New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

nitro-glycerine. the higher the explosive power;
IN tbs 70 peF cent Of o5 ynams indeed more
than half of the dynamite made has this propor51
IN intensity aecoTdins The hardness q Of the the
9 T9f1 that that Is Behe s w6d
rapid transit tunnel and other similar work II Is
When ~ the pfg 9e " woodpuip and other ingredients
are prepared they are placed In receptacle & an9
being slowly and thoroughly stirred by mechanical
of the many separated buildings that are used In
the manufacture of the high explosive is Iron or
that connected with the manufacture are OF
lead so that there Is no pqss0iy % Sroused of Wben en-
the component parts have been Thoroughly mixed
put in cartridge form. being wraPped in two thick
OF n ia a tns se6arae build
ing. and the smallest number of workmen con-
Is employed Each man has his own particular
work; and none other is allowed under any cir-
special education of the employees. and permits nit:
or the least exhibition of carelessless lack OF
comprehension of the Importance of the greatest
care Is equivalent TO a resignation. and Is acted
Made into cartridges the dynamite is ready. for
as far possible removed from the next building.
taning fifty pounds each, The cartridees are from:
y OF an inch to incSes thick and from from. : TO TO :
nChes and is made OF 10 per cent nitro-glyCerne &
and an explosion it is said never occurs Unless
the detonating caps are with the dynamite. The
amite tosether prelerr9s e send shsm in spa fBa
transit
Much has been said since the recent disaster in
this city about the danger of carting dynamite
through the streets Of NSw-Tork to the XniGus
according tests that have been made. il is as
New-York office of one of the largest dynam
manufacturing concerns is photograph OF a tram tram
ana osdensburg Railroad near Potsdam. y Y, on
July 3. 1897. In one of the cars that was thrown
almost
pounds of dynamite. The wrecked car lay with
but there was no explosion.
The reason why dynamite be handled with
out excessive danger to the handler. So the manu-
facturers say is because the absorbent that takes
is elastic The object of using kieseIguhr when
WITCH G ane ne e
that time extremely dangerous because OF
lack Of facility IN hacking. comolratvely safe
elasticity in this earth and experiments were made
finally selected as the best because it is light in
weight ard comparatively elastic 49,. .,d
Nitro-glycerine will explode from blow and
many are the tales told of fearful and fatal ex-
IN IN cans TO- 70 the wells that are to be shot some
part of the driver which has resulted IN his
caused caused an EXPLOSION about which the driver has
by a loud noise and discovered by an absence OF
driver horses wagon and load and the presence
gycerine in ONE elastic substance obviates the
One OF the manufactlrers IN speatng OF the
disaster In the tunnel. called attention the fact
that the Croton Aqueduct built without a
single accidental explosion although eCIOVO
pounds of dynamite were used in the work
This is explained" he said. "bv the fact that
the manufacturers had charge of the explosive.
The task of caring for IL not ntrusted to care
less ignorant employees. Each manufacturer
who furnished dynamite TO the contractors had z
man the ground all the time. and the dynamite
was looked after by him alone. Never. under any
circumstances were the dynamite and the de-
tonating caps stored in the building. In vto-
lating this most stringent rule of the manufact-
lies OF the greatest dangers in handling
dynamite. Since 1t will not expoda from jar or
blow what other explanation is there for the
catastrophe that occurred In the tunnel a short
time ago? But contractors allow the caps to be