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DYNAMITE In WARFARE.

the much smaller but just as deadly cap.
The common domestic article retails at
from Is 10 Go cents a pound. according TO
the proportion of nItro-glycerine 20 saw
dust or iamphack.
Gun cotton Is an explosive substance OBJ
tanned by subjeeting common cotton 10 TIE
action OF strong nitric acid. Several
products are known under this name. pos
sessing distinct properties, though diner
ing buS little in constitution. The we'll
known decorating gun cotton Is insclubie
In common ether or alcohol and is not at
tackled BY acetie acid. but is capable Of be-
ing dissolved in acetic ether. Gun cotton
is not readily dist.nguishahle in appear
ance from the untreated article. but 1t is
slightly harsher 10 the touch.
When wet il may be kept for an indeh-
mite period without change, and whether
wet or dry ii IS affected by very few re-
agents. Its stability Is superior TO that OF
gunpowder In every respect except In the
all important ore OF immunity from ex-
plosion. Repeated accidents have de-
stroyed the confidence OF all but the very
sangune IN it's safety. 1t was for a long
time supposed that the ingenious process
Of F. A. Abel had removed the causes OF
distrust but many subsequent accidents,
and especially the terrible and unex-
planned explosion at Stowmarket. England.
In 1871. have not lessened the almost uni
versai fear
If massive gun cotton be ignitesi by
coal or fame of low intensity. 1t burns In
the open air inexplospely: IL fired by n
powerful fame IL flashes like gunpowder,
but If ignsted by illuminate. as in the
case of the torpedo, ii detonntes with ire
mendous violence. This Sympathetic"
quality IS difficult 10 explain. 1t cannot be
successfully used as an agent for the pro-
pulsion of projectiles and will never be a
hiatt fn, txviar Ia
tary operations. There IS a new gun cot
ton FOR which much is claimed mauufac-
tured In Northampton, England, whose
composition Is unknown. II IS called
"ganoxyilne."
The point for consideration is that dy-
Mantle may be fired AS a naked body,
while gun cotton is always inclosef in
the torpedo, thoroughly protected. and ex-
niodes from the impact OF the protecting
shell, or torpedo case. against a resisting
object naturally IN time Of naval warfare
the sides keel ard hull of vessel or
battleship.
September 20 1887. Lieut. T.. l.. Zallnsli,
OF the United States army now captain
on the retired list. gave his first successful
demonstration of the experiments he had
been for some time conducting at Fort
Lafayette New York bay. with his inven-
ton, the pneumatic dynamite gun. Score
tary of the Navy Whitney and members
or the ordnance committee were present.
TIE doomed old coast survey sailing vessel
Silsman, which had outlived its usefulness
and was TO end It's marine existence In
the presence of distinguished and ad-
miring crowd, was anchored just below
the Narrows. about mile and a quarter
from Fort Hamilton. Shortly after 2
O'Clock there was a trial shot A whiz-
zing noise was heard. long drawn out
.'zo-oo-co-ee-ee, very much like that made
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are supposed 10 rest until they can be
transferred 10 permanent hospitals or 20
the hospital ships. as will probably be the
case in the Cuban campaign,
The Hospitals Proper.
I'm case the army moves so rapidly that
the army wagons cannot keep up. or in
such rough country that they cannot
easily make their way. flying de.ach-
ment of the field hospital will be organ.
lied, consisting of Fight ambulance and
medical wagons, which can go wherever
troops can march. They will carry every
thing that the heavier supply trains con-
tain. only In smaller quantities.
The position of the army surgeon has
greatly improved OF recent years Lieut..
Col Forwood. deputy surgeon general. g.
s, A. says: The medical department now
stands on a footing with other staff de-
partments. It's supremacy In all matters
affecting the health OF the troops as well
as the care of those actually wounded. has
been at length practically conceded. This
Improvement In the standing OF the army
medical STAFF is due TO the Improvement
IN the service and In the character OF the
men composing II. When the army surgeon
was drunken. ignorant fellow il was nat
uraI enough that he should be held i'm
slight esteem That he novy oreltr,gas
high position In the estimation and conf
dence OF Ind military authorities Ia tho
direct result or his success sn orga MIXING
ana extending the usefulness OF the milf
taTy medical staff
Not tho least important rsSuec. IN v,b1o,,
this branch 81 the service has resr, I-,.
proved IS ~ the sanitary condition .,
camps. He is TIE sanitary officer az hgs
command and his advice is to be sought
IN the location OF camp and garrIsong IN
the conservation Of buildings the quality
OF food and clothing. and ths general rs.
