Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 267
eet high, stretched between two masts,and intended only as an aiming point. Observers near the target would note the splashes and calcu-late how many shots would have been hits hadthe targets been 25 feet by 100 feet. Actualholes in this target were not looked for. On a recent practice, an old… … From photograph, copyright, by H. K. Jackson.SHELLS FROM A SHIP SEVEN MILES DISTANT ARRIVING AT THE TARGETS. igi2.] OR, BATTLE-SHIPS AT TARGET-PRACTICE 775 on the island, the gulls would fly up. If theywere seen to rise, the shot was counted a hit. Since that time our gunners have made mar-velous…
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