The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
HARMON SINKS The WARSHIP
DROPS BOWB INTO FUNNEL AND
SHE'S N THEORi DONE ron.
Operated ai HeiGhi sT OnIy About iSo
Feet. while safety TOr Acre would
Require mat % Re = Miie Up More
NIrShIp and Nnrshlp Game To-day.



Nbout 2,O0O persons saw ChnOrd 4
Harmon give demonstration Of firing
bombs from an aeroplans at a make
believe fleet OF warship- az the Hemp
stead Plain aviation ileh Yesterday
afternoon
Had tho attack been real and the ships
deT-nc-lea- in all probability there would
have been troubl. hut az the height
Of from 100 to iJO feet at which Mr. Har-
TN, uiada the test he would never have
been able "a destroy a real warsh.p
Mr. Harmon fired sixteen bombs at
IN" 80 foot battleship and two sub
marines measuring IJ0 feet in length
outlined in white on the green field ia
front ~ the grand stand Nine OF the
bombs hlt parts ~ the vessel and one
lodged IN the funnel. tguratlvely putting
the bigger vessel out of commission.
The first bomb fired a. the main battle
ship wen, four feet 10 port the second
fifteen feet from the forward tuTr~t. the
third fifteen inches forward Of the fourth
funnel the fourth siN feet IA front Of ID"
forward turrat bet tween the two guns
the 18TH IA funnel, the sixth five inches
forward ~ the stack. the seventh four
fe..t from IN" forward turret. the eighth
in The middle Of the forward turret and the
ninth on the right corner Of the forward
uurre' In the throws at the first sub
marine tn. first missile went five feet
from the lookout. the second six feet IN
front Of the turret and tho third fifteen
feet outside the boat The first bomb
dropped at the second submarine and
landed twelve feet from the bow the
second two feet from the TOW, the third
.igh, feet from the spheresCope and tho
fourth five feet from the port side
This was Mr. Harmon's first chat 20
On a battleship and he said Il the pap-,
projeCtIie~ had been Of tirmer mould
his ara would have been more accurate
The bombs. which were about the sin.
- "A baseball. were filled with non-eN-
plo-iVe powder that sent up nun Of
smoke rs u exploded on the ground
Mr. Harmon had intended To fire his
bombs from an automatic device that
carried twelve missiles each. To bs opfr
atsd 10y vine attached To re driver =
seat but IL WAS found the specially made
bombs for the purpose were not uniform
IA .ID. And instead he used wicker
haskr' strapped around his neck To hold
them
Red flags fioat.d from the imitation
feet and II was said this had been a matter
uf discussion. Although II was an Amer
can usf'l OF Nf--FlE u NOhlu W
fire even "a fake bomb at her dag. Some
ON. suggested the French flag but no
body seemed To hav" a grudge against
IN" French 50 u was decided tn make II
plain rod
Mr. Harmon will continue his tests thus
afternoon and each tim. will mRks ElS
attack from greater height HIS h.st
mark yesterday WAS mad" from an alt-
ttidr of about 80 feet
capt Halstsad DuTey IN discussing the
subject - dropping roJ.Ctil~- from an
as'roplane SAID that u would t-' necessary
To make IN" charg" from "a height u
about i.sT feet ~ th. m "d'.rn marine
gun has range ~ 49, yards lie said
on. bullet IN tn. right plaC,' would bring
Down "A machine. whit. Il would H. alTnO=s
impo-slble To- fira bomb With accuracy
from a saf" height
J Fri-bs-a Furnished additional
thrills during the afternoon hy scaling
the skies for ID feet m "a hot air balloon
and making "A graceful parachute drop
20 the ground When he started on
HE aerial voyage he carried an American
flag plaza nied For & u Harmon which
was safely delivered by the air line The
ASCENSION was made without a hitch. and
the aeronaut landed IN his feet amid
vigorous app clause
George Rus-"ll Hedging fer. helped
~ III IN the gaps Nth short hights