The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-01

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Every aing that tends 10 explain the
remarkable acliey ements Of the Jap
Ianese navy during the past week must
be 10 immed iate interest lieutenant
simms otS the United States Navy has
recently been sta toned In the Far
East. He has tnany vivid recollsstlons
Ioti japanese training when his ships
lay at anchor near japanese battle
ships or cruisers in the harbpta ol
Yokohama or Nagasaki.
THE FJaps were alwaya busy. \ said
the Lieutenant, They didn't appear
to, be allowed any rest; We were very
curious to learn how the men were
employed, Once or twice We visited
/ Japanese vessels to sraef ~ this curl
iosity. but Tie moment We wopld start
up the gangway from our cutter the
Japanese sailors would become the
iidlest lot OF chaps ever seen One Of
my wardroom Companions couldn't
rest Suntllihe!. solved the mystery. BE
climbed to the head with ii tlns
pair Of glasses and tchetl 4 HE DIS.
covered the gunners were pnt through
hours Of drill. a Flaubert fitie was
fastened directly under each apid;ilre
gun and q string attached to the trtg-
! ger The captain OF each gun squad
aboard the japanese ship was fnrnish,
led with id machine that showed the
pitch and the roll OF the boat The
plan was to center tile object, which
was generally 10 ship one mile away.
or a house on shore, and to Are the
instant tho Instrument showed that
the gun was directly polnted at tlls
target. I.s
Methods o. gunnery have been
4 revised since the present naval war
began. Recall for example theories
about the proper moment at which 70
lire q gun! Our sunners used 70 bss
n lleye that In q sea way, firing port Of
Istarboard guns the proper moment fos
4 explosion was as the ship began 10
rise. The English, asored aring whom
I the highest point 81 the lateral roll
. had been attained. THE battle at Ma
I Mia was under remarkably fayorable
conditions There was ilardiy any
.Iswell: But our a glit OF santiaso
, taught the world more about gunnery
at.sea,ln three hours than had heen,ac-
cumulated i'm years OF experience Our
gunners covered their object With The
I: sights and then awaited Tor the motion
I of the ship TO indie the proper IN.
slant 70 get Tie gun on. g,he Japanese
. have gone ID great deal further. Their
!, range sights have been supplemented
!, by new appliances that make their
!, guuners the mos accurate marlssmet
Ia the8@orld: Prlvatel ~ i am told that
England 5isS adoptlng The same delicate
!, instruments:
Such was Lieutenant simms stale.
! ment several weeks ago. II explains
, why8the japanese suffered 50 little
I Injury. They attacked sayaeely anu
|, effectively before the Russian glus
I, were In range IN other words. know.
: ing to % rod the carrying power Of
\ their big guns, the Japanese used only
!, their heavy guns at a distance that
!, rendered reply reflective They be.
4 gan plugging the Russians before the
= latter could freach them. it vim be
& found to have been a battle OF the big
! guns, however torpedo boats may have
: been used after the cruisers and bat
4 Itleships were crippled BY the great
shells from the turret ordnance. That
\ Ifs the Impression conveyed by the tel
n egrams already received. q
9 What a pity that somebody like
y Istlckney at Manila or Oscar Davis Ut
Santiago had mot been present on
4 Togo's iogship Saturday lastt The
: Japanese will be- Very chary ABOUT
II telling the naval authorities OF the
9 world how their gunners wrought
n such awful destruction but escaped
10 substantial injury TO their own bis
Is ships.
III $500 y
q When a battle ship Is crippled abe
n may be given the coup de grace In 80
81 many ways that II IS Idle to speculate
81 as to the manner. Torpedo boats can
Il sink her or q few large shells driver
!; inside her hull at any one Of several
y Vulnerable points may set her a:sre
= internally and conye her into fur
A mace. That's what happened aboayd
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