Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-11
General Notices.
Making Tar, Goa, and Gas by NJ

Making Tar, Coal and Gas by Machinery.
THE attention interest of the citizens of Whining
ton and surrounding country of North Carolina and
have been sometime nce attracted by complete and sim
pie apparatus for the purpose of tar and
and generating gas from lightwood. s
The above machine invented by DR.. VIM P McCon-
nell, eminent chemist of Washington City, D. c., and
having obtained patent for the United States for the
same he has associated himself with Vers Townshend,
under the style of Veirs, Townshend & Co.
For the purpose of manufacturing and carrying the bu
snes they have had apparatus constructed Baltimore
sufficient to contain three cords of wood and located the
place of JAS r. Grs Esq near Livingston Creek in Bruins
wick county, n Co. from whom they have purchased all the
ghtwood about six thousand of pine and where
they have been operating but not being organized
ent to carry the business much extent feeling
sirous to introduce and show the utility and proabenes
of said business they have recently had small
apparatus near the Railroad in this place. from which
few days ago. they have given perfect satisfaction to all who
witnessed its opeaton in regard to the surprising yield
tar from cord of average quality of ghtwood besides
the coal and stated certificate below by gem
tlemen who witnessed the operation.
The machines cylindrical in FORM and the rim built of
thin sheeron there four fues retorts extending
from the top plate to bottom The wood converted in
to tar and COAL is placed in the machine from the doors and
the ues heated with small portion of the charcoal made
from the same wood creating intense body
the machine causing the tar to out from spout near
the bottom of the machine Two hands are sufficient to at
tend to two machines, each containing cords of 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 day from
both Four FIVE hours will be sufficient char four
fwood-tha is allowing the machines to contain four
OF wood which size will be very portable but regards
the sze it will be discretionary with those who use them
They be made to char contain twenty cords and in
regard to durability the ues being the only part exposed
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pronounced by experienced judges last more than two
years. they exposed the but few hours each
day. The cost of apparatus is comparatively small.
Those who wish to engage in this Ga very ucrave) bust
ness or wish farther information, obtain such by ad
dressing Veirs, Townshand s. Co. Wilmington NJ c., as
practicable.
Wn.MINGroS, N. c., May 27, 1852.
We the undersigned certify that yesterday the 25th
inst we witnessed in this place the operation of manufc
turing Tar, Coal and Gas, by Vers. lownshend Co.'S
patent charrng machine and that gave the perfect
satisfaction From fourth of a cord of an average
quality of light wood measured by dsinterested gentlemen
and placed in small apparatus they produced in short
article of Tar, and similar article in Brunswick Co.
by larger machine capable Of holding three cords which
Creek has been sold by Mr. Henry Mutt in this market for
5 barrel while that made in the old way brought
$l,70 And instead of making from cord of the
wood about two barrels of in the old mode from tar
kns they by their patent machine which both simple and
complete produced the astonishing yield of and third
barrels from the above named fourth cord of wood
the ratio OF five and third barrels per cord the
wood being ehared regularly The caused
to out pure and unadulterated the coal of the ey
best quality the gas generated at the time is
Objectionable sanitary point of view coal gas
either in its preparation its use it has unpleasant SMELL
its crude state it contains amoniac nor SULPHUR
aed hydrogen carbureted sulphur burning does
it produce trace of sulphuric acid.
JNo TAYLOR, JOHN McRAE,
E. p. HALL, MILES CosTJy
ALBERT ADAMS, JAS. T. MILLER,
JAMES CASsIDEY, JAS r. GRIsr
Jos. H FLANNER, A. H VANBokKE1EN
J. |. McDUGALD, VIM. 3. FLANNER
J. NJ Robinson, r. D. Love.
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 2Sth, 1852.
This to certify that we have seen and insnected ot