Spanish Fork Press | 1907-08-08 | Page 5 | Grenades of War of 1812

I GRENADES OF WAR OF 1812 I Ordnance Found at Fort McHenry Is Over Century Old Baltimore IdWhlle examining tho contents of tho oidnunco storehouse store-house at Fort McHemy Lieut J L Holcombe of the One Hundred and Twentyeighth coast artillery discovered discov-ered several boxes of old hand gren ades which are supposed to be mete than 100 rears old The missiles are of the earliest iimko used by the United States government i gov-ernment and were probably placed at 1 I the historic old fort when It was first erected in 1812 Owing to the way in I which they were packed the grenades had only I jha lightest trace of rust on them Thn dIHIfIVJry pf Ijmq weapons recalls bii ° the ltilulQut hatory of tb t calls a bit o country In explaining their use Lieut Holcombo said that the grenades were handled only by the grenadiers of the ship who walking out upon the yardarms yard-arms of the oldfashioned lighting vessels ves-sels threw them Into the ranks of the enemy An explosion followed which created havoc They weigh about four pounds and are shaped after the fashion of the bombs used by anarchists and are Iron and loaded with gunpowder I Several days after tho discovery one of the new recruits at the fort was found trying to dry tho powder Iln one of tho missiles by roasting It on the lire A report was made to Lieut Watson In command of tho post who said that he Intended to write to the authorities and ask pen mission to dump them In tho middle of the Chesapeake bay as they were go oMfJSilpnejJ that they would bo atever In mod of pactlcalirno Trevor of practically no nod era warfare 1