilfl mora, Will III " II enable the turning out al