New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-24
NEWS OF TIE NAVY.
no VESSELS TO BE SENT TO sIAM-INTERESTiN
,RMoR TESTS SOON TO BE HELD.

no VESSELS TO BE SENT TO sIAM-INTERESTiNG
.RMoR TESTS SOON TO BE HELD.
Washington July 30 c,p,claD.-The Navy Depart
ment contcmplacs the direction Of no unusual or I'M
mediate movements Of vessels IN View OF The condl-
ton Of affairs In Siam. Commodore Ramsay, Acting
secretary OF the Navy, slid yesterday that the ap
parcntly grave situation In the Asla,ic station was
fully appreciated far ; IL related TO France ana
SIAM but that for the present Mt least there vas no
necessity for urrying American vessels 10 Bangkok
This country has little commercial or political inter
course with Siam and for this reason neither the lives
nor property Of lis citizens in jeopardy. There
about twenty American missionaries In siam. but
q. far rs known they are engaged IN no business
.nte rprl,, and will not therefore become mixed mp
IN controversies which may arise. Even IN the event
Of open ho>lrs the missionaries viii, It /, thought,
b' unmolcscd. The United states represented ut
Bangkok by Minister Resident whose authority Will
BE- sufficient 10 guarantee proper protection TO all
citizens who may appeal TO him FOR aid aud comfort
Tie Concord. which arrived at Gibraltar yesterday.
I, bound for the Asatic station. She will touch
several ports the way and communicate with
the Department. should II become advisable she
could De- ordered To proceed 10 Bangkok. The BaItl-
more Will soon start for China. going by way "
the SucL canal. She too can BE- sent 10 oianese
waters. The Lancaster and the Marion now
the China coust. where their presence {, important.
In the event Of ,criou, emergency they could also
sail for Bangkok.
The Bethlehem Company has notified the Navy
Department that IT has completed under II,
contract IN" first lot OF lIarvcyized plates and that
representation Of ia. group Is ready for trial The
plates are IL inches thick and intended for the
Names bartlett" armor. The Department Is now
mnhng preparation for the trial. II will be re-
mark IN that the plate TO be tested represent,
the first service armor produced which has been
treated by the Harvey process Plates OF This kind.
which have heretofore given such notably gratifying
result, have been manufactured for experimental
purposes only. They did not In any special way
represent plates which are to be fitted the armored
vessels. In the approaching trial regular service
corditions with respect 10 plate, gun aud projectes
and will he witnessed by board Of naval officers
elected by Commodore sampson. chief OF Bureau Of
The gun to be used during the trial Will be 10
inch brecch loading rife Of thirty cnlibrr.
Under co?tIact requirements the Harvey plate Will
have y Withstand the Impact of shots fired with vclo'-
lilies waving from 10 TO !; per cent greater than
be acceptable the Harvey plate must moi show crack
from & p" Of %p1,t to an rdTr from SnG rdSs
will follow II The plate pei mits any pro- ccie or any
OF IT. fragments 10 pass entirely through. only two
round, will he fired. The velocity of The first shot
will he .4Oi feet second, TINT of the second LIE
feet second The mn,zle energy Of each shot VIII
six inches long. nine feet wide and thirteen inches
thick. II weighs about thirty tbree tons. CARPENTER
she'll, will he used. The group Of amor which III"
plate represents weighs about 400 tons The VI lines
armor l., the first lot delivered nNier the recently
compan's. requiring all armor for that vessel, the
Texas and the dOuhetnrIeied monitors 10 be- Harvey
izcd. Fer treating plates by this process, the
facturcrs received = D: cents pound o. plates he
tween five and eight inches thick. and IL cents
pound plates eight inches and upward thick.
As.I-TAYT ATTORNEY GENERAL MArRY RESIGNS
Washington. July 23.-Thc resignation OF William 4.
Marry. Assistant Attorney General has been rendered
10 Attorney General Olncy. Mr.. Maury has been IN
the service of the Department II Justice for
eleven years. and resigns to return to the general
practice Of law In Washington. Few men have argued
ns many raSes In the supreme Court ~ the United
states ~ he In the same length Of time. Ills
nccon with the southern Pacific Rall-oad land grant