New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14

he half Of what II really Is. As one i"oh' Nv -"
poised its carriage 1t looks as ""N" "
the finger could move IT,
The carriage on which a. IS mounted IS hi'c o"o
u q, N the old barbette pattern, but has been h-
uroyed to make IL suitable for tile gun. ive ~
ery after the reco Of the gun, is. WONDERFUL anu ~
act, almost as IL 1t had Intelligence I'S ru's
smoothly aud softly, and brings that immense Peoo
n, ordnance back to It's original poslboh Si.ei -"
sbot is fired as easily II Ii were only leat.ci
unch NJ this ease Of working is due to the cyinuerS
which govern the action. They are flled WIN h'u
,raI oil instead OF water. On one side Oh this '0
the ten-nch gum s1d on the other inc V"eF0,i"."
alsteel mortar points to target with great noi ~
H. This is where the steel shell struck las' won ~
the ,ourond a. halfinch steel plate with such teroe
eesct since then it has been found on earetui OK
animation that this STEEL plate was O most eAceheH'
quality without defect OF any kind In temperhg OF
| otherwise This makes the effect OF the sho' s'nl
more remarkable than II appeared at hrs&
At the further end of the threatening nhe IS tHe
wire hound gun which was made at the Na'ertoWD
..oI in NASSAU busetts IL is OF castiron, ana
the strands OF wire are plainly dsternlDle' giving
f. somewhat the same appearance as TINT Of the caDS
on the East River Bridge. Like pigny among tnese
giants the small briggs Schroeder rne p'in@
ssucily TO sea. 1t is handsomely hmsneu niue gun
throwing a six pound steel shot. Small though IL 49,
It is effective, aud has pierced IL ihch "IoashV
| iron plate It's charge is exploded by an arrange
mani like a pistol which IS placed at the breech
Down the beach, some distance away Hes an ola
run which is occasionally used for firing high eX-
plosves. Beyond that are butts tie lurthese ono
being 1000 yards away. With the removal OF 'he
railway this distance be increased II Is so desre
| Where the guns are great improvements VIII %
| made concrete base IS now beng Dulit Ior
Gordon disappearing carriage invented by Captain
Gordon This is built with the principle OF couuter-
poIse TO govern Its action, though Pnenmauc power
also aids It, On the walls OF the Old FORT tere Is
pneumatic disappearing carriage. Bon OF THESE VIII
| be used for carrying the tenInch guns All 'ie
| carriages have a concrete base.
I'm 10 this time the cannon had to be warped from
place to place when it was desired to move them.
| soon this Will be Obviated A long broad roSu oi
concrete will be laid in an uninterrupted line Ill HohV
| NJ the guns ON this will be laid tracks which VIII
carry great Gantry crane, with capacity Oh eighy
TONS This crane viii be mounted on a paliorHi
which can be hauled along the track 70 any gun on
the place Leading from the track viii be rails running
To the side OF the gun carriage. Tie Platform VIII
be provided with tracks, which VIII be lald aV rlsN
angles to the long track on the cocrete' Ih's tile
crane may be rolled Oh the platform TO the sac
| track and placed by the side OF dle gun Inns
| will make it easy to pick up any gun OF carrlaSe
| other improvements which have ALREADY been begun
the building Of new barracks f9f te mgn anu 'e
nearer the officers quarters than the present. Duiiit
The officers house Is handsome vliH enciOseu D1
II has not vet been decided what improvements, il
anv will follow the vacation OF the Hook by the raj
| road A plan has been under consideration 70 use
that portion Of the grounds for proving guns t9at Is
guns as have been built from accepted models which
| have undergone successful tests. II ms plan Is
hoats that hiring them thus avoiding the delay, eX
pense trouble, and risk Of damage incurred by Drug
ing them ashore and then rshippng them.
| The Army ordnance Proving Grounds serve two
objects one to test any new gun that sent there
by making il undergo the most severe ula6 possible
II n proves satisfactory and it is decided to order more
! guns like II. officer is sent 70 ule works
the material and watches every step in the construction
OF the pieces, and II they have been mane eAcuy Ie
be pr rS gun THIS consists Of firing only rounds
out OF them noting the prese VeiOc s e ocs S
acc eytsgt bH the s S Goyemsn '' gums
trial gun. that has gone through the tet, ,+d is
thrown aside Il Is considered TO be useless ater
the violent strains TO which 1t is subjected BIT IN
reality guns nowadays are built 20 well tllt many
the first elghtnch bulltup rfed gun mas been lrea
200 times and is stu perfect. showing no sgL OF
fired 3 oo0 times 2-i0inch gun has had 1soo slots
fired from IT, and the 61O-inch gun has served IOt
goo ann e and e n seyenne6 Howzcr 500 tines
These guns are stu serviccable, and Judging f9m
sIisteei guns win be practically everasung There
Is little chance Of their yielding 70 any ordinary sta
and the only possibility is that the bOrs may become
a Irihe NoIn. It would then be merely necessary to
rellnc them But even this seems unlikely as shown
ail-Steel gun has now been fired forty times.
Each gun is carefully examined from time TO time
The Interior IS Inspected by forcing into II compost
ton OF soft rubber and pressing 1t In tightly 50 that
n is withdrawn after II has hardened, and the eN Is
| a minute Impression, which shows the slightest I'M
| perfectiOns Of the bore. -
| Resides the guns which are scattered around the
| grounds n number Of fOcldss and a MaXlm-NoTden-
field magazine gun are kept In the storehouse Among
| others there is Kmpp gun which played an active
! TART I'm The siege Of Paris. ,
The pier at which guns and materials are landed
fronts the owet bay, and Is provided with cranes ana
| derrlcks. At present, the heavy guns cannot be
handled by the dsrrlcks and the floats which they
are brought must be beached. the guns being then
warned To the place where they TO be tried. The
adysaIdy OF Strengthening the pier 50 that the guns
can De raised without this trouble Is being considered