Show whitehead volley gun henry W lawrence has received a letter from attorney nat ward fitzgerald who went east with inventor whitehead to introduce his new ten thousand shots a minute volley gun mention of which has frequently been made in the news when the party left salt lake it was the intention to push the patent proceedings ce through at washington and thep go to some ordnance factory in connecticut and build several of the guns complete after reaching washington these plans were changed owing to the manner the gun was received by the army experts in his letter col mentions meeting gen fianner FI agner and says arrangements have been made whereby the guns will be built at the navy yard at washington at the expense of the united states government providing the gun is adopted by the ordnance board ac the next meeting of the board which takes place on nov 9 official action will be taken in connection with mr whiteheads White heads invention both with regards to the gun and shell and the smokeless powder a patent for which latter invention col fitzgerald has bee pushing through since reaching washington the colonel speaks with great assurance of the adoption of mr whiteheads White heads invention by the government and says that they have met with the greatest success in arousing the interest ot the war department deseret news |