The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-21
CHEAP GAS.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE COLEMAN GAS
MACHINE,

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MACHINE.
Many different styles and kinds Of gas
machines have been patented and Intro
duced within the last few years, many Of
them, perhaps, possessing some merit
But among them all we know not OF one
that has stood the only real and actual
test that Of giving complete satisfaction
while In use for months and years; except
the Coleman Gas Machine. A few months
since when the water gas man was here he
took particular care TO inform all inter-
ested that tho Coleman Machine was
failure. He said 1t would gum up the
pipes and burners In lew weeks 10 such
an extent that they would all have to be
taken out Perhaps some Of our people De-
lieved him. II they did they have now
only 10 call upon parties who have had
the Coleman Machine In constant use
for many months to be convinced OF the
utter lack of foundation for such state
ment. And somehow, while the Cole
man machine has been going on doing
its work satisfactorily, the water gas ap'
psratus has been so far neglected BY l9
owners that we don't hear anything about
I II, worth mentioning. Wc.say this much
only because the water gas men took pc
Culiar pains to attack the Coleman ma
chine and pronounce 1t fraud.
But we set out to give little descrip-
ton Of the Coleman machine and to Illus
trate It's workings. We called yesterday
ut the office Of Messrs. Trimble & Horn
brook, agents for West Virginia, at NO.
GO Market street, where we saw ono OF
the machines in operation. They lighted
up tho burners, and We found the Light
Just about as good as the city gas when
common burners were used; but when
the Argand burners were used 1t gave q
lar superior light to our city gas. we
were anxious to understand the whole
process, and learn the facts as 10 its sale
ty, cost, trouble, &C., and, will give our
readers the result Of our investigation.
In the yard,at a depth Of some seven or
eight feet, and 10 or 20 feet from the
building, there Is placed an iron tank
called the Carbureter. This tank holds
the gasoline which Is poured in through
q pip running up to the surface. This
Carbureter can be made OF any size, hold.
ing from one to ten barrels, or fifty II you
like. From this Carbureter pipe runs
into the cellar and connects with the air
pump, which contains only water, and Is
something like an old.lashioned water
meter. This pump is run by a weight
which Is wound up and works like q clock
weight. When the gas is not burning
the pump does not work., no gas being
generated, but light burner and the ma.
chine commences slowly to work, and
faster in proportion to the number Of
burners lighted. This pump forces the air
into the Carbureter. Then from the Car
bureter another pipe leads into the house
and Is attached TO the supply pipe. Now
that is all OF the machinery. As TO its
safety, you have only to recollect that the
gasoline Is fifteen, twenty, or thirty feet,
Us you wish, from the house, that 1t Is
eight feet under ground, and that the car.
bureter is only filed once In seven or eight
months. No gasoline runs into tho cellar
as the pipe which leads from the pump to
.LS "';;Hu.stsr enters the carbureter at the
to wind It up once in eight or ten days,
about as much trouble as an eight day
clock. When in operation tho cost Of gas
does not exceed ono dollar per thousand feet.
The expense Of putting machine up is
nothing in comparison to the benefits de-
rived from its use. Amachine to light an
ordinary house with fifteen burners can
DO put up for $3.50. 1t does not affect
your insurance, as one OF our Secretaries
said the other day, II had rather have
that machine ina house insured by me
than one common carbon lamp" There
is no danger in It's use, so there Is no use
in discussing that question.
And now as it is safe and cheap, the only
questions to be answered are these: us
Ii reliable, and Is the light goodf" To
the latter question we will only say, call
at the office Of Messrs. Trimble & Horn
brook and see for yourself; or notice their
store, which is lighted by 1t, any evening:
II you are not then convinced that It gives
q light equal to any gas, those gentlemen
will not ask your confidence in their state
menis. As 10 lts reliability and adapta.
ton to lighting houses, we publish the
following letters, The first is from one
Of our reliable citizens, whom all know,
and in whose statements all will place the
utmost confidence:
WHEELING, July 81, 1873.
Coleman Gas Works NanuactOr4.
l have had your gas works placed in
my house now some two months, and
confess that was not satisfied that 1t was
what l wanted before 1t was put In, and
only consented to have 1t then on guar
antee. Now after It's use Tor the time
named l can and do Recommend 1t to all
persons as a pure, safe and economical
kght Truly yours, A. G. ROBINSON.
And the following from Mr.. s. P. Hill
dreth, cashier OF the Commercial Bank, a
gentleman who never puts his name to
paper until he has been convinced that
It's all right, and gentleman in whose In
tegrity our people have the fullest and ut
most confidence.
WHEELING, July 80, 1873.
s. ~ Walker Esp, Cincinnati Ohio.
DEAR sIR-The Coleman Gas Machine
you put up for me at my house on the
Island continues to give satisfaction, and
/ have not had any hesitation In recon-
n,on6;nc. 10 IN mt, Ir{nnda Voura 60