Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-04-02
SECTIONAL yiEw 90 EErILIERs BOW,
SHOWING.


A -tranths l7in uss-i In TO- oleCtlng tie instanta
nco,ll rno,or IN incl.hs elevator ussi 10 taing |
gun T.. taiirr chami.r. u, bumb rruni hooi o. |
sun.
This prnjcctilo was not. In the ordin-
ary lana, q the word. an explosive, and
wa named by iis inventors Tho In.
siantlnc1us Motor" II was discharged
from an ordinary cannon. but no gun.
powder or other explosive compound
was used 10 propol IT, Tho bomb pos.
sesscd In itse,f tho necessary power of
propulsio... and the gun was used merely
10 gave IL 'l,c proper direction.
Thosa bon,bs were cy ylindrical In FORM
and pointed at rouicr end. They were
allcd with hund.cd, II small tubcs. cach
radiating outward from GENITAL line.
Tho, IN tlio middle third II the bomb
pointc,l dirctly outward. whilo these IN
IL front PORTION were inclined forward
al "A slight angle. and thoso In tho rear
norton backward 10 the same angle.
ono tula al the end 81 the bomb. and
pointing directly backward furnished
the motive POWER.
Each II these tubcs could exert force
sufficient a. move an ordinary train 81
pas cn,pr ears one mile, AMI this power
could h. excrtcd ins,antaneOusly. sothat
tile difference in time in thc starting of q
train at QUO end Of the milo and iis ar.
rival at the other would not be appre-
c,able. The difference in concussionary
force between train moving al the rate
Of a mile In two minutes. or even one
minute. and another train which moves
a mile i'm an instant. can easily be mag
tned.
In these bombs those tubes when
might direct their powers DOWNWARD OF
laterally upon the earth were capable oi
insiantaneously propclling every portion
of solid ground or rock 10 distance OF
two OF three hundred yards, while the
nuicles 81 objects on the surface OF the
earth were simultaneously removed 10
| far greater distance. The tube when
propelled the bomb was Of force grad
uaied according To circumstances, and u
would carry bomb 20 a. great a dis
tauce as accurate Ot~srvation Tor Pur-
no-.,. Of aim could H. made. lts force
Was brought into action whilo IN the
cannon by means ~ electucity, while
the same effect was produced IN the
other tubs los the conclusion ot the steel
head against the object aimed al.
What gave the tubes their power was
fhe iealously guarded secret
The method of aiming was AZ no'ei AZ
the bomb itself. In this process nothing
depended ON the cyesight Of the gunner
' Che personal equation was entirely eliml'
mated. The gun was - mounted that IT.
a.rection was accurately indicated by
.a,duated scales; there was an ins,ru
n ,rt which was acted upon by the dip
Ri A. an run Of the vessel. and which
sh. ,wei at any moment the position oi
the gun with reference 10 the plane OF
the sca sriftace.
pesore the discharge Of the cannon al
ol,.. ovation was taken 10y one Of the sci
en,itI G men which accurately determine
the d stance 10 the object 20 b. aimed at
and rfsrcnce To carefully prepae'
NATL, maiical table showed TO wha
points OH the graduated scales the gul
should IL adjustei; and the instant tina
the mu ,zlc OF the cannon was IN the y
sition tnat Il was when the Observation
was tatcn a button was touched. and III
bomb was instantaneolsly placcd o
tho s,ss aimed nj. The exnctness vii
which the propelling forcs OF the BON
could br determined was an importan
fasor. in thls method Of aiming.
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