New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

nearly Il inches in thickness the total weight or
this finished armOr plate 100 tons, and it was
rolled from solid steel ingot weighing ISo tons.
the 1oEerf roIins mill can DO for steel ingots
weighing $50 tons can be rolled into armor plates
The electric crane. furnaces and appliances 1eceS-
sary to handle such prodigious weights are all o.
ample power to deal easily and comfortably with
two, hydraulic presses each e3eEting pressure
test steer plate while it is cold
gines exerting S.70O horsepower required
Another astonishing production in steel was a
long. y feet wide and Il: inches thick and weigh
. In the forging of heavy steel ingots.. hydraulics
presses of 5000 tons pressure are used. and the
German Atlantic liner that was 20 tons IN weight
Another finished solid screen shaft was made OF
crucble steel. made from ingot so tons weight.
h0d fo rs Snef Of is fee p this
me SOLD s t max, T boo 10 have
hole ali the way through.
lathe nsS which Believe is Without compeer the
"II eGeb S Of bed lss feet inches length between
centres 1S2 feet inches and all IT'S component
In ordnance. it Is well known this hrra has held
for long time reputation of the highest C class;
gun down to pound gun were splendid speci-
mems Saw 9I o 5ne of RrGpp % ton coast defence guns
Finch bore mounted all complete in rey9 1s9
trating the thckest and most modern type OF arbor
afaa IS 6 9sea 9 at wRich an roncad would at
tempt to destroy coast defence work
Electrically: the barrel is 10 feet long When
charged with 291 pounds of smOkeless powder. De
hind a shell weighing $50 pounds. IL has muzzie
velocity of $3.50 feet and send the shell twelve
can send shell 9s0 pounds weight that Will pene-
trate a solid wrought iron plate 50%4 inches thick.
or an ordinary steel plate 35i= inches thick, or a
'Krupp's'' patent hardened steel plate l91= mches
The various kinds of portable field guns for army
purposes made by Krupp have long ceen known as
of the very first rank in every way
The writer favored by an invitation to wit
range but space will not allow for more than one
field gun firing 1414 pound proiectiIe with a
of snOkeleSS powder of rather more than
one pound with a range of three and three-qUarter
miles. fred easily twenty rounds a minute aimed
At a short range ten shots fired IN thirty
seconds and every one went through the mole made
by the first shot
Another ten shots fired. the first through
he bIlITS-eye. and the nine made form
a ring of nine holes closely round the bulrs-eye.
to show how accurate the aim though at so rapid
armed as were the Peers with guns made bv
this firm, is wonder at the fearful havoc they
caused among army in the late South African
briefly the multitudinous articles made this firm
irOnclad man-Of-War down to a file.
possible of exceilency is characteristic alike OF all
productions.
Perhaps the most unique feature OF all in this
firm. especially in this OF trusts and
man alone no company and no partners. and
this remarkable man is Friedrich Alfred Krupp. thu
grandson OF the original founder. and that th<
business is successful is proved by the return OF
proht made Tor income tax last year. for
informed the proprietor's profit was declared :
being $500 .0o0