Show GATHMANM GUN TRIAL I S I I Board of Experts Decide to Abandon I 1 Further Tests S New York Nov 15The mixed board of army and navy officers detailed de-tailed to witness and report upon the performances of the Gathmann gun did not make a further trial of the S gun today The board Intended to try I a projectile to be weighted ivith 500 I pounds of sand The object was to I ascertain what the shell was capable I of doing without the explosive The I board however concluded to abandon I any further test after witnessing the I effect of a regular service shell charged I with twenty pounds of Maximlte The latter was discharged from the regular I twelveinch rifle with a reduced charge L of smokeless powder at a distance representing four miles The service shell with a muzzle velocity ofj 1800 feet a cccond struck the target and shattered shat-tered it to fragments S |