Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-24
TO HAUL NITRo-GLYcERIyE.
Well Shooter Has Devised an .4uro-
mobile to Do 1t.


pittsburg Post, Complete and reSay
for test is q specially constructed an
tomobile built by the pittshurg An
tomobile company, for the nurusf.ss- 1f
carrying nitro slycerne. The nyaGesnys'
was built for and Under the diree1ssas
Of Albert Arnold of Mars station. KTs
oil we'll shooter who has been harsaGxlf
dangerous explosives for thirty g5srs
past. and has been so successful t,isay
ne has never had an accident wsw1t
mentioning
The new automobile Is cons rSsee6
more on the wagon type than thosSs nr-
ually seen in the streets. aud is EwTo-
PEELED by steam. Before being sent nsr
II is to be given a thorough test zs
some respects il is the finest construct
ed self-propelling machine in Amssscs
Mr. Arnold has made a study OF &uscs-
mobiles and their difficulties for ses-
eral years. with a view of having o7s
built specially adapted to his use. n
break in any part of the machi,le-s ar
wagon might prove fatal. iilS SDserx
in getting an automobile is to eanzi
nate the danger from runaway horses
This automobile is a long, wascs1
shaped affair with receptacleS for Gsrss
sufficient To haul 400 quarts of the tx
plosive. 1t will be driven by an eight
horse power engine, having twscsy
horse power boiler, and viii weigh less
than 1000 pounds The steam froru
the exhaust pipe is to be utilized in II
zinc pan beneath the wagon bed. s@
thaw the nitro glycerine Just before us
ing One of the most dangerous PARTS
OF the work is taking the cans from, fhc
wagon and placing them in hos ~2rrs
for thawing purposes, and thea re
handling them again to the weil- Fhns
danger will be eliminated and the urn-
terial will he ready for use as soou MS
the shooter arrives at the Well The
smokestack has been constructed wsfs
q sharp angle TO the rear To carry AWAY
the heat from the nitro gyeer'ue anc
prevent an explosion. The cans SIX ar
cells padded with hair.
Mr.. Arnold il probably the oldest
nitro glycerine handler in wesrerE
Pennsylvania. Two years ago be haG
one rival in point OF service. bus t1crss
is now no one In this part OF the ssstss
who has followed the dangerous bust
ness as long as he Mr.. Arnold ls 81
years old and says he expects tn re
main in the business for some time Hs
at a magazine situated In q secluded
place down the Ohio river. and hrs II
hauled To the various fields in which,
he operates Regarding his new yciIs-
Gle he said!
Il am having this automobile buiss To
avoid the use of horses and because III
will be much safer and quicker T4s
only time | was ever real badly sez4tsck
in all my experience was n few yrasrs
ago, when | met runaway horse xisin
a hayrake. II seemed TO me that uss
time had come but | turned into ~
wood and allowed the horse and ragSr
to pass without striking my wagon
There is always more or less danger va
ones own horses running away taas-
Traction engines are likely to sisuw
up any time and ! am compelled oiicsa
to travel at night With the automobile
! can feel safe to go anywhere. SercraA
teams have run away with me. hat for
tunately | always got them stopped f,,'-
fore the wagon struck anything.
Yes. you are right. this IS vers
peculiar business" he continued No
one Is ever hurt in It, they're always
killed. and not enough can be found al
them to hold a funeral Nothing Is
ever known about accidents in gsl2s
business. or the many who have ks-~fs
blown up In my time, ! never knew ~
but one about whom anybody knew
anything That was Alexander Nur-
ply OF my town. A couple OF men wfrt
were distance of saw that his fUus
slipped off the hub OF a wheel and the
can of nitro glycerine he was taking
out OF the wagon struck the wheel 9
attribute my long success at the buxs
ness To my taking great care, ia xs
leave haul the stuff AS mud. except shss
loading and unloading and xhesn r
have my new machine done many Ud
the dangers Of the business viii he rxess