Deseret Evening News | 1899-05-13 | Page 24 | An Obsolete Cannon

An Obsolete Cannon One of the oldest cannon In tilttenct has Jut been n > hed out of the bottom of the Thamia river 1 near Twickenham This archaic cannon U I II Inches In length and about 4U Inches In diameter befog made of Imes of Iron elrenglhened Rh hooi of the aame metal welded together Compared wlrh one ot our modern rear maktri an th y are Ironically called one ol three old I cannon can-non la I a mere child e toy The were originally mounted on rude block of weld tilting In a ort of casket Their discharge seat a very undecided feature 1 In i their operation and Ihe death deal lag articles tired at ndorn from their mouth were round stone and rough glubea ot Iron