Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1874 — A New Engine of Destruction. [ARTICLE]

A New Engine of Destruction.

A new shell invented by or for the Russians bears the strange title of ■■ Sezaroch,” and is thus described in a foreign journal: " It is well known that with the ordinary elongated bolt a ricochet tire cannot, be maintained; and as this species of firing is very effective against masses of troops the loss is a matter of considerable moment. The sezaroch. for such is the name of the new projectile, is a percussion time shell and a shot, the latter of which ricochets beyond the point of explosion of the bursting charge. The, i shell portion is a simple iron cylinder, to ! one end of which is secured,"by a thin i sheet of lead, a spherical shbt. bn leav- ■ ing the gun the combined projectile acts like an ordinary elongated shell; but as soon as the explosion of the charge takes place she cylinder of course flies in pieces, while the shot, impelled by the additional velocity, <tnd by reason of its form, ricochets for hundreds of feet ahead. In firing at batteries the double effect of this projectile comes into excellent use, as the shell might be exploded among the guns, while the ball would strike far in the rear among the reserve troops; or while the shell might burst in the front rank of an advancing column the blall would continue plowing its way through several succeeding ranks.” - _ A new girl sweeps clean.