New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-02
At THE CARNEGIE WORhS.
r,rr ,RyoR PLATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
PERSONALLY INSPECT THE MANUFAcTrRE
ARNOR.

fFfsH's'tNA''@'
or ARMOR.
r,,,,h,-c Aug THE armor- plate Investigating
cor,ri,a. ~ tho House OF Repres esentatves. consist
in, W II .ssrs Cummings polliver Money and Ia!-
bot, to-day made an inspection ot the mahuiacl''e
~, orrnor-p.atc at Homestead by the Carnegie steer
Cou,auy II part ot the inVesuSa''o" t"e
COMMITTEES "a making into alleged frauds upon the
Government The committee spent most OF the ui'
,, ,ba mill at Homestead. The entire days pro-
ce.,ings were favorable 20 the company. The morn
.rs r.as spent In the armor-plate department. Inns
,o,r brought out the fact that the Government n"s
ordered what the Carnegie Company was cehsureo
,or doing az result of the frst Investigation
This concerns the heating Of plates thirty feet n
,e,,,b They have always been heated In sections.
the companv contending that II was unnecessary
h.c,us. of thu small number of this SIZE OF Plates
., be made 10 build special mill since the ihVeS
,,ration ,he Ordnance Board % the Navy oTi"rei
,., rlan pursned The casting " an ingot was
6, ,,.n ~ the committee. At the investigation IN
yc,sb,r,,,, the inrormcrs testified that w a
Ku,e hal changed the reports giving the degree
~ heat 10 which plates wen SUBJECTED "ANe 'heS
,y,re being bent. \ plate was bent for the COM
rnittee IN this operation II was developed tnat
bl,ne's changes IN reports were a correction OF
,h.r, giving the degree of heat attained wh'le h'
p,otes were being bent after having been heated.
',,,--,,n CUMMINGS expressed himself as satisfied
with the illustrations
General Manager Schwab and Mr. Corey, super
,,,ordent of armor plate. explained the processes
. ,h cornmitt.e Lieutenant wilmer. the Govern
mont inspector in charge Of the plates ana MS
ass,s,ont Ensign James Howard also gave IN
,,o,to, particularly in regard 70 their super
,isi,n ~ the manufacture OF armor The COM
,,t,,ea witnessed the shearng OF plate ana went
through the Harycyizng department.
I, The afternoon tests OF parts II plates were
rnaIe and surprising results attained J"S' ~ "e
investigators were going to the mill. Buck, one OF
tho Carnegie company,
hor,I.d IN chairman Cummings "A letter from J Is
wallace who brought about the second hVes'lsa-
,,or The letter said that Buck would be able to
IA tho committee in making tests. His services
NOR. turned into channel not expected 10y MN,
rho nrsi tests were made IN IN" l"po" ~, - - D.,
iy tho company. Buck Was taken IN cndIse uy
- o,r,,an rummngs lie said h" could sho" now
NO testing machine was manPuil'u a. a. 49, r',t ,bo
u u, ,r,ub and he WAS sure he could increas" IN"
apparent 'chS.'r ,hs rerorl made by the company.
more ,", ,ook a piece OF plate tested by the com
,~ under the inspection OF Iieut-nHnnn no VIM NiiSs'
Which registered tensile srenStn V S'os' p ma
w. vcas nrrmitted to place himself Dri1re IhI- Imr ,
chine III n"' In p~.i.;on under one OF the rear
,hfs lie revoi,r1 the machine rapid,y ahG tn i1e
greatest IL 20 mounds more than the inspector
'resistcred The plate broke under tne s,ra IA
lnrn led aaI. Strength Of 81 pO pounds by placing ms
r nler the weight which marks me ~, strrhf.1 hi
NJ pro'S ,iece of the same strength as the seconu
- ,Sc Even him He made tho register 20 TO 49,; oi,SI
IHnniS> ~. conmit,ee Lieutenant Wilmer ex-
siknt =. ..Su,h fraud could be perpetratei only
unon a very green or very hsensr,t, ~ h,s ma q, ,n
"mck WAS disappointed az the result oI i NE W.
iuvH ,n Ills face grew crimson when Genera Nan
n,er Schwlb turned To him and saH' a'ureSS.nb W., %
asn,r,ittec. This IS an illustration or man wtlo
does not appreciate fair treatment we gaVv vs b
gool wages and good place ne rePaiu ,,IS,os, rS
gong gUD false Information He had not the sIghtest Isl
reas"n Tor coming here to-day. but am giaa lie
came; We Nr arg schwab continued addressing one OF
%, ,nsn lake Buck Of the mill saiey am am see
that he talks to no one gong out r ar ~
come back" Buck "a'heu away " ~
iJc,tcnant Wilmer took the committee 70 me me
laboratory wherr ne makes specaI tes.s ny yy,inS &
Hire,,ion thrca pieces were cut from P1ate "Icn @
m ha% acccpted and which is intended as con-
n,,g ' tower on a monitor. and tests were mac OF
heir tensile strength The pieces were taKen lSoIi
the plate within space ., arst s" niece tested regis.
trI strength OF s. pounds. the second y''oSo
and the third 1880 pounds. ,,..uo.. -,
This" said Mt. schwab snow or shs three nieces
,oLer from the accepted plate. rms proves i Hnat
maintained in my testimony. that' wnie AL al Duuh o
and the other informers sara er ,sne variation in a
oiot 70 itseN than they can in piece OF pIate Win
All their manipulation OF the machine, ,ar.,a
chairman Cummings commented: nat - %nshe
.an',th nd what does that matter. ahyho"
rh vas no testimony taken Inspector Wilmer
had asked that charges against MN 1e a,iSne
mo % n oe obtained and seemed 10 be satisfied with
the tests and examinations aid thu c,rrag,c
Mr. Dolliver and Mr. Money said tne ca'nesic ns
M III ,,as % complete as one could be made None
rnii wa r,I,tee would express opinion on what
tbev had seen Chairman cummings sau; ne TA VIII VIII
make preliminary report pfu ~ M havs tbe sisnected
49,. NJ nov ON the Fdes OF vessels removed ana
pm,htnc,ed 70 n ballistic test"
The ,Ss n.ncptlon of Mr. Doliiver who stopped
| off ~ Cresson Springs