The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-18
THE PATENT SAFETY FUSE TRAIN.

Notwithstanding the rain quite respectable crowd
sembed at the Battery TO witness trial Of the patent
safety fuse train. This invention Ia 10 facilitate tho firing
OF battery Of guns with small force and short space
Of time. The fuse su,ta percha tube, in which pow
der placed, and which communicates with the charge
In the gum not through the touch hole, but through tho
muzzIe. BY this invention spiked guns are therefore
quite useul those whose vents unobstruc.ed
The tube communicates from tho muzzle Of gun TO the
other, and by this any number could be fred nj
time. There was some obstruction yesterday, on
account OF The rain, bet the trial satisfactory Tho
tube attached 10 Founders and the end oar
ried 10 boat from the Battery. The report, when i
was touched OF was almost instaniaaeous OF course,
military alone estimate the value Of this invention.
II has the merit OF berg very simple.
PARADE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF CENTRAL
PARK.
One Of the greatest features Of day wa the display
MADE By the employees Of Central park. rhey overoyed
Of the Of the Atlantic cable determined upon
ing grand demonstration and accordingly the morning
was ushered In by approach 10 earthquake n
appears that the rock blasting had been reserved for
day or two so that tue celebration commenced by
the discharge Of one hundred and twenty ave basts
In rapid succession. procession was also decided
upon, which was indeed . sight seldom witnessed
posed OF the entire force aborng the Central PARK,
about three thousand ALL they turned with thor
carts horses, tools, blasting Implements, etc making
fine display and attracting much attention. The
all dressed IN their regular working dress all Of whom
festooued their heads with eversresns and Wild flowers
Their horses, wagons, ec, were In . like manner
trimmed or and upon some OF the wagons and
carts we're with the the oversecrs
painted thereon The affair was first started shortly
after the had commenced work IN the Park in the
morning. The salute Of one hundred guns, which was
fred the Park at SUNRISE created the greatest enthu
sIssm among them, ard finally u was agreed that fhey
should hold meeting and Il all favored having jubilee
over the success Of the cable they would make
tremendous turn out and parade the streets
The overseers were accordingly instructed 70 lay
the subject before the men, when q unanimous
feeling vas manifested In favor Of parade
Az the affair had been decided upon, shout after
shout rent the air. and they all Immediately set 10 work
trimming their carts, wagons and horses also themselves
with Wild towers and greens. Al O'Clock the line
formed, under the command OF their chief, y B Ohm
stead They proceeded down Fifth and Breads
and down Broadway 10 the Park, where they we're ad
dressed by his Honor the Mayor er which they passed.
in review As soon the head Of the line arrived in from
OF the City Hail. they halted, when Andrew n Green one
Of the Central Park Commissioners, addressed them
follows
Fellow Ciuzeps andrellow Workman OF tbs Park-Thls
procession Of the aborng Of the city, turning spouia
neously from their daily work into line, three miles long,
with plouehs spades ldrsys and all the nsgnaofsbor
adds most significant feature 10 the celebration Of this
most wonderful achievement Of time while bankers and
brokers' and sbpoeners and manufacturers oil fsom
ing the auercs q this event upon their peculiar voca
tons, the intelligence Of The laborng w not tsrdy In
discovering rs bearings uron his interests and the In
teress OF lsbors throughout the world kovemont,
activity, transportation by rail and by ship, by
this great msrket pisce OF the west and Of The
Eest all mvenlcns tending 10 facilitate exchanges cf