The New York herald., 1875-12-12

Ony awaited the ransior OF the luggage 70 tne hou "
receive orders Of departure, while the Deutschland
people were Southampton, hundreds OF miles away,
and did noi expect the Mose until Monday night or
Tuesday morning. when these facts were disseminated
about the city and startling bulletins OF the early
morning had been removed from outside the Offices OF
the evening papers there feeling Of relief expert
enced among citizens, though the sudden termina
tion OF so many lives even far remote from New
York, stin renamed unpleasant intelligence
THE AGENTS THEORIES
The agents In Bowling Green, hoped to receive other
kilograms during the day particularizng with
gree Of mnuencss the details OF the explosion at their
wharf but these did not The cause OF the acc
dent, thus advised BY the company at Bremen,
seemed to the former improbable. That passenger
should have such dangerous compound dynamite
among his luggage for voyage, upon first
necton appeared almost absurd and beyond belief yet
the fact must be credited. The explosion had taken
place and the lives OF almost three persons had
been sacrificed Believe IL they must but the telegram
of such vague character they eagerly watched for
fuller information. As this not received, they
kindly gave the HERAD reporter tho outline of the
plan adopted to ship passengers and luggage on
OF booking passengers is done at Bremen, and about
twelve O'Clock each sailing day special train runs
from the latter TO the former place arriving about two
O'Clock The train runs down to the end OF the stone
pier where the steamer lying ready TO depart About
hour Is required 10 elect the shipment First 10
go board are the passengers Then the stevedores
and potes transfer the luggage 10 the hold OF the
sci, when, at three O'Clock, all other circumstances
favorable the steamer sails stop is made at South
ampton for other passengers and the English mails tho
departure from tho latter port usually occurring
Tuesday morning. Here II that the rescued
Deutschland passengers waiting for the Mosel
OPINIONS As TO THE KILLED.
That the majority OF those that killed by the
explosion passengers the agents did believe
They thought It more likely that the uniortunates
laborers on the quay or friends who had gathered
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make this story very plausible Laborers not,
however the agents here feel very badly that the acc
dent has happened and wondered what sort OF de-
OF fate that had ordered two such disasters
the Deutschland md this Of yesterday to their line
For eighteen years the vessels OF the North German
Loyds have been among the safest OF the many cross
ing the ocean But two serious accidents had before
occurred in its existence and these without loss of life
The Union wrecked the coast OF Scotland In the
earlier days OF the company and two years since the
KGnig William was lost on the Dutch coast or this
record the company was naturally proud and they
deeply depore the recent occurrences The agents
here however, feel that the explosion at Bremen
should not be laid at the door of the company
IL is impossible TO know the contents Of the passengers
luggage and they aso hope that the forthcoming nves
CATION will relieve the officers OF the Deutschland from
any charge OF criminal neglect
CAUSE
Dynamite or s'giant powder invented by NJ
Noble, Swedish chemist in 1866'6T. 1t consists OF
nitro glycerne absorbed by some porous inert solid
rial earth found in Hanover Germany, and known
kiessel guhr IL will absorb and retain abont three
ancc OF damp Graham flour This form prevents the
transmission OF ordinary sudden Shocks except under
pressure in confined space The presence OF the inert
mineral constituents also TO absorb heat that
a high temperature cannot be easily impaired TO the
whole; but when impaired this temperature effects
great expansion Of the and increased Effectiveness
of explosion. Ignited the open air dynamite
burns quietly with nitrous flames Exploded usually
by means OF Illuminating fuse or cap IL gives carbonc
acid nitrogen and hydrogen, and leaves white ASH
with little smoke. II has been regarded as the
safest OF all explosives not being affected by pro-
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dangerous nitro -gycerine when it solidnes at
eight degrees centigrade Neither light electricity
ordinary shocks cause IL to decompose explode
The principal dangers connected with its those
of the strong Illuminating powders used in the percus
sion fuses to explode it Dynamite IL carelessly made
containing an excess OF nitro-gyccrine may, by the
latter overcoming the capillary force Of the mineral
PARTICLES collect in dross and settle from the and
become source of serious accidents. Moreover, 1t
may be that freezing thawing after freezing, has
tendency 10 segregate the oil.
Professor Draper, IN one OF his works on popular
science, has that Noble led TO the experiments
which resulted dynamite by the fearful explosions
of nitro glvcerine at Aspinwal San Francisco Sydney
and elsewhere years ago Aner reference to the usual
means Of exploding, Professor Draper adds that NJ.
Guyot French chemist has shown that the nitro
glycerine may soak out from the mixture with sand
and the paper OF the cartridges and boxes
reassume the aiTin which 1t is readily exploded BY
dynamite was used for a time at the government
works at Hell Gate but the defamation found to be
great and II abandoned The effect was 70 start
the In the river bed above and threaten the flood
ing Of the mine
The experience IN this country OF accidental explo
sions dynamite very rare, and the age of the
compound when nitro gycerne will exnde from it and
In confined places ignite by spontaneous combustion is
q matter of speculation.
DESCRIPTION THE MosEL
The steamship Mosel, which damaged by the
posion owned by the North German Lloyds, and
TO sail from Bremerhaven yesterday in place of the
Saher the regular vessel of the limo, laid until
next week The Mose built in Glasgow, in 1871, in
both huh and machinery by Messrs. J. Elder Co.
She Is 35S feet in length deck. Al feet breadth OF
BEAM is depth OF bold has three iron decks and is
g. 252 tons measurement Her engines of the vertl
cal compound, with cylinders co., inches and liz
inches in diameter and stroke of piston of feet
The power OF the engines is equal to 900 horses She
is fitted with six tubular boilers and has nine water
tight bukheads. Her plates are Of wrought iron and
the skin of the vessel is thoroughly cemented. The
Mose is well built and capable of any Her rig
is that OF brig. She is considerably larger than
the wrecked Deutschland.