New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-12
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL
ARMOR PLATES TESTED AT INDIAN HEAD
PROVING GROUNDS.
11rEsAvERs HONORED BY THE GOVERNMENT
THE ERUPTION OF Observation-Disclosures
IN THE COAST sURVEY-sECRE-
TARY GRESHAM BETTER.


IN THE COAST sURvEY-sECRE-
TARY GRESHAM BETTER
Washington. March 1.-THE Naval Ordnance
Board to-day tested at the Indian Head proving
ground an elghteen-inch nickcl-stccl Harveylzei
plate The plate represents 3l5 tons of armor IN
tended for the sides of the battleship oregon. Two
shots were fired at the plate from twelve-ihch
gun The first had a velocity OF 1.iG5 feet second
and the second velocity OF la2G feet The hTst sho'
struck the plate and broke up. only slightly sciiihg
The plate nine incncs and then broke. ON this the
penetration test. the plate cracked from toi 10 u,i
tom. The plate was passed 10y the board us pun9-
lty being considered excellent one shot from an
inch gun was fired AZ thc Chasc-Gannt patr M
plate Is chrome steel east on the BODY ot mn ." II.
nary plate. The shot did not pcnetrat" Ge'PF' oit
cracked the plato badly. The owners u tao pIlto
-ee,If hr, ibe hoard ala not think tia. {; com
pared favorably with the nickcl-stee composition.
Tho Government today showed rs appreciation
of the services Of foreign mariners In rc'cuihg
American sailors from danger OF death at sea 10y
forwarding a number Of gold watches ana "'he'
mementos to the Hfc-savcrs. Tho awards were "A
gold watch and chain 20 Captain H. r.. u.,t'I;
OF the Norwegian bark Chrysoite. in recoenlion ul
his heroic services In rcscuing tho officers ana crew
goii watch ana chain - Captain George he.'rr 81
the German steamship brilliant for hcr'f s'rl'c'S
schooner Wiaminc. November q. 1924; a soii
medal J. SeidenburS. second Office .''I ~ ",
e.
brilliant. FOR the same service, sil'sf M Ir,I,
II. Cohrs. II Brown ana H. Nla'sl,., 49, %. 5i.r ana
liant: gold medals To j. II orion "'',, '. 80
W Fitzpatrick. quartcrmaser ana silver inCIIls 10
l. Seed. bo1tswainS mate, y Jones. J." y. - a..
lin and Albert Ha~lcy, oi me l'Tlii7n r'''it' ~
TcutonC, FOR gallant and heroic efforts ~ 80 10
master ana crew or the american - 80
Reeves on February 100, marine g1is-', ~
tain W. Thompson. of the btliI'h st'dH'-'.t 80
ham CIV. for humane services Ia r"scrNS t.f on
ccrs and crew of ID" American fch"'n'r tN.'.' j..
,r .,c-e,,, - tno %nrwoelan BARK Joe
h1rnc FOR his services IN ofcctne 'fe rescue 90
two sclmcn Of the American scho 'ner ~ I.' W. ,'
Stanley. on july g. l"t ~" "Nirls WIZ '' "
trihutcd ihrough Ut" H.7'e ''I''' ''''''''
4,
c'lncd 10 think that serious consequences VII re-
CO., ~ tho Mexican coffee Industry from the re-
,,,-,ed o-u,,,on o., 6,rizaha bearing IT, mind thai
mis- mountain Is over 100, fcot high AMI crowned
clothing the sides ~ lts summit" Which are -nil
70 be sizzling ~ E9.,ani, '.'il's s NE ., p,
o. l''l NJ ',.-"....- 49,, k,o,,r ., ,f.o...ru
hotanists Considering further 'h" iaci i.'t 'i.<
aba Is so ptrpe'uaill t.'". ,"H''
unncr i'to' ,.shi d0,i.s Ar. .yurcssel
az ~ Tho alleged grandeur - Tho SPECTACLE ir.-
snnted Those familiar with fhe country say fhat
slic,h On - houake vibrations rr" ~ such constant
orctrrenco in Oriz1ba a. 20 attract no attention
and cause no alarm. The other c't'a u'rton~!
In the dispatch AFRO far distant NJ 20 o. pfar-