Northwest History. Alaska, Glaciers. United States.
"Tonal Bombs" Split Ice: Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. "TONAL BOMBS" SPLIT ICE Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. SEATTLE, April 19. (/P)—Experimentation with "tonal bombs," for use by vessels to loosen and tumble into the sea great masses of Ic...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/92198 2023-05-15T16:19:51+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska, Glaciers. United States. Spokesman Review 1931-04-19 "Tonal Bombs" Split Ice: Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. 1931-04-19 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/92198 English eng nwh-sh-10-10-1 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/92198 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Alaska box 10 tonal bombs steamer Whistle Alaska Glacier Seattle Taku glacier J. D. Gilmour tourists icebergs Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th century Alaska Text Clippings 1931 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:18:56Z "Tonal Bombs" Split Ice: Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. "TONAL BOMBS" SPLIT ICE Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. SEATTLE, April 19. (/P)—Experimentation with "tonal bombs," for use by vessels to loosen and tumble into the sea great masses of Ice from Taku glacier, Alaska, is reported completed by J. D. Gilmour, Seattle. Whistle vibrations of a certain tsound wave frequency, he said, bring about the best ice shattering vibrations. For many years tourists on vessels passing the glacier have seen huge icebergs tumbled into the sea by blasts of ships' whistles. Text glacier glaciers Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Gilmour ENVELOPE(-144.667,-144.667,-76.933,-76.933) Pacific Taku ENVELOPE(-133.854,-133.854,59.633,59.633) |
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"Tonal Bombs" Split Ice: Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. "TONAL BOMBS" SPLIT ICE Steamer Whistle Blasts Wreck Alaska Glacier. SEATTLE, April 19. (/P)—Experimentation with "tonal bombs," for use by vessels to loosen and tumble into the sea great masses of Ice from Taku glacier, Alaska, is reported completed by J. D. Gilmour, Seattle. Whistle vibrations of a certain tsound wave frequency, he said, bring about the best ice shattering vibrations. For many years tourists on vessels passing the glacier have seen huge icebergs tumbled into the sea by blasts of ships' whistles. |
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