Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-08-03

coseTSot'o9s or The application Of coal g,,s IA
tie PURPOSES ef illumination. BIZ WILLIAM
TEonAs BRASDE, Z. Z. s. L. ai.d z. py.f
Chem. e. l. Sc.
G'ron 'Ie Journal of Science and Artist
The e'npi,yioent Of the gases evolved during the
destructive Oscillation OF co,.mon pit coal far t,,e
illumination OF streets and houses, is subject al
such intrinsic and increasing Importance, as 20 rem
der sonic account uf It's nresress and ;,,u.oy.
nal. - ''' our
hat coal evolves n permanently elastic and
'"ainmaSe er''orln fluid, seems first to have been
eNpeii~emtaiiy ssesrtained by the Rev. Dir. CLAW
"n, ana e.et account of his discovery is publish
"a ~ the Philosophical iransactions for the wear
i1oo. The toi!o"ing is an extract from his IA
PEI:
I" 60; some coal. and Listlled It in rstor, IN
az open hire. At first there cane over oniv
pheem, afterwards black OIL and then IN ayy Ter
spirit arose, which could no ways con,ons.
bat it-inreed my iute or broke my glasses Once
when II had .orced my iute, coming clos, thereto
IN order To Try TO repair it, observe that the spi
TIT wiHch ISSUED out caught fire at the flame otte
candle, AID continued burning with violence ss :,
issued cut in Il stream, which blew out and lishf-
ed again alternately, for several tner I ,b,n
tai inini to Try it could save any Of This suirt
~ order 20 which | took a turbinatei receiver ari
pntmg candle 20 the pipe OF the receiver
whilst the spirit arose [ observed tl.af 4. .a,b.d
D
ih"uesi yIu could mol disco IN what fed III au,ce
t,en nsw u out, and lighted II again s.ver.; ,,
aiter which Sxed blacder, ..ed and Wild
81 ar, 10 the pipe OF the receiver. TIE oil and
pHegn descended into The receiver, bit the sn;r;,
siiii alcerriiag blew up the bladder | then Fl led
q god many bi--dders there with, and might have
nuei 81 iscOnccivabie number more, fsr ne shirt
Continued To rise tor several hours and filled the
hiadde' a'nos. as fast could have blown
them whn hs Ia0Gth AID vet the quantity of
Goals distilled Was inc0ns!lerabe.
Kept this spirit IA the badlers a cossdera-
bic time and tried several ways to condense IT, iut
IN vain. And when had a mind to Divert stran
gers or riens, naye frequently taken one Of these
o.a'we's' ana pricing sole therein with PIN, x
COMPRISING gently the bladder, near The fame of
a caHdle t.iI 1t once took FIR, it would then con-
hn"e flaming III al the spirit was conpr, ,scd
out ct the bladder which Was the more slrr.,-
sing because $40 one coail discern any d.T4-
ence in tire appearance between these b,5
ders, aud those which are dcc with common
sir.
"Bat then found that lis spirit must be kepl
~ good thic'. biahies, rs ~ those ri an o. ofl,.
IKE tcr 1t ! ai.td caves biaddeys ,he-, with,
It ~oaid lose IL e1mms5Hty in tweut four
hou S, though the badders ke,ane act relaxed at
But the application ofhe Gas tl,us renrratld fro
tie purposes Vi ceOaome al illumination IS of H. ,ie,
more recent dat, AID the merit a agroau.i eit
70 principally juc To Mr. mur'nci ,.to.,.. n..e,.-
. fail
IS 1phieel irwsacuD.s for 1903. he first trici IL
IN Cornwall, ia the year 1892 and Afterwards, i,
LIB es,abi-h,d an apparatus apOs more extend
ed scale ai Bcuitoa and Watts mundry at Biz
~ strain and i @ae here tld the f'st pubic
hi play OF ses 0gl,te made iu 1902 UPON tho a.
'asion ci the roI0icinrs for peace. These howe
yer, we're but imperfect nqlis, v hen cn,sDar..d
with tlat ade IN sos 90 Sc egsts lhip add ee'q
cotton mil'7 ~ Manchester aud pUn tie result,
Oh wi.ch a.i subsequent procedures, with ree,,d
~ j l.f ft.l fffsrs ffa -. tffsf
whole cotton mill, with fnany adjacent huiiIres
were ''Iln atcd with coai gas 10 the exclusi ~ of
.amls, canti G, aud other Of alticn, light
Nearly thousand burners OF different forms ,gere
employed aid pa light pl1dnecd vas estimated
equal 20 that Oi 800 we'll managed ca1olcs Ut six To
lhc pound.
ire most important and curus part of Mr.
-'.Mo0ci STATE mcnt relates 10 the cost # tn
t"p modes o. ihiing (namciy, by gas aod candles)
per aiiuin. D. cost af tie cod used g. ii.Yis
u eas, amount GAEUaily t. IONS, WAS FOL
fDrV tons OF CO.; 10 heat ,he retort, COL as tie
interest OF cNpId suui,, With due allowances for ne
cocnis d repairs, 55Dl. From Che ioi.tamount
oi u--e VI s, must De deducted the value 81 70 tons
% COKE at Us 4d. per cwt amounting 70 93 which
reduces the total annual expense to COL white
thf' oi candles u sy- li. same ,g4t, would amount
Go 2o0Oi.
haeh YVES ite Catering rastt Of ihe frst trial
% Sas hahmeion upon a tOielabiy extensive scale
in regard 90 us eiicacy, So a,e informed by Mr.
Au'u"a5 hat the Icc'iiar sO.lDrls and cicafiiess
o' ."s naHi, "Hh 30 aff.e. uHyai3 iny intensity,
'r"Bnt d no great t'1r aiii tle work people
"W. p, ng Tree ir0'o Wac eons-ia.nco OF sparks,
cad the ircIt,nt nee,ssiy 81 anuai r are circun-
sfnc s vt material importance a. taat,ne TO dln,in.
sh ihe hazard rom hr,, 70 Which cotton .1..is are
80 much eSpo.cd.
WHITE SLAVES IN AFRICA
friend 90 B,rd aux has frward. q q raD,,hlet !
To- iiie editors, craisiing Of Documents annexed !
I'D %. lle9cr. of ue President cd tire rsuni,a oi 1
~ie k"shl' ioeraiors oi tiie wl.to slaves 10 AHies
Rs. embed IT Ni.uus,D sc. famoslg ,le legitimate
7isiaycr5 oi unite neu. u -xhi5 Is several astar-
'es oi ~.titnn cruelty, ~ tie Barba~y powers, and
fgi-erski. ac-4unle IL est.it1l.. ,.d :. f...'.'.