Another Monster Gun Cast

other monster gun was cast at the Fort Fitt works on Tue.-duy. The ■'Floyd," the heaviest pieceof ordnance, we believe, that the world has ever seen, was fiftoen inch boro and fnrtynine nsFiw in diameter at tho breach. lts weight in tho rough was sevontyeight thousand potinds, and whon fin'mbed, about fortymne thousand. - The gun cast on Tuesday has a twelve inch bore, and the same exterior diameter of the "Floyd," while it is sis inches longer and will weigh when finished, twenty five tons The casting of the gun was tnarked with the best success. The {urnaces wore tapped at fifteen minutes past twelve, and twentyfour minutos later, the mould was fiiled, and tho casting complete. The total amount of metal used in the "run," was seventy-eight thousand one bundred pruinÜA The nevv gun was named " Union," and will, itis believed, throw a ball over six mil--s. It was cast on tho bollón' principie, and under the suprifintendenoü of Mr. Kayne, foreman of the works. - Pittsburg Journal, f Thursdatt 2th. . - ui wm 'i ' - ■ - LOL Hopo ie true t iehcs.