Dynamite, or Giant Powder.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 123, 19 March 1872, Page 7

Dynamite, or Giant Powder.

LAn important experiment was tried at the [elboume Butts a few days ago, in the pre•nce of several scientific experts, and two embers of the Ministry, to determine the dative powers of the new explosive dynamite and ordinary blasting powder. Threeuarters of an ounce of Hall's blasting power was placed on a slab below a 321b. shot, id exploded. The result was that the ball as thrown up to the height of Gft. The ,me quantity of dynamite was then placed ader the ball, and exploded by a cap at the id of the fuse. The result was that the ill was thrown to the height of about 1000 ■et and was then ten seconds in the air beire'it reached the ground again. The charge I dynamite was then increased to one ounce, hen the ball was sent still higher, and was lirteen seconds in the air. The next experiteiit was with an ounce and a quarter of dyamite when the shot was thrown so high lat it was fourteen and a half seconds before ; fell; and when it did fall it buried itself a jot deep in the earth, and was so hot as not > be easily handled. The dynamite was applied by Messrs Reynolds & English. It i probable that these experiments will be implemented by others, to show the relative xplosive forces of the different powders in a ratined space. It is claimed for the dynatite that it is not only more powerful, but inch safer than common powder, for when ;t alight by any other means than the per.issiou of a cap, it burns harmlessly away.