The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22

be ow the water surface. Another inven- |
ton OF a similar kind is submarine
Photographic camera and OUTFIT.
Al IEtc e=tlug exhibit is made OF the
uses Of aluminium and other light weight
durable metals ia The fnishings Of war
vessels, ana the display Of ship armor-
irS from tAe Kaipino works further de-
monstrated The great advance in Russia's
constructive skill
Russia's Army Exhibit.
on the upper floor of the Russian sec
ton in the Army and Navy Palace are
shown the various uniforms worn In the
imperial service. These are displayed by
an interesting collection Of life-like wax
figures. Standing in a group before a
Statue of the Gear are officers ia the bril-
liant uniforms OF the different arms of the
service-Jhe gorgeously apparaled Cui-
rassier in his white tunic. and wearing
the silver helmet: the Voltigeur. In his
more business-liSe UNIFORM of dark blue;
the brilliant Lancer; the THEATRE Hussar,
with his gcld braided red Jacket, and
the quieter costumes of the Engineers, the
Foot Artillery and the Infantry. Lounging
about are other conspicuous factors OF the
great army. chief of which are the Cos
sacks in their picturesque. berbaric COS
tunes Of former days and the present
time.
The exhibit hereabouts, also comprises
a display of the various stuffs and water
proof tissues worn by all grades OF Rus
sian troops. The practical purpose OF TINS
display Is to demonstrate how important
a part color plays in the selection OF the
service uniforms of an army.
The Russian Artillery Annex faces the
center of the Army and Navy building,
from which it is separated by one OF the
chief promenades of the exhibition. This
structure, more than anything else, man
TESTS by its contents the marvellous de-
velopment of the end-of- the-century Rus
STA as a great military power. Nearly
everything I'm the way of war material that
can be found in the storehouse Of any ma
lion in the world is duplicated in the Rus
sian Annex. and in many instances is i'm
/ proved upon. The whole range Of death
dealing machinery, from miniature rifle
as big as a scarf pin, to colossal IL inch
engine of war, Is illustrated in the ex-
hibit.
The chief show pieces in this extraordi-
nary collection are the mountings of two
gigantic coast defense cannon. The can
non themselves are there, but simply TO
demonstrate the appurtenances belonging
| to them. This machinery, constructed in
| st. Petersburg after designs of Col Dour-
| lacher of the Russian army, manifests the
| ease with which these enormous guns can
| be cleaned, loaded. pointed raised or low
cred. sighted and fired. thanks to the sim
| pie mechanical appliances with which they
| are equipped The efficiency of the appa-
ratus is palpable tribute to the advanced
skill of the Russian artillerists.
Among other entirely new appliances
devised by the Russian army are shown
the Nilus vertical projectiles and variety
of other projectiles suitable alike for cam
| paign, siege and fortress weapons; gun
! carriage equipped with rubber springs to
| JfclnnafiOn Of Iy6htple hv the
recof from the cannon; a six-inch mortar
| mounted on wheels attached in an lngen-
| lous way so as to resist without fracture
| from the recoil, demonstrating, moreover,
how Russia has solved the problem OF en-
| ploying large caliber mortarS In field artil-
! iery; and a cannon and caisson exhibited
| by the st. Petersburg works and by the
BIianik arsenal, so as TO illustrate pro-
cess of wood turning serviceable for the
construction of cannon and caisson
wheels.
Russia and the United States.
Models of arms are exhibited from the
| imperial factories at Taula, Sestroretk
and Ijevsk, and cartridges from the state
factories at st. Petersburg and Lougansk,
all bearing unmistakable evidence of be-
ing up to date even to the smallest detail
Specimens of steel made by new Russian
process are also shown.
Not the least interesting and significant
feature of the exhibit is a large collection
of Russian-made Instruments of precision
used in the governmental works The
most notable of these is a magnetic scales
TO test the temper of gun metal. This is
| branch of science that, as is not generally
| known, Russia excelS In to-day. Another
| fact that is also as little known, Is that
Russia owes her skill in this respect to
| the United States. Russia, however,
| makes no secret that she had American
preceptors in this line of industry.
Gen. Alexander Van-der-Hove the i'm
perial representa- tive In charge of the Ar
tillery Annex, is enthusiastic when he
speaks of the United States. He repre-
sented Russia In the same capacity at the
Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia m
1876 and from that visit dates the intro
duction of many valuable and practical
Ideas into the Russian artillery service.
"All we have learnt" he says, lin the
way of making these necessary iustru-
ments OF precision, we owe to the United
States, and we are proud to acknowledge
the indebt edness. We are also proud of
what we do to-day in this same line our
selves, and we think the specimens ex-
hibited here will show that weshave prov
en- good pupils of a worthy master"
BY way of an illustration the general
pointed to a machine that measures the
one ten-thousandths of an inch In thick
ness.
From the one-ten- thousandths Of an inch
in thickness to cannons of ships weighing
thousands OF tons, is a range that is al
most infinite In its comprehensiveness. BY
what they exhibit In Paris the Russians
show themselves skilled and thorough in
the big things and the little things that
go to make up the military strength of
a nation. Expert observers have come TO
that conclusion from an inspection of the
Russian army and navy exhibit. When
the knowledge becomes generally known,
perhaps, there will be less disposition than
seems TO exist at present to stir up the
wrath of the great white bear-the tradi-
tional and historic friend of the American
eagle. Valerian Gribay edoff.