The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-06

Invented by Mr.. W. Leonard Foote and
. Krag-Jorgensen Can'r Throw Lead
Through Two Inches and . Half OF IT.
Puncture Closes After Penetration.
Making 1t Waterproof-Uacie Sans
Oldest Fort-Seacoast Demands More
ArtiIlery-Army and Navy News.
New York. Nov, "a public exhibit
ton was given in the Twenty-nintn reg
iment armory in Brooklyn today oy ".
Leonard Foote, inventor of the bullet
proof auto-dynamic ormor," and was
witnessed by several foreign officials
and others interested in armor. A Win
chester and krag-Jorgensen rifle We're
used in the test, and a block OF the ar
NOR about TWO and a Glalf inches thick
was used. A number OF bullets were
fired a. il, bud in no case did any Of
them go through or leave mark OF en-
trance
Mr.. F'oote. previous TO the exhibition.
stated that a similar material had been
used three years ago. but since that
time Il had been improved. 1t is now
perfect, according 10 the inventor, who
says that il is equal in resistance to a
three-quarter inch gun shield of hard
steel and does not require the same
amount OF care to keep il from rustinS
or scaling as steel does. II is lighter
than steel, Weighing less than half as
much
Previous to the test Of Mr. Foote'S ma
terial, a Krag-Jorgensen rife was used
on a quarter-inch steel plate. The bull
let went through II, as il also did
through fifty pine boards, eight feet
thick. In the case OF the inventors ma
terial. the bullet from the Krag-Jorgen-
sen rife penetrated but after it did so.
me mole closed entirely, leaving an un-
broken surface, the bullet remaining in
the shield. TIE Winchester bullet failed
TO penetrate. Mr.. Foote, after the test
had been pronounced a success. stated
that mis- invention is about 80 per cent
lighter, in the ratio OF resistance. than
steel for ships arnor shields. When
penetrated oy bullets the puncture in
stantly closes. thus keeping out the
wafer. The material being non-mag-
netic, according to the inventor. Il is
especially valuable for use on bridges
OF naval vessels for shields.
Count Goetzen, a military attache al
Washington, and General D. T. Mertwa-
go, OF the Russian navy, were present al
til exhibition.
UNCLE SANS OLDEST FORT.
Pensacola, Fla. Nov. 5.-Major Mac
Murray, commanding the First artillery.
at Fort Barrancas. has been instructed
by General Wilson, the chief OF engin-
GERS, to restore the walls o. old Fort
San Carlos, near Barrancas. This is the
oldest and most interesting fortress In
the United States. II was originally
built by the Spaniards and was several
times captured by the French and Eng
lisn. II has not 5een used since it was
captured by the American army under
General Jackson. in 1921. II will now
probably be supplied with rapid-firing
guns.
MORE ARTILLERY.
New York, Nov. 5.-The New York
chamber of commerce has adopted the
following resolutions:
1--WE, the Chamber of Commerce Of the
city of New York. being fully impressed
with the urgent need OF an increase in
number of the federal artillery force to
properly insure the vas. amount OF prop
erty of our city and other .seacoast cit
les against destruction and levying con-
tributions that would be visited upon us
in the event OF war with foreign ma
tons, do earnestly request and urge the
president and congress OF the United
States 20 take such immediate action
as will provide a force OF trained artil-
ierymen for me proper manning OF our
seacoast defences. and il IL believed by
us that no seaco3st batteries. requiring
a numerical increase of the army O.
about 1000 artillerymen. is absolutely
necessary TO accomplish these purpo-
ses"
London. Nov s.-The Daily Chronicle,
In an editorial this morning, based upon
the resolution of the New York chamber
of commerce. urging the president and
congress OF the United States 10 increase
the seacoast defenses, says:
NO doubt. If me wnoie British navy
were recalled from the ends Of the earth
ii might pur a few shells into Wall street,
into Brooklyn, and even into Jersey City
but it could not pass through Long
Island Sound. and it could never gel any
where near He'll Gaze.
Great Britain, however. has gone
thing else 10 do than TO clear the wo.I1
90 her ships in order TO infiict fine on
New York. But when the Wall street
bears want a pretext for a scare any
thing comes handy"
All the morning papers common. upon
"such aiarnist rumors as Wall street
dodge 20 send prices down. None of
tnem believes mat they should be taken
seriously.
UTE INDIAN TROUBLES.
Washington. Nov. 5.-The following
advices as 10 the Uts In5ian trouble
were received az tne war department: TO-
day from General Otis az Denver:
Under date % November 3. CaPtsin
Wright, commanding troops Ia north
western Colorado reports:
Secuted Snake river. Liely Park
Cross mountains November /. Visited
Taono.on's ranch and camped where
Indians were killed oy game wa-lens-
Families in Lilly Park returned %
ranches same d2te. November ,. sent
out scouting parties in al directions
Douglass Springs. Di=app eminent Tan
on. Elk Springs and Cross Mountains
No indica tons O.. the p-esznce % in
dams sin-e affair Nith game wzTieas
No depredau5ns by Iniiass- VIII saH1y
t7nizs1t al Box Eide and tomo-roE az
X ranch on retarn TIP u1,sss otherwise
directed The Commanding Officer a.