The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-06-05
THE GuNoF THEFUrURE.
Indianapolis Journal. |


Gun company,, was tested yesterday
morning IN tile presence of anumher of
gentlemen, including Captain Arnold.
coMmsudsbt of The Upite,l States srrepsl:
Gem George w. Russ, A,lintant General:
Captain Blakely, ~ the Evansville Rifies;
Major Georye q. Branhs,n, and Messrs.
y. L. Mothersl,ead and &. p. Jacobs. the
two gentlemen last named lDeing directors
of the Bailey Gun Compsny. The trial
lnok place near 10 the bluffs east Of the
stock yards, aud the peculiarities and de-
sign Of the new gun were fully illustrated
under the immediate direction OF It's il,-
ventor.
Mr.. Bailey turned his attention co
..gunologyni the year 1850, and was one
ofthe first to advocate. during the progress
OF the late unpleasantness,' the adoption
OF netallic-cased bullets and breech- load
Ing rides, both of which weie then
generally conde.nned by military men, but
have since become universally recognizsd
sn n unquestioned advantage. Ever
since thatiime he has been studying oui
various devices by which he supposed i'm.
poriant improvemenlr might be effected
hy the manufacture Of cannons and field
pieces. He claims now to have succeeded
In perfecting q wesDoa which has many
novel features, and Is at once simple.
cheap, effective aud the liyhtest field piece
ever produced. The prol,lem which Mr..
Bailey riideavored To solse was to retain
all the advantages of rapid firing aud
dirpciness ~ aim posressed by the
Gathing gun In q @raion which should
be much lighrr and simpler in construe-
ton. In carrying out this idea he hat
aoand, ned Interviewing principle, which
necessiiaied the combination Of a num-
Der Of barrels in heavy cylinder. worked
by very complicated machinery. The
new Barley canllun has single barrel.
aud Is unquestionably inodel os SIM
plicity. It's inventor claims that solid or
canister shot can be discharged at the rate
Of fifty q minute. The firing process
CONSISTS of the movement backwards aud
forwards of lever, irHveising one.third
Of circle, while the shot is fed In from n
hopper 80 arranged that constant sup
liy can be kept on. 2. -@ "s
The gun with which experiments were
made yesterday wis modelled last Feb
ruary and completed about five weeks
since. Il Is intended to supply weapon
which will range between AN ordinary.
sized GatIing gun and breech.l loading
rife. 0ne-inch conical shot aud shell
were used IN yesterdays trial. and the
projectiles were thrown nj range of 200
yards, aim being taken at atree stump.
The sight of the gun was pronounced
excellent By the military gentlemen
present, and there appeared little difficulty
In taking direct aim. although the target
was not ofthe most satisfactory character.
and the wiui was blowing with great
force ai the time. The solid shot weighed
eight ounces; while the canister contains
tsenty-ne bullets, Of about the, size Of
buckshot, which scatters ON being fired
over radius OF several yards. One Of
the-e small sloi penetrated partially
rptten stump more than two feet In thick
ness. and coniing out on the opposite side
entered the ground two % three inches.
finy oftbese canister shots eau be fired
pcr minute, which would be equal IN
effect 20 thousand bullets from an In.
fsntry regiment The design Is 10 make
the gun of large caliber, 10 tliat either
inch an,l.a half or two.incli -prejeciiles
may be used, but u Is not contemplated
thar II should be used nj longer range
than 300 yards. Fas@a slf get @s@aa
One ofiI,e strongest recommendations
of the new gun .irthe ease and rapidity
with ~hieb " cah he handled. On level
grund swo men could mansuvsr Il with
the utmost facility. aud 10 hilly regions
nlors than two-horse power wculd never be
required ta draw l,aih gun aud calsson.
The Inventor says that the Daley csnuon
can 90 wherever esyslry ran operate; aud,
n this be true In warfare will readily sug-
grst themselves toall military men. A
sun that viii hrs two>incii balls at The
rate of any per minu:e, doing rs much
execution ssa valley from an Infantry
regin,snt NJ q Thousand mon. thai can be
brought into sction without any of ths
usual delay for un;inbering. and that can
be- drawn bys pair Of horses or mules
thruagh almost any kind ofoalnlry, seems
likely 10 prove . very effeciiv. weapon Of
deftnre or attack, and will probably sup
ply snrs'l which has long been recagnisrr,i
by military tscticians who have bad sx.
psrlesics in actual warfare. n
10 Few days The nss Bailey gun " IN
be taken 10 Washington. d. q; where Il
will be tssied st the nsvy.yard in the
prrseace of proniusut ofiicsrs of the army
spd navy. 4@
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