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November 26, 1882
Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Fortress Monroe in Virginia is the world's largest fortification, costing over $3 million, with advanced water battery and Col. Loder's electric inventions for firing guns and targeting ships.
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A Wonderful Fortress.
Fortress Monroe, Va., is the largest single fortification in the world. It has already cost over three millions of money. The water battery is considered to be one of the finest pieces of military construction in the world. Col. Loder, the instructor of the artillery school, has invented and perfected some astonishing appliances, that, when we shall have guns, will be of immense value in handling them. In one of the casemates inside the fort is his office. He can sit in it and, by an electric appliance, cause every gun in the fort to be fired simultaneously. He has perfected another set of instruments by which the exact distance of a ship from the shore may be accurately determined, the velocity and direction of the wind, the consequent deflection of the ball, and the precise point at which the ball will strike the ship. The guns are fired by electricity. - Industrial South.
Fortress Monroe, Va., is the largest single fortification in the world. It has already cost over three millions of money. The water battery is considered to be one of the finest pieces of military construction in the world. Col. Loder, the instructor of the artillery school, has invented and perfected some astonishing appliances, that, when we shall have guns, will be of immense value in handling them. In one of the casemates inside the fort is his office. He can sit in it and, by an electric appliance, cause every gun in the fort to be fired simultaneously. He has perfected another set of instruments by which the exact distance of a ship from the shore may be accurately determined, the velocity and direction of the wind, the consequent deflection of the ball, and the precise point at which the ball will strike the ship. The guns are fired by electricity. - Industrial South.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Fortress Monroe
Military Fortification
Col Loder
Electric Artillery
Water Battery
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Loder
Where did it happen?
Fortress Monroe, Va.
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Key Persons
Col. Loder
Location
Fortress Monroe, Va.
Story Details
Description of Fortress Monroe as the world's largest fortification, costing over three million dollars, featuring a fine water battery and inventions by Col. Loder for electrically firing guns and calculating ship distances.