The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-05-20

eat constituting a mass reseinr dam,
he graham -four or pale Sos. N
lso some it appears like 1 ,ow,
rd sugar. explosive guis of pur,
at nitro-glyceryin and gustlon NOR,
of highly charged with mid
to The pulverized formSvsnts Tho
n transmission of ordinashocks ex.
s. cept under pressure sconfined
A. space. The pressure &lhs inert
!. mineral constituents Sd likewise
O to absorb heat, and dsaIentlv .
# high temperature cant bo readily
impaired to the whole, h When inn.
parted this temporal Elects q
. great expansion of thess5 and in
r creased effectiveness ofpl6sion
Ignited in the openE, dynamlte
burns quietly with kous fumes.
Exploded, usually bheans of a
Illuminating fuse or cd Il gives off
carbonic acid, nitrogedd ddhydrogen.
with little or no smokI ewing only
a-.shsA>.-vs-----xr xr--.a... !. ~. ~
is always at least equa nd ireq1eks.
ly SUPERIOR to that of o-glycerine.
for the latter is liabl fscatter un
exploded drops by ason of the
maximum rapidity o ignition.
Dynamite is nov ecognized as
the safest OF all high tplosives. 1t
is not affected by belonged tem>
perature of 100 deg Centigrade,
nor is it as danger as nitro-gly
cerine, when it solid s at 8 degrees
Centigradc. Meth light electric
ity nor ordinary slI Is, contrary to
the popular fallacY ause it to de-
compose or explod The principal
dangers connected fth it's use are
those arising used the percussion
fuses to explode i rom the strong
Eliminating powdd 1t is also pos
slble that if dy1 lite is carlcssly
made it may con Ia an excess of
nitro glycerlne, ch, overcoming
the capillary fol Of the mineral
particles, may eE lin dsops ana
settle from the ISIS, becoming a
source of serioui Ecidents. More.
over, it may be tffreezing or thaw-
ins az. f"r"7in Jas a tendency to
In the pine ,ods of Southern
New Jersey, fsf from any human
habitaticn. thelare several dyna-
mite factories, hich are harmless
looking structub as they are scat
tered frame buings, generally one
story high andemote from one an
other. In Eube there are many
notable factosS in France and
other countrie but the most famous
one is at Istn, in Switzerland.
The work is Euc;paliy performed
uy women anlirls.;;' Zee "
In the ..eta Stores of the United
States wher4ynamite is fer sale |
there is no Usual precautioa taken
in the storiDf it.
. And the cartridge used
IN connectioSith dynamite that are
so often coanded in the accounts
of explosio etc. The prevailing
idea about larchist Lingg's death
is that he'doded a cartridge in his
mouth. lead, it was the smaller,
but just asadly cap.
The colon domestic article re-
tails at frc25 to 60 cents pound
according the proportion of nitro
glycerine saw dust or lampblack.
Gun con is an explosive sub
stance olRed by subiecting com.
mon COZ to the action of strong
nitric a. Several products are
known Ter this name, possessing
distinct operties, though differing
but littln constitution. The we'll
known tonating gun cotton is in
soluble common ether or alcohol
and is attacked by acetic acid, but
IS capai ofbeing dissolved by acetic
ether. Gun cotton is not readily
distin(shahle in appearance from
the III f'ated article, but it is slightly
harshto the touch.
WI wet, it may be kept for an
indefe period without change, and
whet, wet or dry it is affected by
veryv reagents. Its stability is
super to that of gunpowder in
everesprect except in the all i'm.
port one of immunity from ex-
plol. Repeated accidents have
desyed the confidence of all but
thery saDguine in its safety. 1t