| Show HIGH explosives CAN BI FIRED ANY DISTANCE WITH GOOD RESULTS new york sept 12 major general miles said last night of the recent testa at sandy hook of high explosives the object 0 these tests was to ascertain the force and power of the new explosives the effect of the concussion as well as the power of breaking projectiles into fragmentary pieces the possibility of throwing high explosives plo through armor plate was also tested with safety and tho tact was demonstrated that projectiles contain ing agh explosives con be thrown long distances ten twelve fourteen miles in fact as far as it is possible to throy any projectile from any kind of a gun each trial and tests thus tar have been entirely satisfactory all of these tests were made at the sandy hook proving ground under the supervision of major frank heath and they have demon stra ted that projectiles containing the most destructive high explosives can be thrown any distance with sufficient force to pene armor plate gen mues and the other members of the board of ordnance and fortifications visited ports hamilton and wadsworth these two forts are types of fortifications which have re bently been equipped with all of the k modern appliances for coast defense it has taken many years said gen lilies to bring a tort like wadsworth into perfect condition where all of these modern appliances can be ed as one system and utilized to the ebest possible advantage for harbor and defense gen mues spoke with much satisfaction of the practical headway that bad been made in the experiments at sandy hook with heavy ordnance and the and most powerful explosives he eald that very valuable results had been attained the details of those results will be carefully embodied into official reports to be submitted to the war department in response to a renewed inquiry whether there was any prospect of bis going to manila to assume command of the united states forces there gen miles said 1 I cannot tell there are no new developments in the matter so tar as I 1 know certainly such a mission would be a serious and responsible one and I 1 dont think that anybody would ask to be sent there A variety of complicated problems await solution in the philippines asked it he would not like lo 10 go out and undertake the solution of these problems gen miles smiled tranquilly and replied it is a soldiers duty to go where he Is sent and do the very best he can when he gels there |
