Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-08-12
80 PARIS. ME. FRIDAY. AUGUST u 1894.


vas emPsied into bags. ~hich we're after
wards used on the top Of the brvasworks
In this manner no betrAying AoSumal.iiOn
OF earth took place.
VENTILATION AND uGHTrNa or rfr
rUSNEL
The vsntilAtion Of the tunnel vas most
ingeniously Elected Just within our eK-
terror line Of works q shaft was sunk 70 the
side Of the tunnel. Al rs junction With which
afre-Place was built. With a grating Open
ing INTO The gallery. One end Of serie.
of tubs made % pine boards vas inserted
through the Earth into this fireplace. where.
A. the air became rari6ed and ascended. Il
created "suciion'' or draft in the tubes
connecting With the gallery. A. fast A. the
tunnel PrOgrcssed additional tubing vas
joined On. aud followed the workman step
by step. The smoke from the Ere eoald
not. Of course. b. concealed bat. 20 With
drs- stfsn'ion from u. sre- w~rs kept hurn-
ing At various points along the line. I've
lighting Of the tunnel ~as effected simply
BY placing candles or lanterns along the
walls At a distance Of about t~enty fee,
apart.
At lrngth the end vas reached. and the
triangulation ~as abundantly verified in the
noise overhead. The mailing CT timber and
PlAnks. could be distinctly heard. and lea
no doubt that the men were dire tly beneath
the rebel fort The enemy we're evidently
making aOOring for their artillery. A.
near a. eOud be Asoertained. the distance
from the tsnnel 70 the tort "a. 20 feet.
THE NISE.
After IL ~as sufficiently evident that
point directly under the fort was reached.
the construction of the mine was commen-
oed. The angle oftbe fort projects towards
our line. and under this angle the tunnel d.
vergcd into t~o ralieries. each running. A.
tear A. could oc a-ccrtaincd. unI-r each
SIDE. Il vas the intention % make the
mine oOnsis; Of eight magazines. placed az
intervals along these branch galleries. 30
that the entire length Of ibe fort might be
blo~u Up. in place Of one spot. Prelinina-
~ experiments were made By Col. PleAsants
nth cartridges of powder. which be inserted
IN the earth AMI ignited By n fuse. lie as
oertained that the work of making breach
would bemost effccfually secured by distrib-
uting the powder instead Of putting Il in
buik- Ia the latter case the explosion re-
suited in a deep and broad crater; in the
former ia a vide chasm. Where the catridg-
es-his miniature magAEines--werc not
disconnected b. packing. the tendency of
the explosion was % End vent a. the 6rst
hole. Hence he resorted % packing be-
tween tn magazines. OF. A. u j. technically
known. . famaing7
THE N,GAzISEs
are eight in nunber-four IN either branch
gallery. It. some cases they are built in
inches. and again right Across the tunnel
They Are two by two. and the explosion
will result IN four eIAters. tangent 10 Or n
tersecting each other.
rnE TUBS.
The explosion Of the magazines uill be
effected through tubes Of pine wood 81
inches square. half flled With powder.
These run along the bottom 81 tLe tunnel.
and enter tie magazine through openings
made for them Between each pair Of nag
azines and over the tubing .. the ''tamping-
Of sand bags and log..
ruE FrsFs
The tubes extend only one hundrel feet
from The mine. ibencc tbey are connected
with the mouth Of the tunnel b. fuses. the
regular d" sure s-e. coal mining fuse. Of
Pennsy l1ania being procured specially for
tlc PuTose.
CHsRGiSG rHE NINE
Tbe mine vas charged to-day. The
quantity % powder used as six tons Pause
and think ofit. Six tons, tsei,e fhousaud
pound lna-.ar &, -lt dry good. boxes
('he r,4-axtu~s resemble them IN sire and
shspe) 6lied With powder and yo1 -ill have
an iiea Of she nine What tsrriGc spec-
tacle is IN store for us
ExrL0sIox
The scene iollosing TIE etpl1sion oftbe
mine Is described a. most rraad and start
bog The Inbuncs couespondeni says
the world shook shea it uas Cred. A
column of yellow earth spoutei into tie ar
broad and high a. the Barker Hm Mona
meut The echo of thc avfll blast hsI not
cone uark from the woods behind uhen ths
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