Show A SUREN mw FORT SYSTEM barbor Detuno oi a Propos dult fc llott geo gen sheridan Shor idan il A bt 1 0 1 11 1 lol god i 61 fa 4 afe 1 11 cab W tio alio galas td W V alt 1 i A new tork jerald few 11 ll heli is ad a follows I 1 how div oil did colt tie to in think of your new 1 I have tied had it la in my mind fit ur a number of biars replied the general sail ami have often it with officers practically I 1 saw its value M long DI 1817 anil atol then maden intili a lery appi ol 01 it its un deflor 1 idea in chaty but car I 1 baci la in eil 11 C ahr unit had on illy ari wr tile jh dm J ani with oilier tn anun j 1 Kini iiii mid avid colorado till the li licina cinc 5 railroads were inere not theu then completed and od stages carrying carri ing tile th traus conti rental malls neres ere lilL r running over sonie bonie router the ifie companies had bad their her staure wt aure coll apart of if iii 10 in miles 1 eel uba n ni iamie iW Mie r nn alln nt lit a wild dash between them the kar of the armed guard on top aud and ilia iho speed e c iwamoto oa being orui considered rde r ed to stand OH oft tile tho in ili fillaus the problem thon as to lo protect the stations and of course tile enemy bould raid killing tile mon man burning tin tile buildt adil 1012 ping of on tin tile horse a I 1 a YO lorto 0 I 1 it hail 1 tp to look after the lies tills nuil and to gu 1 1 1 tile iong bas stage line of 0 aw vale a and u d over oscr betge en le onno and denver ties as pa eo small ti that t I 1 wm was tint not left lo 10 men inen enough to it an a effective guard it nt t every could noll noli bililc block houses because tile the country is 11 m without tir kirber ber and Us na it was necessary to chaka the ho road sato it to meto dig a line of 0 holm holes in tho the ground gro undone one ht t every crery station I 1 called thaw cheso under grorud id moat moalton lots or invisible orta forts lo 10 my they THI THE modlea POODLE mOD tEa 51 for to in them a very few ew men could protect a station and nd ax entirely safe ali themselves against indian attacks their lire was wai all armind anti and deadly ag 3 a an assault I 1 mailo made the grundig men dig thou 1 generally 16 feet 0 and oil about ell t L aleut I 1 lit ivi feet dreps I cepl then n I 1 rau ran a little rim 0 of sod boa fail bit around tho ilia edge to in which loopholes mado made for lookout nd bad lerinc gets on n top tit 0 tills this arditi we wre a laid a i andon and on tile tho votes doles gra grail 4 nn bal I earth making 1 a I lend roof I 1 four our men ell a it it for each cacti pit they ihry dug a gal gallery cry irom rom tho ilia ol of it out 10 or 11 feet and rani tho ilia end till of that hat it ap to tile tho per ace va aich was cot cohered anfe over concealed conceal til and hinl hall a topa tor for convenience I 1 will bolln begin by saying baying hint tin the 0 object of 0 11 a la is to provide ail de amenta for or tile the poni rv C coast I 1 armament pre arc eutilia ios t palblo ablo targets target sto tail the it a 3 that tile the pro ont Is 19 petite entirely anade n quata for or our gaea ca coast ilo do forvis finne and moro remodeling will not meet tile the necessities of tile coee case RADICAL CHANGES are demanded idour in our idess ideas and therefore are the one tiers hero presented as ai it ilir dif fora era entirely entirely rom elioso now in rago nsf might tit be practicable slid and des desirable bablo the he material la Is of 0 such character c ha that it may bo be readily produced without delay by our own manufacturer manufacture rai and without onor moui molls find and to I 1 tints it li is probable blint such a system ail bo be constructed lit JM jei than that now generally in il use u cou can he be more readily adapted adail cil 14 all poll tines and bill porn por ift lo in pit sites of if front em placements of 0 serrat lines of attus all of which can ann tie ink concentrated upon an enemy the jail lines ot of the th system ate are tha thoroughly roughly protected from enalla ling fire the effect ot of a shot is limited to the particular pit it happens to strike and the personnel can be thoroughly sheltered ulion operating the guus guns the gun placements aro are to lo con hillive liVe int ail flat aill of 0 circular till UK re vetted betted on tho he interior A letter with lon ton crote croto or masonry the crests of 0 this interior revetment fleeing capped with a glacis ot of CAT CAST IROS IRON are into each cacti the gains aro are to he be on disappearing carriages carria gei of 0 tile king buffington hydro or other null and may luay ho be worked by hydraulic jok pneumatic A or electric elect rii luu lorg the iho power for or these may be transmitted froin it a central station which is IK thoroughly protected protect eL it ii 1 desire life floto to haie bola the gun carriages and appliances easily cagily worked by liand land because accidents to tho the machinery nia chinery might g it real render or t tills its pro caulion caution feces ear tary in order to it limit it the effect ot of nn an a lire ll it would lie be wall to lauve hiiro these em placements not less than I 1 foot feet spam apart for 0 tho sake ot making plain my meaning aud and without myself as to la the llie special rallies of 0 tiny any ty type 0 ol of disappearing guna I 1 employ col co propelled