The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
THE TARGETS STRUCK OFTEN.
rnrpYrABLE WORK BY THE REsERYE
nTTH SECONDARY BATTERIEA

WITH BECONDAHF bA11hhiHA
suS-esiihro 49, - -
Guns 80 1..~s Wa. AZ zoe and ne
Y.rds-eov. Hin Expected To-day.
~ BOARD THE NAVAL REsERvn STEAMER
orns,yeros orr FfsHER's ISLAND. July "a
The naval mtltiamen to-day got TEST OF what
...msd 10 Thorn to be real war. The enttro
dsv vas spent aboard the ships Of the white
sauadron shooune .. targets rom tne sec
ondsry batteries. what Is kn %Ss =, as . soo.
wore placed in tho rife Of each gun used q q
temporary rle OF sma os. .s , mr." nn,e
irregular til's v snn',. 800 mnn.v II costa n
10 save Uncle sam eooa MONEY, - ~, eVs ,,"
large number ., u h.nc. snh.c s,,brs onnsrstus
Of the memo '""'' D'A''
was used ,ea,. Of IN. day was most satisfactory.
luz ,ni,i,Amen. pipe.tenths OF whom
inc nav nav, his gun before. made shots that
SURPRISE ,ho vorv that they did compared
rs..rye which has been In existence much
ionSsr lime than the New York reserve. They
acquitted Themselves hneS. ram'nihG TUG Huns
In a manner that called forth tho highest COM
mends,ion OF tho onsers ~, .uu tim
directions they wero serving inc AMMUNITION
promptly loading without sa loss t ., ,a~'' 'n0
hring an aim tna' was - ,,.,uo t.ot,,.. -,
Its one OF the many amusing leasulos OF
ths cruise to sss hoM IKE old JACK tars
sitIs. Tue man is looked upon IS In IA ,hs ilr,s
HnOs% n is Al are sh
Mt it us BOWL saU and whose lace and neck are
ino LIZ tovr Lad the exlerlence OF being
i nM.k .s9 By the drummer. Breakfast
oyssnr ,bn nsd ne shps .. the white .ausd-
ION he amateur tais alo go ting nnite pro-
f nrisnt IN the cutters They get under way
e., a,nas n,, S nay uhon them They got
shps Sseqre 81 an i hour
c c',in nD with the regular tore. with whom
they Sekins un 1Sy nia"S, san ana that At
i ioS , tnsy M now so we'll that
With AZ ." much promptness us they would 60 to
,hSir 81 mi rHT they we're drilled at gem
had charge q them Simply satisfied 81! h them
lonsed.f At II 10 they were called TO tho great
guns the sly and eight inehsrs In The mean can.
around S.r ps} sadsI at thu bottom. with flag
pr" jec,ng from The upper end nd There was
Then the signal was gwen, According 10
renuiatjons, those whose duty 1t was 10 supply
Ws s f an York T'n Bsssuse Of the ar.
pa atus the nmpihttion. instead OF weighing
rife rartridS aThe firing. instead OF the great
boomins sur as will lie heard to- morrow when
real Charges viii be- used. was like an infantry
movements 40 though they we're using the
guns usasr actual firing with regular .ammu.
milton. The pNsi'i3ns OF the men e at the guns
might De form the duties OF the others. Every
maj, bal his turn at aiming and firing.
ED OF that time he flags over the targets pre-
tented a sorry appearance. 1t 10 unfortunate
s so OF rs the s.pSss sassd TIC
wiz u the mon eagerly and declared that it
was exceptionally good. The average charge
The target. and many we're much closer.
Firing, at q target 800 yards from the gun is
% ss On wod 'hs
however. ihsy declared was lar above what
with full chnrges Tomorrow. and OF which a
record will be kept There were scores ap-
psSsa,s today Sss:. Abe ri Ssranshs,
fitha. as we'll as several others were credited
with scores close sprroacning the maxim IN.
upon t NTH ,h-. e a REPRESENTATIONS. '''0 'o
The men were back on the Stonington by
noon weary. but happy. They had appetites
that they Would never stop eating. but they ali
In time to get on the decks o; the war ships by
l.. O'Clock. Then they were ordered at once
I" man the secondary batteries. consisting Of
ling guns They took their positions after the
r:ers were given with promptne.s that was
remark able. Each man seemed to know Just
caiiDre apparatus was used. except In the case
Of the Calling guns. where The ordinary cart
ridge Is the usual charge
The suI-calihre apparatus for the three and
six inch hotrhkiss guns. however. was differ
ent from that In the great guns. Instead OF
gun. 1t was q wooden easement with a small
chamber. i accomplished tho same result ~
guns. but there was u difference 10 that the
men loaded the small guns with what, ap-
order to ARD WAS given. Speed was essentially