New-York tribune., 1913-08-03

ston watch from his pocket and his field glasses from
their case Also ne produces par OF what look IKE
tinv anchors made of amber celuoid with perioraeu'
hollow globes about the size OF large peas Wfie 'o
stock and ring ought to be. One OF these globes ne
inserts into the orifce OF each ear and the rouded
side OF the fukes, resting against convouon Oh tc
outer ear holds them in place. Then his preparations
are complete and he takes his station between o '0
guns, equidistant from them
An order to load is given, and from the magazine d
shell truck rushes This truck IS cradle' running oi
four wheels and raised on legs, 50 that the lower ese ~
the shell that rests upon 1t Is niue lSheI 'I 1S
lover side Of the bore into which is TO go, as the gun
rouches with open breech block, ready to receive IT,
Behind the truck which is pushed along as lasI ' e
men who have it in charge can rum are othei iei @
ng the thirtv-foot rammer, the head OF when IS hel
AGAINST the base Of the shell. The truck arrives COL
Edjng with the guns breech almost hard enough 1t
would seem, TO wreck man-ot-war
At this point the truck naturally enough CoiheS ~
e,,dden stoD but started by its own momentum ana
a;led nv the rammer which pushes It from Dehlfd le
she'll goes on into the guns interior until 1t reaches lS
own proper seat, where the compression cone soP5 II.
Then the rammer is snatched forth. The truck Is
vhred away in order to make room for the cartridges
two o them each borne on the shoulders OF two men
One Of them is tossed into the gun, and ITS mate l0io"s
it. Both are rammed home. Most likely even thouSh
there may be standing orders that this shall not be done
until later the primer has already been seated IN the
vent and locked there. The OF the two guns are
working jealous and will take chances OF being caug'
disobeving orders in order 10 gam a little time.
known rs the ouchhoe Instead of being drilled through
from the top Of the gun downward to It's bore, 1t now
extends from the rear OF the beech block forward me
brcech block is plug that closes the after end OF the
gun where the cascabel-hat is, the knob-used to be-
As soon as the cartridges are in place the breech
block is closed and locked the counterweightS are
tripped and with slow dignity the great guns rise
Notwithstanding the fact that his already contain
the patent deadcncrs, young Smith, being sensible
Youth claps his hands over them, even though those
hands still hold glasses and watch.
The guns rise almost together, but not quite-one
poIes it's SLIM malignant snout the parape halt
second sooner than the other. As 1t reaches It's ap-
pointed place each instantly bazc5 forth flame and
smoke and sound that one might readily imagine as
coming from hell itself Young Smith stands well back
OF the muzzcs and perhaps fifty feet from each gum
vet the hca; OF the flashes tails scorchlngy on each
tanned check The blasts push 50 sharply at his
shoulders that they half turn him as he stands first one
way and then the other Protected though his ears
NAV bc the rcnding crash Of these reports strikes them
with actual, dcafcnng blows. The guns retire slowly
and with dignity, as they rose.
WITH these bursts Of Titanic noise there IS mingled
w another sound; one that, under ordinary CIR.