Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-22
F. kAMEHAMEHA
GUNS Will BARK
LOUDLY TONIGHT
Results of Target Practice Not
Yet Announced-Added
Feature Today

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Using high explosive shells. such as
would be used in actual warfare. the
three-inch gun battery at Fort Arm
strong. that guards the entrance to
Honolulu harbar. fired ten shots this
morning and, as nearly as could be
estimated from the shore, scored 10
hits. A small pyramidal target, towed
by the mineplanter General Armis-
tead, was used as an aiming point and
as the shells struck the water and ex-
ploded, columns of spray leaDed sky.
ward smothering the sub-caliber tar
get in foam. From every standpoint
the practice was a success and Captain
H.. J. Hatch, commanding the 104th
company came In for CONGRATULATIONS
from those who witnessed the firing.
This mornings practice was what
might be termed an added number on
the weeks program, in that it does not
count in the target record of the COM
pany. Each battery is allowed to fire
certain amount of service ammuni-
tion each year to observe the effect
of the burst and it was these high ex-
plosive shells that were being fired
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with the three-inch guns is against
material targets Sx24 feet. with cast
iron proiectiles. Today's firing would
have torn any target to pieces with
the first shot, SO the imaginary target
was used
The range this morning was about
$500 yards and although there was
tedious delay in getting the target on
the course, owing to the breaking of
tow-line and mix-up of signals from
shore to ship, there was no delay from
the battery once the word was given
to commence fire.
General Carter, the department com
mander. was an interested spectator
of the firing this morning. Other off
GERS present were Colonel Rafferty,.
Lieutenant-colonel Campbell. Major
Coe. CAPTAINS Hinkle Hatch. Garpen-
ter. Johnston, Stayton. Lieutenants
Pillow, Guthrie. Reardan and O'Hara.
Night practice for the Fort Ruger
mortars was held last night but It
was not until $50 that firing com
menced and midnight when it was
completed One shot of a salvo which
was not fired caused the tie-up, as
many of the observers. thinking the
firing was over for the night, left their
stations. 1t tool at as long to get
everything ready again for the sin
gle shot ao for . n entire r,ra y.ff<,es