New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-06
THE PAINE LIGHT.
Full Report and Judgment Of the Scientifc
Committee.

We have received and print here with the official
Report Of the Committee of Scientific mea who
went to Worcester at the suggestion of the Gas
Companies Of this City and Boston, to examine
the great discovery Of making gas directly from
water, as claimed by Mr. Henry NJ. Paine. II will
be Eeen that the operations Witnessed by these gen
tlemen were Of a nature little calculated 10 Impress
them " it'll an idea offsrness on the part Of the in
ventor The hesilancy in exhibiting the working
OF the light, and the character Of the excuses 70
prevent full and open examination Of the process,
leave room for suspicious ofjagglery and uposture.
II seems TO US unfortunate for both parties that Mr.
Paine was absent on so important an OCCASION
unfortunate for him If his light Is what he claims
because he might have convinced the Committee
Of the fact ard established his fame and fortune a.
once unfortunate for the examiners, since, should
the whole thing prove q delusion, much OF tho
force Of their ezpose will be lost by their dealings
with the agent instead Of the principal However,
we have Report, on the authority Of men not
likely to be deceived and entirely above the sus.
picion Of foul motives Now il becomes Mr.. Paine
to give a much stronger light on this subject than
that shown 10 the Committee, or his concern may
decided and plain in pronouncing the exhibition
which they saw failure, if not direct jugge.
To the P,aidens of ne Eac.Yo,k and Manhattan Gas
LieM CompassDs
GEsrLExES. At the request OF Mr. Green the
agent Of Mr.. Pedrick, and sgreeably TO your in
,tructions, have examined las far as | was per.
mitted so 70 dol the apparatus Of Mr.. Paine at
Worcester.
At my first interview with Mr.. Green in this
City, told him had no faith in Mr. Pane's ability
TO produce from water gas that would be IN eco.
nomical fue and that such gas be il ever so chespy
made was of value a. 8 source Of light; that IL
Mr. Paine passed this wster-gas through spirits Of
turpentine or naptha. the light produced ras in
proportion 10 the quantity Of Haptha or turpeatiae
consumed, and that water gas, combined with the
vspOrs Of turpentine, could never compete with
coal gas. Bot Mr.. Green said was mistaken
"that all that was written in the books this sub-
jet was wrong; he did not expect me to credit
his statements, but III would go 70 Worcester with
him, he would convince me that Mr.. Paine mad dis.
covered q method Of producing and cabonizing
hydrogen that was simple and cheap" / asked
him If | might invite Drs. Torey and Chiffon
10 20 with me, and If they would be allowed
to inspect the apparatus. He said be would be-
happy to have me do 30. and TO invite ~ many sci
entific friends as pleased; that Mr. Paine would
be present to answer any questions we might de-
sire to AK, and would show Us every portion Of
his apparatus exceptthe electrodes and the helices
that a. these contained his secret we could not
see them until the Gas Companies had purchased
The righ 10 use ne dueovery, and that this right
should not be offered to any party in Nsw-yOrk
until my return. But that I might kaor tAAt no
deception rds prdetised, he would have the gas