The New York herald., 1876-09-07

ing; Doyle looked extremely bright and cheerful he
was carefully and neatly dressed; canno, say OF my
own knowledge how Doyle got board but strictly
believe be used row boat; without it he could not
have obtained the gycerne; he usually hired at
Mchae Quieiey 8, hear the Battery, then got his
rial and came up with 10; do believe he ever
IN the haol' OF bringing his glycerne by the Harlem
ooats my opinion is that be came by boat as
was customary; however he came, / had instructed
him TO bring the material by row boat
would have the jury understand that there is law
oy wnich explosives, I'VE one-quarter casks be
transported through the city limits The amount OF
the "one-quartcr" casks appears to me be open
question IL not specified in the of the Lcgsla-
ture None OF our messengers have ever brought up
explosives on cars, the amount would too largo
for convenient iransportation my opinion as an
expert that 800 pounds OF high explosives can be car.
risd with more safety than the amount OF black
gunpowder 200 pounds was the largest amount of
nitro-eycerine we have received upon one vessel at
one time, 100 pounds OF used IN one blast
the balance was taken away the day al the
manufacturers command al the tirne OF the blast Il
was Kept 500 feet away from the scow, to prevent its
explosion by conclusion; one pound OF dynamite ex-
poded beneath the water will the explosion
by concussion OF another pound placed at a distance
oil tweive feet away all the exp ought be
permitted to be transported through the city limits
Tor convenience in quantities OF 800 pounds; no ex.
plosve can be exploded otherwise than by
well Known appliances heat particularly
VIII produce violent explosion II applied suddenly
and with great Intensity glycerine be heated
slowly to temperature OF $40 degrees burn with
out explosion While II heated suddenly degrees
II will explode the authority cito Is the great French
chemist Champions other means Of igniting glycerine
are by percussion and concusson: the case In oueson
must have been by conclusion; l. Of course dtd NOT
see IT. but my theory of the explosion that the pack
ages were accidentally dropped, and thus exploded;
giycerlhe Is usually placed wooden boxes which
the cans are placed with sawdust packed between:
these cans were packed In have learned from
the factory.
THEORY OF THE EXPLOSION
think the whole thing happened this way-Iurson
must have opened the package If the explosive
had ho' escaped, and In doing so the accident hap
pened; this theory is very satisfactory TO my own
mind knowing as do the character and practices OF
Inese men .na' me explosion happened close to tho
injured Judge the explosion must have taken place
close TO Doyles feet; had kind OF running account
win Vugey, sending for his boats whenever they
required
In reply to juror the witness said.The cans were
tn, tnoueh we sometimes use brass also; you
ITS appearance; once called Mr. Warreus attention 10
the manner In which hrs boatmen handled the
gycefhe; Judging from the size OF the package Judge
day
To another juror-Doyle received tho order
IN the afternoon; | don't know how long 4,
LOOK poyle to bring the glycerine: usually Mr.
warren sent the gycerine by his own men
out on this occasion he bad overlooked II, and we
sent poyis ior u the men who employed TO
handle these explosives the scow were well ac
quanted with The Of the material Lurson was
the captain OF the magazine; he was so accustomed
10 nitro-giycerine that he could with
ou' e ieenns .he headache which generally follows
The witness before being discharged wished to stale
.hat ne oeheved thai large quantity OF high explo-
sive to the extent Of 800 pounds can be safely
ported II properly packed as a sm aller quantity Of
the same material
Charles Smith the next witness
Jerry Mccall was the third witness sworn. He
testified as foows:-A man would not be likely
10 hrs seventeen foot boat and pull up
70 Hell Gate from the Battery, when he could
carry IL up under his arm; would have con.
sdered IL dangerous, however, to pursue the latter
course
The Inquest si be resumed a. Aalfpas si0h. O'Clock