The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-15
DISCUSSES GUNS.
Gen. Burlington, of Ordnance Bureau,
Files His Report.


Washington, Nov. 15.-The report or
General Burlington, chief Of the bur au OF
ordnance, has been made to the secretary
of war AS some of the most interesting
portions of the report dealing with DIS
puted points b tween the ordnance bureau
and the board of ordnance and tort nca-
tions are contained in appendices, whi len
have not yet been made pupnc, lne
port is not as interesting as exPecteu-
Among these features IS that OF neg s+ urtts
which IS dismissed with paIaSrIdpn : O. -
ing that the facts can be found in an ap-
pendix. The ordnance bureau S1 was e a.-Ts,S
the recommendation of the board OF ora
nance and fortifications was approved
holding up any action for some months.
1t is said in connection with field ord
nance that an agent OF the governaaneeLne e
French field gun and which it is pro-
posed shall be tested by this government:
Another controversy IS thaJ felat1IS 70
the disappearing gun CARRIAGES, Wno
further manufacture has been oe , st9
against by the board OF ordnance 3 ana lot
tifications. General Burlington discusses
the history Of this carriage showing wing, tha 5
it was ordered by the Endicott board ana
the secretary of war. General Burning
ton says: -,.....-
carriage known to the world which sat
isfied fully the requirements and II IS IN
ity deemed that the disappearing pr-nciple
was of such paramount Importance, or
adopted and that a suitable carriage
would ultimately be Forthcoming fer it.
TT was, therefore, presented to the ORD
nance department, as a problem to pc
solved and the present carriage Is the
best solution 1T has been able TO ma. %
far as experience has gone. 1t has worked
well and, in fact much more satisfactor-
lily than was anticipated 1t Is presumed
however that the question raised involves
the disappearing system itself, and the
severe REQUIREMENTS is imposes upon the
carriage builder It challenges the neces-
sity for such protection to the gun, IT'S
Carriage and men and suggests an open
therefore, simpler in design and perhaps
capable of quicker action and more rapid
fire.
'9I,he department is not by any means
accepted it from higher authority as a
condition to which 1t was required TO cen
form but is ready to take up from the
proper authority any other system and
devote its energies to making 1t success
full It has already provided the ba+ anced
pillar mounts for five inch guns, aid IS
is prepared to take into consideration.
FORMS Of pedestal or pillar mounts for
still larger ca1ibres or carriages Of non
disappearing barbette type as may seem
There has been a great deal Of discus
sion over the so-called ''poH-pomD guns,
the South African war, but no official
opinion has been received regarding them
Two batteries of six-inch guns each have
been ordered and as soon as competed
win be sent to the Philippines
Many rapid-fire SSac~ asst guns ara
mounting. These consist of five and six
inch and 15-pounders- The sDrggs-seaa-
p underS and TWEEN v 6-pou ders, but GEN
eral Burlington says that the failure OF
carriage under their two contracts with
the government has caused serious delay.
Brown Segmenta1 wire gun and attention
is called to an appendix for particuIa IS.
has been little use for the mountain guns
but upon acquisitions from the Phi p
pines, all the mountain guns on hand, to-
gether with two 6-inch gun batteries were
chased and sent to Manila. There was
also a demand for small calibre machine
guns and quite a number have been pur-
chased and sent to the Philippines 49,.
Contracts have been made for 1,151 600
pounds of smokeless powder. of which
sO0, coo pounds were for t. e use I Sc coast
guns and mortars- It IS beIleVed that the
difficulties encountered last year have
been overcome and that the new powder
During the last year there were com
rifles, twenty-four 12-Inch rifles. thirty
such heavy guns now ready Tor our de-
lenses of 65S. Work on the 16-1nch rifle
has been retarded because a larger fur
There have been accepted during the
year $3.50 armor and deck-piercing pro-
jectiles.
Concerning the test at Sandy Hook.
General Burlington says hat exp rimen :
have been made for 5 ellis with wet gum
wi h exp osives of the Iydd1te and am
monia nitrate classes. It IS necessary to
the gun, and in storage. a compound
which is still an object Of pursuit Elx-
periments to detect flashes OF smokeless
powder proved Intellectual Five patterns
of field carriages with controlled recof
have been tried and none found wholly
OUT of appropriations of s2s Ss6. 1885, the
bureau has expended s1e.24o,7s5
When you can not sleep for coughing.
It IS hardly necessary that any one should
tell you that you need Few doses OF
irritation of the throat. and make sleep
possible It is good. Try 1t. For sale by