New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-07

elatternly female remarked, after me hre III" wv"
,ngu,sbed Inv smotbering it, surc, Sir them things 40
happen most every night, and we be getting use" 10 IT,
Sir" An oil rcfner in WillamsAufch sehd' MS ""to"S
ont every day to dispense this oeah-d'ahhf iI' I"
che cit,yeps Of our cit, and odeaer IN East BROAD
way and another in TeuthaNc.. rcar tfhrl 'Shth~l
sol largo quantities Of il TO stores and families.
DEALERS pfcEvNc 1uh Nsra,.oLs.
Tho tpsucctors appointed by the superintendent ~
The Rnrcau Of Combustlcs OF thi' city have discovered
that IN many tie propretos c 80 furn >l th,ia
with true samples OF the material they sell 10 thor Gus
toners The inspectors visit the where oils
sold only every two months. They enter smilnry ask
the proprietor furnish them with sample Of the oil
he sells at the same tlmc stating who they and for
what purpose they desire IT, OK course the proprietor,
apprized ~ the object Of the demand, hands over SANE
pie Of the best article he has hand, representing W OF
course as the article he dispcns to his customers Tho
inspector expresses his thanks, takes the sapc to The
Office and gives 70 the expert, who 1nds II all night
and reports the same t. his chief.
Mr. Gnderslecvc tho Superintendent of the Comhusti-
Bile Bureau having tOhehcvc that many sorkecp
ers Withholding the article thoy sold 20 ther GUS
toners, sent other persons, with whom the sorehceS
were not familiar to purchase the burning nuns ~"
result that the superintendent early III luo RI" ~
Isl discovered that an immense trade was beng carried
in these combuStibe fluids and he deterhhou 10 '"ho
measures TO stop the Infamous traffic. Among thoSe VINO
had openly dcfed him ana the officers of the oiu hcih
Board was George /. Smith Of No 40 lEast Broadway
He sells huid which he calls "liqud gas" by whole
sale and at retail He supplies large numbers Of store
keepers private families IN the eastern section o. the
city. and many CONGREGATIONS and dcathS-as VIII be
by the table bclow-hayc occurred nom the use OF
his fuil.
AIRING JUDGE SUsrAINs THE ILLEGAL DEALERS.
On oct Is. 1871. motion made at the instance OF
the Fire Comm soners before Judge Barnard, sitting
Chambers. injunction restraining Geo. L. Smith
from selling diSposing Of the dangerous article he
called Liquid Cas,' the ground that IT violated tho
statute which forbids person from selling for luml
mating purposes. product OF petroleum which should
hcit ana tlat the article he sold simply naphtha
gasoline. dis suised under another name ,
The following the section of the law passed April 49,
1871. by virtue of which the motion was made As viii
be the makes it also unlawful for any person to
burn the material in lamp or other vessel
tol h' Be 7uvs for any person hI OF oTPsSy TIE 'aa
burning retail quantities than barrels
use the same for Illuminating or beating ar0s n any
conabe ypor teupeauo below loo Of the Fahrenheit Their
deal m M or eve away CITY any petroleum product Of
eTDr below o. Fa,0se HT unless each TaePase Of
The be Labeled clr and distinct characters, Highly dangerous
heating purpose" And lawful label mark
be- fe for the Ref o S purposes Ss persons 10
The attendant I'm answer stated that the material he
sold not oil and that its original explOsivcness
destroyed by mixing nitre camphor salts and other
materials with gasoline aud that the resultant liquid
was not explosive or dangerous IL was not denied
however that the INV violated IN so lar as inc dc
fcndan sold an article whose vapQIs were eombnsuDle
al lower temperature than 100 Fahrenheit But not
withstandius this admission and the reply OF painth
that thc materials smith used IN his naphha dd not az
tect its eXposvcness IN the slightest degree judge Bar
aeiendaat; Denied inc toIoh i9r n an o ilenS
they use the material in their lamps liable 70
suffer The horrors of a death from fame since tins de-
csion the trdc in this article has been greatly on the
Dealers who had previously sold the material
a limited few only and with great caution. began TO
Oner tlClr Uu4GS bouY ana uNhlusuluEyJ duu lht
cord of the Fire Marslas Office which IS published be-
low, shows that since that time the Hics RON TINS cause
have been greatly on tho increase. AS TIE case now
sl3hd,' mere Is notiuC 10 restrain H., iU
selling their material not only throughout the cry bt
conaacraton or loss Of HE need he awaken the
community 70 the danger that imperdsi
MORE DANGEROUS THAN NTRoGIYcERlNE.
