, 1866-06-21
IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIONS.

sissippi, and Of descending Hoods lfoW the
heavens.
IMPORTANT INVESTIGATIONS.
military Experiments with Nltra-Giy-
cersne and asu0pOxs 0er-Thc superior
FuWer OF hlGru-G1Ycerlue AZ CIm-
pared Will GuupuXgder Fully lllus-
l1ated.
tFlom the Natioral 1ntellsencer, 18'h t2stJ
On lust Saturday afternoon Col. TIL. f.
Shaaqcr mnde q series of military expert
ments in one OF the fields at the rear of the
Lincoln Hospital, near the Eastern Branch.
Tbs object Of ths experiments was to show
|. the superiority OF the exploding power Of
nitro-glycerine as compared With guDPoWder.
There was pretty large attendance on tho
grounds, but by no mems SO large Us was ex-
pected, considering the interest as well rs the
Importance to BIZ attached to such expert
ments. It will be remembered that In Febru-
ary last similar experiments were intended,
and advertised TO take place. but we're post
poned, on the ground. Principally, OF the
probability OF accident. However, due pre-
cau.ion having been taken N all the arrange
ments OF Colonel sha1ncr against accidens,
The Secretaries Of the War and Navy Depart
mepfe, rs well as other officers of the Govern
ment, literally gave every facility to Colonel
Sha1ncr to curry On his experiments on last
Saturday. Troops were stationed around the
field for the purpose Of keeping the specta-
LOTS AZ proper DISTANCE, 90 as 70 oe out o.
danger: Inc tune nxea 1or tee commence.
menl OF 1ae experiments was Tom nal-pass
lay In bringing on the artillery and powder,
nothing IVES commenced until about i've P. N.
The first experiment was In the firing offs piece
OF artillery By electricity, which IVES Accomp-
hshed once 70 test the iuss' Tue battery was
placed At about thirty rods distant from the
gun h1t the experiment, to certain extent,
the iuse Was exploited. hut, on account oi INC
tase MOI 9ttine Inc louea- ! Epas AZ n,
living 70 late 10 retnedy Inc aaWt-kae sun
did rot 20 on, and the inips Was abandoned;
TWO rockets were then taken, one chaFgea
with Iouf ounces Of nitro .glycerlne, and the
The rocket charged with PoMde1 Was the
arss sent up, aud was Of the ordinary ehafac-
tar. The nktro-.lycertne rocket vas t1en
sent Of with very loud report, aud the dts
tanee the stick was shot up into the aT was
really astonishing. Ibis Attie e1peIlmene
The next experiment. was Two gnu-oarTels
charged With itro~XlyceEine, and two chaEg-
cd with poWde tho barrels being placed III
1Ion pipes and exploded by IN electric lAse.
The barrels charged with powder were split
open, while those CHARGED With me nttso,gly-
pedoes were sunk IL the river and discharged
BY electricity Al the distance !tom ~aaca
the explosions were seen in the river the ef-
iccI "as beautlln!, especially VIII tne Iorpe
does charged with n1tro-glycer1ae, Which
threw the water into the air probably onn
sonntain. 70 which the rays Of the sun gave
all the eolors Of the. e rainbow; a piece Of
cast iron WsisnsDg Wy 70, and haSmf hoae
bofeu n u 1tteeu lnchea ueep and one incn oi~
ameteF, ,hiiea Win sMnpo"ats, IS next expo.
ded by tram tnsS. Inc Plug"as nao"n out ana
the afon AseA epns. = piece o. Eoa OF Ioe
same Welgnl, s1tnitat1y prepared, ana eaa1gea
with nstro-Elyeessne, was exploded in the
same manner; Tho report was tremendous
and the iron few into the air In pieces. and
one 81 the fragments went screaming Ike
sneA across tae elVet- tieces oi WeouGat lsoa.
