The New York herald., 1867-02-11

liabilities Failing in this he should be held individually
responsible And some Legislation needed regard TO
tive per cent as II would be protection 10 the compa
well as TO the community throughout the United
nies as well as the public that the heads OF the Fire
Department should hold the engineer responsible the
district where the hre is II every engine Is the
spot within five minutes after alarm, and that each
engine should be allowed president so he could pro-
coed 10 put out the fire without waiting for the Chief
Engineer and should anything go wrong he should be
held responsible by being fined and he should have the
privilege OF hning each member Of the company.
Sharpe's Rifles.
Hartford correspondent speaking OF the late trial OF
'breech loading fire arms' at the New York Ar
sena in SO far relates to Sharpes rifles says-Thc
Sharpe rife was fred hundred rounds at the shou
der with aim IN six minutes forty seconds and pene-
rated thirteen inch plank. The other tested
secured in fixed rest which reduced the number OF
motions incident 70 each discharge. For accuracy the
sharpe gun fired thirteen rounds In less than minute,
all the balls being put into the target which from
twelve TO fourteen inches square.
Collecting Interest mt the Sub-Treasnry.
Jusiice' wants to know II it would not be just as
compatible with the respect which TO women If
the Sub-Treasury would devise other Of
heving them from the necessity OF standing on line to
collect their interest than by Immediately placing
at the head thereby OBTAINING those whose time really
valuable and putting them, not only to great inconve
nience, but In many instances to pecuniary loss.
Oufrnges the City Rail Cars.
E. r. s. writes as follows:-
The travel upon the Third Avenue Railroad has become
dangerous from pckpockets and thieves in the
ing that deem my duty TO give to the public the follow
ing yesterday evening from down town
attempted to get out at tho Of Fourth
Bowery, but was prevented BY gang Of desperadoes
who held me tightly until my pockets were red Of $S5;
and then at the of Seventh street violently
thrown from the cars. Ny cries for help not
needed by the conductor small elderly man, who evi.
IDENTIFY afraid to displease this gang policeman
whom met at the Of Eleventh street, and to
said ho could render me no assistance whatever Now,
in the Of common sense. ask. shall such state
of things be permttedf Is there redressS
Accidents from the Use of Petroleum.
correspondent, well posted on the subject, sends us
long communication relative to accidents caused by
the Of petroleum He says:-very little Of the re-
fined petroleum sold by the retail dealer even Of fair
quality ALL nearly ALL the prime oils are sold for
export II renner commission merchant has lot or
inferior OIL either in color in re test which latter is
the index Of its safety for USE he sells to the jobbe
who In turn sells to the retaer and thus goes into
Very few Of those who use petroleum
ever get prime article anything it. The stand
ard fire test for export is fixed at ITO degrees
Fahrenheit which means that tho oils standing that test
will not give off vapor that will burn until they have
reached that point OF heat But there is explosive
vapor or gas a about ten degrees below this
or at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit Now. oils that will
stand the requisite fire test for export very seldom
sold for home consumption, the principal being
that the inferior oils OF less 6re test do not SO
much to manufacture and hence arc sold for a
less price think safe In saying land have had
long experience in the trade that nearly all the oil sold
makes the explosive point about 90 degrees and
quently TO use for at that temperature the
lamp will be filled above the oil and may contain a gas
that expodes the instant 1t In contact with the
fame In summer when the temperature Of the atmos-
phere is often above ninety degrees all receptaces
tanning these light oils are simply magazines of danger
only awaiting some unwary careless hand apply
the match 10 spread death and destruction around Fur
ther than this much much of the oil that is sold
and realed out for use 70 unsuspectng people will not
stand fire test Of eighty degrees and samples
be had from almost any dealer in the trade Of oils
ranging from that up to one hundred degrees
or the lighter the oil the greater the dsnger
Another fruitful Of disaster this connection
arises from the use OF class Of uminators called
Heaven save the mark tnon explosive oil" These
nothing more nor less than naphtha which said to be
rendered non-explosve by the use OF chemicalA This
naphtha is volatile that II left In open vessels II
very soon disappears entirely. passing of by evapora-
tton This vapor will SO saturote surcharge the at
mosphere to the most terrific explosion. A
lighted match or lamp In atmosphere surcharged
has often produced the most disastrous results witness
the fires at oil yards at the wells and In the many
refneries that burned Nearly all these fires be
traced TO the surcharged condition OF the atmosphere
the time with these carbon gascs Good refined petro-
leum is as safe to burn In lamp whale oil 1t gen.
crates no explosive gas except at hcat that Is
an article Of such vast consumption and benecent
In s influence In all the world should to bear the
odium which inevitably attaches Of the many
terrible disasters arising from the cupldity and dis
honesty of those who cheat the public with these in
Fcrior and dangerous compounda