Show the man who first suggested to great britain the plating of warships with armor sir john drown brown died two weeks ago in england lie ile was mayor or of sheffield eld from I 1 SG to and master cutler there from 1865 to but before that lie he was proprietor of the atlas alias steel bled and iron works at sheffield ld it was there lie he took on tho the idea that it armor ot of a certain thickness was 1 put ut around a ship chip it would stop tace the im impact ot of the ammunition from any gun then in use since then the race between the gun and the armor has been going colas on which race is isnow now re that stage which succeeded the I 1 invention riven ot of gunpowder wen lien wore heavier and heavier armor as runs guns were improved until finally anally tho the armor become became too heavy for men to bear mid and they gave it up altogether tills this last year I 1 the tendency has all been to reduce the thickness of arm armor or on ships and to increase their speed the thought being that itla itis better r to have a lighter armored ship heavier puns guns ships hips I 1 that at great speed can rush upon an enemy deliver their fire alra find and retreat than to try to stand baand up against the aw tul rut penetrating force of 0 modern artillery |