The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29

that the tailor has invented bullet.
proof material.
The experiments before Count You
| SchouValoff were not confined 10 simply
firing two shots at DOVE. They began
with thorough test of the new rifle IN
use in the German army. From box OF
cartridges one was selected at random,
| the rife loaded and fired at block Of
solid oak, which was pierced by the
small steel bullet. This showed that the
rife and cartridges were of the regua-
| ton pattern, well calculated to test the
| value of the most efficient steel cuirasses
| ever manufactured. In fact, 1t was
stated that no knightly armOr was ever
manufactured which could withstand
shot from the rife now in use in the army
| OF Germany.
After the shot at the block of oak
Dove dressed himself in his bullet proof
coat and offered himself as a target
| While the rife was being aimed at the
tailor the spectators were strung to an
extreme state of nervousness, and IN
stinCtively closed their eyes in antlclpa'
tion of seeing DOVE killed upon the spot
After the report of the rifle rang out the
tailor was seen standing, unhurt DOVE
| noticed the state of excitement produceq
by the experiment, for he smiled ana
said: 81 feel nothing
at the tailor's heart, but the tailor was
abs llutely unhurt. But bullets were
found imbedded in the bullet proof coat
which covered his breast and body IN tho
manner which it is proposed TO adopt lot
soldiers, leaving the arms and legs, as
well as the head, without protection.
Then commenced a second series OF eA'
periments which were even more inter-
esting than the first. A horse was COW
L., NJ 80, fnr l
posed that the cavalry of the future IS W
be protected by the material invented Dy
the tailor of Mannheim. A number Oh
shots were fired in quick succession ~
the animal while il was quietly eaunB
oats from manger The horse, a we" wen
trained cavalry mount, started sllghuy
at the first shot, apparently, however
only disturbed by the unexpected reIoI'
of the rife. Then other shots were hreu,
as quickly as possible, some OF unCn
striking almost in the same place as pro,
vious bullets, but the horse contlnnel
eating as if nothing extraordinary was
happening.
AS in the case of the bullet-proot coa'
worn by Herr Dove himself, all the Du,
let's fired at the coat covering the nOIoTi
were found to be imbedded inthe ma !-
A naval officer asked Herr Dove II ms
Dullet-proor armor could be applleu W
warShipS, and he was assured Dy GHI -
ventor that ship protected by his Dui !g+
proof material could stand q pouhui.HEs
from all the warships in the world WlIn-
out sustaining any considerable dau i.r
The new garment looks like oro INA,
army clothing material, the reslsV tho
secret substance being placed beneath sno
outside cloth. The garment IS IN Iu el 10 %
ture of breastplate, and is fastener ECU "
the side buttons of the soldiers UNIFORM ORR
1t is only to be used in actual warIai0'
and weighs about six pounds. vo.od
A large firm of army contractors oLlGtTH
Dove an enormous sum for his lnVeD .i.oog
but the tailor refused. Representa- I hoon
of several foreign governments nave I gegr
making strong efforts to obtain TT Of.
Doves secret. but it is said all thes s,5o ~,
forts have failed, and patriotic Gel , Gnr.
have expressed the desire that the t}orr
man government should secure I nor
Doves secret, so that the DuIIeV prnv
coats may be used by the German a,.ls
alone. 1t is said that 3,O0O,OOO iin The
have been offered to Herr Dove w or
German government for his 1nvenII zoe Of
as an alternative, 100 years guaraAin , ,v
the monopoly of supplying the G 5',rnber
government with the necessary uL,r,
of cuirasses at the rate oil y
apiece.