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Show 010 TEXftSIARGEI ': m GREAT CUNS ON BOARD V. 8. 8. VERMONT. oft Tangier island, Chesapeake bar. March tl. With her twelve inch guns ' the battleship New Hampshire, under the obeerrntion of the secretary of the navy and th njrieers of tbe entire At-laattc At-laattc fleet, opened Are on the old battleship bat-tleship Han Marco, formerly tbe Texas, Tex-as, today in aa experimental teat of the penetrability -of modern shell, and the re.i.ting power of tbe latest type of armor plate.- Scattered about the vicinity of the firing range wa. practically every battleship bat-tleship of the great Atiantie fleet, for whose officers and the ordnance experte of both the nevy end the nroiy the experimente are being made. Anchored An-chored nt distance of H'MK) - yanl from the modern battleship New Hamp-ahire, Hamp-ahire, tbe antiquated rtan Marcoa, with no living thing aboard but eome chicken chick-en and pig, was the ob.ieet oa which bundreda of pairs of marine glaaae were trained. Tbe result, ef the first bell, on the Baa Marcoa have not been made knnwa. The day dawned bright and dear la contrast to tbe foggv weather of yesterday, yes-terday, when tbe conditions prevented any teat firing. Secretary Meyer with other official, of- tbe aavv department and several senatora and representative, on board tbe gunboat Dolphin returned to eee the experiments, wbich begaa early for their benefit. . |