Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-07-20

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Tie Snc;nnhti Enduirer <nxn:
The nfobabiIities are thak infer.
nal .tnachines win e0n1e into more.
generai aseHfhan Il desirable eth
eE f6r p0rFEses 0f private revenge
0r Tie Renewal 81 fyrants and nIli-
ssissss WIFI the invention of
ss,rIr xiilokfve substances as kslin.
COTTON nitro 4ycerine. dynamite.
lismns Snctes,r. cotton powder. rio-
JIisle. lagilina, saxaffagine, nlaths
nefie glyoxiIine and blasting
.relafine.e there are substances
erossah 10 terrifv the lords Of the
eaffls fer fer wears 70 come. IN.
.enerai forms Il cartbe said that
~ fI,eaa substances resolve them
selvees .,slsasns.tialIv 81 n ti6ro.narl,e-
H. g,f,s-cotto,, and nitro ri ycerine.
a. sare s1ikro etonnoniids. the
Ss,r,,ar - . soiid. f;or,n. tIse latter 4
I;cr;Ss cotton 'r,ou.tl e gun-cot-
49, resnced ~ 4 fine tate Of al.
go ts.SIs.s, q = aa,ne with the
'.5 49, .sfSsfe ar similar
a au da,,lsne sifro-olvrerine
- - i,vdnst ~ 4 liz ss,geIatine
80 - .,I-1ar;.0 "a wa.;rh g,ln-
- Sss d;<solved q a. ID
for = ' iellJ
- .sSs.S~...'e w;.h nitric aeia
s,'.. a l;sss fine mixt,,Fe
- ~ -. - f.is - harrow streasn
80 ~, ~ ne n-glvers-
- \ - ,,ersaes sun.cOk-
80. ~ ..,,s1gn ir,4rersed 4,
,,;t~;c ~ - mas diecovefed In
1aae ~ a Susfss chem
80" go cannhor + ex-
tars;vai 8, eanlov lI,I IA in,ifhte hone
e.'d ;s.o.. a,,d = known under the
trsda -, .ame of ceIlnIoid. Cum
60 80 - - ia axfeSaivelv. ,ised IN
49, e.e,. Thot v,b;cl, Il sold
~; ,. - ~, = scl,,I,le in = rnir.
-. sieaSoi and ether. and Is
49, 49, -" THAT msad In fha
-. 80. .s.'..I,;,,as cert ~ E;eId
~ va,,9@Ss.SIs ,,,sd IS. ~ -.
stronr'ea Ind AZ nitr;s and sui
- ..5si NJ ss;l,,
ioi..S,Ia 81 ai.nI ,.,I' and ather H..
otha- racrI;ar;tv of cnn-cofton ii
thafawaes gnnscoiton cannot he en-
niosfed
Nrv c,.,.cotton hurns vehement
Ia. 81 r,sh.coi ton s ahsoinfeIv
-; as. 80 NJ, -, a 49, o'st = :
c.:si. -. ,,,' - , 80
~ 49, .s 4; IN 49,, si hIa,,lss ~ -, "A
.o;s no t IL ss,, - asar;ei scr
SIav,; r IN fort ,.ss Nov see -
AZ sd..sn.ara = hos ovar a,,,,,,o ~
~ 80 800 - Ia 49, - ,,,ss.I, ~,
$500 e11,.p 80 1.-a.o - "a 49, p. -
Ss 800 s 49, !. 9 1.s 800 - ~
,..I;lo ny ~, Al 80. 800 49, e.ta.; y -
az 800 s. $500 ,,,a,e s.,S sr ~
n becor,e @ vet de.oratas r. q Las
absoSled fhirtv ors forty per cent
of water nc rsaa;lx a. n 4 had an
sn+IeS h,,t I've ~ t,raa This =
as eIssrs~sa,s &c he - a~Slos;ve arb
Stance ehst fo,r,ed 9le .,raata,.
Isrt ~ NE F;aId and Vanderh;It
1nsch;ras -s
- n NAV rot Na -;,.,,,rcrar hare n
relate how ti;s =, !, cdston = e~ -
nloded under yratesror wet T;bera
+ no dificnlhv wifi dry cun- cot
TON in nrod,ScSing An sxRIos;o nm
THE, wet e. sIetonsted bv naino an
Intermediary bafwes.n fha nrsma-
~ CHARGE of intimate and the wet
gun-cot7on. The intermediarv e
q slab of dry run-cotton termed a
primary. The illuminate. for com
yenience sake. ii mt in = mill
tube, and this quill tube "a insert
I'd into 4 hole IN the orl,-coffon
slab or primer. The quill az fuI-
inmate that furnishes the primary
cause Of the explosion IS called =
detonator. and the defonator fixed
into the primer or drv rnn.eoffon
slab causes the latter ~ exnlode
A. torpedo of $50 pounds of gun
cotton sunk In the water will throw
mp a cone of water sixtv feet in
'haiGht.4 having a base of no les
than two hundred and twenty