Show 1 EQUIPPING OF AN ARM AM V y i C gen cen en fla flagler 9 ler reports U upon p oil V what government needs a ORDNANCE BUREAU REPORT N hief cf the department believes that uncle sim sam should keep on all irand hand lit ht least of any new no arm and the ar serials kept in condition it EO BS to produce 2500 per fer day bay an interesting feature of tho the report export r pertains to coast defense I 1 smokeless powder production t f washington D 1 C nov is 23 ben V vr D Flu flugler glor chief of the bureau of old narice his has made his annual report it ts to t tho secretary of war it bhola that tit th re 1 wre eve expended lurine during the tl foscal 7 ir a ending june 30 and th it there still remains of the appropriation Pria tion 8 mado made for tho the ordnance hurt I 1 au till this a Is large r ge sum eum Is derived dorau derau rived from tho the appropriations for the fiscal year abich bere ere made for or war purposes purpose amounting to S the equipment 0 of volun I 1 t t accra the general thinks it would wo uld be I 1 sa a wall well to have the Gover government rim ent equip aern lam instead of their bringing their suite state arms into service saying that it 1 could be done as quickly aming to the r maltlon of the arms or of state troops T ii speaks in terms of praise of the ra am inner in alch work hats hai been performed in arsenals and ordnance fac torl torb fl a lit in the rush that was made in p u the country on a for ft ir valli t spain As to lo the equipment ol of an army lie says so long as the principal dependence 5 in n this country in a time of war la is a a ajeto volunteer force newly lelnd it I 1 la s impracticable to keep keel on hand large supplies up plies tf if cavalry PC ci tillery lind and horse equipments as these in the course of IL a few ears will III not only deler lonte blit 11 have hava to be materially dined to keep pace with improvements improvement S the major part of such material can by taking advantage of the ilia of tock island and the ilie other r arsen alsand and I 1 it th numerous nume roua private capable of nf producing it be supplied as aa rapidly as troops can bo be raised into service and prepared for I 1 there should however holever be I 1 on hand held field and siege si tillery with carriages and a portion of the harness I 1 required tor for men such runs guns and carriages cannot bo be turned out in I 1 laro large numbers until about six months after initiating the I 1 por equipping an army v etith ith at a supply rf of small aims aima lie he thinks there should I 1 bi b a supply of 0 on land of 0 tiny any new ti tv at in and tile the arsenals kept in condition so as to produce 2300 2500 per day COAST DEFENSE an A IT interesting feature ot of the report 14 that velch treats of coast defense tin the general says attention Is 13 especially invited to the experience 0 ot f hie elie I 1 last at tow few months in attempting to provide quickly luick ly a coast defense it 1 Is be ildved to be impracticable and aarl we baill tit V ays be forced in any emergency to rily rely upon ahat hit has been provided ded in lim ot of police peace I 1 think it fair to lo state though not in the N way v y of complaint that this lias hns been u ra ged on congress tor for the past ten tea years the situation 13 very simple A plan I 1 has bas been adopted for providing a com I 1 b coast defense with tile the present militias facilities of the department this work I 1 carst be carried on economically and in ill th most efficient manner in such way as aa to complete the present plan irk in I 1 abbout seven years ar stamates sti mates ought to be submitted each year for yo go much of the work as the facilities for its production will permit it rests IN with it IT conert gr to determine how low much 0 of f the work k can bo provided tor for each coal year consistently with avith the resources of the I 1 cannot progress raster faster thin than the provide tor for it Is probable that there roust must be added to the plans oil am estimates for the coast coa it defense some for ilia hie defense of 0 added possessions gen flakier does not claim tor for the I 1 45 5 caliber springfield rine rifle tin an equality with the new SO 30 caliber magazine rifle of the army hut but says that it Is a very rood arm and possesses many in merits crits tills feature