New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-29
FRAUDS IN ARWOR PLATES.
SUPERINTENDENT COREY BEFORE THE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
HOW THE TE.TING MACHINE WAS MANIPU-
LATED AID THE GOVERNMENT. ~
sFECTORs WE'RE DECEIVED


LATED AID THE GOVERNMENT. ~
srEcToRs WE'RE DECEIVED
Washington. June 2s-W T.. Corey. superlntend-
ont ~ the Armor-P Plate Department Of the Carnegie
Works. appeared before the Armor-plate Investi-
eating Committee to-day He directed the work
generally. ordered the steel and looked after ts
manufacture. one OF hts duties was to look
The reports ~ the foremcn OF the shops. and
vha; work bad been done In the previous twenty
four hours. ilis clerk made the report for the
Government inspector. They were taken from the
reports made to him by Cline lie assumed that
thy Ncr. correct. lie had no reason 20 believe
otherwise. II, dl not handle test specimens Sc
lcctrl for pulling. In some Instances the pulling
machine was manipulated. lie DID not con-
slider this a fraud In explaining further the
manipulation OF the ma'h inc he said that IN
cases where plates had received one or more treat
mchts. aud would In his Judgment pull on an
average 80 eD pounds. AMI where r"treatment wouIl
not b"n,nt them the machine was run as fast as
possible. and the weight moved SO as 70 bring the
strength up 10 the requirements Such Plates, lie
thought. would have been accepted by the ordnance
Mr cummings called his attention to the tcst-
fnouy OF r. II. BUCK regarding The improper Motk
~ testing ~, .im.us. Buck had tcstined that ne
uA.cr mems coats AMI that SUPERINTENDENT Corey
ha4 marked specimens 70 be pulled long or
''enert" Corey denied having marked specimens
Buck In his testimony, saII tl"l u' tas' Nm r,'nv
false reports were made WAS In January, NV" Ihcy
wer, made under orders of superintendent Corey
Mr. Cumuinga-ls II correct mat you gave sn'h
ordcraf
NJ, Corcy-l am certain that never gave such
an order on about January last
Mr. Cummings Wen. did you elye directions to
MAKE III pun little long" OF a little short?
Mr. Corey-At any time
Air Cummines- rs S.y al any time
Sir Cumining,- How much could the manipua-
ton OF the machine add to the apparent strength
MIR Corcy-rrobably 300 or 400 pounds to the
square inch. IN the presence Of an inspector. with
Mr CONTAMINATION IA not want to give tho IN
sIec,ors rc actual tensile strength 81 ne plate
Mr.. corcy-It was not the actual strength but
vc:y near 1t.
Mr.. Cummings called Mr. Corey's attention to the
testimony OF +. D. Buck. in which 1t was stated
tina, when the oh testing machine was burned
new one was put In. When first put In. the new
machine could not be manipulated. Two Of the SUI
pcrlnicnlcns. Woods and Bullion, soon changed II
50 that the Government inspectors c9ul4 be ioo,i
ana tpeI"mS %, al" ny % ny machlne hal been butt
and changed after being erected. but did not know
Mr. Doillvcr alid what the committee wished 10
know what quality Of armor Plates was put on
our warships The retrcatment Of plates and ma
npu,ation OF The machine left the committee IN The
dark the subject.
Mr. Corey expressed the opinion that all plates
furnished by the tarnegics were good lie based
this opinion the fac that all of them were treated
host plate possible H. got his Information regard
cline. He did not believe that these reports were
Mr.. Deliver called his attention 70 CilnrS state
nent OF how he hed made changes In his reports.
Mr. Corey in reply referred 70 Cllne's explanation
OF the changes and said n thought that fully
plalncl the matter He knew In some Instances that
CINE had made changes His only means of know
ing the history OF n plate Cline's report Cline,
he said. discharged at the request Of Captain
Sampson. chief OF the Bureau Of Ordnance.
cine G Bot isS # Ta r dSyR 5s Ssn m
Corey replied that he thought II was,
lie knew that blowholes had been plugged without
the Government inspectors knowledge.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow, when
Mr. ,,r will l.. fhar