Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-22
DYNAMITE GULLY tanned.
IL Can Bo Fired from . Gun with Gun
powder without Danger.


Madison County, somo wcoks ago, havo
filled tho inventor and his friends with
the highest CLEO. Tho experiments
were unqucstionably very successful
Some idea Of their Importance may be
gathered from the fact that they havo
proved the possibility of shooting dyn"-
mite In she'll out Of a cannon with
gunpowder without exploding tho
cannon. How to accomplish this feat
has been tho dream and puzzlo Of in.
vcntors and artillery engineers for
years.
q Tee gorge OF the Perryville crook at
Perryvillc, where tho experiments were
conducted, is wild place ten miles
from Canastota, on tho Utica, Ithaca &
Elmira railroad. Tho walls OF rock
which rose up on both sides of tho spot
whore tho gun was placed prevented
any possible accident Probably another
such place could not have boon found
in Central Now York. Tho cannon used
was great piece, cast in England dur
ing our civil war, which did service on n
Confederate ship. DIR. Justins inven-
ton may DO described, generally. as n
big cartridge, consisting OF q hollow
steel cylinder. This contains, besides
the bullet end, o wooden cylinder, in
which rests tho charge of dynamite,
mixed in certain proportions known
only to tho inventor. Tho dynamite ia
prevented from exploding at the dis
charge OF tho gun by a graduated. pres
sure air cushion, which protects it from
tho shock Of tho exploding powder.
Inventors for years have export
mcnted with dynamite cannon" but
their dynamite cartridges have invari-
ably exploded before leaving tho can
non. Gradew, for instance, only used
t%o or thrco pounds of dynamite, and
burst liumbcrloss cannon and cartridges
in his attempts. The Zalinski dyna-
mito gun, of course, and tho dynamite
guns on tho VcsuviuS arc pneumatic.
affairs. Gunpowdcr Is not allowed tc
come within n milo of them. The tests
recently mado wero somi-private,
although they were witnessed by news-
paper mon and whoever really wanted
to see them. They excited unbounded
amazemcnt among tho country people.
1t IL understood that tho Government
ordnance experts arc greatly interested
in DIR. Justins invention, and have.
asked to witness trial Of tho gun.
Tho first tcst was made firing q she'll
weighing $50 pounds and containing 81
pounds OF dynamite. Tho charge of pow
der was II pounds. The shcll struck
ono side of the. gorge, and about one
hair OF tho dynamite exploded. Tho
second shell was the same, using 20
pounds Of powder. The third she'll
weighed 800 pounds, and contained 81
pounds of dynamite. The charge was
% pounds of POWDER This shot did
greet. execution on striking tho rock.
At tho cliff 1t burst, tore. up tho rocks
generally, and split tho steal bullet in
half The fourth and final shot was tho
largest fired in tho gun since testing;
30 pounds Of powder wcre used. Tho
shell weighed 81 pounds, and contained
~ pounds Of the best dynamite. This
shell blew 10 powdor tho quartz block
which it hit, and tho bullet ricochcttcf
up the cliff and out ofsight. Tho dyna-
mite ell exploded at the moment of con-
tact Tho shell exploded when Id
struck tho rock, throwing heavy blocks
Of 1t about and. soaring tho cliffs with
flying pieces Of brass and steel from tho
shell. This was decidedly tho grandest.
shot Of tho experiment. Tho largo
dynamite shon could bo. soon in its
the cliff of rocks, and looked somethi,p
like tho body of an air ship sailing with
immense speed. ... - i.
DR.. Joel G. Justin, tho :nvontor Of tho,
dynamite shell, is ~ pleasant appearing
man OF about thi-tr-scvcn years OF age.
lie was born in Richmond. q small vii.
lagc In Livingstone County. tiff. State,
in September, 1853 To nouoo,
turned his. attention to medicine and in
1875 was graduated from tho medical
school OF the University of Ponnsyl-
vania. In 1876 be removed toSvracusp.
and "'gan the practice OF his profession.
In 1881 no was made assistant instructor
In chemistry In Syracuse University,
which position no hold until ho was given
the chair of medical Jurisprudence in the.
same inStitution in 1886. Three years.
ago no rclinquishod his position and
devoted himself moro close to his profess
Ipor 1,i