Show eighty tons of dynamite will be set off near port said new york sept 2 intense ex prevails at port said consequent to blowing up the steamship chatham when was sunk in the suez canal some weeks ago while on fire ears a new york herald dispatch from alexandria there is 80 tons of dynamite in the chathams cargo that the town will be damaged to f any extent is considered unlikely the vessel being nearly twelve miles distant batteries for the explosion are already fixed at kantarof Kantar sf which is fourteen miles distant from the ship among the preparations made the railway authorities have 1000 cars on hand ready for repairs and a large staff of workmen have been engaged fresh water canal has been diverted yards canal traffic ceases on wednesday evening the dynamite on board the chatham will be the greatest amount ever blown up at one explosion thirty tons of dynamite were ex 1893 on board a ship anchored at santander killing six hundred people and injuring over 2 doo explosion will be far alo canal runs through the at the point in question and unnecessary an necessary precautions haag been taTion ir WILL BLOCKADE THE CANAL 5 port said egypt appt 26 A aerl traffic on the suez canal is threatened owing to the necessity tor the blowing up of british steamer chatham which was bunk on september octh owing to the fact that she was on fire and that he flames threatened to ft quantity of dynamite which formed a part of her cargo since that time ahe wreck has distrusted the waterway especially at as the wreck is submerged divers tomorrow will place cases of blasting in the hold of the chatham this will be connected with an electric battery ashore and the eighty tons of dynamite in the wreck will be exploded thursday morning an expert from the noble company who has conducted the operations says it is impossible to predict the amount of mischief that will ensue from the great upheaval or to what extent traffic will be impeded he cays there is no precedent to the effect of the explosion of such an amount of dynamite it may conceivably form a crater in the bed of the canal in which the wreckage may be burled leaving the canal deeper than before the suez canal company declares it is impossible to estimate the length of time the canal will be blockaded but the companas comp anys experts are confident it ill only ire a matter of a few days VOTING TO STRIKE new york sept 26 the piano organ and musical instrument makers unions of greater new york have a membership of were called on yesterday to take a vote on the question of a general strike to go into effect about oct I 1 the unions propose to demand the abolition of the contract system the employment of none union men a nine hour work day and compensation for over time |