Daily Republican., 1886-04-21
FOURTH EDITION


In August Of last year Company A
American Rifles, made q reputation on
AdjutAnt General PoStles for Gasltnl
gun, and after placing his endorsement
upon 1t he transmitted IL TO Governor
Stockley, who In turn made n requisi
zion on the Secretary OF War. Al
oIder was sent from the War Depart
ment TO the Colt Firearm Company o.
Hartford, Conn, to construct the gua,
and IL was received yesterday and II
now ut the armery OF the company In
the Masonic Temple.
The gun 10 made OF brans, the carriage
and timber chest Of wrought iron, and
the Axles Of steel. 1t consists OF ten
barrels encased In brass sheath. Each
barrel 10 thirty-two inches In length,
and use the ordinary rife bullet. These
barrels are fed by 4 magazines each oil
which holds 102 bullets, and while one
is being smptisd the other three arc be-
ing filed. As 1t takss about three Sc
conds to empty one Of these magazines,
the men will have 10 learn to I'LL one In
nine seconds, to keep the gun In con-
slant operation.
1t 10 mounted on q pivot which
allows 1t sweep Of nearly full circle.
lt will deliver from l 200 70 1900 bull
lets q minute, ard fires them with such
force rs will send them through q two
inch plank $500 yards, or abont two
miles distant. It can be sighted the
same rs q rifle, and regiment Of men
would stand but poor chance In front
oft.
Each bore has one turn In 1t, just
like rifle, and the bullets will rev olive
while spinning along and will practi-
eally bore their way through any rea'
sorahle obstruction, for instance, q B.
inch plank, 6 inches of sand or solid
foot or two of human flesh. A lever
behind the gun will enable the gun.
ner, that Is the man who turns the
crank, to turn the gun in any direction,
except behind himself, while q second
pin right behind the barrels affords Q
place for the crank when the gun is
shifted SO AZ to shoot the mortar" shot
which may be fired at an elevation Of
eighty nine degrees.
1t is fred by means of crank, and
although Its mechanism 10 very compli-
Gated, 1t can be worked by q boy after
1t Is once loaded ard sighted. The butt
Of the Run ia provided with two.inch
cap which covers an aperture from
which may be taken the lock (rebouud.
ing in its operstions) for cleaning, oil
ing and readjustiug. This contains the
lock, firing pin and she'll remover IN
one piece. The bullets are fed verti-
cally, and Can in no way jam or Gro wd
upon each other. This is called a
. positive feed" and il aa effective i'm
provement on the original Calling,
which is fed in a slsntine manner.
When full rigRed this Calling gun 10
D four. wheel arrangement, the timber
chest ahead. with the gun Part attached
behind. The wheels cover the ordinary
road, are made OF steel, with wooden
spokes and can bedrawn by two horses.
Each horse is sup posed TO carry a man,
and the timber chest carries three more,
being provision for Eve men Company
A will man the gun by q squad of eight
men, detail which will accompany
The infantry.
1t is engraved as follows: "Manu-
by Colts +. A. Company
~. q. A." "Gatling Gun, Patented
1888. Calibre 49," "Calibre 45"ueansl
hat the bullet used Is 45-100 inches in
diameter.
The gun was on exhibition last even.
ing, and Was visited by nearly all Of the
militia in the city. Adjutant General
J. Parke Pcstles, Colonel Samuel M.
Wood and Captain Mitchell Of Com.
pany A, Wickersham of Company O,
and Condor of Company II received the
visitors.