Show WEAPON troy N Y A tho authorities at the arsenal expect to completo work on the big gun to be placed at fort hamilton in new york harbor june ast 1st alie gun which lias been in course of construction about four years will first be sent to sandy hook for proving last week the war department decided to mount gun on a disappearing carriage its first trial is eagerly awaited by all the gun makers of the world it is said that tho gun will hurl a ahall twenty ono roil 8 this is disputed by tho krupas who assert that it will not throw the bohos more than fifteen miles in order to discharge the gun it will 1000 pounds of powder and a pound projectile jec tile the gun when completed will weigh tons |