Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-12
THE BEST ARMoR IN THE WORLD.
What the Tests 1t Indian Head Yesterday
Established.

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The tests OF armor plate at the Indian Head
proving grounds Yesterday demonstrated
several points Of value in offensive and de-
,...;.. ,.-s.-. =. -h..h a, a.. a.. -,
.e"se iie' one VI WHICH % 'nA' '.'e ma.
iacture OF sfmor-piercing prolecthes IL sun IN
advance Of the manufacture OF protective
srnor nlata
Tbara x.r. ,wo r,.,.. $1,000 rh;.h x.ra
49,, ~ e.. -e;..,;,.' - Tn. -
NV W 'Nie0 p'''ee 'o' e"en ne
were Tor acceptance and Tor premium, II hay-
ing been stipulated that il the plates resisted
penetration under a certain prescribed velocity
tho ,nsl.rs sbonld receixe . nremiur, n, $40
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'on IN aoui'ion w WIG eon''A'' p'ie'o W."
ton
The frst test was OF q nine-inch plate, SIX
feet and four inches wide and nine feet and
seven inches long, 9 sample OF the slde arunor
OF the monitor Monadnock- IL was nickel steer,
weighed ten tons and was made oy the oar-
hegie-frick Company OF fittsburg.
Ihree Halter prolectiles, weighing 25oPounds
esch were hred against It from an s-inch rlne.
VIC InuAzie oelng ntty-eignt ieet from tne lace
y, we oafset. Inc nrst prolecnie hsa seioeiv
Oh i.4oo reefs second at the moment OF impact
s pehe'rs q, .ne piA'e ana OAK packlng 20
sspsn VI a. incnes- Inc socono proJecue.
,hro,,ah az eiV i,o'o Lve' 49,
sni1 S .ne PiA'e. uree Iee' OF OAK pseNng,
nv. ios. nsei IN tne ear,h asains, wnieh lne
-. % ene ue eniro Proyecuae nau We,
h"al;-' va i'o'o 80 anu penetratea Psue anu
woIi a;,h.,.,s ~ Vi iuoN.s nv P's'e
-, t. 49, .uo s'ian oi ne at's0A, NO
.aa,,;so,sa.l, - sps.'. Au d. tuis ne' 80,
~ saonna ~, S'ssass ., nu. VIC Ies.i' %
ch.,co Co. ,ha ,ra,ap;n,,' nn.ans;. y. ~ az
tas, 80 -, paso - =, 800. ou .uis
r, s,so 600 ~ ~ Va Ps' s
Tha 60 ~ ,,o so.o,, .,.,o
d,nl;oa,, 90 a. e.. =; "a, -, n. -
sapnIa ., .ha c,rrnd 80 o.. ,h. -, 80 80
,ha fnd;ans - ~ r. p.,sioha,,, aa.e.,'e o'
"a I;ta 30. So. - n;claI So t.. 49,
s;ons were 2 feet A ;ncbss in be;oh, 70 sas, :
;noh =. Ia.,.h ~ 49,, .L,ae ..,;o'
49, ,a;,,b,.., - 80 h.ls 80 T.
,as ,ha go, ria;a 80, So "a ;,s ,h;ot
nass Vii ,arns.t W, ne snrnasssS 20 anv
great eYtent until there 10 a change in The
metbod 81 n.yal w.rtara and sb;nbniidirg II
Uas snh;oc,ad 90 a,,.cl fro,, . t,aly. inch r;ia
Which ,6ra,r = ,,ors,er Csrnenter .helI Weigh
jnc aso ,,rnrSs To- ,,,rz,la rs aIo taa, fro,n
the face of the n,are
Tbo s,r,l;rc ..ral~c;.r - a. Get .ho, ,ros
900 fo., a socond 81 :, ,>ora,ra,ad 20 !. da,.h
Of I6 inch.s I.cLina Loss ,ha,' hals Avn incb 81
goina tbronah RI saoond r., sas ,;rad ,-;tb
. raioc;, - .os Co., snoonS - -, ,hraa
,rches ;n,o ,ha 81 h.ot;n, tn ,bi-a .nd
Last Shot wss 90 aa,aro;na ,-Sa,ha- or rot ,ha
nrar;,1,,, No. =, ~ "a "a a. ,sio.;,, 80
ra,.ad s5s ,aet sacona wh.n az s,oola
and dnst So,iowi,, tbs d;scb.r-a had Lifted -
w.s foupd that ,ba sbau IA ,x,,,s, olaar ,hroucb
tho nlata "a ,h;r,.;x - -, - haok;nc
81 ,ha,, s,,,in. r. a,.iinaLr,.. - ,tiss'
w.s dasactad ;,.o ,ba ~ In ,,InnaaS - .hs
r;yer so,na bnnaroS ID a,rsr nr 80
- :, a. - ~, 49, .;mr;S - -
a., -, a.; -, LIE, -. -. ~, -, 80
;ta 80, .hrp,,ah III et,..-'..;n. Ia -.
,o.raS ,ron, r;a,v was ohs;a,s Tra - u
cnrad Gov Is r,nlsr ,ho oooa,,,anoa - * .holo
contr.ct amonnt;re % ,rop, sno 60 eoo 80
hn, aa,nad W, ,,ra,,s;,,,, IL ~. Wonaa,anL
So :. shon. w. I'm nh. - ~ .arr;so
90; ~ nrS;"h :, IA ~, .'h;n.,s 'o
Few ,nore satisfactorv e. ,ha s,or;,r
nd Nv ,h. rla,as aos a., - ,ha rro;ao,;ia'e
Tha -, N;nob sho,,s =, ~. u.,.s',. -
;cal not,.rn "a ,ha ,woI,a-;nch 90 tha c.
- oo,a;n., ~ 80 An - 20 a. skan.
H., r.so raop p"d r.aaUod Ill, u.
LS .s.'. "a- .Lisi
LA H. ne shaS ,ho. ~, 80 " s;a,nriaj
a,' III s,s,ei 80, r.. a., -, -
he srod a;.h ,he a,tacbman, 81 rnv s,ri, sor