The evening world., 1894-08-11

results that It would have earned a
premium had II represented ballistIe
group OF armor. An explanation of this
remarkable result was secured to-day
when Capt. Sampson swore that the sup
posed upper half of plate No. $40 had
never belonged to that plate, but had
been part of much superior plate.
II was probably substituted by the Car
negie Company to guard against the
possible failure OF the bottom half of the
plate. or to prevent detraction in case
the ordnance officers suspected that the
bottom half of 619 had been re- treated.
Chairman Cummings and the other
members of the committee were as
tontshed at Capt. SIMPSONS disclosures.
which show more deeply devised
.cheme of fraud than had even been sus-
pected. One specially important feature
Of this new mode OF deception relates to
the armor-piercing projectiles. which are
tested for acceptance by firing them
against the top halves of ballistic plates.
II these halves have been regularly ma
nlpulated the Government has no reliable
data whatsoever as to the quality of the
shells thus tested.
those disclosures He went through the
testimony of Messrs. Corey and Schwab,
and showed that throughout they had
endeavored to mislead and confuse the
committee by taking al 5antagc of the
lack of technical knowledge possessed by
Mr.. Cummings and his colleagues. Capt
sampson testified that Cline's eNplana-
in which he alleged that he had added
several treatments together In order to
secure the results which he reported,
standpoint OF an expert. He further tes-
titled that the physical tests of the plates,
which the superintendent declare were
snd Eea su hhe
theory of producing uniform results"
by irregular treatment, declaring that the
company had failed to produce the char
acter of plates that could have been
made by a uniform treatment. contenting
themselves with turning out the lowest
grade that could be expected to pass the
1t was towards the close of the session
OF the committee that Capt Sampson
took up the question OF the retreated
, II think the committee has been given
the impression that II was only one-half
OF these plates to which retreatment was
applied" said the Captain. But that is
not the case. The whole plate was re-
"The whole plate was retreated in each
case Of A46S, ASH and A8l9?' asked
MI ~ Cummings nm in surprise
ut Is stated positively by the superin-
tendents," said Mr.. Money. that only
one-half of the plates were treated. They
treated, and IL successfully resisted the
protectile because 1t had not been re-
II know that is their statement" re-
piled Capt. Sampson. II have very good
evidence that that Is not true In the case
of plate A6l9. That plate has received
more Investigations, perhaps. than any
other plate that was ever made. Both
halves were fired at, and the upper hall
was found, II anything, more resisting
than the lower half"
| "How many times was II retrea ted?'
! 1--WE do not know how many times il
was retreated. The whole plate was re-
treated after 1t was selected; then 4,
was cut In halves and the lower hall
was treated again. That we know pos
lively, admitting for a moment that the
two pieces of plates which were sub
mitted were actually at one time a
single plate.
specimens from that plate and compare
them with the specimens that had beer
pulled, we found undoubted evidence
| that the plate had been oil tempered and
annealed. When We came to examine
the two parts Of the plate, we found or
a superficial examination that the lower
half had been treated separately from
the upper half. because the lower hall
: showed that 1t had been in oil and
heated. when the upper half did not
and what was still more strange was
, that the punch which separated the two
parts of the plate had not been made al
the same time.
"In cutting a plate apart. the work 1.
done usually by a planer and the too
which is used for that purpose goes righ