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WORCESTER, MASS, !
TUESDAY, June 20, 1880.
We the undersigned met at the Worcester Hotel
this day by appointment-Mr Green, the agent of
Mr. Psdrick having given to Mr. Roome The as
surance that MIR Paine would this day be present
and provc to his satisfaction and the satisfaction of
such scientific gentlemen as he (Mr. ROONEY might
invite that his discovery of a new method of de
composing water and generating Illuminating gas
WAS genuine and valuable
Having been introduced TO Mr. Pedrick, the part
ner of Mr. Paine by Mr.. Green the latter stated
that he Was sorry MI. Paine could not be present,
having been called from the city by previous en-
gagement Mr. Pedrick invited US to visit the ma
chinery of Mr. Paine at his room in the Worces-
ter Exchange building We accordingly proceed
ed to do So and were there introduced 10 younger
brother of Mr. Paine
In the centre of the room we saw disjointed
piece of machinery said by Mr. Pedrick to be the
machine with which Mr.. Paine dccomposcd water.
Mr.. Pedrick and MIR. Paine ir. explained as far,
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chine; but from its disointed and imperfect state
we could form no definite idea Of its mode Of opera
ton
From thence we accompanied Messrs Pedrick
and Green to the dwelling Of Mr. Paine the brother
of Mr. Paine having preceded U.s. On arriving at
the house we were ushered into a front parlor A
two light gas bracket stood on the mantel. MIR.
Paine, ir lighted one of the burners which gave il
very bright light. On smelling the gas, as it
passed through these burners when not lighted it
had the odor of oil or rosin gas We were then
shown into basement room in the rear of the
house In this room supported on four bricks, was
box about two feet square and ten inches high,
said by Mr. Paine, jr., to contain the magnets
two strips of "copper" said to be the electrodes,
tended from the box to circular tin vessel about
two feet high and about eight inches in diameter,
resting the top Of the box; and this tin vessel
Mr.. Paine ir. called the decomposing vessel From
this vessel pipe passed through the wall, and, we
were told, connected with gas holder placed on
the outside of the building. From this pipe was
branch leading TO a small tin cylinder of the capa-
city of quart measure.
In this cylinder Mr.. Paine, jr, said the gas used
in the house was carbonizcd. small plugged
opening attached to this cylinder leaked DR.. Tor
rey tasted the liquid which dropped and ascer
tanned it to be ,cdfer. Another branch-pipe, lead
ing from the connecting the gas holder with
the decomposing vessel, turned off in another drec
ton, and bending downwards, passed through the
cork of wide nee ked bottle and dipped into spir-
its of turpentine this bottle was of glass Another
tube was inserted in the cork, with burner at
tacbcd to its upper end Mr.. Paine having lighted
the gas, it burned with bright light proving it to
be carburetted hydrogen
Mr. Paine and Mr.. Pcdrick both assured US that
the gas was hydrogen, produced from water by the
machine before us and that it was carbonized by
being passed through the turpentnc alone
Mr.. RooInc then asked Mr.. Paine, jr., to dscon-
meet the pipe from the bottle of turpcntne, and
prove the gas to be free hydrogen by burning it.