~ III.
lu'te'i.ss Ms O CLEANLINESS ard sanitation
lie must constantly guard sgaf-tss -.
erny In the rear which. ~ nc forrn - -
tFiN' scaIfy- Cholera and other sssea@es
.i1s carried OF mary times as many ffpht.
-. ..ag men AS wete ever killed tv bsI,Jefs
Inc SAVING Of lives from Improved ~ ns<
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The guns at Sandy Hook have proved
that dynamite can be thrown with safety
by means Of compressed air. and by the
use Of this system the projectile is dis
charged without shock.
Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Flagier. chief of
ordnance Is convinced that dynamite will
play a considerable part In the warfare of
today. He subdiyides the difficulty Of
handling the substance into two heads.
saying that IL is necessary to first obtain
an explosive of the highest order that can
be fired with safety-that is. without dam
ger Of explosion from the shock In the
breech Of the gun-and. second, one which
will not burst from the shock Of impact,
but at such time after impact as may be
desired by the gunner. He adds: I'VE
now use high explosives or dyna-subma-
rine mines and torpedoes. These form a
part OF our system of coast defense. The
compressed air guns tthus he terms dyna-
mite guns) are built 10 discharge large
charges OF high explosives, and tests have
demonstrated their ability to do this work.
What we desire, however, is TO obtain
some system by which the explosives can
be fired long distances. The simple COM
pressed air method fails 10 give this re-
suit ! believe that a system Will be
found in the near future which viii salts
factorily answer all requirements"
In the light of subsequent developments
III TINS ilS WpiuS % ISsl r ihSiSE
appear to have been almost prophetic.
The Sims-Dudley gun which the Cuban in
surgcnts have been using for a couple of
years against their Spanish opprsssors APP
pears TO meet the views of the chief of
ordnance In their broad aspects. This gun
Is loaded with powder, which, when ex-
ploded. COMPRISES the air, which in turn
expels the dynamite with absolutely no
danger TO the manipulator of the pieee.
1t can be operated by the verlest tyro. as
has been proved by the fact that many OF
the gunnerS in Cuba who have handled
them had been farm hands who had never
previously seen anything more deadly thaa
a machete.
There has just been brought out row
form of dynamite gun which is great
Improvement ever those in use in Cuba.
Although SO deadly that everything within
a distance of forty feet of the point OF
impact of the projectile is smashed to
atoms. the new gun is very simple In con-
struction. Under the tube from which the
proieetile Is fired is another connected
with II. In this Is placed charge OF
smokelesa gunpowder When fired this
powder congresses the air to such an ex-
tent that the projectlle IL hurled to dis
tancc of about three miles
The proiec,i.e is long tube. which con-
tans a cap that Is fired by ingenious
arrangement when the projecti,e strikes
either earth or water. The cap sets 1.~
TO a layer of illuminate Of mercury. whlea
in turn ignites some gun cotton. The gun
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WAR means battles Rnd battles mean
wounds. and all the dictates ~ human
tty and eypedienry require that these
wounds shall receive prompt and efficient
surgical attendance" Sii3 i.seut.-ccl,
Rrewn. Of the surgeon generals stafT. In
speaking Of the work az hts department
I'm the present war For tire pass two
months our department has been as busy
81 every other branch az the army and
navy I'm preparing fOF actual hossities
In addition 70 the regular force ~ army
surgeons a large nunshcr ~ vsllntesr en-
lisssn@nss have been placed GA ale. enough
in all probability "a meet every r,qu5re-
mens Most OF these have coma FROM
young surgeons who have recently con-
pleses .heir training in ghe oig c!fy hos~
pltaiS and wha are as weil equipped for
this kind az work as anybody who has rot
received special training ia military sur.
gary can BE. A comprehensive plan -
fteld work has been drawn np saa i IL
not likely that there will te any hltch -
this branch 90 the service,
New Problems. ina Field surgery.
I'm laying iss plan. for aeia work she
sursiss department has sosne entirety rev
problems 20 face. with practically - sx-
peFionce 20 guide u, Stace he most tr>'ens
war Of ANY extent between ,ea civSltxed
nations there have asen two revolutions
which NH have a marked cgrec; on gss'i
surgery. Oae 81 these has taken sissoe ia
ERE selegae 0f surgery itssig hs sAs intro
aaossoa aE'S general spn.icAsjon 81 anti
sepre principles. Tfs9 ether aas been IN
she cAsraetsr ~ r. weapons employed ga
Warfare. TIE ssgaH sea- ssroleetlie ussNf in
nsodsra sfFoy giges 81 tcls different s5rt
81 woanss sses8 tht c' stxse tss2ls, A. .
the exact effect C. sN >ssansa IN tNe stvss
81 weapon esnpsgsVt tlasvc NaS been IA
pfAssess sietseustratlor, AG; sasy,s reaxan-
any aeeessse gmessss gsA> sc made.
an sae nrAt place, greater veiocsty
xseAsas penesEstsota. sreaser rapsdity ~
- And the Use es anekasss rou ssr
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II less likely that bullets or parts OF bull
lets viii remain lodged inside a mans
body. The improvements In surgery
should likewise have an influence in in
creasinT the proportion OF recoveries.
