Dynamite Cruiser

2 cruiser de signed especially for utilizing dynamite guns in naval warfare. The “ Vesuvius,’ owned by the United States Government and launched in 1888 was the only ve el built of this type. It took a conspicuous part in the early naval operations against Santiago de Cuba in 1899, but later her peculiar armament was removed and replaced by powder weapons.; Dynamite Gun, an invention of - Mr. Mefford, in 1883, and since developed by Lieutenant Zalinski, U. S. A., to propel a projectile containing dynamite. No. fuse is required, as the shell explodes by concu ion when it hits its mark. It is easy to perceive that a single shell of this description striking the side of any ironclad would inevitably sink her.