New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-24

EXPERIMENTS TO BE EEGLN TO-DAY AT INDIAN
HEAp-sHElI.s FOR THE NEW BATTLE
SHIP TO BE TESTED ALSO.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington. March 23.-Tomorrow will be day
OF unusual interest at the Naval Proving Grounds
at Indian Head In the first place Naval officers
OF this country Will experiment with plate repre-
sentinG a quantity OF armor made FOR Russia by
the Carnegie Company. This will be the first occa-
sion when American officials have made ordnance
tests for foreign government. Following this
trial will tests OF thrteen-inch and eight
shells Russia has a contract with the Carnegie
Company for the manufacture OF 100 tons OF
armor. The contract made some time ago. and
after the Cars experts had tested the best armor
produced in Europe That Russia should come 10
the United States for protective plates for her ships
OF war is regarded as a high tribute domestic
tcrial and workmanship. Russia also has
big contrac, with the Bethlehem Steel Company
for armor. II being thought too expensive to ship
experimental plates to Russia for test. and 10 avoid
the long delay that would ensu" II this was done.
request was made to the SECRETARY OF the Navy
through the Russian legation here that United
States Naval officers should conduct the trials Sec
rotary Herbert acted promptly and favoraby on
the request ard has expressed his pleasure at being
able to comply with II. The Secretary, as well a.
officers on duty at the Navy Department. look upon
Russa's course a compliment to American off,
GERS. guns and powde-
Tomorrow test Will be witnessed Dy a ldrg"
rarty including members " the Russian Legation
and probably attaches OF other Legations Navy
and Army officers and representatives, Of the car
reelo Company. The plate 10 be fred at Is OF the
Harveyized n,ckcl-sice variety. 1, IL five inches
thick and is intended for Of the Cars new
warships II Will be mounted have been the plates
tried at Indian Head which the Carnegie and Beth
lehcm companies have made For United States yes
GELS Generally speaking he conditions OF IN
test will be the same those prescribed In this
Governments nrnor contracts. Russia being salts
fed from practical results at Indian Head That
the American requirements are OF n high stand
ard and ,nsurc plates .. the best quality. y i've
inch gun Will be ussl In the hr!ng. AMI either Car
renter or Wheeler Sterling iroJ'ciNcs I'leutrhaut
\ r. Mason vii direct the experiments lie Il
the oirc.r in charge at Indian Head. pom me
result depends the acceptance or rejection OF n
group OF v.-inch plates OF "hch me TEST P'a'e ~
The representative ..-.. .,,,.
Tor piaie@ Of various th!ckne~~es Presumably. there
Tore fo-tnorrows trial is only the nrst oi rcris@
81 eNp.rim,ufa come on AT indian hra1. "hI'f
m. s,in.rvisior OF American Naval oricers. ,
Following the armor trials VIII come we s,rIi
,es,s The first experiments viii be win me
hrfcen-lr-h semi piercing prOJ"c'u"s. repTesehilns
Iups OF thee huge missiles when nave otrn n.i
o. ihe hattle-ships biggest guns Inc pfoJfc'iir~
ara ~ the Wheeler Sterling variety. ana are the
los, - me lot - b. supplied 20 IN" Navy, utdei
Tho nrst contract with tnat hrin ne cn'iEas ma ma
n new contract calling for armor pi'rcins shells nut
h,s nal. no deliveries yet Next on the pro
~.,,,1- ,yll be tests OK eght-nch Carpenter semi
/ ,ier.lnr rroiect.s Both kinds OF shells are TO DE-
nrel a, plates which have been previously a'lAS"eu
IN experiments AT lh'lan "'""'