Guns Heard 140 Miles.
London, July 27. A remarkable record has recently been brought to light concerning the distances at which the firing of heavy guns can bo heard.
C. Davison, an expert, made elaborate preparations to take observations of fleet firing when the late Queen Victoria's body was taken from Cowes to Portsmouth. He found that reports of heavy guns were clearly audible 140 miles inland, nt 84 miles the reports were so loud laborers in the fields put down their spades to listen, and at 67 miles windows were shaken.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 218, 20 September 1901, Page 3
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