Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-15

for military use In Germany, Spain. Rel.
GUM ind elsewhere
When Admiral Wordcn was blinded
by the explosion of shell fired Rt the
Monitor, The 4 l-2-inch thick iron plate
OF the cheese box" In which he stood,
kept ont the projectilc. but nowadays
amor penetrating cnnnOn balls weigh
twenty Inches of the most carefully
forced armor plate as easily 0s n ride
bullet pcrtorites a pumpkin.
Notwithstanding this tremendous en-
ergy of modern 1lO-ton guns. General
Brialmont claims that his iron Cupolns,
protected by three yards OF concrete
will surely shield artillery men or naval
men from the most violent explosives and
energetic or kinetic projccties.
Captain Xalinsh's pneumatic dyna-
mito gun viii propel 100 pounds OF ex-
plosivc gclatine three miles aud blow up
the largest man-Of-war at that range.
Another American, Lieutenant Grnyden,
makes "A similar claim for the aerial
torpedo. The motor, In each case, IL
compressed air.
Professor Emil de Lavelcye and Herr
Hugo Hintzc say that Modern battles
win be for life OF death. n duel as the
end Of which one of the principles lies
dead on the field and the other leaves
tho field "a cripple"
Forms of grenades are made which
will, by their explosion, destroy ship
even when the ship Ia not hit.
II. A. Harvey of Newark, N. j., re-
jOices IN that his nickel nrmor plate has
thus far withstOOd the most Irresistible
projcctilcs that the most powerful Arm
strOng guns have impciled against them
The pendulum-llke swing Of advantage
between projecties and armor has not
ceased. AZ date, the advantage is with
..stga oil las nd ~
congress appropriated 100000 for
procuring nickel ore for nrm0r plate
purposes.
Captain Mcguire Of tho Second Lam
GERS, British service, and Captain Ham
nay, Third United States infantry, be-
lieye In smoke ~ war material. The
latter meets the arguments and facts
used IN favor VI smokeless prOpellants
by calling attention TO the fact that sole
dlers employing such are visible 10 an
enemy hence targets for a return ire
therefore should be provided with ma
chimes, or means for producing artificial
smoke. Professor Tyndal deemed these
smoke tubes 10 have practical military
value and he invented an electric mt
chine 20 precipilate smoke when pro-
duced for tactical causes or when IL
issued from the muzzle Of a heavy gun
AS on shipbOard or near an embrnsurc
Military pyrotechny embraces hollow
balls filled, like bombs, with igntibo
composition aud used either 10 give
light. 10 produce d very dense smoke, or
10 difiuse n suffOcaung odOr The Chi
nese call these last stink balls.
War Is not carried on by arms
nlone' said Francis Lieber. Edward
Weston suggests nitrate of amyl bombs
The latter says 1T IL well known that
nitrate Of amyl possesses the power Of
causing insensibility 10 a hunan being
breathing It's fumes. IL = cheap mud
plentiful / propose 10 fire, or drop
shells filled with this chemical Instead Of
gunpowder. by their all, shipload Of
the enemy could be rendered helpless
the vessel then be boarded, the crew dis
armed the ship ventilated and the in
sensible men imprisoned or removed"
Mr.. Holmes Of Kansas has invented
an air ships Herr Won. Prigaldsky Of the
neronautic corps Of the Prussian army
has successfully tosted his dirigible
balloon, senting eight persons, and our
Hiram y Maxim IL saDguine that the
aerOplane win navigate the air and 80
be OF great use for military purposes.
II IL claimed for these aerial craft that
they can be utilized 60 recOnnoitre an
enemy's position aud paralyze him BIZ
dropping within his lines bombs charged
with high explosives, by destroying
bridges armories, araenalA gas aud
waterwOrks, railway stations, public
buildings, dock yards, shipping, etc, as
well az human life 70 any necessary or
desired extent The prospective use Of
these appliances Is painful to contem-
plate.
Mr.. Edselle Of CalIaO, Peru. however.
proposes 70 expedite the transportation
Of soldiers, 10 simplify siege matters and
10 Offset the ayintion of aeral navign-
tion schemes Of Edmund Clarence Sted-
man OF New York, when destructively
thy means Of saddle sky rock-
cts. Tho Edselle patented Invention
consists Of h rocket Of great power.
IL has a parachute attachment which
folds over the apex. Tubes connected
with the framework contain eApIoslres