The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-28

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fearful havoc on striking. The projectile
is to be attached by copper wire to .
powerful dynamo at the firing station.
Boing fred, it will carry the wire with 10,
and through the wire the exploding cur
rent will be sent when the bomb has
alighted on hostile ship.
Examiner Seely, chief Of the division Of
electricity at tho patent office, has devised
an electrical gun for throwing oontinu-
Gus stream OF projectiles containing high
explosives. The weapon is tub0 COM
posed Of series Of wire coils, and II II fed
with tho explosive shells from a hopper.
Along the tube runs copper channel, and
wires are so attached as to connect tho two
ends of the gun with battery. The con-
trivance is very simple being of the sort
known TO electrical experts rs "scle-
mold" The spherical projectile, as 70
runs through the tube. closes the circuits
at a series Of points and obtains steadily
augmented velocity, being finally projects
cd from the mouth Of the gun with force
enough to throw 1t six miles.
A gun OF this description, concealed be.
hind hill or embankment. could project
a steady rain OF bursting projectiles upon
ships mt sea or into fort occupied by the
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visible no report aud no smoke accom-
panying its discharge. or course there
would DO no danger OF the bursting Of q
projcctile in the tubc--that peril always 50
dreaded when dynamite is used in guns
because tho shell would receive no shook
In being thrown.
Two inventors of Russian birth. named
Bernados and Olszewski, have offered .
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as full of holes as so many oolanders. IL
Is perfectly practicable, too, apparently.
There arc various ways In which Il might
be carried out, but preferably n'submarino
boat is employed. Having arrived at =
Is TO be attacked, the operator attaches 3
copper wire 20 her bottom. The wir3 II
connected with powerful battery, and 10
tho latter Is also hitched second wire,
which terminates I'm carbon stick, such
an Is used for nro lights. Taking this stick
In his hand, tho operator holds 1t close 70
the ships bottom, though not quite IN
contact. and the current being turned on
the metal nclts and runs like 30 much
wax. Only short time Is required 70
bore great many holes.
Captain Il. L. Znlinski. the we'll known
inNcutbI VI tho p1ouhitsfO w f.>fntt' R~sss
has contrived n flying torpedo which 10
calculated TO work lot Of mischief, COM
tanning. as 10 does, quantity OF high ex-
plosives, together with nm electric battery
10 set them off when the proper momcnt
arrives. The battery Is Of chemical na-
turc, and tho chemicals are put into u
dry. So long ~ they remain dry no cIco-
trical action Is excited and the appavn'''t
Is harmless Thus the project,io may
fired by gun with perfect safety. IL '
intended to bo thrown into tho water net
q hostile ship. A hole In tho shell 10 plu4
ged with gelatin, which IL presently
melted. and the water. entering. encycizea
the battery. exploding the torpedo anu dis
tributing the enemy's vessel over the
briny waves In Fragments noe TOO large
for kindling.
Another sort Of use for which pvojsoeIleo
OF this kind are recommended II the clear.
Ing away Of sct torpedoes In bsrborA Be-
ing thrown ahead of a ship. they may -
80 timed as to burst soon after roecbIn1
bottom, exploding mines kn the chAnnol