The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-29
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A new peril now presents itself, against
which the Legislature has launched an act. OF
Parliament of which tho urgency Vas 90 dix.
a s Ina: s ns sna ss
royal assent the nsxt day FsarfSlly violent
under certain conditions. nitro-glycerine yet
fails 70 compass all the purposes which malice
IL Is worth whilo to look calmly at this terri
ne actual extent .! .hs mi, S 4 + c%len
has hash been announced but London Is more dim
drsd weight q, nitro-siycerinc q q, fearful
into thousands. and many buildings not actu.
heap Of ruins n'1 box Of % Would Ge
far less terrible In tts effects, and yet . largo
proportion Of the energy Possessed hy the
away. That is to say II ali the force appertain.
ing to the nitro-glycerine were presented In the
be wrought among surrounding buildings.
Considerably excitement was created In tho
N ~ os n S SnSe
which arrived at Liverpool from America.
Each machine was metallic box fitted with
two pounds OF dynamite. Col. .Maiendie and
MAJOR Ford. In their last annual report under
1as Witch AZ taey n &
structure showed that the machines were not
posed" The experiments conducted by Col.
Majendle and his colleague. as well as some OF
we're Cd considered TO prove that ). the effect Of
small charges OF dynamite and similar OK
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sssS sSsSssns sa aSa t@ens FL
: ior tho charge: But. 4 x.s sddsd.
any general. or even partial. destruction q q
Dubip builtinp of a substantial dWellinQ
house. could not be accomplished except by the
use Of very much larger charges Of dynamite
ton ana the effect Of a single Internal ma.
soad Sc s In tSe
explosion at the offices Of the Local Government
work work. close at hand being paIvsrzed. while tie
Sir Frederick 4. Abel observes that the shat
guarrying. the rock IL not generally thrown OF
lent agent. Dynamite has sometimes been
employed to assure. the rock. aud afterward
n;a tss 81 ES te nSy.
which GLORIOUS sS G n%sss. Of rock have been
In ssbmsrinSs son de%osi1ns
the lifting effect OF large charges OF gun
work and other parts which have been shat
tered. but not actually removed. by the more
| violent class OF explosives IL IL curious Tact
that even gunpowder can be made to aDproxi-
compounds. II II be fired by means Of q power
full decorating fuse II this plan DO adopted II
becomes no longer necessary for tho gunpOw-
| der to DO closely confined. but It shares with
| the dynamite class the property OF displaying
| great force when placed merely in contact with
the material to DO destroyed. ,
1t is this quality Of force, independent Of con-
fnement. which makes nitro lycerine COM
| pounds so available for evil purposes. The
| clockwork arrangement Is also dispensed with
by the use Of an acid which In set free to eat its
| way through q few thicknesses OF paper. unit
| II reaches a chemical compound which deto.
mates, and starts the explosive In contact
| with gunpowder. We are told that In militar,
| operations. where great displacing action Is re
| CURED gunpOwder has tho undoubted advan
tage." This Is really What the !" dynamite army
would desire In carrying out their designs FOL
the destruction Of London; But as the con
resorted to a ilereer and less cumbroul
seized by the police In Southampton street wa,
| intended to form tho basis OF one explosion
and II 1t was arranged that similar quantities
should be fired in Southwark and elsewhere
surprising the hendish programme, TO- hav
been successfully carried out. The deaieninl
nature Of explosion would itself constitute
moral effect Of o very intense description. TIL.
smashing OF brickwork and masonry. the crasl
Of falling buildings. and the general uproar ant
confusion. would create u soene OF the mos
fenrful nature. inevitably accompanied by al
200 weight OF nitro glycerine despite Its terri
Bile energy would fail to accomplish all tn
desolation which writer's have generally pre-
dicted concerning 1t.