Deseret Evening News | 1903-01-09 | Page 3 | Remarkable Big Gun Marksmanship

III nun Gun Marksmanship San Francisco Jan 8 Extraordinary accuracy In cut shaft the thu practice nt It the Presidio the government reservation re today The Inch guns were to be brought rought Into play pIny and the target tuns n a wooden woollen structure pyramidal In shape about 12 18 feet teet long lang at It each pach base line and about eight feet flet high It was towed ocean ward by b a I tug lug with a n long Ion I tow line and while moving at ut seven miles an hour was to be fired upon When then the target was about three mites miles from shore and under tow It appeared to be about the size of ot a I mans hand It wins was then thell that Corp Ryan fired a gun The shot struck about eight yards astern of the tine moving mark Carefully CI II aimed the tare second missile and scarcely scarce mind hal the tho roar of the tho discharge censed ceased when the target disappeared The shot had hit the enemy enem amidships and shattered It t Into Inlo splinters