Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-19
l SUCCESSFUL TEST.
o,e of the Steering Disappear
 ing Guns Tried.
eor ONE FAULT WAS FOUND.

:, wxs One Of the Ten-Inch Guns and T. Threw Double Pointed Pro- ,.at,,s Weighing Five Hundred and savapty. Five Pounds-Ths Tsst satis. s.otory In Every Respect.
 rvw YORK, Nov. ls.-One of the 10. nah steering disappearing guns has soon successfully tested at Willett's point The trial was under the direc. ,;on of Captain W. A. Orozier, who is aao of the inventors of the Burlington crozisr carriage upon which the two onps here are mouuted. The other gun and carriage had been tested at Sandy Hook before they were brought here. a,uce the two big guns were placed hers ,hsy have been she pride of the post. pba work of mounting them was com- a.ssd 6 few days ago. The pro5ecsiles .hieh these guns throw are of steel with pointed eads, and weigh 675 pounds s.ch The oRes used in the test at Will lsts,s Point were Of the same style and weight, but were made of castiron. The guns sro loaded at the breech. When Inc projeetile waa raised by means of . small derrick attached to the snd aad pusbed home charge of 140 pounds of nowdsr was thrown into the breseh.
 In short time everything was ready for the first shot. Communication was made with the signal stations which had been arranged at Davidson island and Sands Point, to be sure that the range was clear before the shot was fired. The gun was aimed at about due ssyt, SsiliaR vessels were taoking back and forth across the range, and it was some time before the range was report sd to be clear Finally Lieutenant Wheeler shouted that all was ready. The spectators muffied their ears and brsoed ti1smssiyss for the shock. Ths officers gave the command to fire, and Artillery Sergeant Salvage yanked the lAayard
 * There WAS a deafening report, fsl- ] lowed by loud, whistling noise, made by the projeesile as 1t shot through the ss oyer the heads of the boatmea, whs rrs between the fort and the point at which the officers had figured the ball would strike the water. The smoke sooa cleared away and thoae on the fort saw she gTsAs splAsh made by the projeetile whSu 1t struck. With this small charge et powder. lieutenant Wheeler said, ths velocity of the prejectiIe was 1478 fsst second. With the first shot, as Mith al the others. the working of the carriage was perfect.
 Ns guR is 80 feet long and weighs B tons. After being charged and aimed it g sssiiy raised by means of hydraudic psrG to the crest Of the parapet The sscoad shot fired was with 305 pounds q powder. With thia the projeetile was tsnt ss the rate of 1908 feet & second.
 ae shot was fired ia dead line at Ex- ssaslon Lighthouse, but it struck when p mile of it.
 Ihs nsxt three shots were nade with pounds of powder each They were
 kscsed little to the south of Exscu- IF lighthouse. where they dropped tas Pspjectiles were carried about six elss at velocity of 20l4 feet a second.
 ias sfneers expressed great satisfao-
 oa sf tae result of the test Captain Nossr said the ordnance departmens sA now uader construction 80 guncar- 7Assa sf this type for 10 and 12-inoh
 eas, tas latter being already finished. kas work on the carriages is being
 spaiy pushed, and when they are
 npeted the guns will be mounted at
 Hfaoas places, including Portland, Me. !;
 ss0n, Narragansstt bay, New Lon-
 P Nav York, Philadelphia, Fortress
 'nroe, Washington, Charleston, Pen.
 Soss, Mobile and San Francisco.