, 1877-12-04

VI Sh!tHt NV FA'k ~ purify GfHlii lNG
front pesf'rstc..l ny hoio for The n,!,.zIe,
closed 1'y revolving vnlyr. The valve fNlng
turned lmrk hy snaehnrry at the n"mcnt Ut
firing the next Instant rrrerts into It's former
r'stlnn, shielding the interior Of the nens
arartmcnt us t'cI"rc. There is also y.ntIlator
tn carry nr the smoke, with n variety Of ininor
asIangc,ncnta, whith useful In themselves, nro
yet not Indispensable. Thus much for Ei.ard.
this Is cfEcvte,l hy connecting II with the ir.nt
pIatc of the iron hut, Il lnli screwed to tho
muzzc ntltt ,novlng In n socket attached to tho
wall OF tLc metallic compartment e stated to1
is allowed for hy the esngntlng cap.city, Of tho
socket; the direction IL maintained bJ tho firm
ness Of the connecting links.
on rcaclfnE Brctlclar the party ioltntt tho
isGn copartment placed at tho ena q little
moderate height. Tic gun wns safely lndgAl
In The protecting she'd, the Inventor, with d
n1l'nler of prnct'ccd all.!s, being ready to put
had taken up their several positions, The gun
was was, pointed IT target piacrti oppoeftc nnd
tltscenceutsnactrc cannon, anil the target only
t'vs metres Square. The mechanism, slightly
barre1 in thc. original direction. 4 trlhlug
pressed the barrel At will, tla connecting
hinges md links being ~ constructed us 10
nor shtnpne1 easo lad any Hist urhiug influence
upon thu barrel; and the hinges, being made Of
the best material. md ingcniously attncl,rd to
each other. wcre neither strained nur torn t,Y
the rclMul,ta. The firing was at a distance Of
ta0 metres.
=. Tho power Of maintaining it, orIginnl s1ircc-
ton hhving thus been rrovctl, tho protecting
capacity Of tho iron compartment was tic next
thF thuF to bo ssstsd. For this purpose tle iso,,
gun; placed at distance Of $50 metres
anu ftotn 13-eenttmctre Cun, at Ills
tancc of ESQ metres. Half a dozen Rrcnncs
hayinE prodnccd 20 Impression nron The iron
tty Of the discharge, tho examining party were
encouraged to enter tho interior during ihe re-
tllainlng portion Of The programme. They thus
hal an opportunity Of convincing themselves
slightly shaken BY the Soncussion Of the ex-
plodlnE obus. Eventually, the steel rnlve, let
down during THIS part Of the proceedings, was
lllt all Injured. II was fnstantnucaus!y replaced
sesss ss o. "'00R0' '00' "Ds'' ''00' tue ''SeFe''
Then bcgan tho third and concluding part of
tic progrulnme,-9n engagement between tho
canhof, In the slctl anl ta two guns outside, at
shed fired At the targets; tho eaiInun outside at
tho shed. Tho valve on tlhs occasion worked
adm!rnbly opening md closing With tho greatest
raptlity and precision. Though the Iron shed
tho time axrec III saytuC that tue conclusion WIS
hardly more than that saiat would te prntluccd
By the etroke Of hammer wleldctl by u yjcor-
OTIS hand. This statement is the moro ea.isfac-
tury, c.,n,lunntie at 30 metres having t,ccoano
qulte Impossible at period When tue gllnprrs
aro lIable to bo picked of at Loco metres by
tho hrecch-fon]crs Of the infantry.
The same experiments wCro gone through on
tho second day, after Which tho IRON plntcs Of
the sAcl werc subjected To close Inspection.
Thc scyersst injury Inflicted was that by point
cu Ercualc, which had penetrated fourtccn cru-
tt,1lctrrs Iuto The cuIrass. 40 tbs jutter VIVA
about fifty ce..tncnrcs tlllck, It Is easy to sup
pose that the inner s|s'c Of I he plates was IN.
thu Last fcw slats iIrcsl frunI tic guns outside
just at tho moment Of the valve being opcn lit
ilnks II this nroyc,. W whof necd. nccis NJ,
proof, TINT bullets cuntot bo completely kept
from entering where bullets aro expected to 20
critical spot nol,o Of Lie fTao,nspts nsneirotin@
within the shed,
Altogether, t,.e experiments Rayo the greatest
satisfartion. The confidence Displayed by H.