New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-28

Government whenever demanded. When they hauled
Mere recelvins pay from the British Government to
hold IN og n anG 10 ready
o be b sS paTng Hs smD to- hese sSS for
and have not gun TO put upon them'
PROJECTILEs.
With the exception of common shells for thirteen
inch guns the number of projecties already or
Gered will suffice to complete the outfits OF al
ships thus far authorized. The higher Development
of armor-p piercing projectiles necessltated py ,,e
advent of hard-taced armo- is being careiq hay
been given 10 proj,ctile makers. OF the different
types already experimental with, some cast-steel
nroiectjlcs of large caiibre made by j. G, Johnson
& Co. of Spuyten Duyvil, y. y" have gwen NeaS
Satisfactory results. sucr as 10 indicate ihat as
good a pr6jectile can be made Of cast steel, PROB
orly treated "a has yet been pr0duced ny h ,T c,
cusion the cost of projecules Will be materially
Practical experiments have been carried on during
the last year VITA Sl-pound 5-incn smell cor
tanning II pounds of gun-cot;on, win Il ury sum
iocifv attained was about 400 foot-seconds which
me maximum elevation usually al'I,,De ~ not
ships Sponsors or urrets. would give r"lsT W 40 90
less Tran three miles. TIE results ODtdlhcu
favorable as to lead to conEnins tne "a onni
Of gun-cotton. and fired witn cnarEe s sicen stt
nj he maximum elevation attanab.e from coaeu
turres TO give a range OF over -FOUR nm, ,,,,,,ont
adontci ca,ibre of s nm $3.50 FOR the new Nav
rife During the last year eXnaust me dpernIlna
nave 1fV bo lnnr,h and metal Of barrel. the most
suitable powder charge and all the other c'ssn'a IA
observed in competitive trials which me De ,
ment has decided conduct prior to adop eXns
msntai hrnes with the new rife. muzzie yei3 S
ties Of about $3.50 W Gee non in order
TO keep the chamber pressure ~ 81 The rja.
limit. and also TO increase the m nvzle velocity Of
800 foo,seconds With this velocity me cp pm
hiank range Is about 100 yards. ana me enecume
r p,riN f 1900 yards At short range the penetra
nous increase Of effectiveness over the odiasho"'"
rife is apparent from these fgures
SUBMARINE TORPEDO-BoATs
A,.sr tho date Of nv last report exhaustive prac-
tool exnerjments were conducted to determine the
efrect upon the crew of submerged boat oil 'ne
detonatlon near by OF high explosive under wac
1,hoeo governments were carried on at the NaVa'
Torpedo station Newport r. L. ab by }rom
.'uSnereed structure containing living aniirs sinh
An old Lay torpedo, about - iees ''l div weight
merged Is feet, and So-pound chargss Wdy y,h We're
Of gln cottor moored at the same up. nepo" g., ael
dtonaed at The foo va soea Sa feet and 50 feet
The first experiment resulted IN smAine ,,as cound
drowning the contained ANIMAL h eer done to the
on raising that no injury ma peeE uI he SEAMS
| boat by the explosion beyond olemhs '.e M oi,cr
causing leakage win dtbdr eperents we're carried
out the boat being raised after eaeh MN he So.
signs Of injury the hull OF the boat q, aep rs
oSns in the hull and it clear that az sign,
y shorter disiange6 the pam. amags however
done TO the inmates. and, consequently, ~, ~
demonsratsd 'nat nS boat viii be harmless so
iorc as IL is insufficient to rupture tht MN va ~.
boat isem ~, submarine vessel from the detona-
ton OF submerged high explosives Is an rn, I'M ~
,h Cnrsiructlon of such "A vessel is. however very
apparent That such boat II su,st a. seifev,
don, bui after careful study OF results oD'anst
irsnrnontahle difficulty of definitely directing su,n
A craft under water. again referred inc q TN w.,
90 boor1 fol an exhaustive examination. nc IT,
10 r' H. hnaTd which was IN the main favorable
Is now receiving the careful cohs'ue'a"'" VI '''N
Tmnoriant improvements have been made m ~, NE
Howell torpedo, which haze resgea ,h,ry ~ ;hese
oorr}gnaIlv ordered have been accepted and twenty
one are undergons @et f1p ,est,ns Within few
xs THE trials thus far conducted having proved
satisfactory, she tbe contract has Increased the
number Of torpedoes 10 be supphed from 'n''| !"
XII OF the Whitehead torpedoeg called fHr IN dn the
contract OF May. ISL win IN; r., condnctei
rial, have it is believed, shown them 10 ." clua
the very best m@ae tS this company FOR MY
additional torpedoes OF an Improved type anu
b basn deiveTed Nearly al of the launching az.
parStiis connected with these two Cpes %, 'o'-
peioes have been delivered by the cohrac'o's
ARMCR CONTRACTS.
Tho nrorress made In this country IN 'h' manu-
facture of armor has been remarkable 10 MAKE
, ,or reouires a plant costing millions OF
dollars and workmen or skill ana cNP''''"''
Two great armor manufacturing plants nave "o'
established in this country. The very hfs' p'h'oS
rroduced are believed TO nave been equal to any
,bon turned out in the Oldest establishments "'
Europe The department, however was not s'"9
God with this 1t demanded Improvement up9i
| Furopean armor and improvements were, MAJ MAJ
drst bv the introduction OF an admNture ol mex
Win he steel and. secondly by face-hardening y
means OF the Harvey process Ihus IL ~ .. -, 49,
our armor BECAME very carry IN he iro,ttSs ua
nanufacture far and Away the best IN thr HoIi y,
European navies are now acoplng si nrdr for ~
now have their plants IN opera.'on, ,,h h' Tho tx
nericnce they have required to continue the manu-
tacturc the question now seems to present ts u.s..
anv more armored vessels? II not, then we nee
moi concern ourselves with the lu'uie .. M, ,s
njants. hut II we are 20 have more armored Nes
sells then it would a3pear ihnt We should QUO a na1
other contracts for amor %he t nr~r Hnd the
skilled operatives are assembled .,,
since The date OF my last report. the vessel
! OF the Navy in commission have been amost coz
startly employed. and the necessity lot sncn nm,
Heretofore an insuiciency of numbers mas. u
eases OF sudden emergency ABROAD ne,I I 49,
Guentiy for long distances; Nov however. ina, a.
! Inc cruising vessels of the new Navy are, WI
but few exceptions, completed and mos OF 'i ~
ready for active ard ec,onev and for the NOR
petfect protection OF our interests ABROAD l
ogersOn yees pgcy u SGh % h nee
nary needs OF naval policing. on each OF six sta
lions, viz: North Atlantic south n,ianue; No''
The torpedo vessels now building abroad rang
from 800 TO 925 tons displacement ana altogethe
sixteen are now under construction: one OF IN
G most notable things in the policy or foreign con
sfructlon is that which indicates the building, ,
e general OF n number OF torpedo boats equal to III
= | total number Of all other vessels authorized
e PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
|, Again feel 1t my duty TO call your attention
the great and pressing need for Congressional a'
: ton In reference the personnel Of the line OF IN
n Navy. The evils presented In my last report ar
even greater to-day than then. and Will Increase w
n I'll the situation becomes so serious that only IN
n most stringent. far-reaching. and marsh measure
h will suffice remove them. The Joint comm!sso
u from the Committees Naval Affairs OF bot