The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-22
BIG PAY FOR USELESS GUNS.
ssofzzxSEss IN the ORDNANCE BUREAU
I'VE sAsps Kept Bssy Tar-:: -. On, Co.,ss
ssss 20 20 Years Behtad she
n ..siss Royalty % Omeers ana Ef.
X faalaallx AhaltluG Oat All Competlllea.

:.si.s Royalty 70 omeers ana y.
n nsss"S sss'f'ns vat a" comse''"sn'
M BOSTON, June 13.-.Congress annually mp
! npopriates large sum Of money for tho main
I, eousnce sad equipment o, tho Ordnance Bureau
! r the War Department. A portion OF this Is
\ ultimately expended moro OF 1t Is wcstod;
~ rsst n stolen. As the result Of this corrup.
\, -. thu Government hns not n full. power
y $3.50 Of ordnance in It's possession, and the
z seaeoast Of the country ia practically defence
49, against modern ships Of war. The big
S.ss,~. '", a. " no u srs,nst tho soat.
nsa I.s,. For ha,, a ascoao NJ
I slDast the Ordnance Bureau has been managed
y - ne sole benefit OF two private concerns
go South Boston Iron Company Of this city
I'D Paulding. Kemble II Co. OF Cold Spring.
~ York Neither concern is capable capt Of max .
y - tun-powe. nesv' orah"uoe' ou' 'aes na.s
xuaS stIn 10 =, " ,hs r uv To "o%.
oe leading nations Oh the world 10 com.
l5sss sSsIr iihsrai nroSts generous ROYALTIES to
Ss w.. =. .sa nr.nan.o J,,,rn,n Tharo hos
f,]sen direct stealing also from the Government.
IA - more extensive frauds OF another sort arc
u Isotty well advanced toword cohsummatioh.
q lpt the first form OF corruption is perhaps the
an &ie.x dovaIoned
mo heavy ordnance armament Of tho civil
&Nss consisted chiefly OF cast-iron. smooth boro
.non' ING .ou s sno' nieu n''n .neso I'm ,n"
ansy guns did good execution against the
y, ae'enoes Oh inc aay, tney uappon ,.So W
ssss.e. ., modern ordnance s' has since been
and In case OF war to-day the
or more smooth, bore 70. cannon ann, tina,
n
~ . laughed at By, the navy Of any
yill1ed nation; The great powers Of
Inc ioG ss sna v Ell
ssH Be- ,s .s6,Sstsd The ,s
Sz3ins sSs guns; This was Effected y using q
5otsry boring moti9n to the rroseitS
shot a. place q The spherical
r Cs. avsncsd hsvond this snrIe stan ~
Is.ss rSsS @ @
ana are pay srs GSt as%
Il IN. only the Old smooth bores converted
e inserted. 'S Guns q this sort are old
~ strengthening nav, naval armsmesnts. more MOI,
Hu ~. ave- oes s mr ";
# prcjecttle depends more uoon the velocity
ne Is as 10
'S mn csat ~ vrrou1ht iron guns this ia Unsafe
q Sniess the weapon be- made 80 unwieldly as to
Il; - uaelese. In general terms this Is why iron
" 1aanon OF any description are no longer avail
4 The annual reports OF Gen. s. v Bendt. Chiof
q lis report for 1877. Gen. Bendt adsoeates
1he oonversion Of 1000 ten;inch smooth-bore
ais ao ssSs f'neS IN tue same report
%sius .uSs.. stsi Beginning "a Il n'oss
= n on
e = the Of hs:a
Sscsuysssment on the part Of the United states and
Is. sns's p 81 To- p .:
IN SSnsSn 20. Sna ana
n ne following year the Chief o, Ordnance.
bic report. makes this observation:
:s:a ~; Sas arS ss an.
~ "a y" The West Pom, Foundry. Go,a sprinS New
s.t. :ad the South Boston Foundry, Ma,sseha.etts
q Which have done foandry w1F s for the Govern
RmsSts Ia The future. the department ought to be IN
adiiion to keep them in SUFFICIENT order to preserve
-: ana mechanical ''''' without loss 10 Tue com
In 1870 the Chief Of Ordnance reprinted this
segument. and thus emphasized it:
Ssendins Government support TO- thereby actually
Z" End n s 1 10 mi
s@mcn sm.rsensi.. po''ueu !" '"'' 'o' eve"
III. 81 1sso Gan nsnst continued 70 nroe ,be
~ aC4o oSm' non"t CO; cohIhu ~ " urse .ne
~; 0nns On march q iaSi Congress- authorized
n k~ annn,ntment ~ RAJ Ia maLn ox
t11e1 oppohttnont vi q Doaiu W Hako eN,
TN e0inatlons OF all lnVentions OF heavy ordnance
Vs 0nd improvements OF heavy ordnance and
f 1eojectiles. including guns now being con,
~ ~ 1rdnsnce Rnreau Gcn n w Gattv wa
,f - ..Js "a, II al N ~ ~, We g.
Cf III tn0 nthu Vi tnls DohIu. ~ hausH repoTt
}rF ynlch was printed with that OF the Chiel
ME ~ Ordnance for 1882. In his report that yeaI
III Gen. Benet made a complete change of base IN
VA - atfamnf ia hnrmoniZe bia yiews with those
49, the .raac;oi RonrJ Tha Thiot - IA nnnns
- ~ SsAo spoSin no"iu' III" ShAoi VI oiun"hee
Ex 4uAt yeat says:
viii Doubtless be practicable for us to produce r,asd
~ cast Iron 30 suitably strengthened with eel hoops
irtsno WV" U" INC a"a se' 'upe on
lffyI ~ ss $780,, 49,. -, .,, a., anal. , l..
steel All ia, Ss
M millions than We have thousands in the eaor. te
sa are abandoning cast and wrought iron, and de
Seslsg their attention to steel alone
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