Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-09-14
HOW lie WAS Ale 10 DO Il.
Naval Exhibit TT I.:c Omaha EXPOSE
ton Which In u Measure LIZ
plains DcVvcy's Feat.

Since the welcome news CT Adn:ir:;.
Dewey's remarkable victory at Manil:
on the 1st Of May was pubIshrt
throughout the civilized wcI ii. i, J."
Eeen matter for wCEdCr uveryw hex
not less in the United States lh:;n
Europe, that the American gunn,
were able 10 destroy IL Spanish sqE"
ron i'm Il Spanish EarbLr withLmi /:
loss of single American life. Whc
history repeated itself AT Santiago ivy
months later the wonder was intens
fed.
In the Government building at Il
Trans-Mississipri exposition is III e.
,:ibit which in n measure explains i
mystery. This is n naval rarcc .s;..
Tie invention Of United States r..;.'
officer. Up 10 date no one Guis:L
Uncle Sans service has been ai..c
discover how it is operated Tie :.
%1rUnicnt is shown in Il glass cast VII!
"ai'icus other nautical parapEcrna. ,i.
I'D Of course the attendants refuse
;..:AN.cr questions as 10 its method
"uI';.rg.
:! showing the enormous advantage,
derived i"cm the use of this instrumcI
&c Of the naval officers in charge
lie eAhihit says:
1T is q fact that no other navy h..
any E:Cars Of finding the range III:
..orS rot involve II mathematical ca
,u.n1iun. This implies IL good deaf t,
;;:i:c lost. and in most cases thei f:
quicker 10 get the range by actu:
Experiment. The Spaniards. fer i:
stance. Lave 10 fire several shots /
lore they can get the raLgc Of OFF ,
Uncle SANS ships. If their first ST.,
'a!iS short they try again and III,
=. ".r apt Il ovrrshoCi. and by III;
lime the position OF the vessels H..
Lave Leen altered and they are still;
I i. Meanwhile the officer i'm the cu.
ming tower of the American ship l..
located ;Eem almost exactly with H.
instrument and reported the range /.
telephone 10 the various gun capIaii
This has only CONSUMED few second
and while the SpaEiarGs are still IT,.
ing TO get their range the shells fro
the American guns are sweeping thei
decks.
THE peculiar thing about the instrU
rIcnt." continued the officer. lis tha
while il is one Of The simplest things j
the world 10 anyone who knows its 6,
cret. the most expert EacEuniC CT il
ventor might examine it as long as l.
wanted to and still be unable TO ti
cover how it works. This is why rel
rescntatives of other navies have bee
completely ba1iled in their efforts {
find it out. They have range finders q
their own. but none that give the Sum
Instantaneous and accurate rcsu!,
AE1as loEg as they can be kept in IL.
dark we will be able to outshoot an
nation on earth. even If there was II
difference in the skill Of the gunncrs.
There is another advantage in III
Use Of the Instrument which amount
TO considerable in the course of half
dozen naval engagements. 1t cost
Sl,3G0 TO fire pair of l3-inch gun
once. If the SpaIiards so into iigh
they must fire at least two shots 10 -
cure the range, Frequently these d
not answer. and they go on shootn,
$3.50 charges in the air. while ever
pound of powder that goes into
United States gun is utilized. The abil
ity Of the American gunners 10 obtai
the exact position of the enemy befor
gun is fired saves thousands Of dol
lars in ammunition In every engage