On last Wednesday TRIBUNE reporter visited Smiths
store and purchased quart Of Lis safety Liquid Gas"
on the same day he obtained sample the ordinary
commercial naphtha from wholesale dealer in that
fcc. These Two samples we're sealed and labeled aud
Presented TO PROF. Chandler Of Columbia College
The Following Is the Professors report:
have examined TWO samples Of fluid which is the commercial
1;l,r ksray No iiS Maven, @ fe; 20 ls7 H. eeI H. me P
Safety LIQUID ue Smith,
br9'dwel On si'. eh tIl ,at by us be. Dr o.
IDENTICAL te process treatment 70 Which smith, article uIlosed
pstend br which r. cad stiha and ie1ls can be- I,iri
process possible vher'y III result can be cltaini Ii more DIM
poie unless ue Lroushi in contact with Gre while usrhb' nds
oil common apla and uohng AMI the publication
g. W. Danforth & Co. o. Ncv-YcrL and Cleveland
manufacture safety fluid" Their principal office is
1T No 7O3 Broadway. In addition 10 tine explosions
which have occurred rom it Use ia our city, aud which
are enumerated in table below We furnish few cases
81 the result, OF burning II III lamps ~ Other localities:
from The .iHang -irgas. III. % l'7L
after shersttn, r,tlr,td the 'ol08lH. verdict:
y. daafa rccrivciut
h residence IN Llior-'' the eyeiur OF e willie engaged
i.9e'fe-rea pr cnarr. H. rore- lad that suci aud
i' q an explosive ar- ga,. d1Dz.ous ea.r1c.er ,
Prof Porte t.l tt be- placed small quantity Of panohs oil
.a I applied light "h,l explosion resulted tearing
CLEVELAND Iv,rr,ycr CoSrAyr.
CLEVELAND. Ohio Oci. u. 1870.
b. WIi71sC Sg zyeEt Home IsVraA4e CODIHy, Nee
,a rcJ vou-s sth inst what think Of IT,
pressed ucose1 which DaufJibs Burning
foil bos here We changed IDEAS sevorsl
turned servant r to Death ScIns the sgnt s1pereasg
with came near losing Bis Le Truly your~ 5 Cos, secy;
John Lockhsr honse No az MsB va the Gene Of shocking
the table lamp filed with Danohs BoneIplosiye OIL 1lis
smother he flames With shrek the little girl t
meantime Gibson suffering Icruciating pain had fallen
The floor nearly exhausted and craSnRo M hands and knees
expression tie flames then three feet bh all
coRs. of sry but wa each time cfr6 BarnDe bis own
bands and am~ lac udeTer expired on ne foil '"lIg day.
FfOHg Th( Gir1ri tPGl CosHolDh', " 2 D. 1870.
BorTiIk dotd>a-Auother victim Of che bunug-AId. A
Young burned to death By the explosion Of DaaoTtls NouEI
catastrophe which painful duty
th Martin Ho1. O'Clock last MONDAY afternoon Ellen
Shannon girl go hr hotel lii anp ended
Cd" The amp ei with
Dauids SonErr,.ve Burning FLUID and as he turned
sep down from ut chair upon WLca che was sandn exploded
she r down utteIng te mos hsrrrning and agonng screams
y io8Da EXAMINATION, tDst at least h OF her body bat
The scrnt explosive character Of the fu3
sbcb evolves temperature Of less than ~ degrees saw
deDOasirilei BY actual tests