The New York herald., 1877-09-03
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS.

NO PRoJEcTILEs OF THE SORT FURNISHED TO
THE TURKS BY THE PROVIDENCE TOOL COM
PANY-THEIR BULLETS FLArrEN WHEN THEY
STRIKE
PRovIDEScs, r. II Sept !, 1871
1t has been reported from time time that the
rible carnage made by the Turkish guns during the
recent engagements has been caused BY explosive bull
let's and was natural To suppose that the werc
made in this country, large number of their guns
are OF American manufacture. Your correspondent
has investigate the matter and assured that moth
ing Of the kind has been made in this city by the
Providence Tool Company who now engaged IN
manufacturing the arms for the Turkish government
In common with others the officials OF the compan y
first unable to account for the desructvcness
OF the used by the Turks, but they have
the conclusion that the peculiar OF gun the
cause OF the supposed explosion OF the bullets.
FORM AND ACTION BULLETS
The bullets Tor the Peabody. MartIni rine manufac-
manufactured in New Haven ana Bridgeport, Conn,
tho Winchester Repeating Arms Company making
.hem in the former place, and the Union Metallic
Cartridge Company in the latter city and all who de-
sire can visit either OF those places and for them
elves whehor the statement Of the manufacturers Is
rue or false. The Tool Company, Of course, know
that no one III this country is making explosive
In doubt as to whether any bullets OF that kind have
ever been used, but they are willing 10 acknowledge
that the supposition that their bullets loaded
very reasonable one, and they account for It in
this way-lhat the charge used is so heavy
that II completely upsels the end of the ball
soon as 1t strikes object. and then spreads
natens at the base, making very ragged lump OF lead
and which would justify anybody IN suppos'ng that 1t
had been charged with somo explosive material At
ter leaving the gun the ball goes at The 2i0
per second and naturally when 1t arrives In
with an object 1t enarges IN circumference, and It's
terriOV COutemDldte
HOW THEY LOOK AFTER BEING FIRED
Samples OF bullets which had been shot into sand
heap ~ order 10 test the guns at the factory
shown your correspondent by the superintendent,
Mr.. hony One Of them had been shot through u
twenty-three inch pine plank which had stood up
edgeways and which had worked its passage also half
way through spruce stick The bullets whicn had
been shot into the sand heap were converted into
pieces OF ragged lead which bore every appearance OF
having been filled with some explosive material. The
cavity end OF tho ball was perfectly visible, but
trace could be OF the base end
1t appeared when 1t left the gun. Before leaving the
gun they l23 l0Oths Of inch by 447 000ths of
an inch IN diameter, and those seen by your CORE.
spondent after they had been shot INTO the sand heap
had increased in size to inch and two tcnths In
diameter and Is natural to suppose that they would
grow still larger when coming in @ intact with OBJ
saces as stubborn the bones OF Russian soldiers
In some quarters 1t Is thought that the explosive
bullets Tor the Turks may be made IN England, but
neither the Tool Company anybody else had any
authentic knowledge OF this tact.
Tho Tool Company Is now running full orce upon
their order for Turkish arms, and the officials state
that satisfactory arrangements have been made with
tain OF money advance through their agent
In Consantinope, and they seem to have fear for
future pay ments and they take very hopeful Of
aho situation both nc regards Turkeys credit and the
success Of the troops The running of both factories
OF the Tool Company this CITY gives poymout to
. large number OF workmen.