Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-04-28 | Page 1 | Monster Weapon

MONSTER WEAPON Gun Which Will Hurl Steel Twenty One Miles to Be Given Trial V This Week i I t Troy N Y April 27TIme author J V t Itlcs at tho Walcrvllct arsenal ex J I V pcct to comploto work on tho big V V gun to be placed at Fort Hamilton PIn V P-In New York harbor by Juno lau P y Tho gun which lias been In courso P of construction itbom four cnn fj t will first bo sent to Sand Jlook Vj j t > for proving Last week tho WarP 6 I War-P department decided to mount tho I I l gun on a disappearing carrjagc its fcj fe > fIrst trial Is eagerly awaited by all p V tho gunmakoro of the world I Is 55 fc said that tho gun will hurl n shell Vi i twcnt ono miles This la disputed fc V by 1 Iho Kruppa who assert It will t V not throw tho shot moro than Uf v t9 con miles Jn order to discharge I P tho gun it will require 1000 pounds b V of powder and a SOOOpound l pro t I Vi Jectllc Tho gun when completed V will weigh 150 tons t f P 6 V P P K > P V tfi t H