Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-25


/ tons. The four-iHsh. Hte-inoh. six-
I inch and eight-inch guns are generally
| placed Ia bruadridU Tho ten-inch.
! twelve-iuch ana thirtDUn-iuch guns are
turrot guns. The hroudsido guns arc
mounted on carriages. Tho turrct
/ guns are arranged IN the turrcts.
which are rotated by powerful en-
I glncs so that the guns are thts trained
/ To- bear on any point ~ the horizon.
There are many kinds W gun carri-
| ages or mounts but generally described
! there " usually "a lower so-callcd slide
mounted on very heavy rollers which
rests on circular tracks on the dock.
| Tho carriage proper rests ON the slide
md receives the KUN trunniou- or side
/ rivnis, which ARE Fn placed that the
ruu ~ fairly balanced. The parts ~
the nlldo on which the gun carriage
rests are Inclined. so that when thU
gun Ne fired aud Co. rccpn. or kick.
tends to move 10 inward. it has 90 run
/ up hill Furthermore the KUN carriage
lH fastened 60 ~ piston which ntH boo u
| cylinder NJ rlycorluc and water Tho
firing is Fumothlug like o. syringe. ONE
IS instead of the piston flrclnF the
water ont through o. iittlt nozzle.
th.rO o. n small score in the inside wuil
NJ the cyildor which let's the piston. ns
~ moves, diaplncc hut small amount
NJ water from one side ~ 10 Ca the
other This greatly rotnrds the motion
" the piston and hence " the ruu.
NftDr tho gun has got through it1
Kick II n arranged ca slide back a.
proper position boy iia own weight
This hydraulic control o. n great ad-
vantage. The gun Jumps in Ho llt-
tlo that u H. not oven necessary 90
tcll the mon 20 set out NJ the way
which used 60 cause loss " valuable
umr whom one wanted CO. nrr tho in-
slant n good view NJ the turrrt wnH
got through the HiEhiH The ull-
fashioned runs are mounted ON urll-
nary wheeled rnfrnreH. and held hy
piece ~ heavy rope. fastened nt
Ita rndl To- the side uf the ship. when
they were fred they jumped In care
rlugo uud all fur about rlN feet. ana
any one IN their way urluDhy enough
90 rpt rntnurlUd In their controlling
tackles was lllhIg TO De- u"rioualy
nurt
In oraor 90 direct tho gun upon the
target Il must no trained both lnirrls
~ and vertically. The Huppuriins
Slide DE- moved an the deck rails 10 rUt
lateral train usually by heavy cuF-
wheel gearing operated hy hand, ana
sometimes hy an electric motor ~ II
not 90 40 difficult Co. make The gun
point IN the direction ~ the target In
this way, but oddly enough. because q
gun hnrpons fp 10 point @ does mot
follow that the shot will Eu 60 the tar.
get or. indeed. that u viii not ny Gar
over IL. From the time IN rhot leaves
the gun tho attraction uf ruviiy mHrri-
loasly cxpftrd hy the earth on every
particle NJ matter begins go pull H
down. ana clearly n gravity can pun
the shot down 10 tho rr.uui Of Into
tho water before thr HhUt can De-
pitched hy the KUN Tar HuuuHh CO. frnrh
tho target necessarily tHH shot VIII
never reach Co. mark: rl. rHutrlfiwlHe,
if tho gun throws the shot Gar over the
forgot that shot viii Doc wasted.
Hence n d. necessary 20 ulrvn- the
muzzio ~ the KUN Hn thut the com,
hlnpd ftsrtH nf the explosion and grayi.
Just bring the shot o. Die ihe object.
The higher the mugEiH lH elevated
I twithIu reasonable uWli1. nnd the
higher the shot n thrown. the gtrnt0r
distance The shot will $50. because
gravity has further ~ pun it down
during the timc NJ hight This placing
~ The run o. make IT, shot ily over
given nnEc ia done hy simple, gear.
u heel mechanism. acting near the frn,
end, which turns tho gun on ~ trun.
Mons ana 20 fulHca or lowers the muz-
zlr.
In the ,urrc,s far morn powerful
mechanism n required 90 handle the ~.
are strapped a. q great bronze casting
called the saddle, which r.atH on Slide
rails. The rrcull " taken by re- hydaul-
/ lc cylinder. and the guns are moved In
and out by hydraulic motors communi.
eating with the saddle. working under
a pressure OF some 600 pounds 10 the
square Inch. Another hydraulic cylln.
der acts upon one end of tho gun
Slide nd raises and lowers n 20 nH tn
/ drproHH or elevate the guns. and IN
I train tho guns the tufrrt b. rotated
sometimes ~ steam machinery and IN
[ tho newest ships NY electric motors,
Tho powder used In the great guns II
| made In tho shape ~ heXagonnl pflHmH
I about an inch In height and thrpr.
| fnurthn of an Inch ON the sides. with
I q central hole. n a. the H1-cailod brown
/ powder. the color being due a. he nm.
/ dor-hurned charcoal used la tho manu-.
| fnciure Tho grains are stacked In
/ layers IN the cartridge bags, Tor tho
| slN-lnch guns the cartridge H. nll ln one
| bag; for the i1.iuch sun Il ~ divided
/ up in four bass.
Solid shot ARE no longer fred Tho
proiectlgH are common she'll. amor
piercing rhrll ana Hhrapnol Shells
! have cylindrical body aud pointed
end. 4 charge ~ powder IN put inside.
/ which ~ iEnited after Or Just uH The
shell strikes: ana this blows the missile
into fragments.