New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
NOBFDS DYNAMITE WORKS.
Eyom IN. 4. yan.eSs GazsttA

Of sandy plain On the southwes. coast Of Scotland
guard thai patrols tho environment Of the factory;
and he will have to show very satisfactory creden-
to 'i the % managers house vase is passed where va
the whole OF the operatives empoyei In tho manafae,
s%a D1 tenemst Standing tn. % thrsshod q the
aIsades which enclose NJ Nosors housss uses. Some Some
the practical process 81 making nltrO-gyosrns Is
seen at glance. Before the visitor gets there
eeys, and every par Gle Of metal he MAJ haev asout
aim. his seemingly excessive piecau;lon Is perie ty
tanlng a grain Of the explosive might be attended
with disaster Felt shoes have to be worn In the
3 aSa Of oh Of 1S1G Is and sss Oas at Of Ss
nitro acid cIstern above the tank contains
gycorlne and when this is introduced into tho acld
delicate one The tank is in charge Of workman ,
upon whom the solo responsbllt, Of an explosion
rosts. If too much glycerine Is introduced Into the
acids at oue tine the temperature OF the mixture
rise owe II degrees Fshr., and spontaneous ex
eyes never OF the hel nome; er-hs own hope
Of safety lies in keeping down the tsmporature Of
siyc heat. He is aided somewhat by Ice and cold
Is occssIona iy errsto and will gain heat notwith-
etanding all precautions For such case the only
side of the tank and allow the whole Of the contents
so throufb sluce into pound. when 1t is
1t leaves the shed wait until 1t reaches the open:
The second step Is to wash the newly formed
chemical combination In water, which very slightly
and conveyed with The utmost care Into woodon huts
or dug-ous AS an instance of the extreme suscept-
blty of glycerine to conclusion, Is related
that man was once seen to slip In the act OF deposit.
ing b0tla in hut he merely trl ped In the ordinary
OF the word but there was Inst ant xplos on
and hardly fragment OF the poor fellow was gathered
70, Ss Sr m1surs a1sF OF Sssg sss
with a REGULAR forauinlferous earth, the
substance M Dess I s dy.a%l,. .its Ih,s ,nls !,
cartridges by mach merry, the operatives being young
women. Not the least curious Of the many curiosi-
ties at these works are the ponds Into which me me
deonatve property Of the water was not discovered,
until angler one day attempted to seiuce the fish
with May.ay A. his first s cast howcysr Ssr,rtS. tho
Of yards away, harpIly unhut. To obv'ate similar
danger now. Saturday Is reserved exclusively for
cleaning the works in every department, and among
Afcr congra ulang himself on safe Journey through
the various houses the stranger Is sp to hurry nom
he factory and only to breathe freely whom he Is
again at the station He Will not have failed, how
over, to notice the many pre- autlons taken to In
sure safety for those who daily risk their lives In
thee very hazardous opeiat ons. Each section OF
suit with a colored marking: no ono may go on any
pretence leaving his department The women
work felt hoes and bathing Dresses AMI evoy SIN,
de workman or wo kwOman Is stripped and rerlofhed
before gni~g TO their labor The explosive, too. arc
ianllef in the smallest POSSIBLE quantities, save In
che FIRST room OF manufacture. whcrN enough Is made
Itself Is transparent cOorless, oily 6nid slightly
soluble in water. hut readily so in spirit, ether, or
fat One favoIftc OF destroying IL Is BY boiling
It In potash, whom 4 decomposes, glycer'ne and
.oarchnn whT" ,vest vest cations o. rs med clna prpres
oy Dr. Wlam Nh r'll who found u almost spectre
for angina pceto'is' neuralgia ana many oeVeopihehs
Of heart-disease.