The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-15
ONE OF THE MODERN MONSTERS.

-@.s-~ ruas az. ordnance be mounted at
60 'sz.r .lsn ,wtaiy-seven ilferen' points.
u r.a-. q! :ee old AKA aa.saaied types then
l- - rs =eA. important u ihese points
v~-s ..cl.-.d 90 - New York Boston. Port
.1-. Sc. F52vl1ence and Newport FAi!a-
.4rLla Bsi;.mere Washington, Hampton
T-E4s Charleston Se~ Orleans and san
Y-s-- eco. bss 3e1 certain o.: The lake ports.
.,ea-r --e -h31sAg1 gus were advocated
As aA-esss-y. dlv.usi ,n'o classes as FOL
Jews st,y-seyeu sgns o. s-ineh CALLER III
ga q. .5-.u-h c4Ioes l5i guns Of l--ineh
"a - = k1ns o; ls-iuch csiiber q NOR
Is . lg-iaca cANher. .nd 52S mortars OF
.-17 4t=.
- 5.. ;1sss great pieces OF artillery
a. a1lcs acre provided ior by Congress
r-5 -. trcHp-9l u the l5-inch guns
r-.A1.e .l4cr was necessary. and that was
Grady Eas. mo Government started out
b. e11 Ta-re we're no shops anywhere in
.1s -s4-,ry possessing facilities ior turning
e., sach E1-x And. as 1t vas desirable that
--e c1latrac.!en should be done In Gov
e-a---t an, aad under Cover mental su-
css~.s.5n. attention was directed TO tho
ra-r4s srsvrals and repair shops scattered
s.s. t1e csuc-ry.
T1s YlAzs. o. more properly. the post
g. EA.-ryiist. IL Albany County. New York
sa-s. Fas established In the year 1907.
a.. formed reservation comprising about
s.-.y .-zsa .: land. adjoining what Is now
.-s s.l.zee Of Wsat Troy. 1t Was once known
g.. gat41Av.ae. During The war OF lSlS.
go p ,2r.. tarousnout the hrst quarter Of
t1s ce-tg-y. ne pust WAS OF considerable
.ls,g'-1lce z A mil tsry and strategic sense.
5s.-E sltElI easy marching distance OF the
,-s-.lef. al commanding in a way the
z.c-- valley Of ;he Hudson. with the
,-st-g u dime. however. gradual change
,.t y.a,e q rs character. II became the
ga. repair sa1p for every branch OF tho
arzg--aEd more particularly, perhaps. for
te, .g.uance service. Field p.eces. gun
c4srAzes G. sson-. saddeTy, small arms.
e4ssy .al1s sak zen; 70 Il. unui. at the out
lra.N aad the period OF tAe Civ.l War. II
HGs c4- II tho most famous aad valuable
a-fs-ElG IA he country
@zs - taia post, Isolated and quiet a.
&. 1ze become since those busy and ex-
ra-s 34y4. .hs; the Government turned.
Wig ia collection Of brick and other build
l1Es. s4cs Ok which bad fallen INFO disuse.
a.1 "a auppiy u machinery, divided about
Lais al a4.. as 10 usefulness and useless
-.s 3D. appeared 70 offer certain 'aclliues
- .@e pr4IU-tion Of the great guns needed
t1al asrs " De found nowhere else. To be
t.r. tn4 mcst advanced work that had been
c--s ~ tAt Old reservation for several years
81. 6sen the converting Of he Obsolete
fg..3ia- b1res INTO what was designated as
Fesi g4u-. bI1 the decision was made and
tA- p-syAraticus for beginning active ope-
fst.srs acre en,ered upon steh rather maze
itaa ia customary expedition by the Gov
.Isasat
Y.e Grat modern gun the construction OF
Val11 aAa attempted In tho factory and
- tsrtsry 10 that ume-was an eight-inch
trse T. .e4d.ng rife 10 1887. composed Of
ttsst manufactured in the mills Of Penn
s3ffxrla number 81 3.2-inch breech-
il44.ng suns we're begun soon after. and
tsE-.LCa ureech-loadar was also com
saeass1 tae s@lns year, but the work WAS
B Ea-apsfei Tith tne utmost difficulties. Not
. eEiY see iue means a. nani insufficient, but
t.s 8etgai material, in some instances. was
.ehnE n seems remarkable In these days
- 1sar tazi It vas found necessary for tho
is,.sS qua 10 send 10 England for its tube.
.1tkss sad trun.an hoop. But there was
Ggf c3acern In the United States that was
st,s 70 turn out thoN paris.
fl2cs that time everything has changed.
ne t5unfrles sAd mills all over the country
Lsgs enlarged their capacities and facilities
saa put IN new and improved machinery, 80
,asi the United States Is now able to obtain
sastsTar II requires wholly Independent OF
/ ~ foreign country. The buildings al
Hatsry.lsi have been ADDED to and new ones
lass been erected The most approved
usiho4A have been adopted. and from 4
ss1Acily OF fe3 acid pieces. an eght-.nch
qua aud a ten-inch guu--coasldersd extra
ordinary ssyen VI eigb, years ago. under The
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES capacity Of the arsena
has nov reached twenty twelye-lnch. four.
teen ten-!neh and twelve eight-inch guns
year. besises large number Of siege snt
FIELD pieces
TIE oncers In charge VI the works ara
nov mere than impatient TO begin some oil
the magnificent siAtsen-inch suns--the slG,
Of the grea, Krupp gun exhibited at the
] Chicago Worlds Fair-tor which every Ihnl