Dust Fires

A gentleman at Applcton, WÍS., tïoiiinninieiites to the American Miller hia exjjecfañce, which shows, as weall knovr, that otlier kinds of dust bcsides floiir arn explosive nntler ccrtnin eonditions. lie says : The loft oí' niy spoko mili, in this city, was wholly useil usa finishing room, where tm spoko was Üuished, au t poüshed by contact witli r;qiklly rovolving sauded bt'lts. J Li it was a square or box stoVP, used for wafniing purposes. The ligltfc, fine dust vfouKI occuinttlate ín everyciMoU aiul crovic ; oftlio room, requiring clcaniiiv olí every duy. One dav soine of this (lust was scen to fitll froin a raltw upoii soino livo coals ili;it, liad aceidcutally got out n pon tlic beortti of the bíovo. lnstantly thoi-c w:is a flash th:it lillu.l tho whoie loft, and it was on fnu iii a liundroi diftorent p!:i'os. Itwaswith tlie most nciivo cxcrtions that the lire was suuducl, and jiot without a considerable damago to the building and stock. I Lwlievo the air was strougly impreynatcd wilh fjas.evolved by l'riction ; and that the explosión and íire occurring iu flour milis are procisely of the sanie nature and ilue to thc sume causes.