, 1881-01-15

kNHIltF UHy III Will HE tlLiEEG SlCll Ut Sharp
Upper inaeazinss being ioatied viii ono kind
anu tho l0wer with another.
''1ha 0tilce Ut the lever noticed, in vcr-
'at aessse SSSn t;e a sas s '0 gse s eha1f esSs q
tho gun 10 the right Of left, caciI lateral
m ,tton causing TIE nnssage Ct = c!IarRe fron,
lilies Is fired. 'rlIo magazines aro rec,large.
without removing ,tro,n tho gul! as caslly rs
farriscs r ri; T eS sIpe'', ~ u, .o ,fsee'.ed
Is sufficient mt only to drive tle charge into
the hreccl block h'st hy c0Enci,let,t In.
| pulse 10 exBcf the previously expotlc!l shell.
1t ts gasly seeil TINT this gun II capable OF to
rapid and cDiltnuou. delivery nf forty-4ixllt
rounds, a'u! of sudden changing irotll shell
10 slirap'rl AMI vice vcrsa. ifa, unfDttnll.
the magazines they cah lM INSTANTLY thrown
% RI ths gun ~, carIrideca introduced by
Or ts r r%qdy ,a the ;se ,:, o;n1na'
f0r volfcy firing. It having shlrty.sx barrels,
etN' yvparatrd fro!n its nefghbor by atl inter
WI Ut about ons INCH, tic Whole rink thus
ranks u maFazlnes, eacI' ei sixtccn car.
| fridge capacity. Thu. magazines are III lie
tacliable secuuns of eFR!'tecn., sud when dis.
cliafK@e1 @ can @ easily and quickly be replaced
other. beneath It. The cllntnGsrine Of tic
breecl Is upon the sida system, as III the pro.
cettlig guns: but Instead Of mn individual
| continuous prism of fine steel extending tbs
c,ltlre length Of the gnn, WHICH Il actuated
vertically rather than internally, tic motive
5sm III ''snsis E eo.aa efess , In evy1 whsp serae Us
slide is raised or lowered 10 r.
ingiy clever continuous action of tiio M cam Tie
| firing plus are likewise cooked. EACH firing
pin. when cooked. Is kept i. position by lts
gym particular tr'Egsr.sprinK. 'rAe nct IT
ward movement Ut q lever, located at tic
rear Of the gun, and midway Ut the ratik Vt
barrels, which. It should have been stated, t.
sepafated by, n small Interval. Tl'e ,nove-
lne1t OF tho lever opcrates a. central trigger,
which tisenEages the proxtlnatc hriug-p!sl
on either side. aud ~ on to THO entl; the dis
ous, but prorgectIing either way like a, wave
| 0f most rapid movement. l'ultl tile thirty
| SIX barreis nse discharged, How rapid the
fire OF this gun Gull be lnatlc Under tic hest
/ Two ranks Of inagazlnes carry i.15s cart
ridges. aid It l'as beef, demonstrated to be
easily possible to empty the magazines III less
| t4an ten seconds.
perfection OF tho Indy Mc1.ean.' lie has a
schelne for protecting Infantry md extctsl-
Wtizlng forts BY lac'llls Ut bullet-proof sheet
SyF ss sc ss dosEa3s oEesr e e. fs Sacry sc seae S4
lln has design for iroll-pIattng forts like tho
irouclad forts at Sp!tllelA In the English
Cllannel, only with platcs set on edge instead
liz Applies botil 10 Stationary sllore fforts an
to tlOAtinE channel furts. tho guns being fired
through, Vor..I1oles In the side Of the fort and
frouL peculiarly constructed turEets. The
inner a!d outer protection for tlle armament.
ur. Mclean proposes to make the outer tlr-
ret 100 feet III diameter, of tlIrce t., six feet
Iron, and pierced by eight ports. These ports,
heavy steel Jaws working automatically.
Willie the outer tunet i stationary. tie
Inner tnrret, Of tifty feet diameter, and Of
ss'ey aaa y ss fsyoSs 'eksfs tna It }s R}ls' ret Il
trvu Dr. Mei.can's systsla. With ti,e rest!.
.itlon of this turret tho port In tl!e outer wall
Whenever gnn Is IL iins tg deliver q sllot,
| It heing understood that the mechanism,
whici, opens or closes tile ports, Is under the
command Of the gunner. wl'o Gun throw any
S5 %ill n!' Of tho '""S Into or out Of guar ut Ills
+ "tho guns arc mounted within the wall Of
tho gltcr turrct. Thy advantages claimed
tyr this d!spost!on q tl,p gus a! tiat while
my's Slot, tho 8nipact Ut which upon tho tx
terror ar,,or should hardly be perceived by
them, they arc free frOm tho efoct Ut powder
gas. which Is excluded from uleEr apartment
aItt swept awny through one Or II. ~ ottior tf
lna:fe steel jaws, Dr. McLeal, has ulso et,l-
bodied In tEs, design the ball md sncket
fcssneture OF tho ports, which was tested 80
successfully In lust summers trial OF large
| guns ut Essot, by Mr. KrMpp.
"Not contellt with lcayIaig tho Gatllng gut
III tho sl.atle aud utterly surpasslllg tue Spin
head forts, Dir. AIcle.ln h,ls devised a new
style Of heavy. ordnance III three partx,-
hreogl plecB, slitlng chanbrr, a,ld barrcI,-
With remarkable faeillly of transportation
not possessed by an; l03 TINS In present IT,. ase
cIajnetl To 30 far superior t0 the Whitehead
fish torpedo OH which ths British ,th,verIl-
nicnt llaa spent ~ nI,.ol .nlal,ey. This lust
llus reur chamber 1T r,lcket powder for Its
n,0tlyr power, anu IL provided with pnweTful
| magnets t0 enable It to grasp tlls sl,les Ut
lroic1atls a1l hold II In position Il! tic cluck
work regulating tile tInle of discharge sl,a!l
have reached the exploding point"