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August 12, 1915
Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky
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Federal tests at Boston Harbor forts evaluate new mortars and disappearing guns' range against distant hostile vessels, using plotted charts for precise shelling to confirm defense capabilities against potential attacks.
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Boston Harbor Defenses.
The noises which are heard down Boston harbor are the result of experiments by the federal government at our forts with a new battery of mortars. The big guns in the forts are also being tested. The object of these experiments is to ascertain definitely what the new batteries and our large disappearing guns can accomplish in the matter of reaching out toward a hostile vessel which might be twenty or more miles from shore.
The harbor is so charted and plotted that the new and highly explosive shells can be dropped into any desired square of the plotted area, which would mean the doom of a vessel occupying that square. These proof tests, which will not probably be concluded for several days, should settle several mooted questions as to the actual strength of the coast defenses of Boston harbor. The citizens of Boston are of a very peaceful disposition, and averse to wars, but they will not be displeased if they learn that Boston is immune from shells that a foreign vessel might be careless enough to try to hurl into the city some time in the future.--Boston Globe.
The noises which are heard down Boston harbor are the result of experiments by the federal government at our forts with a new battery of mortars. The big guns in the forts are also being tested. The object of these experiments is to ascertain definitely what the new batteries and our large disappearing guns can accomplish in the matter of reaching out toward a hostile vessel which might be twenty or more miles from shore.
The harbor is so charted and plotted that the new and highly explosive shells can be dropped into any desired square of the plotted area, which would mean the doom of a vessel occupying that square. These proof tests, which will not probably be concluded for several days, should settle several mooted questions as to the actual strength of the coast defenses of Boston harbor. The citizens of Boston are of a very peaceful disposition, and averse to wars, but they will not be displeased if they learn that Boston is immune from shells that a foreign vessel might be careless enough to try to hurl into the city some time in the future.--Boston Globe.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Boston Harbor Defenses
Mortar Experiments
Disappearing Guns
Coast Fortifications
Shell Tests
Where did it happen?
Boston Harbor
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Location
Boston Harbor
Story Details
Federal government conducts experiments at Boston forts with new mortar batteries and large disappearing guns to test their range against hostile vessels 20 or more miles from shore. The harbor is charted for dropping explosive shells into plotted areas, ensuring destruction of any vessel there. These tests aim to settle questions about the strength of Boston's coast defenses.