Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-07-12
TESTS WITH EXPLOSIVES.
Emrnen-lte and Geiblts the Most de-
struetISe Agents Yet Inventsd.


structIye Agents Yet Inyented.
There was a good deal OF noise in the
navy yard the other afternoon, the re-
suit OF a series OF experimental tests
with the new explosive temmensite)
and smokeless powder (gelbitel, both
the invention OF Dr. stephen II. EN-
mems. The tests were given by the
company handling the patents under
the personal supervision Of DIR. EN-
mems, and showed that the new mato.
rials are quite AS powerful as dynamite
and perfectly safe in handling. There
were number of prominent officials
scattered through the large crowd, in
cluding Secretary Tracy, Senators Man
derson, ColquiL Hale, Chandler and
Black burn. Representatives Cutcheon,
Carlisle and Wheeler. and Commodore
Folger, Admiral Jouett and Captain
Meade. DIR. Emmens first manufactured
some of his explosives in the loft Of tho
boat-house TO show there was no danger
in mixing the ingredients, which are
couple OF unusual acids. The fumes Of
the mixture have colured the doctors
beard and hair bright orange yellow.
which is the prevailing hirsute tinge,
( he says, around the factory.
i Then a can containing sixty pounds Of
emmcnsite was placed under a small
raft made up Of about Atty heavy fim-
bers lasted together. A steam launch
towed the raft out about Ave hundred
feet from shore and anchored it. aud
then proceeded some distance further
paying out behind Il couple OF elec
trio wires Suddenly the word Are
was heard across the water, and thers
came rumbling crash, followed by th'
uphcayal OF tons OF water, in the mids
OF which fragments Of broken TIMBER
flew skyward After they had gone uT
. couple of hundred feet they cam,
down again, all torn and twisted out o.
shape. Hundreds OF fish lay dead ON tn,
surface OF the water.
The next experiments consisted 0
testing the rending power OF the EN-
mensite above water. and three iroI
plates, foot square and half an incl
thick, were consecutively broken Ii
pieces each by cartridge OF the ter
rible stun. The explosives were ar
ranged in three different ways, so a
TO show the force OF the shock VIA
equal In all directions In order To con
vince the spectators that the materia
was harmless in handling tho inyento
had his son fire bullet through cart
ridge of IL, the effect being mer
breaking Of the package as though
were no more than chalk. The broke
, cartridge was then exploded with tr'
mendous effect. A cartridge OF dyna
: mite was treated in the same way an
tgsaFk -s.1 i
| soon Rs the bullet touched IT, FoI
: emmensite cartridges wore placed in
can OF gunpowder, which was explode,
blowing the cartridges high in tho al
D and setting tire TO them. They burne
q briskly, but without exploding.
5 small yacht cannon was charged wit
g gunpow der and loaded with can OF Gu
4 mensite as projectile. This was fir,
n at an iron plate and smashed to piec,
without explosion. the same enmci
e site afterward being scraped togeth,
n and exploded. This was 20 show tn
4 IL can be used as charge for shell l
: powder guns without danger OF prem
{ ture explosion.
A Gelbite, which Is brown paper va
A urated with ommcnsite, was then FIR,
q from rifle as a cartridge load. II
: shot made almost no noise and prac
/. eally no smoke. There was moment
a ry light mist, which was instantly di
: peeled he penetration seemed to
the same as that obtained by guupowd
a. cartridges, which made a loud repC
and a great smoke.
! II is not only harmless TO handle, b
IL is said to be u radical cure for malar
=. and catarrh when taken in regulat
doses or snuifed in the nostrils.
Emmons wants guns and intends askii
F, the Navy Department for permission
:, conduct series Of tests with some
the abandoned cannon belonging to d
Governmpnf WxEhiugtnn Star