The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-20
THROWING EXPLOSIVE SHELLS
THE PROBLEM or DIsCHARGING
THEM FROM ORDNANCE.


of It's Recent 1rlai-hhe LHFEeF
C,Ifhra and More Destructive
charge Propose" ny h""S"'
iuA Claim for Vastly Greater Re-
snlts without Increased Expense
r--,-, tl,a Nlavy York Evening Post
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The propiem OF thIu"HiS H'sh eAPiV
Ives from ordnance is one upon Wnieh
tbo military solicifude and the inventive
- ~, ,,,,,,,+,.i,s a., 40. .avDe.nding
genus "a "H oOe"'' ~ "a ~
themselves HUDSON Maxim to-uaS us
cussed his problem and its solutions by
himself and others dealing with The re-
80 80, -, ~,
etu1 suceesS-uI 'es' u ''T N''i'ii'''' -.
aud with his own contribution TO the oe-
,,elopuoent of smoJyaless powders. result
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Ll5 ." '"0 -AfA''i - =
forated gram, now the service poWoSI OF
this government and used in firing the
Gatbnoanp sbau at the test referred 10
~ ~. -, ~, INCONVENIENCE, 81
M haAlH pVsdh tl@ iANSstlsdtioA9 "a
the subject Of smohe!ess powders and high
explosives in the autumn of 1855. At that
tir,e tbe pnanr,atic ,rorDa5o and con-
-. -, -
stIuclon CoinpdhS' Po9ulai'S AhO"" a9
the Zalinski Gun Company, were con-
structing their air-guns for the United
States government 81 filed several ap-
pllcations for letters patent on smokeless
poWHsts III IeoS ne sdIo' oie OF NhlcH
NN' ASt q AAANtNi bN4 "a a. - SIAN, ~
80 ~ Ss9lFc ColiiouSi ,3 III tiSl su
that IS 10 say, a gram Wnlch snould pre-
sem me minimum OF surface 70 the name
OF lshuoh, ana be consumed win q con-
stahtly increasing area as the prefecture
moves aloHg lne pore, thus eVolVlhS sases
ISstts ahu lasleI u 1Is me gram Is Gonn-
p'eleIy consumer. ms order OF com ons-
tloi SSLsSa - haitltdih tns pressure Rse,y
MSl pSnllta lhe pioJectilg ~ us hgh'
tat.2|eB houI nc eutlre lehsth OF t1e gun;
~, e es M IloIaSeu sraIn pipducep py
III.
hu9pleu py DOM the Cniteu aIates army
dgu navy, anu u now tue service poWuei
oi Iilns sottI , by means or Ihe tnui-
YES l ana s1eater uniformity IA poth ye-
loei'les ana pressures are secured. This
Tr;. M - ~ Is oul ~ 1iis qs on
- - ~" - tnl9 siIoh'Iess PoMnSL ny tue Unit
aTi a. iiS a, H.'.tiIs ne tdst nhe years
.t ne icceul ulsasIeI 70 me lV-lhcn gun
% st AZ yH a. 2a1uS ilo 20 On N1aIeh
- taae MdS uuS 70 ~ lault OF lhe powder
p t,I was no 3ccaslonea pE eNptoslVe wave &c,
49,, LII - ilaNlHS oveh lsIlte1
All is! "a L. " VIZ T. - Nioietltdy loI Wd ~
hind he proiecliJe and before he I,Toiec-
,;I IN i ,eoJe''Igi eil9 yeAoie 'Iie pI9Jec-
NJ i,so tesiI u,sIll it 70 'tny Soilsiueta
n t3 - w . ~ 80 stloi ~
rr,iin ~, MaNS At Icy lsn piessure
bo,,Sld l1 1919 orl 5lliI5 sIdllls, re-
- 49,, DaC4 49, .oM ~ tie uIeSCn "
bioci- IL O., A. liiti'is'"s upon 'ie piSecH
s,5 y, 80 e i, ou =. tt, r,+ 90 A., oh,.s
of cydao,, 7eat ~ - Vi III In -
To,,1 ~, loSr pase ~ \; ~ WI, De
lquhl mar ms wave action IS wen recos-
aTtetn "a S,TabI ~ & I,uSf
Jebfcb ca,1d{tiope Ij1 1r{t a. - "a T., ~
w., uiu e@iSt III 'he V-lhcH
s.5rte ~ o6r, AZ 49, Ff.,,,,. -, No..
