Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-19

a., ..,,,ired. II r. his duty 10 see that
y nut0ts are complete and stores
a, hands Tor easy service.
a.. actlon the gunner is usually sta-
III d, ihe principal magazine tu see
tou 80 runa are properly served, but
,h' s,,rnseif does not serve the guns.
ne NANA"
nN,v the man that Ores on a gun |
r., eiiher enc c1mml si1uai 9heer |
In ihe gun turrs' or a sun cap.a .l.i.. o-
,lae ot'ctric button in thc hands ~ "a |
~ s"",,rt In the gun turrc. % by the
.,r.lslu. who Us not ln uiNcer bur
Eun c.iih 20 ciai duty and rank.
5..n'iiy ihs gus canlsiu Nrcs the guns
sbg tisutenau's order.
~. ,ri,5n ihera are always two onl-
80 In "a iurret that cnn.1ins ll-'n'n
80 ." .rbsrs guns nre usually not
sun un. INA are sighted ln -hs turrai
w.. ~ oaittr in charge, VINO u % Neu-
49, III ain ensign. The siFnurg ape
m,,,i1s h located between sue guns
rbare the officer sianii N..n iA- bul
"-g and the gum ~ mates
r,,I ibe guns This sighting hp-
,..'tns prbiartB from u plrihlic lltr
i,. r,i,tsis ~ gun. Thu olic.r flE'A
I bi- rrf1rrtua. having iHuuI h.' fi.
Ana iho elevation raqulrcu INf We
eurs. md orders bis men 60 tleNi'. ,Ne
J gunr ID the required ARt.t'
] WIFI carry ttINAAh
l ftr,lrht line without dohccaus down
~ vy snnrse'ahlc extent. but lt
y s'rt,t, Bisianct this detection ia H1
] r..,fd .,1 denounced aH 90 cause tna
] 'b,t fu obriufrcr 90 the law N rrlNl-
! nii6u. 60 fali shor, ~ ths 9h Ni ~
a. The oiiicer knows whlt q. NttIln
/ 81 thr run h required. and orders 49,.
| g.,p sifrirs he nrss the gun himself and
slmfifmta he orders u hrri. Each
/ r.tfrrars aboard man 1f-war has
/ urd.r tIn IA Kun division, W'th "a fNrcr
III mon aud guns. Iie D. captain ~
th1f dIvlHtin. ANA he could nIt lI ne
wanted tu. mr. all ihe guns. ihn sea-.
mon who rank as run captains ana
runuGrs mates are praei'H,l lu trilu-
inF ami nrirn guns. aud tn.sa men at
tain great proficiency in I'D .lng. But
iu I'D furrrts % the great guns are al
ways 'wo commissioned odl'ars.
"'rhc tutrsL y3u uudcraari. u unt
ihn coming tower. The ming tower
b. n atsI Enclosure designed jH sheliei
the commander w a vessel iu action
Il has apaccs 81 look Through. but usu-
niiy q captain In action la found on
u Ok. Most Fighters VIII NOT roman
irciiaed On the s.cHl comnlrmeut viii
lis lees ample vicw % tha battle, and
they come out.
"ncsiics ths firha that the oficerl
ufc IN the turrUis, there are sights ut
thH guns themselves, which the sailor
uss lu praciIcf. iu So. 1ld mou,tlr
The only sights were lu thn right side
OF the guns. ana the guns were frct
only by pulling iuskairiurA Elccirica
appliance have greatly Improved th
manipulation " guns on the modern
baitlCship.
"You landrmon ought q. rcmcmhe
that thnrO are two dlncrcnt sights on
I modern run. There IA 1frt the trunnlul
/ sight. which gives the limo 0f direction
toward tho object 10 BE- struck. an.
there D. then thH sight on the brooch To
the gun. which denotes thr elevation
] Trunnlon and hreth sights must b. Do
rCiher iu l'nr with the object ~ nri
10 would Do rnId n everything could b
done 10y self.lctinE ana infhlilble ma
/. | chinrry. but something must D. leu 9
. / tho human eye and the human hand
aud there are good ana bad shots ar
| cur1lnr lH human vision and judrmcr
. / vary from good To bad.
when The officer calls 90 the gun car
z tain 60 elevate hiH Tun f1r 400 yard
Tor luHiaurHthe run captain has no az
i, nouity In finding the elevation, hgcauH
!" there II an appliance mat provides n
that. but hls judgment and vision mui
b. DO fp that The two sights VIII arree nn
the shot o. effective. The rlevas1
mirhi ho correct ana the direction aIRf
7, might Doe enough at Variance 90 Hpn
u tho shot
10 cor clurse.thc elevation u dni.rmln,
:. hv thH distance lf the object of the hr
I And tho dlftnnfH d. determined hy m