has heretofore been corn com merited upon in discussion tit of small firms arms used during the war the machinery for the ilia manufacture of small I 1 cirni arnall ammunition was none the best ye the department turned out WWW rounds for or tile war or years past the report mates all the appropriations for equipments of antry cavalry artillery and horses kave have been barely sufficient to meet the P of the regular reRi ilar army and though there were buildings there W not machinery IR ith in which aich to man I 1 ifo ture these supplies it was not pos to fill requisitions for the volun tf te T r troops N hen made details as are given of what was done to rapidly increase the coast defenses alien 11 hen the war began lie ito culls calls attention I 1 to lo the fact that congress lifts his nevor never appropriated what hat unis as asked tor for ponder anil and projectiles and in bonso conso claence the oie supply at the ot of I 1 tile the war was inadequate and ho he cives some instances of the nork u ork done by the department to make good the deri chenev Cle nev sa 1 coliss DER J the he following statement 13 1 3 mado made as to powder for years tills this department apartment part ment nt has been ear peri men ting ling on smokeless ponders for gets boa coast guns cuna I 1 and had bad completed the determination of 0 the arid and requirements for the ilia smokeless powders tor for nearly fi all the sea roast ins and mortars mortara som of the powder manufacturers manufacturer I 1 that had engaged in tile the production of ill thud isi experimental powders hia hd small I 1 plants tor for their production it was imp sible bible however ho evor to produce the powders fast enough to meet the emergency and in some borne cases experience lerlene cx in their use was necessary for adapting them to all tile the of the a avice all the companies however were ready at once to take up the manufacture of the battlon pal pow y dom drra ind as the requirements for to tills this were simpler they could expand their plant for this thin production more rapidly Y and for a time this thin department tit do di doted all its enel encile gil 1 to pearl a juni juff clent lelent supply of the carbon TIOW row tiers lr later and as fast cis as possible the manufacture was changed to amok eleas powders jt it bli be stated however that s s powder only aly was awas manufactured I 1 for field and siege alere artillery the tha fact that the held flold and siege rv I 1 wat wac to be ad was not determined until about the time lime that war was ile declared I 1 and there was no funda avalli available for procuring nm nu dilon for th lh sa lie guns before that time the preparation of smokeless powder ammunition for these guns commenced at once but it was noce aary to issue immediately abc ammunition on hall hand tor for the bit bat earle that were sent to the front lind and ny this was waa all charcoal ponder am it accounts tor for the fact act that oril this black or charcoal powder ammunition wan waft generally used in a actual agal lisi the hie enemy tin furnishing ot of blakc and laid gun guna and ammunition for the ills war cond con d the same game fas 49 jn in their brani bran liet of tit oid ordnance nance equipment berit ye a tile bureau fui nistad nuch sut h gu guns no fur for ill h anilla lif pad anil porto expeditions th at ai tit vs afta not used at 9 santiago logo to any extent ot or siege blese Ku gum lill twenty 1 1 two were e tk taken for ill coast de defenses ot t 1 alio I b I 1 g J I 1 ag of the ho war i elfr N SI OF SANTIAGO con call flack r quotas the follo following Axing front from the ot of lacut col II 11 0 aport ch chlof f 0 ordnance d 0 ance officer at santiago ng 1 1 as it to 0 the defenses defense of S voso I 1 gaibor 1 i bor before the outbreak 0 of h hostilities tili ties the de fences ot of Sant santiago lalu consisted I 1 if of four antiquated torts borts or b batteries 71 asla of which oue one st Catall nu was as abild abildnes ned and a abc second 1111 punta I 1 blanca an from boms roms its position wa use useless it 3 S of f hie t le oilier of her two morro castle connal tue the ell outer line I 1 I 1 tic a and d estrell Kal rella the inner one the armament a rin amont of the former consi Atod of fr five c ancient mortal still and two si age guns cuna and iho he t litter latter