zion nm to h ienot6 WsNe az
III - 81 - 70 u De lSl7t VI cndtnueI;
isaSi w 70" ~ ii,Sn uSnsity 81
Js ~ M % ~ ~ IlS'i io4 " OF ,ne
~ LARGO e,3rs tbrae ~ tg ,.,st ~ y -
siu.ats ,t7cso,t ,ea ~ opllHItiOi edS
more or iesS we antia1, el,,,s,,e ooo,,,
tbo,',,b - 80 ~ $500 away us
maximum pressures And when the ebarea
docs moi occ3n,g fba ,,-bo1a ianetb of tbe
orcnr he NOR iikelv as he nor1,dey. 10 ~
o1Iicker ' Go w fNNi -
.,'Tba mast assantioI ,ao,,trito - = .,..
ten, oF tbro1,ire+ bi.,L - ~. q 49,
ordranca restS is lr0.oiF - - S C
The foiou-ing rea cons -, ,, -, a 10
The maximun destr1ct,Ve effect mon non a
tarset fha iaron,, | 80 II. ulou a
Y,5Ns,vo bo,i5 ~ ~ ms -
81 t,aio,itS, - ~ 49, ~ NY s $3.50
ebot ~ g, a,e cif's can only oS paPusi,t
iaroa yibro - 5 ~ "ttn aS3'iNT ls
a - lo,,ei4 - t'e p ~ OJV,et5-e VII nay
sJ' ~, Ne'9lt ~ =, a. - Oti i Win VIC
, ne1Fg s1Ses nov throMn from nis n
FDwtt. s"nq, a veg lIisu Fe.9vItg may pe
S1,eiNeq WIN a o"isi,tiI sllinet{ low pres
ent 70 ,h s ~ .iie 49, ~
~ c,Is,,ro IAle. II we oupss
~ Loe'a' anu Ie.stn OF sun, me sun VIII
~ q 80 ny ,"all ,, oilV- tIl'u ~ suohs.
~ olneI %Yr9S, II VII staho niue more
=
SURE VIII pc eAeFteu upon proJectlle nav
Ing an area OF oase TOUR times as great
VITA the lz-incn seacoast Ilhe, an lnltiai
pressure OF 5o,O5J POUNDS TO the square
lncn Is employed, the average pressure 70
tne muzzie behg ABOUT 20Oeo pounds;
With a gun OF double this calibre and
same weight namely, nity-two tons, an
initial pressure or l20o pounds and a
muzzle pressure OF 5000 pounds could be
employed. This average pressure being
just half OF the average pressure in the
pinch gun, but exerted over four times
the area, will give US muzzle energy
twice as great
This means that we shall be able 10
throw a proiectile Weighing twice as much
at as great a velocity as the present p
inch shell is now thrown.
The present pinch shell weighs 969
pounds. and carries thirty-seven pounds of
black rifle powder The velocity attained
is about 200 feet per second. With the
torpedo gun weighing no more, and cost
ing no more we can throw a projectile
weighing 2000 pounds, consisting of 00C
pounds of sleel and l 900 pounds of high
explosive Consequently, the system pro-
posed TO me means simply that without
additional cost or risk the present Pinch
sea-coast gun could be replaced by a gun
throwing at equal velocity projectile
carrying half a ton of high explosive in
place of thirly-seven pounds Of back pow