Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-30
East End Residents TerrOr-Stricken
Over the Existence of a Nitro
Glycerine Magazine. -
HIGHLAND BASIN THREATENED.
Another Accident on the Birmingham Road
in Which Narrow Escapes
Abounded.
ANOTHER HARVEST FOR DOG CATCHERS
Summer Day Scenes and Happenings About Pittsburg
and Allegheny.

Sleerinu on the edge of a volcano is
simile often used, but its significance is not
often felt as keenly by the users as it is at
present by a large number of people living
in the neighborhood of Stanton avenue and
Oranmore street. East End.
On the old E. W. Douglass property, sup
posed to be owned at present by Captain
Seely, is q corrugated iron building. TO and
from which for some time past men have
been hauling something. and until lately the
character of the merchandise wnS not sus-
pected. 1t is now said to be nitro-glycerine
or dynamite magazize, the people in the
vicinity do not know which, but are firmly
persuaded it is one OF the other and some of
them are afraid to sneeze lest n concussion
of the atmosphere cause an explosion.
Suspicion first fell upon the buildilg on
account of the mysterious, catlike move
mcnts of the men who visited it and their
reticence and eYasiveness when questioned.
II is now said they are hauling TO and from
the building a powerful explosive which re-
Quires very careful handling, and the feel
ings of the populace may be imagined, but
cannot be described fully. They think the
magazine belongs to ID. W. {. Bidwell, but
are not sure.
PLAYING WITH SURE DEATH.
Charles T. siebert is informed that boys
are in the habit of playing baseball in the
in throwing stones at the building. The de-
tonation is somewhat musical apd, of course
the element of danger involved makes the
amusement more attractive. Not long since
the,- kindled fire near by, but n resident
living near cNtinguished it promptly and
drove the lads away. Some people fear
there may be enough latent power stored
there to destroy half of the East End in the
event of q let-go. The immediate neighbor-
hood Is sparsey settled but not a great dis
tance from the building the ground is
rather compactly built mp, and people there
abOuts fear that a flash CT lightning or some
monkey work of the boys may furnish a sem
sation much greater than that at Little
Washington the other day.
While il would seem almost impossible
now TO get along without these dangerous
explosives most people want them isolated
necessity whatever for their location in any
part OF the city. They think they should be
placed in almost inaccessible gorges or high
hill tops in the country. where if any acci-
and no damage except to their owners.
AFRAID OF THE RESERVOIRS
\ first-class explosion might give rain. but
the need of ii has not been felt since April
Some think an explosion might give more
water than needed anyhow, as they have
gotten it into their heads that it might split
the foundations of Highland avenue and
Heron Hill reservoirs.
EN-COunty Commissioner George Y. Nc
hce is one of the residents of that section
who does not want the lid blown off sheol
just at present and for that matter it seems
the institution is not popular with anyone
ont that way, some people living at consid-
cradle distance objecting to the hauling of
nitro-glycerine past their places and they
seem firmly convinced that it is a daily oc-
currenCe.