While these possibilities are interesting,
there are other considerations OF more inn
mediate importance. Modern army rifles
have much longer range than the guns
employed say In the civil war. This makes
II inevitable thar a modern engagement viii
be Fought with more extended lines than
were previous conflicts. and that the hes
ptai dressing station. which must neces-
saFtly he out Of firing range viii be fur
Their removed from the line az battle II
may take one or two battles 20 decide GER
tain ot these matters. but the general plan
TOR Held hospital work IS already arranged
and win he followed out according 10 tho
directions OF the surgeon general"
uew the Hospital Corp. VIII Work.
In the United States army the hospital
corps Is divided into two attachments one
for service IN the field hospitals the other
to man the ambulances and Filters for the
removal 81 the wounded from the field.
TIE pan of a fiali hospital. as outlined by
AA2dt-- Col. EoTwood. deputy surgeon-9en-
sraA provides r>r four lines, separated by
distances when viii he determined by the
character of the Battlefield The mrs; line
or hospital service - c0tncident with the
..He ot hsttle. and includes the reg.mental
surgeons oraevlies and company bearers.
on The second ine are located the first
dressing stations, At the nearest point be
&onf range ~ the euemys fire. Here an
ea!aHce surgeons attend 20 the wounds.
ana snlaaaNcsS and littcr-bearers Of The
hospital CORPS convey the wounded TO the
thiHs toG This Is called the ambulance
station. Reception. operating and dressing
tents are erected where :he wounded can
be attended u0t.l they can be- removed 10
5''f division hospitals AZ the base OF sup
p,.es
None ~ IRE hospital corps series In The
I'VE 81 battle The wounded are conveyed
10 'ae N.ss dressing stations by pvivates
from TIE ranks The army regulations pro-
vide VIA four priyatts from each company
saat1 ne designated as company hearers.
fhe% afe tauSsT how % handle wounded
ntSo- and 81 first aid. sn ADDITION 20 thel~
regular o4t=ts As armed c5nhatants. They
fga; n tue hne Gatsi their services ar.
required 20 attend ,ae wounded whom hey
convey ID .ae trsI dressing places There
tiae sn59~ea are tgrueA over "a the hospital
eoTQs. ana The company bearers return
- she.r nsAcws Ia gAe ranks They are
.ss's17r t1e direction OF ;helr own officers.
aDA - nothing 10 10 WITH The dress
INK 81 wounds Their only care IL 70 con-
vey the wounded esyonA ~ sooAA @ -
AnAmg&a ~
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MEDICAL PANNIER MOUNTED.

operating table IL lnproyised by placing
TWO 81 the folding panniers together. so
that they VIII afserd a place on whica 20
lay t5e woandeti while the surgeon IL
working over them. while the cook SET.
Up his ienf and makes ready 10 prepare
Eight n0ur4shrent.
The dressing places are intended TO be
only temporary stopping places fer the
wounded. As Soon as thesr immediate
wants are attended to they are con-
Veyed back 20 me ambulance stations In
light bamboo streteherS carried by tna
Ngssr-a0arers q the hospital corps. Thence
tae aabalances. carry thsm back 30 the d.
yssion hospital.
''Tne hospitals proper are near enough
tie haSs Of action 50 iaat they may be
transported IN army wagons and equipped
with a sssil outfit o. medical ard sargi-
cai supplies. comfortable cot beds and
ether conyeEisnces which are necessarily
lacking Ia the field. Here the woundad
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At the Dressing stations.

AZ the Hrst dressing stations. where
tire wounded receive their fgat attention.
aside trc-g such hasty b4adagiug as ,he
rcg5men.at surgeons may he aaia 30 pro-
vide. there Is a, completely equipped field
hospital in miniature. In the United
STATE army the main medical stores are
carried "A army wagons, ba; as these eau
aet keep up with the lire ot battle. Il is
opposed that p5ck mules ''a sm2 Dyed 20
AIRY supplies - these dressing stations.