plan the flat illustration of which represents a carriage for or a 10 inch high power p D L 1 this rlue ot of 27 tons anil and it a breast tight of 13 11 foot feet 0 9 In indies inclines clies TILE THIS for handling the rati eun running to and from battery traversing elevating luf and depressing of certain to I 1 a chains or ropes and a double said geared windlass at t rear 0 of I 1 chaipis operated by cranks in ia convenient bov positions ono on each I 1 baile Is the iho wire or other ropes or chains shown hewn OR on tile hie olilea allied ol of cli asla tits are connected with the wil windlass adlass lor for running the gun tt to bud and train from battery theofi pus pain around free pulleys on tile the endsor ends of the Wic artor arbor outside and close to the chassis rails the pulleys are hold by pawla which secure ee the gun uder titter recoil from re rei turning to battery and aril are mado made fast to the windlass by a clutch vo lien hen it is to use URO the windlass to or further Jrp a after recoil or for when drilling these chuins or ropes servo ira like manlier maniker to supple supplement meal any failure afferent ot counterpoise poise to put the gun fully into batte battery on account of rust want of oil on ahe ry bearings or other cause after farther technical description or of tile tho machinery required gen sheridan continues continue a each battery or group of guns should haio base a main magazine agazine In centrally central jy located loeft ted nt at a safo safe distance frodi the it batery the smaller net lee magazines for subgroups sub groups of two or three guns being located in tho the ilcin ity of the pieces these magazin as should be connected with TILE ine CENTRAL SUPPLY anil and with the tha gone by covered Y 11 cries baying tramways tram ways or bracks tracks or t such cable or other ant tab cars ns as will ho be capable of with facility the modern munitions of war ansome at some central point should bo be located the boilers hollosi hol lori engines en engines lines alun F i slid and dynamos required require tor fur man manipulating PU I 1 at I 1 it 9 the iho KARS aud and for or draining in lighting anil other purposes aes acde should bo be thoroughly protected electrical motors it would seem are preferable to ither either pneumatic or hydraulic ap baraton ca ratOn its im any injury to tho he electrical connections connect loni cull can he be much muro moro rapidly repaired than in the appl ances by which hydraulic or matic po power is transmitted nittel 1 furthermore a cable fair ac tile tho transference of electric power can c a ll 11 be 60 laid in a few while p alpe tp ea required for the ut of the cihon af broken would involve much more cuore tune time sud and delay it is lionly only fair to state bo downer weier that electric power pro when wheat compared comp ariit with or hydraulic systems where it is ill in aw Y lies in mut t be kept ili constant 8 tit motion otto walto bile with ith pneumatic or r Y ra I 1 anti reserve may a be stowed a aral in accumulators 8 should hould however reliable reliably reli ablo a storage ditora a to batt triM IM do and it 1 ii a kadol raid that hat one such oro are no now available this ob ejection to the use uio of power will bo be removed rom ovea electricity will e ily bo be required for or lighting the maKai lure anil and galleries lw aul ami should hould tits the work be tile app r jachts would al so have baye to lie the iho main aln may bay bo be from began liy air alry or wrt no lecial con may require anil nil them t am ill lin swept by ins aruns pl na ph placed a lu alio karp nua counter beack gal larlee AUXILIARY 4 thesis will consist of first sini kett its or pneumatic d tamen aulm chanitA lre tor for keib icib marine anti and ground auto third front tom which t fie a I 1 notice slid mid of the enemy limy ingy I 1 noted and telegraphed to the operating arid kit I 1 it iria nt batth th te r lio oll lir bal two or more indel strident of stations do that tile tho bly of vision front from A lulng on ob soured by tile grauke of 0 abhi may be 11 gated Ilar harbors boors should ila ar ly taped mapped las la rAinen matt aud divit led 1 into a saint I 1 numbered squar tia anti anil each e ne h gain slimily fiscal fur filar I 1 is nice a table hit tango to i tin the contor center of 0 each cacci 9 quare tits auf anele ld ef required to attain I 1 0 ra 0 tw alir ot of irr fire to 10 odell of 0 these he inn lii wilh rift the nier laor lilian lliso jpe I 1 00 1490 tint alint palo I 1 quickly tits lle in 11 oct err C t loii oak 4 this Is tint net uch such a miloua rious engleh ex ei pori ments prove that greater accuracy occur ary 0 fire cian liu ile obtained by gunners who th arligh liLn llo to see tile thi target a arii r 0 til 1 I range and position find era than avilla antar ovil lett esith sue I 1 I 1 A tein directly at the target fourth plas flu with DEP reia carril ing Dg shielded machine anil and rap ill firing rues koni these ari are located so nd As to thoroughly all ground la in front from st jut rho ho work and aw so 80 filled final when nor tired lid lo acl boll ste a ift the platform plat torm sod BOI gima game inny lital withdrawn and even ou placed tho the ja allert its fifth miller in sake line estem or lin esgo placed that may luay be in succession sis ad tho