New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-26
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Ordnance officers Grotifed OUer
Tests of Wire Wrapped Gun.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington August e.
TEST OF s-INCH RIFLES.-Army ordnance
officers sratihed with the preliminary results
of the test of the 6-inch rifles Of the wire
wrapped type. These guns be further tested
at the army proving grounds at Sandy Hook. and
much depends upon those results in the extension
of this system of construction The principle is ex
pected by some of the enthusiasts to bring about
a revolution in heavy gun construction in that II
will be possible to wrap the Jackets of heavy guns
with wire instead of constructing them on what is
known as the "built-up' method Certain improve
ments have been made by adopting superior quail
ity of steel in the tube and IL has been found that
only is the elastic strength OF the increased
but there s saving of about one-fourth in weight.
together with reduction in the cost Of manu-
facture.
The army ordnance department has also com
peted and Will shortly test at Sandy Hook two r.
inch wire wrapped mortars of design. de-
Neloped by the ordnance officers in Washington. IL
has been found that by strengthening the mortars
by wire wrapping It is possible to reduce the
weight Of a 12-inch mortar about 30 sper cent
compared with the mOrtars of that calibre now in
service. Improvements have also been made in the
method OF loading the mortars as TO give greater
fire rapldty. II is the purpose OF General Crozier
chief OF ordnance, to construct sixteen OF these
mortars. They will be placed in the new coast
Notifications and probably of them will be
sent 10 the defences of the Hawaiian Islands and
of Manila Bay.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Major julius A PENN. 18th Infantry. Washing
ton TO san Francisco sailing November for Philip
First Lieutenant MARK l. IRELAND from >dstan in
eommandns officer. artillery district OF the Colum-
Second Lieutenant Bt'Rr w PHILLIPS from coth to
Second s.., Lieutenant BENJAMIN p. FCRosKET. from
Second Lieutenant FRElDERIcx {. ROGERS 18Th In
ianiry. from Fort Logan H. Roots. TO Fort crook.
I~ay 49, o. aes sen Captain MARX WHEELER
WEST . JACOBS. coast arSiery. ons month ana
ten days from September l.
NAVY
Commander J. NJ ORCHARD. 10 command the Yves, Wiz
Commander o. r. SALISBURY. detached naval station
,nlshra and tho Alliance; duty in connection
Commanders G H. ETRRAGE 2 H. DIREYI. and C.
II HAYES and Lieutenant Commander w l. In
Commander 9 A. RRANn detached ,he Han
cock septembsr ! 10 duty as commsndant TIRE
Lieutenant PORE WASHINGTON 70 ths Hancock. Sep
lieutenant " c AssERsoN. detached N. Naval Acad-
envy 70 duty n connection with ne y.-t.l
"'"s se s ~ p J0HNsoN 70 the naval
Passed assistant psynestsr l. " l. JENNINGS. Dc
as pay oicsr on the Missouri
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHTrs The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
Aug - The standish Norfolk; the Celtic Tomp-
knsvihe the celtic az the ward. New York. the
Hampton Reads
Avs 2s.-The standish. from AnnspGIis for Norfolk
aug 24-The RainbcM from Hong Kong for CsyIts: The
the Tacoma. from. colon for Buehelis; the Celtic.
from Tompkinsvine for ths navy yard. New York.