The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22

Another llnlsneu SOLID screen Gha1t
was made OF crlcibe steel, made from
an ingot 80 tons weight, and forged un-
der 5000 ton press in G2 hours to
a length of l4S feet; afterward this re-
| markable solid shaft was "trepanncd,'
| bored for its entire length to make 1t
! hollow, |. G., to have hole all the
way through.
This long steel shaft was turned and
| bored in lathe which believe Is with
out a compecr in the world, its dimen-
sions being:
Length Of bed, 166 feet inches;
! length between centres. l52 feet
inches. and all its component parts or
suitable elephantine proportion.
In ordnance, it Is well known this
! firm has held for a long time rcputa-
| ton Of the highest class. and the num-
erous guns to be seen from SO ton
gun down to a pound gun, were splen-
did specimens of the highest quality Of
such articles.
saw one of I<rupp'S so ton coast de-
fence guns, i2-nch bore. mounted all
complete in revolving tlrret, and this
terrible weapon Is capable of penetrat-
ing the thickcst and most modern type
OF armor that is used for the protection
of ironclad ships at any distance at
which an ironclad would attempt to
destroy coast defence work.
The gun is Of special crucible steel.
and is fired electrically; the barrel is
40 feet long When charged with 231
pounds Of smokclcss powder, behind a
shell Weighing $50 pounds, it has a
muZZlc velocity OF 2690 feet, ard can
send the shell twelve and onc-halr
miles. AT a distance Of 1903 yards it
can send a shell $50 pounds weight that
will penetrate solid wrought iron
plate 50 81 inches thick, or an ordinary
steel plate - ~ inches thick
"krupp's" patent hardened steel plate
10 l-2 inches thick.
The various kinds of portable field
guns for army purposes made by Krupp
have long been known as OF the very
first rank in every way.
The writer was favored by an invita-
ton to witness some actual firing tests
at the gun testing range. but space will
not allow for more than one to lie de-.
Scrihcd.
y field gun firing a If f-2 pound pro-
Jectilc with charge Of smokeless pow
der OF rather more than one pound
with range Of three and three-Quarter
miles, fired easily twenty rounds min
ute aimed at 4 target.
At short range ten shots were fred
iii thirty seconds, and every one went
through the hole made by the frsr
shot.
Another ten shots were fired, the first
through the bull's-cyc. and the nine
were made to form ring Of nine
holes closely round the bulls-cye. to
show how accurate the aim, though at
SO rapid q speed.
Armed as we're the Beers with guns
made by this firm, it is no wonder at
tbs fearful havoc they caused among
the British army in the late South AT
rican war.
1t would require a large volume to
describe even briefly the multtudinous
articles made by this firm. from an
irOnclad manof-war down to a penny
file. but whether large or small, tho
greatest degree possible of eXcclIancy
is characteristic alike of all prOduc-
tiOns.
Perhaps the most unique feature OF
all in this huge firm, especially in this
age Of trusts and combines is the fact
that the whole concern belonged tC
one man alone, no company and nC
partners, and this remarkable man is
Friedrich Alfred krupp, the grandson
of the original founder, and that tho
business is successful is proved by tht
return Of profit made for income ia,
last year, for | am informed the pro
! prietOr's profit was declared as bcins
$500, 600.