New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-29


,racrive and Hose who embrace the opportunity OF wit
Messing II. performance vii regret either ne 'e
the expense il nsy CO., them. Mr. Plscide engaged
Tor only three night. more The audience sst night was
very arge, the elsble seats having oesh aA'' "
hour before the performance. commenced
Mr. EDITOR: A. there = quite diversity OF
opinion respecting the explosive ProPernes OF H.'s
consideration of'he nature q he ingredients "aen en
'er fro no nap ED and Of the d'ieren' ''''
are formed Of s en-. lstoa may shed light upon TIE
subject
ssltpetre {. d Nitrate Of Po'as.a- Il e soluble,
bum. slowly and with Al intense heat II - com.
posed Of Nitric Acid and Po,Assa Nre Ae.a 5 io's1
By the union Of one proportion Of Nitrogen WIN I'VE o.
Oxygen Pota..a il formed ~ the -non q one proper
ton u the meta Potassium wh one proportion OF Ok
yEen. Hence Ntre contains one part OF Nltro-eh -
parts Of Oxygen and one part q Potassium VIA 1Ir
water. u apparent from the eonposon o n al
that % must BE- powerful oxdzin. ssrhl ana 90 a.
together with the facility Nth "hich X Ps''- "n pr
oxygen has hrrgn q into rener. use IN Chemistry anu
10 b. arts. II N.fre Boz exposed 20 Ata OF % o IT
fuses and alta I'd hest iecoup0-ed one proportion ~
Oxygen being 49, free. snd the -at COM l-t' y
frfe Il we increase the heat the NiI.ie : aecoiH u
and the Nitrous Acid j. resolved INTO bnpNae oi iip
-eR and Oxygen. With -tl- higher emporium we
Buoxide parr- with the oxygen and We ii'e trot1Al'
% Nitrogen. which urfe- with some ~ inc Dtas,a
Hv increasing the heat 90 ne frutoNile N ut
decomposrd and shall hsve Nitrogen SCI ar An'fls
The nature n these compounds ~ Nitrogen ana oxygen
I, well known Nitrogen q not supporter oi com
buston. PrOt0xiie 81 Nitrogen = the common cNn.'i
arng -a- and forms an explosive mixture with II! dro-
gen The other compounds DO not iortn exp o-i'e ilN
lures with Hydrogen A. Hydrogen enier- mo many
explosive mixtures should ascertain u there De- any
present during The combustion Of ~atpeire Thi- SAL
contains lii.e water. mechanically closed Up n tA'
crystals II j. not n capitalization ana therefore
= not an elementary part % the sat nui .. An inquiry
and i accidental The conversion % ms water INTO
and the consequent expansion Of the crystal pro
duces crack ng noise which : often mistaken or an
explosion II any ~ fhs water - dtconpo-'d we -
Hydrogen bui j. y iecomp0sedf Water assumes NE
OF sesn Pig and Nire fuses al olo--o that ne
water paied long before the sat underEcs com
bus'on. II sdmi, that We have Tree hydro-en' W.
have u IN extremely small Qusntres ana oh- before We
have the Pr0foxfe Of Nitrogen. with which iuins an
We mi x-urer this = one OF the last products 81
the combustion and requires an intense heat Tor ~ pro
ductOn. IS u j. highly probable nai hydrogen i uo
present et u examine the result. produced by intro
ducing Carhon-C afbou.c Acid. Csroonic OXIDE and ~
csrburet OF Nitrogen the principal results Inc nr-
cxflngui-hes all ramc-fhe second forms IN explosive
mixture with Oxygen. but certain proportions are rc
qu.-ite and probable that Caroonc oxide escai
ing into the open air will form such mixture. lit an
why DO not have explosions from our coal nres' ioi
this gas j. constantly escaping and burning win pae
blue flame The third compound resolved into its eie
meus ty moderate heat These results are based upon
the supposiiion that the Carbon Is present IN suitable
quantity ami under favorable circumstances. Inc ar
bon in DOW Ter il one sixth OF the Ntre and The two are
iniimaie ground together. All mixtures OF Nitre, Gar
non an suiphur do not explode. when intimately
mixed and sulphur j. an important element II j.
highly improbable that the other TWO should explode
when IN crude state IN barrels or bags ana "hen IN,
Carbon must be formed by combustion II tht NlUe j.
in bag- the ratio VIII be very different from that IN th'
case ~ powder which is the best The hae- VII Dr.
speedily consumed and the Carbon disspaed IN the air
before even the Sire viii be- heated 10 redness The
amount Of Carbon furnished by bags j. extremely small
As there j. large amount Of saline and mineral matter
present The discovery Of An explosive properly IN NJ
ire by itself with Carbon would be OF INFINITE adFani
age IN the arts Il a. however very remarkable mat 90
important property 81 common substance. should
have escaped the attention OF thmss. and also OF ~,
inhabitants of the East Indies. where Il i igmed sp0nA
neously in the soil. n we examine the results Of the
combustion of powder shall be- satisfied that the @u
phur pay- very important part and that without u We
can get the requisite expansive power Inc oesi
powder j. made by grinding intimately together - part
of Ntre l2j of charcoal and - parts oil pnur ne
products of the combustion are Carbonic Acid Carbonc
oxide Sulphurci of Potassium, Nitrogen. bnoNide oi
Nitrogen Sulphureted Hydrogen. and BisulPhurei OF
Carbon. Suyhuret Of Potassium i ~ ssie OF sapor
very expansive and IL formation Il attended VIII
intense heat f. kinde. spontaneously with charcoal
Bisulphuret Of Carbon forms an explosive mixture viii
oxygen air II j. the sudden evolution ~ these eN
nansive gases thai renders the explosion so powerful
The presence Of sulphur seems TO be highly essential
Were il not 90 other substances could be found which
would satisfy It, mechanical conditions
Every one Is aware that Powder becomes useless
tnstng The Carbon attracts the moisture, which de
solves the Nre and the application Of heat this MN
deposited on the surface Of the grains This j. one 81
the most favorable cases for the Nfre ~ explode n
the propcriy-inr Il has both Carbon and Su
phur and IN a state ~ minute division. But no degree
Of heat will restore such Powder 1t VIII not explode by
the usual modes. T.
~ Laborers are still employed on the RUNS OF
he ate Fire searching for the body ~ Mr.. Covtrey-
Among the ns ni the IN which he ~ the time
of tho cxplo .on they have found shovel known Ca
has been IN the same loft with the unfortunate young
man but no vc-.e 0 the body has yet appeared Under
the impression that either he may have been blown from
tho building or ~ burnt and crushed that his remains
may not be- easily distinguished. the workmen are usna
great care and keeping good look out Tor me hoePP
he wa directing any other indication Of the pfoNm'
i,v of tho oht-cf If their search Commercial
GovkRNoR DORR-Rdng down in an omnibus
ih. morning we observed sundry posters on fence %
Beec street The large letters OF which read beneh
of Governor Dor The smaller type we could nor
make out Al omnibus distance, and therefore We dd nor
learn where the benefit be taken what the me OF
performance.
On Saturday we fell IN with roo,beer wagon. ihf
owner If which had gwen the ustrous name 20 h- We
hicie. Governor Uorr' was painted con-licu"u-f on
each eide OF the awning OF W nat analogy there
may be- between root beer and the Governor We are MOI
familiar enough with the former 20 Determine We have
been told however that j. ir0thy liquid warranted
not 20 contain particle Of spirit lConiineieial.