Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-22 | Page 2 | Deadly Weapon by an American

DEADLY WEAPON BY AN AMERICAN Gloucester, Mass.. Dec. 21 A new-type new-type of projectile, which would scat' ter n white-hut mixture of molten steel over the object of attack, and at the same time permeate the atmosphere atmo-sphere "with a deadly cas Which would make it impossible for firefighters t5 approach, has been invented by John llavs Hammond. Jr., according to a statement made by the inventor tonight. to-night. The new missile may soon appear in the European war, as some of the belligerent nations are now negotiating ne-gotiating for Its purchase, he said. The United States government at present is conducting experiments with the new projectile at Sandy Hook he added. The missile is designed for use in siege guns, as an aid in destroying towns and dirigible balloons Mr. Hammond explained that the projectile carries an aluminothermic mixture which, five seconds after the projectile is discharged, turns the steel inside to a white-hot mixture at a temperature of 5400 degrees Fan. renheit. When the projectile hits the target, the inventor said, it explodes, its w hite hot contents setting fire to whatever Inflammable material it strikes. To avoid the possibility of any one in the locality quenching the flames, Mr Hammond said, he had equipped the projectile with a chamber filled with hydrocyanic acid, the fumes of which are deadly.