The Somerset reporter., 1889-07-04
Picturesque History: Old Cunpow
der Works on tho BrandywIne.


The Dupont Work are am - precise
j. II the -afHe age a. tie uinetrenth cen
,ufy. Their protector, grandfather y
'ae younger aud fataer - the e.Ger u
tleir presenz owner.. landed a. newport
K l0de Island on ri first day II January
~ and began ~ locate ne work hrr'
IN the summer II l-5Z. The history y!
ihelr growth Interesting Ia the scientific
aud industrial ieetgre-. j. rendered mote
-lfIking BY many picturesque circ8m-.ah.
Ces by which u = accompanied. u va
al incident quiD odd, End apparently
altogether f9rtuitou-, that -et N hieu-
there Irene du P5ut u iusk.ug g1upom-
der on tn hank. of the BRANDY Inc.
Born IN tranle- al tn Did family re-.-
derce, Boz, de- fps-e-, a CAeranBe-,
near SemOul-, he va it'll more than d
lad when Oh that terrible 18th u Aug8-,,
ls3Z, he accompanied hi- father - the
uAeTles with the chr a4rDus pgrpo-e II
Aelpin. u defend the already defeucelrs-
Louis ~ !. Escaping THENCE VITA the
greatest danger and d!icalty 10 ne
midst of that slaughter u tue Swi--
buAId- winch ! Aor" aid-eu : colo--a. lsOu
AZ Lucerse commentaries the father.
Who was that distinguished sIr1W aud
statesman, Pierre Samuel du POnt de
Nemour-. prominent igur- 10 French
aiair~ for thirty yesr- preceding. the
friend AID Associate II Igrgot, the man
whD taught CalDnue, the author on The
part II France Of The treaty Dy winch
treat Brlta 10 Welded Independence T.
America, secretary u tae Assembly u
1 A"lablc-' member u the StAte7-leneral
from NeInour>. and tH.c" The Pfc>idtit
Oh the Constituent Assem- ~, eHal"d tie
clutch Of the extreme reVc.1tloul>t> for
time, by being concealed ii the French
Observatory by his friend the astronomer
Lalande, while h.- son was hastily cob
Neted INTO the country, and during tie
Reign Of Terror remained in retirement
at E>sone. There. a. ii CHANGED. Wa
located the great government ia' Iri~r.
the powder-works from which came the
supplies FOR public use VI t. / ju Pom.
mad been, or then became pup. u
L4Hoisier, the Chemist, who Wa chief Of
the bureau de POudre> = Sa.tpetre>,
ana he made thorough study Of the
pr"cesse, by which the powder Wa pro-
duced. Later, his father Who. after the
colccaiineut by Lalau ie had been cap
tured anu imprisoned but had been saved
IRON the guiIlotne, Ike Josephine BY
the fall Of Robesplerre, decided % quit
france with his sons, and late IL l73t
they set sail Tor the nited states. Nic-
tor, the elder son. had been here pre-
Nlpusly In iI's he was attache OF the
French ambassador the Caunt..,de Non--
tier later he acted a. the consul for
France at Charleston, and after that held
the place OF consul-general at New York.
lie, and also his brother, were accompan-
leu by their families, and with them came
NJ bureau de Pussy, the son-in-law Of
their stepinother, who had been cum
panion with Lafayette during his hideou>
Imprisonment at plmliiL
small manufactures OF gunpowder,
under the coinpulsion Of the demand for
Their product had sprung up in the nj
ted States during the Revolution, but
they hal male little progress. Tie
processes Were primitive. and lacked the
precise knowledge OF scientific method
ahd SklIlui manipulation winch NJ pu
foht ; studies at kssone enabled him 10
supply lie at once resolved to eYua! III
Iuallty the best Imported powder lie
douoie-fehned his sailpetre, and exercised
extreme care III the selection Of his char
S"a'' rom lhe Htsl lie maIe HE "oihs
successful IN the commercial >en>e. and
of the best repute for the uniform c&-
cellrncr of thor nr,dur.iou. H.. b.j
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csisd W., w"rn VA a., r'e ~ NV
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