New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
In the English Magazines for May
Aerial Machines in War-A Poem in Memory of Swim
burne-The Picturesque Life of Mexico.
,rRTA1. MACHINES IN WAR.


AERIAL MACHINES IN WAR
;so-ing now the uses TO which an aerial
Cge,e can be put. first and foremost. un-
nsaIa-+eslz- there must be uppermost IN the mind
oeoDsr- thinking person the effect which such
O. e. IN war: but 1 venture to think that
vii VII i'eit eTists very exaggerated idea with the
the..S-it,- Of people as 10 the erect IN certain
nsJo' - var Principal among these miscol-
p1aseS .e that of the damage which can be
cspaO nv dropping explosives" upon towns,
do1e y 5G,ctrs or particular buildings, such as
slp-,ines ANY one who has been up IN pal
nssa-;Il a5u7ir the extreme difficulty Of dstin-
len, ,;ne %a sny particular building among mass
EgsLL9-e IInless previously he has intimate
o. os-5 Ie5ge of its position with reference TO well
kron-' Fea+l1res or unless marked by some pc
k29~it k2garitZ which would imply that the aeronaut
a5een there before
as1 - he remembered that prOmiscuous de-
.;on .iC of a few ordinary buildings by the dis
fu;,a effect Of explosives will confer little or
fupI-sC-ics1 or other advantage upon the at
n.ter 20 though it is true that there exist certain
tATsjngs etc. the destruction of which, IN bulk'
eu-lI' eu15 Certainly have vast effect upon other
sasss OF war. which l propose 10 ahaIyze
sresently. - x.r .,o -,,o,,,an+ that
~ oriect OF attack is q powder magazine, a
1r-5ts 1r topic in up-to-date invasion stories.
~ in order TO make certain OF hltuls Ce
-,e bv means Of an explosive cropped rom ON
-l-v II is necessary that the aerial macLlhe
IN annroaCh within short distance ABOVE
IS sa-, obiect aimed at and hover motlonIess ioT d
the IL line 10 make sure Of its aim AS the
slo-o would probably with certain lmpor-
ne eTceutlors) be in fort. the approach OF
ea aeriai machine would be heraloed oy lls
,s--,bardn1ent from TuSlllade OF rIleS anu
u. 4Tjng guns on specially constructed
q.-n+irgs which allow OF fire at any ahele,
M 4,sila6e ought to put any correct ann on
L-.a-+ L-' NJ the aeronauts out Of the question:
LIE ..1s n which If they are in an aeroplane.
e.i,b cannot properly hover. they Would !llIu -
.-srnelv difficult to launch their nlssllTs a.
80 with any hope OF attaining lIe oOJ0O'
silsru in[anfe5 that they overcome all these dim
80 and succeed in dropping their eNploslEe
- he roof Of the magazine, II by no means
- % mar tlev are going TO do any mdteila4
ss-sse as in these days OF sTnoheIess Po"G -.
60 .Srtents Of magazines do not eNPIooe-
-s-slr blrn harmleSSly away Win q AII-o
Hsss H,ss.5 T7Iff without approaching an explosive
sis-rntive effect, SO beloved OF black ana ~
irrst-ators. This is supposing the ~ ~rooL uI -
--srazne 10 be Of modern. / e. OF llght- coI!pa-
1 s;r5sz construction, which does not con-
s.e ,l,e rroducts Of combustion or the ConIeLIeS'
- II TeTer the missile from above should nap
=, to slight on the roof OF an o4u-1ds!I~'O4Ioo ~
taI;-a - made Of solid concrete or earth sew
- faet thick nothing serious would AdpPeiI'
ss the missile would not penetrate 10 s a-s
Ssnrb because q pleasing feature or explosives
: st IN eyuloding. they choose tle PAIN %
80 7r@ss-sfys Tie explosive effect O. S2S:.
--iseile gvould exert its principal force upward
and prota bly, do more damage TO the aefohauls
g. heir machine than 10 any one or anything
else The only possible solution OF the ol!Il
c1lfies OF the problem from the aeronauts pollt
of
..;ss;1as 5s concerned. would be to lnclose thelr
explosive in a very strong, heavy envelope suCil
as Is typifled in an artillery shell ana pLoNiue t
the same with a delay action fuSe, IN oIueI -
eTlov tir7e for the projectile to penetrate lhe
concrete or eartlen roof before the fuse lslll'eo
the explosive contained in the shell
Rut who is going TO carry heavy sheIls ABOUT
gr On aerorlane or any other aerial machine on
The very off-chance Of destroying le" llLUu- LOU,
sand pounds OF explosive in a magazine! me
same remarks apply to the attack on d tI NdI
vessel with the added difficulty that the NesSel
itself would be on the move, POSSIBLY as laSI ot
faster against wind than the aerlal hlaCIIIIe mn,
itself-Captain T G. Tuiloch' IN Inc ~
Century.
N MEMORY OF swTNBURNE
(VaIe, UaIe, in GternuHl, OGle'H
April vhispers-"can'st thou, too, die.
Lover Of life and lover Of mine?
A7ril queen over earth and sky
-yzer5s and her trembling Iashes shine:
Master in song, goodbye, goodbye
Down to the dim sea line
This is my singing season" he cried,
April what sweet new song do you bring!
April came and knelt at his side.
Breathing q song too sweet to sing
Death and the dark cage-doOr swung Wlde.
Seaward the soul took wing.
Sleep, on the breast Of thine old-world lover.
Sleep, by thy fair green -girdled" sea!
There shall thy soul with the sea birds hover,
Free OF the deep as their wings are free;
Free. for the grave-howers only cover
This. the dark cage Of thee.
".
Thee the storrn-brd, nightingale-souled.
Brother Of Sappho the seas reclaiml
Age upon age have the great waves rolled
Mad with her music eXulJant, ahame;
Thee thee too shall their glory enfold,
Lit with thy snow-winged fame.
Back, thro' the years fleets the ea-birds wing:
EGpphO Of old time, OHce.-ah. hark!
So did he love her Of old and sing!
Listen, he flies 10 her, back thro' the dark!
SGppbo, Of old tiDc. once. Yea, Spring
Calls him home 10 her, hark!
VI
Edpph0. long since in the years far sped,
HGppto, IoUed thee Did not seem
Fostering only Of earth? 1 have fed.
Fled 10 thee sister. Time is a dTeani
Shelley is here with US, Death lies dead!
Al how the bright waves gleam-
Wide was the cage door, idly swinging;
ApTE touched me ana whispered come.
Out and away 10 the great deep winging,
Sister flashed TO thee over the foam.
Out 70 the sea OF Eternity singing
Mother, thy child comes home
VIII
Al but how shall we welcome May
Here where the wing Of song droops low,
5ere by the last green swinging spray
Brushed by the sea-bird's wings Of snow,
We that gazed on his glorious way
Out where the great winds blow?