The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-15
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IAPAG DEADLY EXPLOSIVE
SHlh0t DID TERRIBLE DAMAGE
THE CHEMULPk0
FIGHT.


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ap1 HERE has been much de-
\ ny bate on the question as TO
o Is whether the projectllcs
4 which caused 80 many
10Y casualties among the crew
OF hcausslau cruiser Variag on
CnnWo. at the outbreak OF the
wa va, shrapncl or high explosive
sheis. The Russians are divided In
ontot The French and Italian on
co.'s anrd the cruisers Pascal nnd
Elh . OF the opiuiou that little II
a1y thpncl was used The British
otlnrlKho were aboard She Talbot
tllnk 81 most OF the havoc was due
to. firuol.
pi. hdn. chief surgeon OF The ia
ndrtfNa,y. Inns given a correspond
oii uylollowIng details in regard to
slifo the secret explosive used by
40 Jnnesc. DR. Wtla had twenty
forf dlhe worst cases after they Ind
btsa hard the Pascal Tor four days
adj '0re most OF the fragments had
nlruibecu extracted. Ilc extracted
s1re boz; fragments. an OF which hc
sdh IRE undoubtedly parts Of high
etrnlc Shells"
rho'oc,or showed n parcel contain
ingigmcnts extracted from one man.
Th lagcst piece was two inches long
OBJ In an inch wide nc the greatest
poft II was shaped like an arrow.
me Nt two pieces were about th1
sire d hazel nuts. The other frng
Mountaineering 100. ranged In size
ffvm lpin head to full grown pea.
An Examination OF the largest piece
shows that the outer walls OF IN,
she'll Rre not more than three-elghihi
a annch and that Il was fired from
iioihis smaller than slx-lnch gun
mo Ference Is that nothing but IN,
list steel can be used TO stand The
pfesge on the bore OF enc gun. Moth
log h a high explosive could smasl
q sting steel shell into such minute
fngpnls.
DR.. Wada IN operating on twelvl
sailor did not ind n larger fragmcn
than ne one described. There wer
no hlcatlons OF shrapnel. He Dc
serilh how on decks made slipper.
wlihblood he saw small bits OF iies
and ono scattered everywhere. II
stumbled over nm arm here and n lo
there He saw men with their ABIDE
menicarried away and the flesh tor
on thlr bodies. Nothing but n hlg
explolye shell. he said. could hay
eanSl such effects.
TlH wounds caused by such she
were no worse than those resultln
from old.fashioncd shells or shrapnC
II a nan was lucky enough not to |
tlIle .hc had very good chance
IstttAg on unhurt or with very sligl
wounds. but they were meant to RI
pho doctor continued;
1.-TWO sailors stood on the brldl
With Capt. Rudlneff. Count Nlrod Al
petty officer. One OF the new shel
truck the petty officer. Tho ne
helh are provided with fuses az
AXE effect not only on contact wi
water. hut with parts OF the rlggln
llTlng men. even cloihlng-in IA,
whoever the resistance n suiiicle
10 alter the speed ever 30 little. III
shlreferred 10 exploded and blew d
petty officer TO atoms. There was n
sdulaly nothing found Of him nftS
wrd Count Nlrod. who was stan
Inc text 10 him. was also blown
piece, only one arm being found aftC
ward The two sailors stood a nj
way on. The explosion tore an q
iieih from the lower parts OF th,
legs, which had 20 be ampntatcd q
tcryird. Capt. RudlncT was still
lltle further OF aud escaped wi
slight wounds In the head.
TN old shells the fragments a
meani to kill or wound. The explosl
Is there merely TO burst the shell nj
give additional Impetus 20 the fra
merIii In the new shell the explosl
itset "a meant 10 kill. The functi
OF the shells is Simply 20 convey
exploive TO the desired spot"
Dr. Wada said he md not know {
hmin In which the new shell kills
wounis seriously. But the instan
described above proves that II is q
very hrge. Referring o the numero
easefpf suppuration Of wounds caus
by pieces OF clothing entering wi
the fragments OF shell. Or. Wa
sugfeted that the Government shor
MAXI new rule in the navy IN
wherver n fight Is expected eve
man shall have his body Yell wash
and hs clothing dlslnfected. He &C
tlnuet
"Happlly II Is the rule Of our m
In ne army ana navy always 10
INTO nttle IN the newest and clean,
unlionl. This Is not Cor sanitary CO
slderslons, but II works tho right W
all the New York Sun.