Eureka Reporter | 1907-04-05 | Page 4 | Old Cannon Can't be Broken

OLD CANNON CAN CANT T BE BROKEN armament of old craft wae was made to last A good story Is being told at the mare island navy yard concerning a san francisco contractor who bought all the old obsolete cannon which were sold at the local yard some time ago the cannon were all of the smooth bore kind and in order that they might be easily handled tor for shipment to the city all sorts of schemes were tried to endeavor to break them with dynamite and blasting powder but they were unsuccessful an electric drill machine was even bet up at the yards and the cannon were drilled full of holes in order to weaken them for or breaking open with wedges but this was also tul ful the cannon were then taken away and the last heard of them they were corralled in the hills near point t richmond Kich mond where an effort was being made to break them open with dyna mite again the cannon which proved to be so strong were among the armament of the war craft which sailed the seas in 1812