The New York herald., 1876-09-08

Baker found twelve cases OF the explosive compound
In warehouse IN Gresuw,ch street, Noa % and y.
and Two more simply marked '0. NJ, at No % Broad
way, where they had been sent for inspection On
the top floor Of the drug department. piled caresssy
those hourly around them OF dangerous nature OF
their contents Tho cases made OF common pine
lumber about twenty inches In height and fourteen
incnes long and twenty inches square, ana had their
corners protected BY strips OF zinc All these cases
were transferred TO point beyond the city limits and
the owners made no objection 10 this disposition Of
their properly. When brought before Mayor Hoffman
Messrk Noble and Dsvoe declared that they were en-.
Ssssa 10 legitimate business ou' Which, u iouIo 10
be discontinued they said that they had
sold the lot which had exploded Al the ex-
named Taylor, Who 10 alleged, carried to Calior'
MIA having II safely deposited in his berth on snp-
board whence was subsequently, transferred to the
place whore Il created such havoc
After the great explosion ~ San Francisco the
disasters BY tho careless handing and use OF nitro
glycerine continued In regular succession up TO tne
present date Notwithstanding the repeated assurances
OF IT'S manufacturers both In court and in the news
papers thas could only be exploded under GER
tain conditions, such intense heat violent concus-
sion, &c
rHl srxr DIsAsrKRA
On the 9th OF December, 1885, thore explosion
al Rochester n T.. when great deal OF property was
damaged On November 20, 1867, explosion oc-
killed. Al this IL pretty thoroughly proved
that tho compound was ignited In Belgium. July l3,
iSeS an explosion Of the sane sam material took place
the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad was de.
stroyed by tho explosion OF quantity OF tho deadly
stuff which was being transported.
On October 20, 1868, an explosion took place
board swedish frgate lying q. Hunters Point, and
several persons wore killed and injured In South
Petersburg Now YORK; February 2 1860, quantity OF
nitro-glycerine exploded from careless handling On
the lslh Of March, 1862 Captain Hart and sergeant
wharf a, The foot Of whitehall street. Is speedily
conveyed beyond the city limits About this
oosh D 10 wo no a PUss
Board regarding tho transportation Of nitrogycerine
and other explosives through the city and the groat
danger TO be apprehended therorom. On April s,
1869, ,hcre was explosion ~ Hudson City, when SOW
eral persons killed and injured. In Wales on
July l3 1862 similar explosion occurred, and the
1th OF October 1862 terrible explosion took place In
tho Hoosac tunnel Most or these explosions, was
Judged were caused by ignition In 1870 there was
q mandatory Of the compound at Ridgeaeld, N j.,
and cxpIosion took place inAarch OF that year, and
another in April after which there nothing left Of
A quantity exploded Sing Sing Prison April IA,
1870 and two persons were killed large loss of life
and properly Was caused BY an explosion Worcester
killed At Fairiors, Ohio. by an explosion that took
place November 2, 1870. and four more were
tunnel April %, 1871. ON November "a, 1872 fouo
men were killed BY explosion at Scrub
Sriss r ana 70 ls Hr Two men ,orrc
explosion at Shreveport, La On January Q, 1875. an
explosion at Pcquamoch, N. j., caused great alarm
throughout tho neighboring country.
AT BLACK TOM ISLAND,
where the nitro taken from last Tuesday
morning, 1vo men we're Killed oy an explosion on
Jsnury l9. 1873 THIS explosion caused by Ignition
and carclessness OF the workmen.
Two killed At North Adams, Mass, by an
expiosion, on January 27, 1875.
There man killed and building destroyed
by explosion which took place At ST Petersburg,
Pa February a. 1919
Al Washingt0nvie, Westchester county three men
were killed March %, 1875
Thus the great mortality caused by tho Of this
deadly material rolls up
Hardly month In the year since It's Drst infroduc-
sion but some disaster has been tho result as stated
before of careessness in transpo atton and II
shows conclusivcly what restrictions the authorities
should place its manufacture and storage. But
what restrictions should be also placed those
tractors and others who to In their busi-
ness Tho employer should maintain tho strictcst
iplino among his employees regard to It's and
the method Of it's transportation be strictly watched by
than