The evening world., 1894-07-13
BuLlE7-PROOF COAT TESTED.
Inventor Lennard Stood Up and
Defied a Heavy Winchester.
He Hopes to DO Away with steel
Plates FOR War Vessels.

National Guar lsmen and army officers
were much interested his morning in the
reports OF the successful tests Of W. J.
+. LennacGs American bullet-proof
shield, which were made in the presence
of about fifty persons in Atlantic Park,
Ralph avenue and Prospect place, late
yesterday afternoon, and the inventor
recivei the congratulations Of "A large
humber OF ricnds.
The trial was concluded by Leonard
standing Up az a target, with the shield
fastened a ross his'breist. while an eX-
pert marksman fired II 4j-calibre rife
from a distance OF thirty-nve feet.
Before the performance begun Len
nnrd described h 'n!svcnt.on, and pointed
ont its uperiority over the invention Of
Herr Dove. of Germany.
Before Leonard presented himself az
"A target several tests were made to
show the power OF the weapon. A bullet
from the rife went through an oalten
plant; two inches thick and splintered
the back of another, placed one inch
behind it. Then two bullets were fired
at heavy. huted steel plate. Both
bullets cut off the head of heavy bolt
which held the plate in place.
Another bullet pierced fourteen pine
blanks, each one inch In thickness, and
placed one inch apart, and knocked OF
ii heavy steel plate fastened on behind.
The spectators were amazed at the
force Of the bullets and Wien NJ. Len
nard produced his new shield many eX-
pressed doubts that it would Withstand
The shield, as described in yester-
days Evening World" is about Il
inches long, IL inches wide and less
tlNs,. tt,.,t III ,t.
a large liver pad. Leonard tied 1t 10
tho wooden figure of man. Then the
,narIisman. William Richards. loaded
his rife, and fired. The bullet pene-
Stconu shot went Into it an inch and
half. Several more sho,s were fired
~ another shield with like effect, and
tN"n Lennard rVClaimeI
Now. gentlemen, Il YOU ave not salts.
fed viii pat the shield on and stand
IN ~ target"
Richards laving his Winchester ON a
stand. The mar. 'man was visihlv nor
Nous. but Leonard was perfectly collected
, There was dead silence r." several min.
Ut =. rncn one NJ tn" reporters said:
While We do not GrIht hat the sh!eil
viii Withstand tie bullets the test wo'iiG
rrorthiy b" ri"rr convincing 10 the lirSt
number Of PERSONS VINO are in,srestcj
y Nou would wear It. bot We do not Tee
! He D".,inE vnI to do H."
"ph. that's an r.Ait." said T.cuuard
| "i'Iu Miliiue, II tne mIr'isaan Is. come
J GA, liill. IT'S lust as easy Tor You IL
! .n,Ot At me AS nj Gumny."
lat "ElIi" SitGted Leiuari cJdNSC
q him. and nI",N lac consented 10 Fir. tins
sa'..
I The inventor strapped Ike shield oyei
; his Treas, and took u position a. the enc
OF TIVE range.
/ t,jchaInS allowed the reporters to eN,
| mine the CagrilGe aud when they e%'
! pressed their satihla G'lou he dionped Il
! i"to his KAN, Leonard watched the pro
! CCCijNgs closely.
| Tin all ready" he said.
| IT." placed his arms close TO his SIDE!
| and turned his head.
Richards put the weapon To his shout
| der AMI took careful aim. TO the spec
ta>urS. II seemde as il he would uryo
! hoat, although Not mor" than thiri!
seconds elapsed before the report wa'
! heard.
! I.ennard started forward, and some o
! the crowd shuddtred. AS the smok
cleared away. however, Leonard cam
forward, smiling. The witnesses ap
! llaUdCd.
Examination showed that the hulle
| had gone right into the centre Of III
shield, and had penetrated about al
| inch.
lit felt as II had poked in the rib
| by mans finger" said Leonard, we,
asked what sensation he had eNpe
rienced.
Lennard is perfecting another sub
stance which, ne says, VIII withstan
steGl bullets, and can be used on wa
vessels ana fSrtlncations. in place o
the massive steel plates now in vogue