suiting co anino move over them alc tlc e volnes to tie be fired elec Sll tars liaro have a range 01 0 from sun to to iw yard fard they may to be an of alio llio rather than tin an auxiliary jargo batteries of 0 mortars should he bi pl acol in rear of tho the lines of guillies guil lits tin calibers ot of blima boink being from 12 to 34 11 in clio As aa tit til lac accuracy curac of 0 thair ohp ir fire Is not great the hav should bo ba la in groups OL 1 I about 50 each group tn a unit A alliff e it y large larga number tit of groups group should be proy plo ISO so that a fire may li be upon an advancing va n darl C it J WITHIN eli n RAINGE for e in new hew york harbor there should tia ba at jet 10 groups ot of 50 mortars cacti ill ili roach rich roup group a table dl at tile anglea ot of ilin let a a aon ioa anil and ot of the graduation ot of aitio llio ur ordo do ruso to rench tiny plotted a are ot I 1 alio tit a harbor should lio 1 1 e given each ili I 1 group il bowled loail eil anti and po pointed 1 ted to la allaan 1 I a do signaled sai tiare upon notice train tile alio observing stations aliat lil ilia diviny are about to enter antor tho the square or upon on fai no ho 1 for C g flits in fired reloaded had and rei sainted so us As to cover a zono zone interior to that dial covered by group no ko 10 0 course la in selecting tile ot of each group to allow II 11 a once anco must lo be ignado both or tuo piped ot of tile approach in is sect and tor for the time lime ot of hight flight ot of me tuo projectile tho ot having as largo large element ot of the defense to consist of t mortars inor tara are manifold mani told ono one peculiar to lo alls ulve it la hat powerful large can now us be mado cry quickly in ali this country anti and vory very cheaply iMply cl the cott cost ot of CO mortars mortara of 0 12 inch caliber carriages included y ill dot exceed tile coat ot of fire ton gains and tho the carrial P besides their first colit coil the mortars mortara can bo be placed lit in very inexpensive sunken the outlay lor for W inor after tara it 0 carriages and jellar monta e ex le lim lea A than that of 0 four ton gung with their carriages and rit it jd is an important consideration that mortars still their em placements ran can be pro provided sided at once comparatively sit t W while to three or lour four years yeara ut ilon cheak the e earliest ang n e st amt el elapse atee linture the ton guns will bo be no available al lable it ts an open question buc whether th ese mortara should Blinn lil throw chrow time nine or percussion fused bonhs solid shot chot or both 1111 a it la is usually that s liel lalone aboto bo be used so far gothe go effect of producing a dirgo splint era by using bilue foges f tor or nian man killing ell ann cnn bo be obtained ob tined by by tile fire cra front at a largo duniver of machines anti firing gulla while it 11 la is doubtful voli ether a having a percussion tuso fuso is in ck c liable ot of pone pene a et en an the protected deck ot of an aa annor armor clad lal ark ing from tour four to six inches ot of armor inthout ift hout e exploding 7 until perforation Is cow complete I 1 is in 1 other oilier words la Is very likely to take place on oil tho the deck thus I 1 producing producing but bat a tithe ot of tile possible injury djury that would result grom roin using a so folla to eiliot lot in the uit last case not alone would tile deck be perforated but there would mould be almost a corta certainly luty of mak 1115 a hole through th the a be unit I 1 of alio he raup finally as aj an a argument gunie nt lit in tavor flavor of 0 solid shot is the chance that bollers boil tirs or machinery way my lid be injured by its ita use such briefly summarized concluded gen sheridan 1 I la the system I 1 propose iose it la Is the result ot at is 13 offered m bilth alth has italian ita tiou because it conflicts with the I 1 lew is 9 ot of many for or whom I 1 entertain tho the pe rounal and official re aulm but t I 1 terra clime believe in it atilt anil teel feel that at this tune time when ithen tho the subject ot of const defer vios Is enlisting the serious intention attention of the nation I 1 would bo be De gloating a paramount duly ditty it if I 1 failed ailed to present it for wit of lift irim for 1887 send to la rw nur ondank 0 a H P FAMIS ot ft 00 oo te LK do la 0 I 1 M A dley GOODS riOU LI unusual and exceptional bargains will lie offered in all our departments during the month of february here et are re some of thom them goods sti only live rincea 21 spring drese drem hooili tit nt 10 cents fitly fifty pieces 4 12 lit in dail and tan inn eakles et at 25 23 cents i worth 40 cents wo we have tell lali out on oat our courar cofinI cour lr vr 1 TO I lv 1 calne bellog 12 to 1 t yards of english ot flinch inch dm G axle ala lu in I 1 b friable 10 and a pattern worth double the vale bilci A fe few combination patterns tit at 31 everything ln in ladies clollis and cloth Sui Sul tings AT COST X mid it W svea loves fell r button pred bit back ck I 1 in it old nu fly c M R it d most desirable shades an anil 4 black ft at 75 65 CO chuu uli this Is the iho gre greatest aest bargain we ife have liver offered ta in this ibid line yire fire lavillon Scallop cl I tor top a very 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