The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-08

TIE "BRILnANr" GAS MACHINE
This machine, which is the invention
of our townsman, J. NJ. Dillon, Esq, is
working its way surely and permanently
to high place in the estimation of the
public. In every instance after fair
trial Mr.. Dillon's machine has given the
most perfect satisfaction.
We notice by the GAINESVILLE Enter
prisc, that Mr.. D. has just received his
pay from the Society Of Friends for one
of his machines purchased for the useof
their boarding schoOlin that town. They
paid for it after a six months trial, which
was part OF the contract, having satisfied
themselves thai, the machine was in every
respect all that was claimed for il. It's
n hundred burner machine.
Mr.. D. il a thorough mechanic OF long
experience and much given to the study
of the philosophical principles involved
in the science oimechanism. Having as
mechanic had much u do Of late years,
in setting up and repairing gas machines,
he has studied their construction and ex-
perimented upon improvements suggested
by the imrerfcctions Of many machines
which have come under his observation,
and has finally perfected and patented a
machine which he feels that he can DEM
onstratc to be superior to any other in
use. Therellaye been many machines in
vented with the view Of utilizing gaso-
Iene, that volatile fluid which is the first
product arising from the distillaion Of
petroleum; and which ia 80 large por-
ton OF the entire product Ms to have been
in the early history of the refining pro-
cess, an entire waste. ,,
Among the many devices for the safe
combustion OF this volatile and highly in
ilammable substance, some are Of supe.
rior merit, others worthless, and still
others positively dangerous. The best OF
them Mr.. Dillon found to be objection
able in several important points, among
which were completely Of construction,
making them difficult for. inexperienced
persons to handle, and lack Of eyapora-
ting surface. On account OF the latter,
and tho unphilosophical method Of ar
ranging what there was Of it, Mr.. Dillon
found the common defect Of the best
machines to be the large residuum Of gas
olinc which they failed to utilize as an il
lumfnator, constitutingan actual percent
age of waste amounting to from s to 10
per cent. His experiments have there
fore been directed to the diminution
or entire prevention Of this waste.
This he claims to have accomplished, and
demonstrates IL in the fact that the re.
siduum taken from other machines which
ii was acknowledged they could not evap-
orate, has been put into his machine'and
successfully converted into gus, leaving
no residuum at all, thus efIectually, he
thinks, disposing Of the claim made to
cover the imperiections otthose machines,
that there ia an element in gasolene not
convertible into gas. OF course it is i'm.
possible for us, without illustrations, to
convey an accurate idea Of the opera
tions Of the machine. With the cxcep.
ton Of winding up, all the devices for op.
Grating the air pump and for the admis-
sion Of the gasolene into the different
chambers OF the machine, are selt.acting
or automatic, so that the reservoir being
filled with gasolene no further attention
is required until the supply is exhaust
ted. Some idea Of the immense evapor.
ating facilities Of the machine may be
had from the fact that a 40 light genera.
tor, which is small machine, contains
$50 superficial feet OF evaporating sur.
face. The Brilliant is so constructed as
to keep the lighter and denser constitu.
ents Of the gasoline thoroughly com.
mingled, so that It is impossible that
there should be any residuum. This ar
rangement also secures uniform bril-.