Show new naval gun the ordnance officers and the artil lery experts at the war department are pleased with the excellent work of the army twelve inch rifle at sandy hook saturday colonel randolph chief of artillery said that the test proved that it was practicable to drive a twelve inch shell through the side of an iron clad and to explode it with precision in the interior the ship does not float he said that could withstand the effects of such an explosion in her interior it certa aly would paralyze all the sailors if it d d not kill and put the ship out of action |