The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-11

40 the price Of gas IL hold a the present
rate. The anticipations OF an advance In the
rate OF insurance on property where OIL mas
superseded have not been realized The truth OF Inc
matter 10 that the danger OF lire Is but very tte in-
deed az ALL Increased by the consumption OF kerosene
O. ~ use 70 r .se tho
remote
panies are called upon to compete WITH however, Is
comparatively new process OF making gas from oil,
whereby better Illuminating agent than the ordinary
gas furnished by the city companies Is produced
At less than one-nith the expense At No. II
vesey street one Of those gas ma.
chimes for factories IS now in operation and
has been thoroughly examined and tested by hun
dreds OF Interested parties, and thus lar has given
the most complete satisfaction Marvellous things are
claimed for this machine, and II It does all IL Is said
to do there will ere long be very radical change IN
tho matter Of gas bills in New York.
In the basement OF the establishment above mentioned
70 manufactured all The gas used IN the building, and
certainly nothing could be moro simple than the
method OF It's production. On shelf in the back area IS
placed q two gallon can OF ordinary Kerosene OIL From
TINS can runs half inch iron pipe 10 cast iron re-
tort placed inside OF what appears TO BIO ordinary
bulged stove. TIE oil through this pipe, and Is
converted into gas the moment Il enters the rctort
which Is constantly kept at rcd heat From
this rc,ort the gas passes through pipe leading TO
small tank OF water about ten eaons where II IS
uttered and then goes OF into the receiver and Is ready
Tor use In making gas from coal II Is necessary TO
ntcr u through lime and water for the purpose OF
cleansing u OF the sulphur, ammonia and carbonc acid
with which II Is impregnated None Of these ingre-
dents arc found in gas made from kerosene OIL and
therefore pure cold water Is the only cleansing medium
necessary. The rctort in which tho gas Is generated
IS novel but perfectly SIMPLE piece OF mechanism. Il
inches in diameter and has holding capacliy
Of nve gallons The lower casting Is some
what larger tnan tho upper which dts on, aud
with lead This lead is OF course in q molten state
during tho process oi manufacturing the gas and thus
expansion and contraction to which cast iron is sub.
Ject when affected by heat cold provided Tor and
all danger Of cracking or breaking removed.
The gasholdcr or storage tank ut this place has =
capacity oil 200 cubic feet, which amount oil gas 10
made from two gallons OF OIL II is claimed that 200
feet OF this gas Is equal 10 600 feet Of coal gas The
oil costs Twelve and hair cents gallon and ten cents
worth Ol coal makes sufficient heat
gas The purc carburetted hydrogen and
consequently II Is only necessary burners
Stunning cubic foot per hour TO obtain iIht quite
as powerful that made by hvc-oot burner through
mont IN question there seventy i've burners Of
foot capacity each, and the expense Of lighting tho
place Is reduced to between 81 and $40 per month
The last gas bill rendered by the gas company to this
store was or the month Of December last and $74
The hrst month january that this PAS used
II cost the proprietor just 80 CO. claimed for this
gas that il is perfectly safe and will not explode;
that the entire works be taken apart and DO put
together again in nvc minutes, and II Is so simple that
any man or woman run II after having had ten
minutes Instruction
At this place in vcscy street the gas is madc twice
= wcek-Saturday and Wednesday--thc holder or res.
ervor not being of sufficient capacity to hold enough
Tor longer period than three or Jour days
OF course, any such invention this meets with
persistent opposition from the gas companies, who
clearly that unless they reduce very materially tho
price Of the furnished BY them they must
later then best such as hotels public
buildings railroad Stations factories mills aud large
stores, movement Is on foot for the fur
nshng OF whole blocks OF private residences and
up town with this gas the method being TO place
one Of the machines In the centre OF tho block and
meet with the pipes already In use IN tho surround
ing buildings ln this way consumers will be enabled
TO save at least nty per their gas bills and
will DO supplied with much purcr and better gas IMAM
they now get.