The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-04

gIycertne and 5ar more terrible in It's efYec,s The
dreadful disaster OF lne WesIneId excited the
JUST iNDlGNArIOS or THE PUBLIC.
but this caiam,ty was ONLY faint intimation OF
wnat ma, NE expected II this compound allowed
To be IN de. Inc oxygen necessary Tor its CON-
buson Is ningled with me gas not only In the mold
err bat al In the supply pipes and II an explosion
snou,a occur wud no OF Inc yaS ae,y
holders out also 10 the pipes IN all parts OF the
CIV Wherever The, we're iaia aug every building IN
atoms instantly, an every human being tnefein
near ~ wonld suuutpiy ierish.
lac esfructlon WoaIu he more terrible than
eartn,.uake OF tile explosion OF powder maya
zblr.
III This death process thai naS been successful
Operation Ia ga and oiter Diaccs. AMI That no
a., dcnts nave occurre lron IFS use Well, the
S.r,,u iais nave ecu tray fortunate IN escaping a
terrible Calamity. iat let tnE con-, ound be RnlLed
~ the brcakase o. street inain or IN any other OF
Lne lhotsun wa, tat i may open any mo uent,
ana ii la esu.i uns more ctribe than here midi
caicu ,nen u VIII DC because PROVIDENCE mleTposes
a miracle ~ save IN. peo.he
A ea' or since new gas burner was in.
vented or huriing iN'urc o. coal gas ana oxy-
gen .as. Iis bur er Was denominaJed the ..safety
Durner." u was Tried ana A9rAed wei for months.
NO acc dent occurred uil,h ue .ecliyp burner was
useu wnen an eXpio,ion took Jliee. Inere was not
more INA one caDio VI the miXea gases IN a
small noidcr whch the acciient occurred, wncn
sent ,art 81 ia n def d'w throigl two ceilings
ami the otaer part upwards hrougn one ceiling and
tie Jon oi ! padding 1. Eroa WAY, pro iucinl %
II .nlIu no.se AID srsat coaster adtloa among the
peop.e III tls D.oc<. Tn0u ,aads were attracted to
the the accidea. IN a lew moments. Now,
tnis .aixt.re 50 lar u - exlsye quantities ploper-
res are.cu.l erne,, rcclseiy tue same az yDat
proposed /, o. matte ny tue .utuai laslIght Com
plny aui suppticd 10 CONSUMERS. The nltroge OF
Inc aLuius here Ia tne iatler mlxlure taxes
pall Ia the coflpuStion OF the gas. Let
tlils ect DC oace unierstood by tno
= opic AMI no gas COMPANY, With all the
wca a III Nhrisfsiv.i, co,id induce one sane per-
L.lIs Gaseous mixture 1--we IN the vcin-
IL, OF as manufacture. And were IL 80 safe TO
can ,uincr,. any one suposins tnaL he price OF me
eds VIII &C ca ape cL Nv tnt' process VIII IN the end
LIN wneu .aLe tuat ie laS most outra.
Wncn The s,e,ropoil,an jd.iiSnt Company first
orsanileL tne co-.Laay most nithiuiy promised
the ,eopis tnat
rnE PRICE OF GAS
would he reduced Il the Co.nuany was sustained. II
Was su,alued aud Inc lrice o. gas went up from
- t.ef III ,tuic eei 10 - -; and let IL Do
Ie ..enuerea tiat so.nc III; pagtle, wac starred
metropolitan 1Onip.ny are The individuals
wno got up tu.s mutual COMPANY. ana wno pro Jose
now 90 se.i atmospheric air with their gas their
G inauulef5
these are statements OF acts that no one can
gdm,.iy resi- 4: nov, LOOKING at all the faclS
conneClcu wan tne g.s quesAon-or facts they
ars-tlo natural inluiry wni be, Is there remedy
Tor tue people against these evisf
Inc las questiJl now before the people, and
tnose VINO iinaslne That tnis matter Will 'biOw
0Vern WITHOUT Inc Just ueuian.S o. tne people beiug
complied VITA would do well To remember me revO
lut.on IN TINS CITY OIL the TIN oil November 1871.
There Is prictica remedy ior the cure OF all the
evils erred 10, and that remedy Within the easy
reach Vi Inc people, wiz eau avail themselves OF Tvs
bcneLts ~ any Time they Choose and tnat remedy
CONSISTS IN ne Mandiacture anu suppV Vi gas vi =
UNIFORMLY gooi quality ana pt0.cry conveyed 10
Consumers and buiaVd under a correct pressure by
means OF a burner iuagtcd 10 he gas.
&Uw, ii II l. tue hat the -as companies supply
as go "a gas as he made iom coal. and the price
l. teasoniue. MI more cal me Du0llc demaudf
Ii, Oa me Utner naui, gas vi uucn better quality
can ue lroauced ironi coal anu at less
te, Tue Gas cumlatle, suieiy ought 10 see
tnaf would nc ur .ileir own interest 10 cnange the
mode .. ihiliuactlre dnu give tue publlc the oeue-
Ill, esp cl ny Al they cpuI MAKE muca money as
tiey nov 10 II taey WA 40. do Inns tuen let the
peapic manual tue taclf vwD LAS wnlcn they can
40 50 vii"a,y ta u .nay he used Tor the production
Oh ilciL a. wcl as tissht
In this Nay sas cvisu hers may always have
uvul, CngAr LIGHT
and ABUNDANCE ~ IL, wa.e tne NAV also be used
ilintcad %. ofdluar, uci. WI n greater economy Tor
heating purposes, wIicA wuIia DC a luxury. without
aus, a,.cs OF dirt al, kinJ a)t snokceSs lire
Coud &c idd nsiant, Dy merely turnlng ON the gas
AMI apIl M tiic aSIcu, and Ge heat TINS obtained
dispersed oi az wil ny ,,iriv turUIn oil the gas
Row now are tae people 10 obtain the necessary
iofuatoI enlUiiil- taen ~ arrive az just co uciu
sias la re esnce 10 the maui acurc and supply OF
gds would sug -es, that meeting OF good
and wise heiS lie nsid 1T once for the purpose OF
apoiniiu5'a culnintIee oi honorable, dlslnterested
ANA trustworthy gentlemen, WIN power TO employ
e&porL, 10 "A Sist iiei investigating the matter
ad Jet the report the results to Inc public,
AMI, " hecI Dc, Apt, 20 Inc Legislature Tor relief
II ne gas vonpan correct III their statements
Ia the ublic tney certainly ought 10 pe in favor OF
TIE proposed insssi gatun; Tor such course would
correct an, false OF Unjust prejudice consumers
mar have en- iert sfDeu IN reference 10 gas compa-
mes. i,,t II. otner nand. IL should be lound
Tor co iainis, and Tho gas COMPANIES are unwilling
to corTc~t tie evil, then the people must take the
remedy IN their own hands and provide themselves
with good and cheap light.