Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-18
General Notices.
Making Tar, Goa, and Gas by Machinery.

Making Tar, Coal and Gas by Machinery.
THE attention and interest of the citizens of Whining
ton and surrounding country of North Carolina and
have been sometime snce attracted By complete and SIM
pie apparatus for the purpose tar and COAL
and generating gas from lightwood.
The above machine was invented by Dr. Vim P. McCon-
nell, eminent chemist of Washington City, D. C and
having obtained patent right for the United States for the
same he has associated himself with Veirs Townshend
under the style of Veirs. Townshend s Co.
For the purpose of manufacturing and carrying the ba
nes they have had apparatus constructed in Baltimore
sufficient contain three cords of wood and located the
place of JAS R. Grst Esq Livingston Creek in uas
wick county n c. from whom they have purchased all the
ghtwood six thousand of pine land where
they have been operating but being organized at pres
en carry the business much extent and feeling de-
rous introduce and show the utility and profableness
of said business they have recently had constructed small
apparatus, the Railroad in this place. from which
few days ago. they have given perfect satisfaction to all who
witnessed its operation regard to the surprising yield of
tar from cord of quality of ghtwood besides
the coal gas which stated in certificate below by gen.
temen who witnessed the operation.
The machines cylindrical in form and the built of
thin sheetiron there four fues reorts extending
from the top plate to bottom The wood to be converted
to tar and COAL placed in the machine from the DOORS and
the fues heated with small portion of the charcoal made
from the wood creating intense heat in the body of
the machine, causing the tar to from spout
the bottom of the machine Two hands sufficient
tend to two machines ea"h containing four cords light
wood after has been delivered the location that is
they will place in the wood fill the barrels with tar and
take out the coal thus making operation each from
both -Four five hours will be sufficient char four
of wood-that is allowing the machines contain four cords
of wood which size will be very portable but regards
the size, it will be discretionary with those who them
They be made char and twenty cords in
regard durability the fues being the only part exposed
thaH fro him hull, Of
pronounced by experienced judges to last than
years. they exposed to the heat but few hours each
day. The cost of apparatus is comparatively small
Those who wish to engage in this "a very lucratye bust
ness wish farther information, obtain by ad
dressing Veirs Townshend & Co, Wilmington, N. c. as
practicable.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. May q, 1852.
We the Undersigned certify that yesterday the 18th
inst witnessed in this place the operation of
turing Tar Coal and Gas, by Veirs, ownshend & Co.'S
on ha Of the Of most
quality of light wood measured by dsnterested gentlemen
and PLACED h small apparatus they produced in short
article of Tar and similar article made in Brunswick Co.
by larger machine capable Of holding three cords which
Creek has been sold by Mr. Henry Mutt in this market
81 25 per barrel while that made in the way brought
$l7O And instead of making from cord Of the same
wood about barrels of tar in the old
kns they by their patent pat machine WHICH both simple and
barrels from the above named fourth of wood
or at the ratio OF hVe and third barrels cord the
wood being charred regularly The steamed and caused
to run out pure and the coal of the
best quality the gas generated at the time so
Objectionable in sanitary point of view the coal gas
either in its preparation its it has unpleasant SMELL
in its crude state it contains sulphur
ated hydrogen carbureted sulphur burning
it produce trace of suphurc acid.
JNo A TAYLOR, JOHN MCRAE,
E. P. HALL, MILES CosT1N
ALBERT ADAMS, JAS T. MILLER.
JAMES CAssIDEY, JAS r. GRIsT
Jos. H FlANNER, 4 A. H. VANBokkELEN
j. l. MeDUGALD, VIM. B. FLANNER,
J. NJ. ROBINSON, L. D. LOVE.
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 2Sth, 1852
This to certify, that have and inspected of
patent tar manufactured by esss Ver Townshend Co.'s
patent machine and that it is far superior any that
has ever been brought to this market and worth much
more per bbl. WILL E. HYDE,
d. MACMILLAN.