Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-25
General Notices.
Making Tar, Coal and Gas by machinery.


THE attention and interest of the citizens of Whining
ton and surrounding country of North Carolina are and
have been sometime attracted by complete and SIM
pie apparatus for the purpose of manufacturing tar and COAL
and generating gas from lightwood
The above machine invented by DIR. 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 Vers & Townshend,
under the style of Veirs. Townshend & Co.
For the purpose of manufacturing and carrying the bu
siness they have had apparatus constructed Baltimore
sufficient to contain three cords of WOOD and located the
place of Jas R. Gst Esq Livingston Creek in Bruns-
wick county, n c. from whom they have purchased all the
ghtwood about six thousand of pine land, where
they have been operating but not being organized at
ent to the business much EXTENT and feeling de-
srous introduce and show the utility protabeness
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 operaon regard to the surprising yield of
tar from cord of quality ghtwOod besides
the coal and gas which is stated in certificate below by
tlcmen who witnessed the operation
The machines cylindrical in form, and the rim built
thin sheetron there four fues retors, extending
from the top plate to bottom The wood to be
to tar and COAL placed in the machine from the DOORS and
the ues heated with small portion of the charcoal made
from the wood creating intense heat the body
the machine, causing the from spout
tend to two machines each containing four 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
fwoodthat is allowing the machines contain cords
of wood which size will be very portable but regards
the size it will be dscre tonary with those who them
They be made to char and contain twenty cords and
regard to durability the being the only part exposed to
bu of have hean
by experienced Judges to last than
they exposed to the heat but few hours
day. The cost of apparatus is comparatively small
Those who wish to engage in this "a very lucrative)
ness wish farther information obtain such by ad
dressing Veirs. Tewnshend Co., Wilmington, N. c. as
soon practicable.
WILMINGTON, N c.. May o. 1852
We, the undersigned certify that yesterday the 25th
inst witnessed in this place the operation of
turing Tar. Goal and Gas, by Vers, ownshend & Cos
From one fourth of eord ne of "an an
quality OF light wood measured by isnteested gentlemen
and PLACED in small apparatus they produced in short
article of Tar and similar article made in Brunswick Co.
has been located on Mr. J. r CRISIS place on Livingston
Creek been sold by Mr. Henry Mutt in this market for
= per barrel while that made in the old way brought
$l And instead Of making from cord of the same
wood about two barrels of tar in the old mode
kilns they by their patent machine which both simple
complete produced the astonishing yield of and third
barrels from the above named fourth of cord wood
at the ratio of five and third barrels per cord the
wood being charred regularly The
to out pure and unaduterated the coal is of very
best quality the gas generated the time is not 50
obeetionab BILE in sanitary point of view the coal gas
either in its preparation its has unpleasant me
in its crude it contains sulphur
ated hydrogen carbuetted sulphur burning does
it produce trace of suIphuric acid
JNo TAYLOR, JOHN McRAE.
E. P HALL, Miles Cos11N
ALBERT ADAMS, JAS. 7. MILLER,
JAMES CAssIDEY, JAS. R GRIsT
JOS FLANNER, A H. VANBoKKELEN
J. l. McDUGALD, VIM. B. FLANNER
J. M. ROBINSON, L. d. LOVE-