Show CAISSON IS SUNK R but B N aati I 1 11 arre d il 0 3 h t eap pi anear noar A olt re I 1 1 ti 17 S new nev york jurio juno 23 an armored caisson representing the side of a battleship tle ship was sunk by a torpedo shell exploded a short distance from it oft off the pier at the sandy hook proving t L junda yesterday in an experiment to ascertain the effect of a torpedo on a modern modem battleship the caisson which took the place of the battleship in the test is made of tile the strongest materials available the torpedo shell fired at its center was as the same as Is s fired from torpedo tubes of battleships and torpedo boat destroyers st when the smoke that followed the explosion cleared away the cassion had disappeared the caisson witt will bo be raised and examined |