The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03

engaged in local delivery. Magazines wher'
explosives are stored are bonded according
to the amount of explosives kept therein
from $4,000 to $4,000.
American citizens only are granted per
mits to transport, store sell, deliver, use o.
have in their possession any explosive. Thi
is due to an amended Federal law, effective
May 20. 1917. Nor shall any explosive b.
brought into the city which Is not of a type
kind or brand that has been examined
tested and approved by the Fire Commits
sioner.
All packages containing explosives 70
transportation, storage, sale or use mus
bear the name and brand of the explosive
and the name of the manufacturer, ant
must have plainly marked on the top ano
on one end thereof the words: High ex
plosives-dangerous."
Exact Language of the Code.
Article of the code provides for Lawful
delivery of explosives by vehicle as follows
mo person shall carry or transport ex-
plosives through the streets except in
vehicle propelled by animal or electrical
power. constructed and equipped In
formity with specifications approved by the
Fire Commissioner for which a permit shall
have been Issued
Each such vehicle shall be continuously
in charge of two competent persons. each
holding certificate of fitness as handler
of explosives, and no other person shall be
allowed in or upon such vehicle. Neither
of them shall smoke in or upon such
hcle. nor drive. load or unload the vehicle
while intoxicat ted or in careless or reck-
less manner
No person shall place carry in or
upon a vehicle containing explosives. any
exploders, decorators, blasting caps, or
other explosive material nor carry any
matches, metal tool or piece of metal or any
mechanical device for producing a spark or
flame.
Each such vehicle shall display upon an
erect pole the front end thereof and at
such height that 1t may be visible from all
directions red flag with the word
Danger painted, stamped or sewn thereon
in white letters, Each flag shall be at
least 8 inches by 80 inches in size and the
letters thereon shall be at least IL inches
in height.
Each such vehicle shall be painted ver-
million and shall have painted on it's sides
and back. in easily legible white letters at
least IL inches high. the word Explosives,
and in smaller letters and figures the name
Of the owner and the number of the permit
No vehicle containing explosives shall
be driven, for more than one city block,
along any street In the city over which
there Is an elevated railroad or under which
there Is tunnel or subway for the trans
portation OF passengers freight. nor
through a crowded street Each vehicle
shall be propelled by animal or electric
power amply sufficient to haul the load.
a,Ir n.
transit. All vehicles containing explosives
proceeding in the same direction, shall
maintain between them a distance of one
city block No explosives shall be trans
ported over upon any bridge connect
ing the Borough of Brooklyn or the Bor-
ough of Queens with the Borough of Man
haitian"
The first duty of DR.. William f. DOYLE
hief of the Bureau OF Fire Prevention. on
he afternoon of September II, was to dis
over what explosives had been lawfully
loved that day and-a more difficult task
'hether any had been moved without a
ermit In the the second part of this duty
e has checked up all lawful movements Of
Explosives and found none that could have
cen in any way responsible for the explo-
on.
f. c. Peters, who is the general sales
lanager of the Du Pont de Nemours Com
any. at once supplied DR.. Doyle with the
blowing data. This company has two trucks
! use in the city, one an auto and the other
horse drawn truck. The first only is
onded. the condition being that the horse
ehicle is never used unless the auto truck
out of commission. Thus two trucks are
ever in use at the same time. Mr.. Peters
splained further that the auto truck did not
D below Fourteenth street on September II,
nd the horse drawn truck did not leave its
able on that day.
To a New YORK HERALD reporter Mr..
eterss assistant. Mr.. Nichols, said that the
" Pont de Nemours Company's officials did
ot care to speculate on what kind of ex-
osive was used in the destruction on Wall
rect, preferring to leave such specula-
ons to the men i'm their technical depart
ent, which is situated at Wilmington Del.
Similarly the movements of explosives by
lie other big company. the Dittmars, in the
ty were accounted for on the day in ques-
on to DIR. Doyle's satisfaction,
Coming now to the possibility that con-
actor with permit for high explosives
light have been involved. the findings of