Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-07

per. There is an intense burn;no N II.
moutn' ears and eyes, and around the
=; ;e pr respiration is snatched away as
Il oy q pun Of hot air. Experiments
nave been made upon cats. They die
IN less than three seconds.
!nere Is q large class of internal ma.
gnlnes known as ''bottle machines"
Inc most ordinary are inclosed in mint
Deer bottles, which can be conveniently
carried in the coat pocket. The neck
Inc bottle is Theoretically sealed with q
rubber cork. through which runs a brass
tube divided into two parts by a thin
metallic disk, usually made of brass
Inc top compartment of the tube is shut
OH from the air by means of a screw
cap, through which, in turn. runs a kew.
Also contained in this ppe compart.
ment is a small vial of powerful acid.
BY turning the key the vial is broken.
ana the acid falling upon the
alsk a t into the powder, which
is packed closely. The time Of explo-
sion depends upon the thickness of the
disk. The acid, the instant it ome in
contact with the powder, explodes it. A
large number of these machines were
made for the Nihilists, to be used at the
coronation of the Gar. The newest in
vention, and one which has met with
much favor in St. Petersburg, is WHAT is
called the chat exploder." Two exceed
inggly thin circular disks of sheet brass.
having a layer of powder an inch thick.
are soldered and riveted 'hermetically
together, and sewn in the top Of an or
binary hat. The entire weight of the
machine, althoughit contains the equiva-
lent of eighty pounds Of powder, is only
sixteen ounces. The hat is waved or
thrown up in the air: Falling, it ex-
plodes. The device looks fer all the
world like two pancakes stuck together.
A great many hand-grenades arc made
in New York. They are hollow balls of
iron, through which runs a tube, sur-
mounted iy a brass button. The button
is lead. The grenade falls by force of
gravity upon the side on which is the
heavy lead button. The button is
pressed, breaks a vial of acid, and the
acid causes the explosion. A grenade
three and one-half inches in diameter
contains the equivalent of one hundred
pounds of powder. The eight-day ma
chine has been made to contain Greek
fire, which is set off by the clockwork,
burning down the building in which it
is placed. In this instance there is no
explosion. 1t is wonderful to what K
tremes of ingenuity the inventors of in
fernal machines have gone. Machines
have been and are being made in tho
shape of chunks of coal. They explode
when thrown on the fire. One mani.
f%acturer has made a novel machine
in the shape of q satchel. The
handle connects with a vial inside, or
with a spring falling into a slot. Lift
ing the satchel or touching the handle
explodes it. Not long ago, in New
York, a machine of the pancake pattern
was so constructed as to be made into
shoe soles. Walking on the soles for
some time causes them to explode, and
woe be unto the unfortunate possessor.
The demand for internal machines in
creases constantly, and from the most
unexpected quarters. There are living
at New York and Philadelphia represen-
tatiyes of all the revolutionary societies in
the world. They are not confined to Eu-
rope, but extend through Mexico and
South America. A considerable number
of eight-day and thirty-hour machines
have been made in Philadelphia and sent
to San Dc mingo and Hayti. Alarge order
is now awaiting shipment into Mexico.
Peru alone, Of the South American
countries, has used them. There was
sent at one time into that kingdom q
dozen of the eight-day machines, and
this within six months. Italy, Germany
and Austria buy %plenteously. From
certain indications it would appear that
some sort of a movement is speedily
contemplated in Italy. An unusually
large number of machines have been
bought in Philadelphia to be sent to
that country, and orders are coming in
every day. A manufacturer was asked
the other day what would be the effect
of the explosive act now before the Penn
sylvania Legislature. He said: "It will
be imperative. My machines are not
internal machines until they are made
so. Anything can be made into an in
fernal machine-an orange, a hat, a
boot, a coat, a shovel, a pound of sugar;
anything, in fact. Tocrush the business
in this way is impossible. '-Philadelphia
Cor. CHICAGO Herald.