Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-23
DYNAMITE is TICKLE.

doesn't know ITSELF" said boss blast
er. Il have seen a powder salesman
throw Il cartridge Of dynamite into the
redhot fire box of 20 horse boiler,
and the stun just burned like lard.
Next day saw cart boy repeat the
experiment with a blacksmitffs forge
and a. pill Of dynamite no l4eger than
q pea.-and there will be a wholesome
fear and soft coal In that boy as long
n he lives.
81 have seen case Of 100 sticks Of
dynamite fall 800 feet down shaft
and never wink. and I've seen an In
dian drop a half Cartridge from his
hand to his boot and not y 0rease spot
did the poor fellow leave bhind. At
that the poor fellow deserves better
fhte. for he made desperate fight for
II before he scattered.
-He was loading block hole at the
time and had just broken a cartridge
m half when he dropped one Of the
pieces. Before 1t could touch the
ground he sort of half caught 1t, and
then began desperate brief juggling
act Again and again he half caught
the deadly thing Then he missed 1t.
He mada one last effort and stuck out
his foot to break the fall against the
hard ground. but II didn't work. There
was a bang. and II was lucky no one
stood near him. Which shows that
dynamite is like woman, because in
my time have dropped similarly hun
dreds of cartridges Of dynamite, and
still I am here and with n good d.
ec"tion.
"Rut II IL In winter. when dynamite
fr,rZes. that II Is most capricious.
Then IL you want 1t TO go OF II simply
cfuses. o. burns with dull roar,
blp a boiler blowing Off steam. II Is
IN thawinG dynamite that most Of the
ace dents happen about which you
rad There are two ways of thawing
dynamite-one by placing the car
tr'dges .on II steam boiler or within safe
distance Of fire; the other by miners
ing them In pals Of hot water. AS the
bitter method draws out considerable
OF the nitroglycerin from the car
tri''ges. and therefore weakens them,
n In often discarded In favor of the
more risky thawing by an open fire.
I once saw an experienced powder
nnn thaw a dozen cartridges by an
oI"'n fire though, rs the sequel will
show. he completely host his head
when suddenly confrOotsd With an un.
ssrni emergency. He lad placed the
cartridges within a fsot Of an open
~"Od fire and had seated himself near
BY to await developments wAsu one
o. the cartridges caugtA Are.
Had he left 1t to burn ftseR at -
chances are a thousand to sae oat
q 'ning worry startling would have hp-
y ned. for II Is conclusion and not are
<i'n' explodes dynamite. Instead, be
rushed forward, picked up the burning
81 ok by one end. and holding It up
" like a candle began to blow and
bi'w until he was black In the face.
"" never let go until the fame began
nip his fingers, and then In his ex-
nent lie threw the cartridge to the
IND aud began to stamp and grind
o. Z witt his heels as II he were kill
n snake; and. by thunder! he
. In.'rd OFT the burning cartridge and
u" i TO I'll about It! The cart boys
e. d him Angel after that, because
J., !ghts he ought to be an angel now
ne day professor from Stevens
D. '!tute Of Technology came to the
Try and asked me to perform a
ain experiment for him. We
J. tied with dynamite direct from a
newspaper on to a block of iron. The
J." fcssor said the experiment proved
H. I Interesting, as he had discovered
ug other things that dynamite
- downward and not upward, like
K powder. Our way of proving
=, In n quarry Is to lay n stick of
.iin,te ON top of a bowlder After
shot the bowlder Is smashed to
ut tie professor had his own no.
-. IL carried three round blocks
iron s.S inches in diameter and
e iuvhes thick Then he took n
SpIpH from his pocket and spread
siict over the face of the block.
accd lalf stick of dynamite on
Ggl covered II with little heap
sui nd touched her off. You
Il hardy believe the result. but
can rr The block on exhibition in
ass $50 In the Stevens Institute
~. 81 you can read on II dis.
!y-o, course, the type appears
} Ha...- tie printing of that part of
pap which covered the block nj
IKE az the explosion.
- t3r professor had another
lie . his sleeve. He picked an
@..y lk leaf and spread ii over
'acc ~ second block. | prepar.
c,i e similar to the first. and
ttGF he ribs Of the leaf and even
,;t-...S appeared distinctly press
$50 &c iron surface. According
. HE professor, the action Of the DIV.