Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-19
ENGINES OF BLOODY WAR.
Work Of Ordnance Bureau During he Late De
eisiyc Duel.


Washington. oct. ip.-The ordnance
bureau was one VI the busiest branches
of the naval service during and immc-
d.atoiy preceding the war and the an
nual report u captain Charles o'Neul,
chief OF ordnance. 20 the secretary 81
tho navy. rccountH the accomplish
menu ~ the bureau 10 shat sine.
ilc shows that 70 far the naval ord
nance factory has turned out GO maln
battery guns. while during the past
year il2 guns OF callbers from four TO
thirteen inches have h.rr cow '. a
Sew designs have been prepared for
The gurH flr the future $500 800 s eu4
anofd "a much higher velocity ihtn she
present types. The frHt ~ these guns
will be placed on the battlcrhipa Maine,
ohio and Miaryuri, ana on the .our
harbor defense m1nisJra 10 be built.
captain o'Nciii says the guns aud
mounts IN service have been severely
tested during the war and u u very
satlafactory 20 node that their pcrf5rm-,
IuCr has been satisfactory,
That such should BE- on 10 cQmpllcAt-
ed a structure a. a haflpHhlp u GER
ihlnly gratifying, but Improve mcuia
are conanntly being made and each
vessel o. superior 20 hrr predecessor ln
auunH made fur war ore described by
the chief, beginning With the peri 4
when var was regarded az imminent.
orders were given fuf large AMOUNTS "
powder. prlieCtllyH % au kludH, small
arms ard small guns Tor secondary
batteries. and contractors were r.
qu.ftd 90 carry on their work without
.ntermlsai0n and 10 Increase the ca.
paciyy Of thor plants All vessels uf
The navy were nllrd with ammunition,
oven those on flrlEn stations and sup
ply vessels laden with reserve supply
we're kept Ia readiness 10 Fupply the
1retH, Gun cotton mln,u and launch
.ng outfits were prepared IN large num-
beers ana the government sh-ps wrrc
worked continuously batteries we're
placed on iUl auxiliary vessels, requlr-
Ing biG guns. while % guns We're placed
On twelve regular naval vessels, yet
more could have been supplied by tho
bureau had they been required.
ELECTRICITY
n Is said In the report that electricity
has demonstrate It's superiority 10
other forms " power for the manipu-
lagion Of turreta, holstlng Of ammuni-
lion and gpornson % gun machinery,
The guns ~ operated can be- moro
speedily and accurately laid on the OBJ
lrct 90 De- hit. there IL no danger from
bursting nor is the temperature raised.
ne with steam. Alt0seiher the adyan-
iagrs rnumrrafad To- favor Of electric-
fy are rHEtfdt ha overwhelming, all
demonstrated by thr eNperioace u the
bureau with the ships 10 has already
htied up With electrical plants for gun
WlfA.
IN. bureau does not consider the one
| FOUNDER sun as Of any apprecinble val
uc lu the Cclna-ny OF a battleHhlp oI
iArEe cruiser uud Will substitute for
| iham on torpedo boats about % br
bull, the three FOUNDER semi automatic
| guns, When automatic suns work well
| they are IDEAL. but whom anything goes
| wrong with thom she difficulty cannot
be quickly remCdlcd, as rule.
The bureau ia OF the opinion that d
normal calhber and a standard small
/ arm cartridge should be adopted for hi
army and navy and marine corps, and
also the mhtla.
captain O'Nslll notes with satisfac,
| -on that IN no case has there been ans
attempt az exception on the part u IN,
| numerous business concerns with
which the bureau has dealt or any dis
/ position shown 20 take advantage vi
unusual needs ~ the government.
10 lH prlplsed 90 establish torpedo de-
pots at New YORK. Norfolk and saT
! Franchise, and tl provide sJIue store'
houses Tor The use OF the bureau IN IN,
various navy yards,
A. ona uf the lessons OF the war
] Captain O'Nslll says:
"Whle heavy guns IN turrets mus
| hs regarded AZ one Of the chief char
! arteriFtIuB m modern btitlcshtpH. M
| lessons 0f The day indicate that IN,
| greatest execution OF rhe day (eNcep
| lgaurt me heaviest irmo) may be eN
pectod from a number Of quick frinl
| guus of small cJlihrI mounted separ
ately sn limored classmates, or In
| nod1ub-"
He cltss the weight Of big guns. max,
ing them slow % fire and aim, and the
heat ,u the tuivetH and the lack u ven
uIut1rs la arguments In favor OF thl
smaller guns mounted AS he suggest
and says
"Notng these drawbacks, heavy gun
la turrsia must hf REGARDED ns q ne
cessiiy hut iha question is 20 The max
mum caiher 90 Do employed 10 a sub
CONTINUED IN paEe twol