Charging A 110-ton Gun

There are nine 110-ton guns iu the BritiBb navy at the present time. The tile fired from these gun3 when attacking öhips or iorts, weighs oxnetly 1,800 pounds, and leaves the muzzle with a velojity oí 2,105 fcet I, and ñas a destructire energy equa.1 to 55,305 foot tons. When ■ monster fugnios oí death are to be turiKil upom an army oí men or a riotí 11 of .-liips, they are loaded with eylim i i .1 of whiieh is IU1ed w l toar oun?e bullets. Tlie amount o. powtier ueied behind sueh pro.:e -til s le Bomethlng enormous- 900 pounde lo each charge.- St. Louis Repub] ■