 Chinese war, she was in one action struck fourteen times by the shot of the enemy ; " one shot went in at one side and came out at the other, it went right through the vessel ;" there were " no splinters :" " it went through just as if you put your finger...  The Fleet of the Future; Iron Or Wood - Page 11by John Scott Russell - 1861 - 57 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1861 - 1050 pages
...conclusive in favor of iron. He stated, " that in one action the Nemesis was hit fourteen times," and that one shot " went in at one side and came out at the other, and there were no splinters ; in case of that shot, it went through just as if you put your finger... | |
 | Medical jurisprudence - 1898 - 430 pages
...hypothesis of death. ID the case I quoted, of the man shot — shot through the head by buckshot, which went in at one side and came out at the other — it looks as though that were enough. But no man can tell beforehand how important it may be to show that... | |
 | William Clark Russell - Shipbuilding - 1899 - 176 pages
...Estimates, which sat in 1848, he stated that his ship was struck fourteen times by the enemy's shot. 'One shot went in at one side and came out at the other ; it went right through the vessel. There were no splinters : it went through just as if you had put your finger through a piece of paper.'... | |
 | American essays - 1861 - 908 pages
...conclusive in favor of iron. He stated, " that in one action the Nemesis was hit fourteen times," and that one shot " went in at one side and came out at the other, and there were no splinters ; in case ofthat shot, it went through just as if you put your finger through... | |
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