The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-11
Guns IN A CRATER
Diamond Head, Uncle Sans Lava
Fortress In Hawaii.
GIBRALTAR OF THE PACIFIC.

The Mighty Defenses of Oahu Make
That Lovely Island Veritable Fire
Lined Wall of Steel, Behind Which
crouches "the Lion Of Hawaii"
Diamond Head, that monumental eie-
walton Of lava which stands out so
prominently on the Honolulu side Of
the lovely island of Oahu. Hawaii, is
the one and only original crater in tie
world which IS being devoted to tue
use Of the army of a great power
The island Of Oahu is the key to the
Pacific. and Uncle sam carries that
key on a chain Ii his capacious pocket
At any time war breaks ont Uncle
Sans hand. which han not lost its
cunning, will 50 to that pocket with
the swiftness of western sheriff. and
The result will be roar Of guns which
will be heard around the world The
roar will be contributed 10 by the guns
Of Fort Kruger, which are at the base
Of Diamond Head on the iandward
side.
From Diamond Head. called hy poets
The Lion Of Hawaii" 10 Peari EIarbor
nnmed by newspaper writes the Glib
raltar Of the Pacific" there Is chain
Of forts which makes Oahu one Of the
greatest fortresseS in the world, When
in Honolulu the writer had the pleas
IRE of working with Albert Pierce
Taylor, who has been spoken Of IS
tue recognized literary authority on
things pertaining to Pearl Harhor and
the defenSes Of Hawaii He said on
ore occasion
Uncle SAN has declared TO the
world that be is on guard In the Pa
ciGcs AT Pearl Harbor is Fort Kane
hatdeha with itsiRntteryG of0Kwelves
inch guns; At the mouth Of Honolulu
harbor wil be "A batteryaof small guns;
at Fort De RuSSy, waikiki battery
Of fourteen inch guns while at Tia
mond Head a battery of eight mortars
has been manned for some few years
Within tue extinct crater of Diamond
Head Gibraltar.like galleries have
been constructed. and in one OF them
M observatory has been established
The 6ge control for all the oahu coast
batteries has been located IN this gal
lery From this station the lre Of the
guns Of al the forts can b. directed b}
the electric telegraph The guns cf
Pearl Harbor cross those OF Diamond
Head and with the batteries between
make ,eTitble wall Of steel
After inspecting the guns az Fer
RutT two pf MS viii q soldier guide
walked 70 the cntraBrc of the gallery
wuich has beeu bored thromgh.ihe iara
ui sandstone switch compose tho
steep sides of the crater Of eniir0nl
dmd A sentry barred the yqY Iar
,eom;t was prndueea sud ff2yed IN
aiieu s.saHie
s'ae tsri.3 lrua-Goor a iHesFi4F,psc
90 ,ae At.o.hIg passage Wf ,Wnns
urseuod viz trliior b apnt aiH
another hlhelrtar. tie Sisita$ slarGch'
down tue 3aacry 4 sluglr parlow
gauge tracts rF,u thc calbp engll nk
he passWg o. this steel ~ua.trecke
bad hepH pn3iei lw 'ie so.,le Who
oa,.ed and udoaacd the dchh~ witch
uuy comrades had dug FROM uu' vaiH
of The crater The ties were Wosen ~
9la' and iNe galde issued q warning
10 step carefully
on first ,ttppin= into The gallery The
DARKNESS attcr the tropi,al sunlight
was Of tie kiud that Milton described
as iSlhle only few steps lald l'eci'
taken before the light at the far rud
lf t0e gallery was easily Sceu
lnstead ~ The barren lava soW
hard 81 hint and as smooth s. rlass
as the picture njiu so picfnrUgVe'l
puts lt the inside oeaiitsi cisiters Nti-
found So he grass eQrereds WITH. sO'es
and bushes stru1iue ueTg yNT fuere
which drew thur muiStrre froW The
liGuid sunshine, asf'heS4ei9 ~Rps'-
pc charniugIy describe die riir
The guide pointed out the oD.,url-e
tory hirh $50 ON tie Eva side OF tbe
,rntcr frcm which officers direct the
lrotiur by the men WHO NAV the big
suns nc the fort outside the crater
rhree meu never see the TARGET ut
which thev aim Ear ont M seU The
proipcules from the high powered ain.
pass over tbe crater. ard 10y Telephone
from the observatory the uru leurH
whether they have made hin or ui>s
rhcy generally score = ht
IN the event of war Involving tie
FI.. 81.
NJ Diamond Head uny indeed prove
"the Lion az Hawaii" as France
Bent Dillingham;. q Honolulu lcct ha,
described IL. and 10 once stirred hI-
paw could sweep = navy 20 IFS death
u once aroused NJ. roar vunld eoon
he heard Hcrcss the sea- AMI rrho,~i
from tle sky. "-HUoId Sluds n f'c
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