Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-03-07

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termined by the performance Of gun Of
the same calibre and length as those mount
ed on the ship, which was In position at
Fort Lafayette, New York iIarbor;
and, second. trial for rapidIty of fire on
board, in which case, of course the trial
must be made with the guns and their iir-
ing mechanism in place On the vessel.
The first Of these trials was suCcesSf full
~ made at Fort Lafayette on saturday the
26th ultimo. The contract requirement
was that there should be at least 30 prr
cent OF hits out of certain number OF
Nhhts NJ distance of nautical mile the
thfset being space marked hy buuyS $50
ny % ieet IN dimensions. representing the
mark presented BY The average irnnclad
ar cruising vessel This trial resulted In
an excess of performance over the con.
tract required. i've out Of eight shots hay
ing been registered A. effective under the
terms of the contract while two of the
other three fell within the zone Of calcnla-
TED partial effect. No other trial remains
to DE made except that If rapidity OF lire
pf the guns III position on board which i
merely test of tile efficiency on board
ship of mechanism which has repeatedly
functipned perfectly 10 mounts on shore
Prior trials Of the gun. such as the blow
schooner given 10 the contractors by the
Government fnr that purpose last summer
have uniformly demonstrated the trcmcn-
dpu> destructive power Of The dynamite
pfojrctjic when exploded under or In i'm
mediate proximity u 4 fipatug object
The naval appropriation bin for the en-
suing year as passed nv the House of Rrp-
rr>cnfatiyc~ pros idc> for the construction
Of On" additional vessel of the NcsuyIu~
typr contingent on the satisfactory pr
fHrmIuc,. of that vessel with her guns
Hnticr conditions a. nearly a. may De APP
pruNimailug those Of actual warfare
Guarded ~ this manner and with the Hnhl
decision left 70 thu experts ot thr navy. it
seems tina; Congress can incur NJ risk IN
Increasing the uumbcr of additional YES
>cl~ ~ that type thus cnutingcntly proytI-
ci for
II entirely successful IN the trials of INV
battery ahoat. a. stipulated IN tltc House
provision. there can he no doubt tut 'it.
Nr~uNiu~ IYpc Will prove most fofu.5n-
bic factor in the national scheme nf coast
ani harhor defence, A. ~cll A. an imp'r
tAnt adjunct tp offensive operations ava,
from onr shores shoula ii unfortunately
become necessary to undertake thrln
The limit uf co~. ~ the additional vr>-
~cl> j. liNrd at ihr sum ~ st.O.n1. nhtal
= A''hl "h'hihth thc c">t m iiv tt' -
.'iin'F'i mp hn'h'r'N'i m congress ai -
i'~i session tHai Il N NaN hint vessels ~
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'N''''ih- ''lit "i one '.'''H' 'i N''N' IONS
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4 "'t n' h"''a 'hat lht PROVISION ~ 'he
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VIZ ~ i h,tAu>r haNal "fh'or> RI ~
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