| Show NEW KEW ARMOR PLATES i 1 the harley hancy nickel mckel composition conics 11 orough without camago ANNAPOLIS sid MAY 9 sin san francisco chronicle series j tho the tests of drotor plates fit at tire ilio naval il 1 proving groenil gro unil opposite annapolis bodor 1 the i of commodore WN william r rolger rolf for cuoi chief of the bureau ot of Odua ordnance uce haio occupied three days ecru concluded today to day there wore were lavo ono t of nickel ond and sto steel 1 indof tote of steel rod two of I 1 a Nim position known no haidey nickel nl cliot all were plats r alburg burg pit ilia plates were each cab feet along six feet broad and three inches thick they wore were placed tu in an air upright position a galst a bavy backing bilkins bi ot of oak timber that rusted Igal lost a large embankment at 0 arth till the ordnance time asod was A six 1 I rapid avin pun gun twenty milts grer truro ored fired each of ilia plates pt ft a k distance of thirty foot feet the projectiles the ibo plate ut ht it 11 velocity of 0 laou feet cot I 1 a second tho the steel plates were broken in two and the oak backlog damaged alio clyl antl nickel alito was daylight browin behind it I 1 11 tho the timber behind it was injured the harray nickol plates effectually resisted resided and the projectiles which barely dent call their faces though their 1 back were cracked crack fd the ibn timber limber was wan unhurt |
