Show COAST ARTILLERY'S fiNE RECORD UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS WASHINGTON Jan Jun 10 It 10 It has be hc become come known that the bi big guns of oC the heavy defenses cg guarding f the the- h southern entrances f to New Y York rk h harbor were ere J given cn an c test laft saturday sat sat- at- at 11 ril ll in th the presence of Sc Secretary Stimson Stimon and General Weaver reaver chief thief of CO coast t The lay day WJ Wi m raw raw- th the thermometer standing at about t ii I degrees above Q aero anti and a c gale al of ot fifty miles niiles sweeping o over or r the thc harbor The soldiers were obliged lo In operate the thc delicate at raD C find finding instruments with their bare bari hands and andEO 60 so bitter was the tho cold old that th the tho gun ln carria carriages cs worked stiffly an and did not Dot r re turn to the loading position after di dis tia 1 making load loading lug operations operation much harder r. r Under all aU these difficulties splendid pJ results result were attained d. d The tar targets towed by a tu tug were wore hit hit at nt a distance of from two tKO and a half to four miles and there ill is is no io doubt that p. er every shot at thorn thom would have havo hp been n a a. hit o on a 3 hat bat ne bip of Jho Iho typo tp This wa was the tho first time the oat oa i artillery en ever r held fire command Pf service ip tj tie tho j under sue sue-II unfavorable conditions f wind and cold ld |