New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-07
NllIsO-G3.ACEfH NE.
Can nj be Used, STORED, aud Transported with
Safety Mr.. Nsbors Theoric, and Expert

rcnts.
There is, perhaps, no substance known TO oivilza-
ton which Las suddenly sprung into widespread and
rather uneurabo uoioy the compound known nitro
gyceae months ego the existence Of such an article
the country only few Of science and in
Europe is reputation little extensive Now every
who eadsa newspaper on either side Of the Atlantis
Gently wrought and other cities have demonstrated
m and the danger which may attend ITS igno
rant use and tfo question becomes one ~ general inter-
whether tbs terribly potent agent may be so controlled
and governed 20 render these pow es available Tor the ohe
fl Of mankind. without liability o. the repetition oil tno', lear
ul scenes recently enacted In New-iork san Fran
cisco and Aspnva nitro gycerue can be made as safe as
or safer tnn glnpoWdef u hinle an Transport It's SUPERIOR
Tceueay c oneoycr the latter and the greater con
ylnieloc which 10 ul form aud nop'liaby o damage from
mo.sts o. must cssc TO supercede TIE liter agent Tor
many oT WAcI " - nov employed Mr. Nobel
Swedish engineer OF some note. whose name has lately come
covered the conditions under which is respectively safe aud
hlic bf him in tLt CIV ~ We presence OF huuiOeI o
scientific men and members oil TIE press Tor the Oh "
llsfial. l.s Y.eas. Mi Sooe theory Is JIiehl ms
NitrO rcerine at any temperature De.0N ~ aAIehnel
romans unchanged and incOnhusbe IL heated above ihat
,eupcrnure enne ani freely exposed to TIE air burn.
hGe tlrpcutine conhred N close Nesse anu Aeate.
e,podes with immense force Conclusion unaccompauied
with percussion will not ignite H. Percussion enes so much
O.. the Oh rs compressed ny toe DoF Whoni com
neat enough to consume TIE remainder. II therefore, the oil
preserved from heat q 3O may be ansporied han
died. stored. Win pcrcci safety Ihs Is Ar Sooels he
m aad me experiments referred TO In part designed to
prove s correctness But there another fact to be de-
,e lat fortnight Nj Nobel claims to have
irale discovery which entirely obyiaies OIL
l.- rom The explosive tendencies Of the OIL by depriy
rr ~ them uul slc tine as u Is desired 10 bring them
Ito ue j. other words De readers ne OIL utterly ine1po
sorr Il. fi power Whenever needed This IS effected BY
mixing Tie oil with about one haf ~ own olk OF SPLITS o.
telnr nao bat not explosive 10 this state II may be
transported or stored os saey as pe',osn e,psene GI
explosive properties u the Oh IL only necessary to add to
tie compound snail qnaniii! OF aaef Wsica immeaiasI
absofbi tie sps lenTng the beaver Oh 20 shk 20 the
bottom u the vessel from which is drawn
~ faucet or s{paon. aud Is at once ready i 70,
demons a,,d by Nob. experiments. The place selected
or the exhibition as rocky hin IA ne Nc,al! o. Egay
ihilds T. atA ave- through Which street rs hs eat
Abgut ~ gentlemen witnessed the experiments Inc hrst ula
made by pouring sna quantity 81 TIE pprS on Oh
stone aud applying lighted mniel 70 ~ ~ DuiI..
pretty much might do, following tAe AIne o. ha male
bat going out AS soon a. y wa ~heia@n iso ~ M
tried several times VITA We s'ne Iru oos "a sV %
was then inclosed 10 small glass vial and thrown INTO t4e
air aAl allowed 70 i on the Iy,As, va y sas
aom but tie OF ga ho' explode or iaAe nlc sIau IN
,ty Of il syread anvil aud struck repeated boNs Win
hammer produced succession Of reports Ike he %
series o. percussion caps az. ., 80 20 ~ fbe f,ce ~
of the OIL burned corresponding 70 .o S.~S % o o. ~
In order 10 show that the genuine bhsnng Oh when
lad been used III hese experiment. M NoOe. iAcn aSeu
but one fourth o. pint OF IL In small tin can and hFed
iii, Nse producing report like that Of s1.pound gun and
,hock whc distinctly percepube ~ the air at distance
car ana similar applied the fuse burned out without
lighting compound The mixture being isen mingled win
and on tie application OF the fuse exploded as before
hir. Nobel then undertook TO show how the es'
Ills theory that In Of these the OIL was contained
I'm glass vessels which packed In boxes ted win saw
dn y some portion 81 the OIL leaked OUT ana MIN
eed with the sawdust forming highly inhammabe com
ronnd Tb. took fire IN some manner-he burning stump
III cigar or caused by the heads or two nails coming
In contact being sufficient 10 ignite H. and the great heat
caused y s combustion sufficient 10 cause the explosion
w no of IN tho case In order to illustrate this he filled
All ain can with the oil packed It In box filled with saw
dust Ia which be had previously poured some OF the OIL On
beiug touched lighted cigar the sa"dus t0ok IRE u
burned with fierce fame moment two when the OIL IN
tho ncosed can exploded with great force utterly dem0shlnB
nov and can Of either could be discovered
Mr. Nobel cnms II the oil had been packed IN sand or
owsred shells or noombusble substance That no ex-
10 generate heat and temperature to which could DO
subjected under Ordinary circumstances would be sncen 10
ignite H. The experiments concluded with an exhibition OF
The powers oil for blasting purposes About pint OF III
was poured into drilled siI feet into the rock ana Tue
hole was then filed water Instead OF the ordinary sano
tanning Tho charge was then fired with pecniary
cnnstrcted fuse and threw several tuns OF rock.
,bnrnrshIv broken into small pieces in readiness for
remoys Another experiment Of the same Kind.
win snnd instead OF water, was equally successful
II shoud be stated that tho fuse used for hrng tho oil
tight and terminates In large percussion cap the
., nosion f which sufficient heat TO Ignite the oil
Which an ordinary fuse do The Busting experiments
we're coudueted under the charge Of Mr. Nuy one OF the
for removing rock from the Central Park who has
used the considerable extent In his operations and
WHO prefers gunpowder being convenient 10 use
and more effective operations and also being less liable
10 throw spne account OF the greater quekness OF s
action. ~ -
The entire series OF experiments seemed to prove AS ny as
snge exhibition could the correctness Of Mr. NobeFs
views and evidently satisfactory TO all who witnessed
them.