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Show xiurnxo our DrsAarrc. At least two cuts of loss of life have occurred in this vicinity from the want of taking due precautions in thawing out dynamite. One Instance, In-stance, t which trausplred at Mill Creek, was particularly sad. resulting result-ing In tho death of an etlmable man named Hamilton, brother of the Bishop of that ward. Seeing that Information on the sulject Is needed, wo insert the following from thcftVn1 l'wl. Tettffrum: - "Although li is well known thst dynamite freM at a comparatively high (emprntare. and tbat tho pro-cau pro-cau of aMi2Wia;LcarSridges charged wfch It is a rifcy operation unless It is carried oat by means ot w aiming pans which have lieen deTlsed for the par-pose, par-pose, sceSdent of a fatal nature axe constantly occurring through neglect of tbe simplest precautions. Ooo which took place at Ooltrill quarry, Devonshire, forms tbe subjsct of a report by Mj. Cundill, inspector of explosives, of London. By this accl-dent accl-dent tiro.mj lost tbelr lives, and It i mutt bs said tbat tho poor fellows in their taioraece, seem to bare done their best to bring sboat this Umeut-ablo Umeut-ablo rcqlt. , To thaw their cartridg- thej , placed them on loo sacks above a can of water which was placed on the tire, and the prssumptlon Uthat tho nitro glycerint exuded from tbe dyna-' dyna-' mile and dropped through tbosaci-Jng tbosaci-Jng into lL' water'beneam. Tromlts greater fpedticgraritr it would of cn'orso ink Ui'ttro botlcni cf the eel, mit thus bo ImmsdUtely alntoand almost Jn contscl With the coals. Tho TlicrtIJ'.:nia have bMui ob Ions to erryone bat those concerned. Tbe men, thawed their dymmito In this recile?i wsy" by' Jireefiou of their master who explained that ho hail always done It in this uiinner and wbnaWoioafeascd. that he had never troubled to read tho printed ruins supplied sup-plied with the explosive. The great report alo shows that I he agent who supplied the dynamite Memed to be as sublimely Ignorant of -its qualities as those who used it." |
