Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-28
ARMOR ON THE FLORIDA
= GIVEN STIRRING TEST

sivr Sh,ll high mp near the top Of the
IiHsr. This SHOOK tn" hlrmrlur" and
tore lsuiIdrr Il numi'r OF tn" tubes
bun The mast seemed as stable a
ever. The hnh aud las; shell Mas a
solid Shot from the biz twelve lnrlI
ytm aimed 50 as {" hit The mast ON
its out" rim on the 1t" l'anln@ TO-
wards fh water. the Strnciur'' NAY
iIS prev iurt~ly h,,m riI Il Al an an&'"
ni ,,n degrees.
This terrific >hU; tor" hpl"S ,hroush
many of The surinrl ;n=, rnbrS but iii 4
mast still stood firm.
Mast Declared to be Success.
Ii"lI"nan; r. u. White, target IN
-prcIu". Climbed to tn" top and start
ed Tn Sl"uclur" 1n vibrating. hHt WITH
out making apparently ally M"akn' s.
That tn naSr might b" put /" III"
greatest strain Tour tHlS of weight
haa been placed at its top. tn" ai-
vantag Of the mast is declared 10
huv" been fully mOnStraird.
It's points are that it i practically
in,hy,rurtihlr with Shot ur shell ami
has thr >Iin further advantaG' OF
W. i.hing l,Ss than half Ua: Of N
Cd S>rr solid mast r"w i'll us.
With Til test cnnclud"l Rear Adj
miraI Mason shouted the order To
cra ., hr'n=. and the test WIS nd"h.
The .\rkan las WAS ordered back TO
tn" Norfolk navy yal / and IN" Flor
i,l-, was ia,cn th,rs "a b" fitted with
a 81. rja'ly built iulkl@ad. int" w.I'h
Il Which 4 lurprhu is 10 Il" fired
within ten day. to demonstrate "h'-
rfl,r ar rot bulkh"aI Of u" ne"
ty,, may rot rrulltaJly he used 10
protect the hun OF the ship.
Officers Who Witnessed Test.
Practically every bureau III the navy
u, J,artm mt WAS pr scented al III
t"s,. which was in direct charg" Oh
Rear Admiral y wton f.. Mason. Ch'ti
of q FINANCE.
This bureau also was represented
by Command: ". |. Chambers. as
yiAtant chief O:hcr officer; making
observations wer1N car tdmira! R'rh'
ard Clover. president Of tn" beard 81
iuyrcction and survey: Rear Admiral
W. /. Caps. chi naval constructor;
CAPTAIN Raymond i. Rogers, chl't IN
trlli- nc officer: Lieutenant Corn
mandrr Gcnrg" y. Brad Shaw. inap"c-
tor nf targrt Ifacric"; Naval Con-
AirrIcror Il. H. Robinson, formerly
on the Connecticut. and professor
Phillip x. AIg"r, a mtmh ni inc
beard Of naval ordinances. Secretary
TAFT. for the army. detailed Captain
Ivar,u,n W Scuil to obscrv. the Test.
The following AIS" IT present.:
E:riuadi.r General Arthur Murray.
chief of artillery: EriGlhl'r G"n"rai
William Crtozi r. chief of ordnance:
AM Ereadi"r G. Il raj W. W. Wih"r-
:rnon. prrsii'nt of tho Army and
Navy College: Rear Admirals a. u
Coudcr. president nava; examining
AMI r.rir;ng board: w. ". cowr".
chief of tn, bur an of "arpm"nt; Cap
tainS z. l. Rogers. chief naval m
tcliicrnC" ,fic"r: sydney \. Staunt"n
and Frank r. Fletcher. m MIXERS OF
the C,m raj board: George X. Ransom.
insprctor Of machinery and :'''ni"r
naval officer Il; the Newport N"w%,
Va. ShirbuildinE and Dry Dock Com
pany: L. vnohS. Norfolk navy ward;
Commander !. Srraui. Indian Head:
Henry T. Price. bureau Of ordinance:
Lieutenant White. and Prnf'NSnr Al
ger Annapolis: army, Major Dun; ar.
till"rN beard. Major R'chard lhN'%.
Captains N"ury Hatch. Claid II: S'"-
man. Austin. Hamilton. Ii ut"nan'S
HalSv and I'urw "OGv.