The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-30

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1 masssIns ws ' Ssnsiiaed on Lass nsr,dsy
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fearful that the S.w Tor m aSs .s q -
Burns describing how he might tnaw v GUS IN Inc eyent
Of s being So and subsequently, came over myself LED
make sure OF no accident visited the magazine u
company with Burns and inspected the OH asked hin
sS.d the means :. would USE which wS
the Instructions bad given which inssrv 9 -
4 hs eou s g. ss WOULD not s. =
svsly hot 70 have the water hotter than he coulf
bear hs hand in. which might b. about bloe1
IS to allow room for the escape Of the -
that expanded; 70 keep tho can In AGITATION
the warm tin; he seemed understand Il thoroughly;
had him load many holes and discharge many
blasts and much approved OF hs conduc and manage.
ment some days have used little from Ave -
ton pounds others from eighty 70 . hundred In my
electric blasts use from SIX TO ten pounds IN hole
may be from thirty 70 forty pounds TO one blast -
electric blast Is the dscaargng OF several holes - m
same instant BY which means q least one.thire
power Of nftro.sIs csrins, or any other subsisncs
cannot Be defined; we only approximate % y
and nitro gIycsrine Ice 600 pounds per cubic inch %
these are chemical laws and not realized IN praclc4
because It Is well established that only 80 Tooth part q
powder expodes 6S l00ths being wasted in the air; y
loose rock powder will do execution than nitro
gyceriue in tightly bound water rock conceive nrc
eycerinc to exceed powder six tines gycerine require
3eodoess Of heat to explode it. and then 1t must be
fined.
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showing is harmlessness whom not confined He ale
the y which 1 Tine nSr.s
which tho package was reduced from breakagl
generating heat and liable TO expods upon very slight
disturbance; also mixing portion OF u With calcdn
Paris ,scoE . .ne che s.ne
drafted by him. Mr.. Shaennsr showed liz harmlcssns6
and the great difficulty In getting 70 burn he alsl
stated that great the dfnculty In getting Il 4
explode that frequently ten cartridges broken IN
blast withou! the charge going on Nitro glycerns Y
nitric acid into oil Il Is the same prncps Of combine
ton powder, that being nitro acid and charcoal
acid and giyOsrins oil Il requires three 6andr.d dssrs
Of heat TO explode. and must be confined
Mr. shaefrner continued his testimony q foliows;-
The company have discontinued tho manufacture %
and having some cases on hand At h6
than thought but the quantity not extraordinary,
and would have been used up in couple OF weeks VI
holes but by my order; thought Burns one Of th(
most careful men ever had; don't think that u 4
carrying Q OF this oil his shoulder and
should let il fall IL would explode; my theory a
this explosion is the contact Of the iron with til
tin, which impaired more than sufficient heat 4
explode IT. red hot iron IL LOTT dogroef
in tho nighttime and $50 degrees IN IND
day; tin will melt At 40 degrees; the use Of I
hot iron heat the water Is expressly forbidden by th
directions Of the company in consequence Of It's dange
II the hot iron did touch the tin the water could mol
become hot enough 70 explode; nitrogycerne Is 81 -
per pound powder isisxeen cents per pound; gave
orders powder in all block holes: Il was used ID
1864 by me in Sweden In 1868 patent granted q
j. W. Lodel, but claim the invention; ct that time
used for war purposes; don't think II a. dangerous
powder; you cannot ignite 1t with match; u VIII
only explode when confined, and force will cxplod
1t unless sufficient TO produce 900 degrees OF heat
The inquest was then adjourned 70 this morning q
nine O'Clock. w