| Show i i I 1 0 t 0 gg V lg C li IR ri g 1 E P 1 RN gl 11 W 11 W S 47 N t 42 7 5 j SMASHING OLE OLD CANNON ci war W ar neues turn tom to bleers with dynamite terrific dejong detonations deto nations timm are heard beard down doarn the schuylkill vaney valley at heading pennsylvania pe ita dial ou on nearly every week day from morning nn itin tu night in a secluded ravine near the reading railroad the Monoca cv cr blasting 9 company comp y la Is breaking up big suns guns with dynamite lt it also alo smashes to pieces other huge hose iron castings to be sold to wrap scrap dal era the noise noire of the e explosions t an s ca can n be heart heard for rn mh enlik lIk on july ath the company received two historic cannons can nona which will be broken into pet they were brought from the Bro brockly okly navy yard on special cars and they weigh and 95 pounds the suns guns were used at the vicksburg siege b by general grants t forces arces firl firing ng shots of 1 1300 9 pounds port the government officials were loth to have the suns guns destroyed dest roved and offered them to a number of grand grana army posts but the necessary arrangements conid not be made to have them accepted in a few days daya these historic field pieces will lie le mashed into bits and sold for scrap the company has broteen broken up many detect detective lre cannons bought aught at g gon U n works works it also smashes nearly all the condemned damned pans guns for the war and navy departments part ments the dynamite Is fired bred by electricity tri city and a few men do the work chlea chica go co tribune |
