The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-10
THE RITRo-cLYcERlME EXPLOSION.


Csnctust0p Of tho Cerencrss lUqucst-v Verdict
Of the Jury.
Coroner Warren, Of Jersey city, resumed yesterday
morning the Investigation the causes Of the lae ex-
ploson At South Bergen Of Of nitro-g iyccrps
which resulted the death OF eight persona The fol-
loving additional testimony was tskon;--
oti6 gurs,euccnder. bcas sworn, says--I resido In
New York; now 10 ne testing husinsss have boon
50 since the beginning 1888 .nslrusisd BY Mr.
Nobel inventor Of milTo-gycerne, and sent over hero
to Introduce in The UaIted states made The frs, sx
pertinent IN blas,ing IN tho month OF July
1893, and have been using since that
time and instrnsug miners and quarry men In the
OF Il; sold, agent 10 Mr.. Nobel tho patent right
Manufacture in this country; uni thai time was
always imported from Germany tho paton sold
James Devoe a Co, Of New York; nisrogiyeer.ne is
composed Of glycerinc oil and nitric suphuric acij
u "a liquor OF a light yellow color and abost sx.tenlhs
heav er than water; when exploded u expands 400
times; powder, 500; tho aids are not explosive 10
themselves; niho-giycerine will not explode by
simple contact with hrc, nor under three hundred
It's quality entirely when frozen In that condition will
explode by sroge or eight concussion; u man were
let u fan. think II the compound were congeaied Il
would explode; heavy stone were 70 fall a can
OF frozen oil ! think would explode ! consider that,
when used by competent man. il IL safer than powder
the proper place 90 keep stored IL stated by the
pany In their Instructions 10 be underground In Arc
proof room tho proper way TO hsw ~ 10 pat
containing the glyccrine into warm water: u frczes
about thry-six or thirty degrees OF temperature
think magazine At distance or from two 20 hrce
hundred yards from the Of blasting operations
would be saie enough; smart workman will learn
day how 10 u.s. 10 With care. Of course he should
10 steady man and net liable % get drunk !;
u need not be confined 20 explode, provided there
Is enough 10 cover the cap; " the cap " exploded
the oil will explode have Colonel Schaf.
pers magazine, u was safs enough In summer.
hut liable 10 freeze IN cold weather. have seen
him explode number of blasts, but never saw any
lu0se stones thrown - Gar az the magsx ne: have
visited the scene Of me explosion since irom curiosity,
subject: have never had accidents using IL
At present have used n New York. and expect 10 use
Asain before The Greenwich street expcs on have had
az much IS QUO hundred pounds under the dcss OF my
town. Burus vas u my employ when bad charge OF
the blasting M south bergen. have mover sccn him
drunk he used 10 dr for me- hat never employed h.n
ne forsman did not observe him much bat thought him
blower; be claimed 10 know moro than any else;
cautioned hln ouce 70 he very careful especially whom
the weather became warm oil iroxen az ID wss was
much dangerous that state. gave him dirsc-
tious 81 that tune how TO thsw VI, 20 pot into tub
aud pour hot water around ~ from what have or
Burns wcnld net have employed hIm would nct
OF his drinking, for that did ans thing about
bat DID not like bis way OF taking; he might become
ccmpetont under Instructions
william IL White, being sworn, testlfed--f reside At
engaged in ias use q niiro-giyccrus, and have
PROBABLY used more u IL during that period
than any one in the United Ststea with The
exception OF Colonel Schsfn,r; do not consider ~
any explosive wneu concealed than WHOM In ND
state; indeed. frozen, think isss liable TO 40 OK
foEsn cartridge h apt 20 miss Ore, very heavy stone
fallIus VIII esplods The oil either liquid or
fossn have used In the heart u Vie 1sy o. osveRA
WHARF some Two ~ thrss bundrsa kseV,s usss pspss