New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-26

The New Llght and lts \ Advantage Over
Common Gas.
From the New York Herald.l
It seems quite likely that within q very
short period of time this city will be illumi-
mated by means Of the oxyhydric light in
stead Of the miserable gas which nightly
throws it into shadows that only make dark.
| ness visible. Efforts have been made during
the last year or so to have the new light
introduced, but somehow or another OBJ
stacles have been thrown in the way of every
movement made for that purpose. OF late,
however, particularly since the intelligence
that the oxyhydric light has been used with
such eminent success in Paris, some Of our
foremost capitalist shave taken the matter in
hand, and in short time, it is to be hoped
the city Of New york will enjoy the luxury
better light than the ordinary gas, puri-
fes instead of poisOns the atmosphere.
The oxyhydric light is now used in the
great bOulevards of Paris and in many of
the great European cities. The company
| which is now manufacturing the article.
and whose temporary works have been
erected in Forty first street, near Tenth
Council of this city for permission to lay
pipes for the general supply of the gas. The
old gas monopoies will doubtless make a
hard fight against the introduction of the
new idea, but it is believed that the Common
Council will for once look to the welfare of
the city and the health of its citizens, and
not allow themselves to be overawed by the
heavy weights of the present gas system.
The new gas gives bright, clear light. has
no smoke. and instead of heating the
atmosphere, actually cools 1t.
The company now supply immense guam
titles of it tor medical purposes, and this of
Itself, as Professor DOremus says, should
commend it to general usage instead OF the
present noxious article. The oXyhydrlc
gas can be let out Of the pipes at full force
at night, and there is no danger of suffoca-
ton from it, for it only goes to purify the
air. This is ofimmense value to our ''coun-
try cousins" who come to town and have g.
habit of blowing on. the gas. Many greenies
have gone to their kingdom come in this
way; but if nothing but pure oxygen comes
through the pipes it is evident that nothing
dangerous could ensue from its escape. The
health full effect of the new gas is SO we'll un-
derstood by the medical fraternity that the
company already supply over 5000 cubic
feet day for their use alone.
The cost of the oxyhydric light and the
advantages that would result from its adop-
ton may be briefly summed up. The light
is obtained by burning oxygen gas and sur
carburetted hydrogen. 1t is as cheap as
was that attained by the use of the zircaR or
magnesia pencils, which has already been
demonstrated at the Paris Hotel de Vile, at
Tuilleries, the Theatre de la Gazette, etc.
The so-called Batwing burner type. adopted
by the City of Paris. consumes lao litres an
hour under pressure of OOPS millimetres,
ana yields the same intensity OF light as the
Argand burner consuming l60 litres, which
is replaced with great advantage at one
half the cost by an Oxybydric burner giving
a perfect white light, more agreeable to the
eye than that of the ordinary gas, and OF far
greater steadiness, although it is deprived OF
glass chimney.
Experiments have proved that whatever
may be the carburutters used and the nature
or quality of the carbon, the absorption
varies at an average of forty gramIaes per
cubic meter of hydrogen, the price of the
latter being thus increased from thirty CEN
times to thirty.fve confines per cubic
meter. The Batwing burner consuming lao
litres per hour, costs, at thirty centimes the
cubic meter, four centlmes the 70 lOO. The
same intensity of light obtained by an oxy-
hydro burner, (one-half bougle) consumes
sixteen litres oxygen at seventy and one
twelfth centimes per meter, twenty-eight
litres surcarburetted hydrogen at thirty five
centimes per meter no confines, ninety
eight hundredths. The cost of the oxyhydric
light is, therefore, only two centimes ten
hundredths per hour. The second type
{oxyhydrc bougie) consumes thirty
two litres oxygen. Sixty. ltres sur
tensity of light of Batwing burner, con-
Stunning 140 lltres-the cost being the same
costs only four confines twenty hundredths
per hour. As may be seen. the demibOugie,
and oxyhydric bougie, settles the question
of economy. The first type gives at half
the cost the same intensity OF light pro-
duced by common gas, and the second type
4 1;rhf 81 %hn
other type of the same system, able to give
as strong light as that produced by twelve
Baswing burners, and stronger if desired,
gives the same intensity Of light as the com
mon gas. With the new sytem of burners
the pencil and the glass chimney ar done
away with, the leaks are nearly annihilated
in consequence of the low pressure at which
the two gases are burned; the lighting and
extinguishing are as simple as with the
ordinary gas.
As far as the heat generated by the oxhy-
dric gas in proportion to the lighting power
obtained is concerned, it is q great deal
lower than that obtained by ordinary gas.
The estimates of the cost of the new gas
are: Oxygen gas, seventy confines per
meter; per 1000 cubic feet, three dollars,
gold; carburetted hydrogen, 0.35 2-10 GEN.
times per meter; per 1000 cubic feet, ST SIS,
gold. One cubic meter is equal to 1876
centimes per meter, or per 1000 cubic feet,
81 So, gold. Common gas in New Y FORK costs
So so per 1000 cubic feet, or double the
Paris price. The same difference in prices
would be made manifest in this city by the
introduction of the new gas.
The present burners, consuming one hun.
dred and forty litres, or five feet per hour,
can be replaced by oxyhydric burners con-
Stunning but sixteen litres, or two-thirds Of
a foot of oxygen-twenty- eight litres, or one
foot, of surcarburetted hydrogen, giving
the same light at half the price, or double
the light for the same price, and at one. fifth
the heat generated by the common gas.
The Oxyhyd ric Gas Company of Paris OBJ
tanned charter from the proper authorities
on the twenty-fifth of March last, author
izing it to lay pipes in the very centre of the
city, length of one kilometer. The locality
illuminated by the new gas comprises two
Vaudeville and the Grand
Opera-the Grand Hotel, the boulevard
Montmartre, des Italiens, and des Capu-
Gins.
Franklin's First Paper.
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