Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04
Danger Avoided.
Trial of OIL stoves by Ftre-MarshaI
Kenner 49, Important to Property
Owners--The Latest and Best In
venttOn--Nhat Prof Lambert says.
From the Chicago Tribune

FROM tue CuicagO 1rlUune.
n consequence of the great and constant
ly increasing demand for oil stoves, class
of manufacturers are offering cheap stoves of
tin and other materials, so poorly construct
ed as to render them an element of positive
danger in household. There are excep-
tons, however, to this. The Adams &
Westlake Manufacturing Company have now
produced an oil stove, known as 'the Wire
Gauze Non-exposive Oil Stove" manufac-
tured of the very best material, and perfect
ly safe. On Monday last, By invitation of
Fire Marshal Benner, who rightly consid-
cred the subject as one of considerable i'm
portance to the Fire Department. number
of officers of that Depar tment, the Board of
Underwriters, several Aldermen, and 9th
ers, assembled at the Department headquart-
ers to witness series Of tests of oil stoves
The experiments were made by A. A.
Lambert, s. T., Professor OF Chemistry aud
Natural Science in St Ignatius' College in
this city. After giving short account of
the different ingredients necessary to be
present to cause an explosion or produce a
flame, the Professor explained the construc-
tion of a number of stores of different pat
terms, and showed that with the poor oil
commonly used there was great danger in
using them. He then proceeded to prac-
tical test, some eight or ten stoves, all of
which are to be fond in this market, being
tried. With one exception, all of these
were either exploded or set on fire, and the
Professor characterized them AS s'infernal
machines" The honorable exception,
which could neither be exploded nor set on
fire, was the Adams Il Westlake Wire Gauze
to the severest tests, but no means suificed
to produce explosion or blaze. Pref
Lambert holds that no oil store made which
has yet come under his notice is safe, with
the exception of the Adams & Westlake,
constructed with the wire gauze protection
around the wick tube and the opening for
filing. Where the gauze is used the flame
cannot penetrate, the stove being construct
ed On principle similar to the Sir Humph
rey Davy miners lamp. His report to the
Board Of Underwriters is as follows:
TO The Honorable, the Board Of Under
apriters Of Chicago:-GENrLEMEN Several
fires having occurred in this and other Cit
les from the use of Gil stoves, resulting in
great loss of life and property, it is high
time that some means should be taken to
prevent recurrence OF such accidents To
this end have carefully tested the different
oil stoves found in this city, and have proved
to my own satisfaction that not one of these
stoves is absolutely safe except "1he adams
& Westlake Wire Gauze Non Explosive Oil
Stoue." This one have subjected to the
severest tests with coal oil, gasoline, naph-
tina, benzine, suphuric ether, coal gas, n.y.
drogen gas, and other most explosive COM
pounds, and find it impossible to produce
explosion or communicate flame to the oil
or gas inside the reservoir. | cheerfully re-
commend it as the only oil stoue which has
come under my notice which. in my judg-
ment, is absolutely safe under any and all
circumstances.
A. 4 LAMBERT, S. T.,
Prof OF Chemistry, ST. lgnatus College.
Having witnessed the above experiments,
| heartily indorse and approve the above
recommendation.
NJ. BENNER, Fire Marshal
The Adams & Westlake Oil Stove is sold
at Mrs w. E. Jones of this city