ut of two obsolete dobso I 1 t e cast iron hon t all 11 of feeble power after war var was decla red four batteries aeto hastily improvised ampro vi a d all ot of weal profile including all aill torts borts rind and batteries thi the number ot of gunts un may thus be stated slated dobso obsolete cle bronco muzzle loading adine lo smooth bore gun eun ginch G inch 2 inch 2 mortars mort arB 13 inch 2 3 95 inch 3 2 1 1 I uz ale loading converted convened rifles bronzo bronze irude S 6 31 S lich 11 cast iron howitzers howit 8 ginch G 6 inch 7 modern steel brcich to load ding diner titles fi 6 3 loh 4 bronzo bronze breech loading howitzers howit ginch G 6 inch 2 revolving cannon I 1 inch 4 rapid lire fire 1 inell 1 roald anre 2 inch 1 total 33 or 21 ol 01 isolate and 13 11 modern pieces and ot of the lh loiter latter four are of campara eliy high pov potter or tile the exterior line consisted of 0 seventeen te a A obsolete still and two modern pieces the former tori Tui being furnished by t tho il e spanish h war delai tr ilent the latter by b y 11 hie navy lefiu lini nt Thebold the bold front put up by the f formic to have ve been effective the real liow it acner lay lit the guns taken from ans rel licena A me Merc orcedes Irce des tin that the duet duel between tile the fleet elect and the land forcer was vas practically fought by I 1 the r 1 c 1 navy ass 0 both powers after one of 0 t these h e s puns note disabled ais aled by the carriage being rendered hors du combat the outer defense was waa really con confined lined to a single piece niece WORK OF THE an ARSENALS kr NALS following the alto above V P gen flailer says the war has furnished no opportunity port unity for or determining by expert enco ence tile the of our modern sea eca coast against modern battleships the reports 0 of the experience rained gained howe however I 1 e r tend to confirm the opinion that tbt tho h te fire from ships cannot silence the fire or op serious seriously y cripple the armament of 0 our modern Is batteries tt erics but the ships SIT i Ps could not withstand tho tit fire of ou our r modem batteries and that there foie the ships cannot attack the bat tortes tc rles successfully whether these ships can run by the ILs without too great creat risk has rint been shown shonn this will depend d pend on oil the skill and rapidity with h the guns are arc a arved pi the ships are arc not stop stopped ped by the minis mines considerable attention Is 13 devoted to the progress of oc work nork at the various arsenals and tile the puns guns which chich tire are being made 0 on IT september 30 1843 thele were gea a cot const puns guns mo mounted bunted it Is estimated ad that hint on jun 30 aw three there will be 00 und and on oil the some same date data 0 of 1300 1900 1189 EDUCATING CADETS I 1 I 1 board will meet tit at annapolis to establish construction course now new york nov 14 A dispatch to the herald front from washington says it la Is expected that chat the board of chich rear admiral rowell Is 13 president will assemble this neck meek at annapolis tor for tile the purpose or of a construction if oil course forwe forthe toe education of ciders naval kaval constructor hobson established such h a course Is year or op more ago at the naval academy but it yas yaa not entirely angue satisfactory to tho the department and rear admiral hottell was ordered to prepare a course to take lake its place tho the department dep ailment has been very much embarrassed ire in this direction since the vi at by prance france anil and england ot or the privileges hitherto accorded amerlean american naval cadets cabets ot of undergoing tr iraln ina ing in construction in the technical schoola at greenwich and ana paris secretary Secie tary long ione I one has completed that portion ot of his annual report recommending to congress t thai hat it amend the civil service ia lava S so as to permit preference to bo shown S to tc applicants for appointments ab who 0 havo have s served er v d in the spanish ivar art ferenc 0 13 i s now shonn to civil war veterans tet erans but the secretary so cretaro cre tary feels that such preference should now be exten extended ed to these aho vho he participated in tile tho recent struggle it ls 19 bell believed eved that a 71 mauro asure adopting the recommendation mill III be passed I 1 |