Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 21 | St. Louis Loses Its Historic Tower

St St Louis Louis' Loses Its s 0 Historic Tower Towe owes i ST. ST LOUIS Mo 1 Dec 21 By U. U P P The P.-The The proud history of the huge shot tower third tower on Twenty third street which made ammunition for the United States in two wars wars wars-is Is finished fin fin- The huge stack feet high and feet In III circumference at at atthe t the base is being torn down for the bricks in it There were glorious days clays around l 1897 1597 when St St. Louis turned out three-fourths three of tho the bullets made in the country and the heart of the old iJ tower f glowed In ln red hot P prIde e Its heart has been cold for twenty years now and workmen are tearIng tearing tearing tear- tear Ing it down The omy only laments are for the loss of the landmark FIery molten metal from furnaces at Its base were constantly carried to the lofty height in ladles when the the shot factory was operating The metal was poured through a I big nig sieve which separated it into globules which dropped down to the well of water m to the bottom The long drop through the air made the bullets round and perfect St. St Louis l hd d its first shot tower in the days ays when it was not much more l ne than a tradIng P post st st. back In m 1809 1309 The Tile ono one now being ton tori down was vas built a a few years before the Civil war war It was closed In 1903 It Its bricks are still valuable They will be used to build houses for m m m-a 1 to live rye In