The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-07-14

Gas LIGHT. The Saco and BiIdeford
Gas Light Company gave us an opportuni-
iy df seeing our business streets by The
5rilliancy Of gas light for the frs, time in q
general manner, on Monday night. The
gas was "let on" a, the lime, and many o
the stores and shops in both places, now
presen, nightly, brilliant appearances
Oil, camphene and fluid lamps, common
burning materials, and skill in lamp trim
ming is al discount here. Our "Devil'
says he will sell his skill at half cost, now
tina, we have got real gas in The office-,ha
which will scatter lieh, and not darkness
for which declaration we contemplate max
ing him do over work for few weeks, un
less he takes back par, OF the declaration
piece OF work which he does rot now
seem inclined TO do. The introduction o.
the gas seems 10 be hailed with general Joy
and the ligh, iiselfio give grea, satisfaction
The company has me, with some accident.
in the erection Of its works, which has
prevented The gas from being "let ON a.
early as was anticipated, bot everything is
now in firsi.raie order and the company
will be enabled TO supply orders as fas, as
fixtures can be pu, in. We believe the ca.
paciiy Of the works here, is greater than
tina, Of any Sc, erected in the State. They
have been built by the contractor, Mr.. Ma,
cey in mos, substantial manner at cos,
Of Seventy Thousand Dollars, and are in all
respects as good or better set OF works
than can be found in the State. Our citi.
zens are indebted for this improvement to
the business enterprise -four fellow citizens,
Jarvis Williams, E. r. Wiggin, ESQ.,, and
few others, aud in connection with several
individuals resident elsewhere, who were
induced 10 lend helping hand TO the en-
ierprise.
We are happy 10 learn that the company
start with abort Two hundred consumers
besides the York Company whose mills ar.
10 be lighted BY con,rac, when the even,
ing work commences. In connection with
This subject, we publish the following, which
seems 10 pu, 10 res, the question sometimes
moo,ed as 10 the character Of gas for the H.
Elimination Of private dwellings. 1t is from
the New Quarterly Review:
Gas NOT UNHEALTHY. An opinion is
widely prevalen, that gas is untitled for the
illumination Of private dwellings, owing 10
the hea, and noSious vapors it Snvolves
nothing can DO more erroneous. The
heat, il is true, is in proportion TO the light
given off !; and it, as has been found 10 be-
the case, a four inch pipe will supply as
many burners sufficient TO ouivie The blaze
of 1000 mould candles, leach candle con.
suming IT'S grains Of ialow per minute. J
the qualify Of caloric and carbonic acid
given off will be found 10 he in each case
pretty nearly identical. The Arcand, or
shadowless gas burner, if encircled by a
pale blue glass, yields perfectly homo.
geneous white light, as pure almost as that
Of day, enabling artists TO pursue their Ia.
bors as satisfactorily during the night as
during the blaze Of Southern summers
day. The expense Of artificial light is in
The following order, coal gas being by far
the cheapest, then vegetable oil, sperm oil,
,allow, siearine, wax.-Ner Quarterly Re
rietr.