New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
ARMY md NfTY NOTES.


v,s,.,,..o, Arrl io-capiain Sampson. Chicf
49,, -. ~ n-dr,,c. N,,., uou,r,r.n, and
t.. ,.s,s,,,fs conducted two inportan, and siic-
...r..l ,.-f- ~ th. naval proviu. ground. Indian
Head N! to-day. The first was q toet ~ q ihlr-
,c.u-.r.h s.m.-armor rcrcing nickel steel shell
The. she'll as required by the test. passed through
% scycu-inch. u.ckcl-stoel plato without exploding
OF exposing th, Itrg, chnrgc = powder 10 carried.
Tin. second test was that % percussion fuses.
ami was made 20 determine at what distance tho
eh,n SouII ,NfIoI. after passing through Au oi-
s,ructIou d. thI. test ID screen was erected n tho
river anI u series of stakes about -iN feet apart
driven behind d. The shells passed through tho
screen successfully and burst ten OF twelve feet
the other side Tho experiment proved highly
successful as the distance 80 which The shells os-
piolcI was just about Nh.r thc department l'-
sired one ~ the same n! az shells was also fired
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s sflcr,,sf ul test was also made With the SIX
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Huron Of Construction AMI Repair. Na'y Depart
mem. n'' J..' ''''1',i '''''.r' ~ i"'''' rom
h4uit OF ID Dies ..n ana model for a single. handed
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length Of tliru feet Tn morris Of th" eompe'.n;
designs were Judged ly pxou kemp tn, we'll
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SECRETARY. TI.rl.rf -,f,f ,r.gr,rn ortc.s ., Gam,
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pIIi" S.ffl. commanding m" Vow ! ork Navy
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''4''7 ~ 'A"i'li''' ''' VA "iip'''d ""ih on the
h.e Brooklyn naval dock. 10 make measurements
az ,b. WORK ana io s.cur. MI information ,,,,.
may mecca '' 'H"p' 'h'H 10 submit "'IH Tor com
pletuE the dock ia as" the Glie4 contract is
..ru..ll.f Tn. .c,ton ia taken h, tho .r.t,r,
H "TI'I N'' u" 'lIh" may 10 ''-i ~ continuing
ihc work The dock is greatlv needed lbs SHIN.
r., ,,, ~.,,. am, an ooo,, ,,ii, D., mot, g., ~
WI '' ''"'f' "'''' "" '"'' WIN w ''"'' U" '"'''-
plctc II ~ rapidly as possible" Contractor Gllics.
who * now many months behind hls contract viii
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'i"N' Il '"S' oppo' '"''''' !" ~ "'''' J" MS own
behalf at the Navy Department tomorrow after
noon
fr ,,,, for,tri 1nr Tho batteries ~ v.escs d. -
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'lI ms w. VIZ 80 ~, - q W - az.
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"Li'h ld} 'nS WILL =" op''te Ii. 10, c,..,,
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~ uI 'h M vs. \.al's ~ IN" H.rIIor OF nina
me, H'dHt" I,.uIt'I 10 oioH ''''f"ay' after a
Mr'k Sl'hl. AZ ,dItik'hd ,H Goa
Admiral Mchdc informed me Navy Department
that his squadron has arrived at Port an Prince.