\ meitcHl ease Or pe Gnier. 50 built as %
81 the sack - the myis. contains al the
materials reou rcd. a. variety OF antiser-
Sos r9e83cjaes Tor the relief % PAIN band
geS Soliacs. plasters an3 erssrs ting sasrr.s-
inents. \ cook accompanies each os me
divisions carrying case % portable
cooking utensils, AS soon as this detacs-
neEt reaches IT'S staten. yeats a-e pat 40.
the medical cases are opened. and their
Nneerts psAsed In readiness fer use: an
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a SUMMARY.

III ,he worst should come" said ~
naughty don.
And confusion takes our land.
We can boast that we've realized wen
upon ~
The means at our command,
For all that we had 10 see us through
Was a pride that never dies,
And nm old thumb screw
And a rack or two
And a lot Of typewriter supplies.
1--WE have held our tribes meath The tercf s.
vain
OF traditions that endure;
OF our fortunes We honestly can't compan
In fjcGIenal literature.
So with se1eFaCsinn we raint anew
To our pride that never dies.
And AT old thumb screw
And a rack or two
And a iot Of Typewriter supplies.
Full many a time in our siseves wss
laugh
With q mirth sincere and strong.
That unen. deceived by our Idle chaN
Should show liz respect So Tong :.
Yes, we've made the most ~ our assets
few
Of pride that never dies.
And an old thumb screw
And rack or two
And 8 lot Of typewriter supplies"
Washington Evening SssA
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most notable achievements OF the medical
service In any coming war.
THE position and work of an army sur.
geon IL most trying. The ligation OF an
artery or the ampntation of limb may
be simple matter where there IL ample
time and plenty of assistants. bat when
this has to- be done on the field. with
hastily prepared and deficient arrange
men's, with Inadequate help, or none Ia
the midst OF confusion and hurry. and fhes
clamor Of wounded men suffering on Ill
sides from want o. attention. in the night
most likely, with only a pickering ca1ale
or two for light. In the rain and mad.
with cold hands and henumbed fingers
tired and exhausted from overwork. II be-
comes quite another thing. Hence, all hcn-
or TO the army surgeons. who have more
work and less chance Of glory than any
other branch Of the service"
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Qflrst picture of it ever published,

There Is more room for IT. and 1t no
longer has the unstable platform given by
the rolling and pitching OF a vessel In n
seaway. 1t can likewise Ice so protected
in a fort as TO occasion less fear OF its
demolition BY an enenny's IRE. Regarded
as an aerial torpedo. X has Il far greater
range than the submarine torpedo and Il
may either strike upon the deck II "A ves-
sci or exploda beneath the keel.
Recent experiments have convinced the
best students OF ordnance that the use or
dynamite iustifies the expenditure of NIL
lions of dollars where thousands have pre-
ylously been expended. The dynamite gun
can be used in fortifications. az torpedo
defense of a harbor or. In swift-moving
torpedo boats. az a defense of fneu-of-w
against movable torpedoes or for siege
operations on land by regular approaches.
The application Of the dynamite principle
OF ordnance 10 class OF guns light. easily
manipulated and quickly moved win In all
probability eventually displace field artil-
lery. Dynamite guns may be mounted
upon fast unarmored vessel or a whole
fleet OF them, and the gantpowder shells
shot into the enemy with such fierce
rapidity "a 10 quickly render him help
Less. Virtually the expense of arnor and
heavy steel guns Is rendered unnecessary
by the use OF pneumatic dynamite guns.
at least 50 far as "inshore" Fighting is
concerned.
The war In Cuba may be primitive In
fts general methods, as II has been bar
barous In its buichery. but II has had a
modernixed aspect in the use Of dynamite
and other explosives weapons of Of
Tense aud defense. To the dynamite gun
used by the insurgents In the western
province. Pinar del Rio. may be attributed
more thar 10 anything else the note
worthy successes OF Maceo year and a
half ago. and lately with the dynamite
guns successfully landed from flibuster-
ing expeditions near Nueyitas Gen. Gomez
has beer able 10 push his forces more val
iantly on toward the enyirons of Havana.
Invisible bullets. though deadly In their
effects. seem trifes I'm comparison with a
dynamite shower OF liquid devastating Dire.
II is little wonder that the Spaniards have
been invariably defeated when they have
been forced 10 make a stand against such
implements of destruction. and IL tho
Cubans with only one gun at tirst were
able 10 excite terror In the hearts Of their
antagonists, the world can easily imagine
what batteries ~ six. twelve and twenty
guns. as are 20 be found at many defen-.
siva points OF the United States, will be
able 10 do I'm execution when the demand
IL fnadA upon them. The excessive slaugh-
Wholesale murder thar the stereatvped
''civ',igea warfare" But. 1T any rate the
use ~ these weapons by the Cuhaus has
satisfied the military mind OF their value
fer offensive purposes.