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On Igniting Blasts by Means of Electricity
The great blast recently attempted at Port Henry Iron Mine was only a partial success. Its failure has been attributed to either imperfect electrical arrangements or to the freezing of the nitro-glycerine compounds used, or both. On the other hand we learn, that two serious accidents have happened within a few months at the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel, both through the sudden and apparently unaccountable discharge of a number of exploders. An investigation into the cause of these accidents clearly established the fact, that in the exceedingly dry atmosphere of the high plateau between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, certain frictional fuses can be set off by electricity accumulated in the human body.
On Igniting Blasts by Means of Electricity
The great blast recently attempted at Port Henry Iron Mine was only a partial success. Its failure has been attributed to either imperfect electrical arrangements or to the freezing of the nitro-glycerine compounds used, or both. On the other hand we learn, that two serious accidents have happened within a few months at the mouth of the Sutro Tunnel, both through the sudden and apparently unaccountable discharge of a number of exploders. An investigation into the cause of these accidents clearly established the fact, that in the exceedingly dry atmosphere of the high plateau between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, certain frictional fuses can be set off by electricity accumulated in the human body.
On Igniting Blasts by Means of Electricity
Striedinger, Julius H. (author)
2021-01-01
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