Startling Discovery.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1666, 24 March 1886, Page 4

Startling Discovery.

A:^WELLINGTON ' UOUSEHOt/DER FINDS, DYNAMITE AMONG BIS firewood: "■'"- '"•"' f v " :i ' "'

"Monday's Yost, lias, the following •— A very. Btartling discovery was made by Oaptajn LpxredHy early this\ihp f ri:ii>g at hi8 f rliyclence'in ; \ r iViaVi-Btreet. : Having occasion tosaw; some firew.ppd,; ;he went into his backyard and selected some w r 6od' to bp^rafb on. wlucfi"lia3'been sent hiW By hia' wood merchant; One of the first lengths he attacked was •f ound to have a f uhgus looking'iubstaltce sticking! put of a hole m it.,o:On^ examining; this minutely, Qaptain Loveday ascertaine|| , that the., apparent; fungus was Uotjiing less tliau a liulf : conßurned fuSepf the kind usually einployefi to explode'dynamite chargeß. A further' investigation led to the extraordinary disicovery that,- embedded iri the hole, an unexploded;charge of that, dangflrous .explpßJye.;:!,The,finding-.of such a' stance among_p,ne's fue.l^vp»l^beVaiarniicg to anyone) and Captain' Lpvedav's feelings on making the discovery riiay be imagined \rithput descrip'j:]on. -After he. had recovered iit4;^q»a!«inity^>|.he Oftpliain v/ tfaVefiVny -cut -'outH'b'e,^st/cira>i containing the dynamite, and , brought it for inspection to th e Opening Pbsi frmce. Thjßje was about^twe^^ftunces iof (jjynamiteiri'tfie ndle, endugh f to.ha'vV wrecked m wh>h?ftl bjgtifc : Ka^e been put, and to have inflicted serious personal' injury^on . any one -in the>vicinity. .i-Tljere is no difficultyinrforming an.Qp'fni^a, as £o ; bovv..tlie dan^erpu^ nia'•fe'rifel' came "where it was* f SifrmJ -Tfie charge had evidently, been inserted by the persons w'fio'felted the tree; for the purpose of splitting the ( trunk.v3sy^Bome means it had missed ißfej'au^iiaa^^eryi carelessly been left "unex I * reacted. Thei wood inerchantrisip^cr way to blame in|