similarly prepared, ana ot ABOUT tne same
Me,gnS, %ede hsI H 1ms engSs
some" "aa' sllniae, tns ntt1o.eiyGe!.11oe. nasing
the advantage, and making no distinction oe-
tween wrought izon and cass Non' At Lest u
tue manner OF nEeaklnG u 10 pieces. lhe!e
was one very zsmatkaose ei1casns1ance 81 1 n
connection WITH this experiment. Inc noe
which was bored In the piece Of wrought
EXPLOSION q tne M.ko.g4yeekHes ens 81 ~ .ns
pieces OF tne iron @ was ~. ,ouaa @ on toe asla
"neA II Wes seun9 taat VIZ aote WGn e";atgeo
oy ncafiy tWo lueaes, oe'ag acsna1Y oio"n +,
out IN 6Ke IKE g'ass t9oe; H. ihls iaet Is
pielty soea, e'laencI ~ a;, VI sne enof'aoos
One open TARGET, With timber and iIoa aoor
and eldes of heaEy timoef ana Ion. betWssn s..l
the ron,plated palisades HGs plaecd eyHns-
der Of ABOUT W cnole mches cnarsea VIII ;a
snnPo"aef. ons oTn lseh, smtaa.sy fr!.h haaa ~
rs tns apGss, snu eInnuei ~ a,"tsia,,n "ttn ~
Hele eaRhoesaa 2 YEA " y,, siera1esy
Inc ntss ~as tne onG G sn1get ,sns man Eunpnar ~
I
ths oae Gnatsea @ 49, ~ 5Se1 t-a. ~
sAPios!on nas sl.usn1oes, tuu "ho1o se
oelng th W f. w ~ %nSa nv ~ teith
9h,eh ths nI,,p "a. nv acreW.i lawn was hoard
Mn'on ~ no,r,1 threa -,inntss oofnr fhrnHoh fhs
,Gr ;,h nSah yhs most a1iqsoraiHarT tounds '
.n3aa. orJ tha 1os,,ts wcre tho ss,,s All
thnnn,tM,ba %Nd % n,trosolvcer;ne IN eacb inst.nct
shawt;,, the e.rne sSncrinr;sv cT nouer ove,
| 65a. o"m65 .ms o"''- 0A
suapom.uIl; spv. tl;-+r +o-r.aosx wore ern1odaf, =,
11,snenntSvh nj, ~ electr;cItr, ,somr chhrpeii viii
rdnN ~, 4 .o,,e ~ w;th ,firos g1rca-Jne
poWaee sna some WIN nmogScel ,a ne .t.,;
,,nnu ~, ,vhioh thn eleetr;c botterv waa n,.ceT
uapd pdi ae1irerei : hrieT and intersstinr adde's
nnnn ~. 1,,stnrr ami onalftfes If 1irro. o.rlycer
ina 1a commenced nv SAVING that nitrn
n1vcer;ne wss discorered in 1gH. in Isaiy.' b,
Siyy,.or s,,hrero Int lar n lnnr time It hal
hasn tnown nniv "a nbi1nsonh;cal toy.,
| Trt kA
toy7: uo eG., ~ hs a-asr;
stanIc ihs had Mau.Iy han Xxx ~ eses ou fsv 5sar
n1 nAN %e1 or 81 81 rST.I;a-s s,,ventaJ . nro
o..s -. ;-,,t;,,o r for Iiostinr I,nrnn.es ant
s ~ th .tna ia nse @ ~ Il had nsptdY Spread
thronrbnnt u rrnn ~ Fnrone. m Il was compounded b,
m!Ang n4!r!c Y ae.a ~ ~ ao;ds and q rsr.s -
ssesa' ,5shsn;na,1r Ennwn ~ Hs n:
Rayeell1e' lCnsy l:Ipt yI Anv"H III - ~ ts ~
tNo2S,J ~ Ws'gns GoiopalSa paasd VII Itthon ma.o
was 10: II eoatu aot oe eAp!oosu wttGua n,o
percussion OF degree OF neal equal 70 10Y
aud wafer had no lmlue9ce o1 Il NnsteYet
u was, tnere1ore, the sa1es1 o1 III e4p"sl'
substances
tol. suIune1 tAen P9t sone atllo.S1ice111nt Ell
o4 81 anFA aoa sa1uch ~ u VIII a 1anne1. -
eHect "as CURIOUS. Inc glyceflne, alt1o9gl
only ut ne part stfuck, ana dla n1t Gommun
lcate with the resi-. he repeated the hlo'
several times, ana each time the explosion
was confined to the parts where the hamne
touched
He tlen gave an Illustration Of how th
MafHin1 thas the n'sso-E'ycestne nau eee'
put u glass bottles, and, according TO "a
usual practice OF express companies. me oot
ties were broken and the liquid spilled aoou
also many bottles tightly packed, in Thlcl
| Lac nltto-Ri!eetloe "as t, 49,, 49,, 49,
sawdust becoming saturated. an unk1ow1
chemical combination was formed, NOT, now
ever, Of an explosive character, but OF rap
idly burning and very heating character .;ss
much 50 that 1t was sufficient TO pEoaacs w
$40 degrees necessary for the e3pioslou o. tn'
confined nftro-g g1ycerlne, and the consequenc'
was that the great explosion OF "hcn eFer.
one bad heard TOOK place.
Colonel shadneI then saturated QUANTITY
| Of sawdust with nisro-giycer1ne, and spread
upon board, set fro to It with conmol
match. md II parnea some%aat MAe eotS1,
stepped in alcohol. but much more rapidly
and producing M intense hesat. nc fenafSe,