New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16

no surprises IN store for us on this subject Illumination
may possibly be effected yet by the very style OF lamp
which present regarded entirely unsuitable for
domestic available only for the lighting OF large
spaces. The dazzling power OF the voitae
arc. displayed in the many lamps when
have been invented to produce the light between Two
carbon points plates has hitherto been the character
stIc trait OF that mode of lighting The JablochEoh
candles. tmrty-iwo OF which illuminate the Avenue dc
J. Opera in Paris street 900 yards in length, range
In power from 700 1000 candles No such utoleraoe
lamps as those could be put in private house Anew
lamp however, the invention Of RapieG Russian II
now undergoing examination in London and IL 50 nuch
under control that 1t be turned oil the WY up ana
down the scale between the power Of five gas burners
and that OF 200. The voltaic are is produced
IN this lamp between four carbon rods, arranged
in pairs each pair forming the letter '. The apees o.
the VS. meet IN q common centre regulator Is az
tached which maintains the carbons at nvaTiabe DIS
tancc, and results in light regular IA that OF any
other similar lamp. oae Of the carbons OF this patent
can removed and replaced without interruItng the
current, which is feature Three lights are main
taned In circuit.
What NAV he the outcome OF these experiments OF
Ropief alone will tell but IS already seen that
ncandeeccnce is not the only resource For lighting
house II may be said however, that many American
inventors have given MP the idea Of obtaining any OK
tended subdivision OF tho cctc light III
this or any other direction. They do not re
gard the question any longer open The
reduction of the light after half dozen lamps have been
placed In one circuit Ia many OF them fatai u
domestic lighting by electricity. Among tins class o.
inventors il Mr. Brush, OF Cleveland, whose cccncl2ht
is being employed in a number Of large buildings
throughout this country aud Is about t. be introduced
into Others doubtful whether the American public
fully aware Of the fact that the electric lighting OF
large shops by their cOuutrymen, l. already m IdH
0ccom,Dh. Attention has been Grawn To the employ
men the electric light abroad but rot much 70 what
has been doing here except in the srge case OF the
illumination Of part or Gomez Island during tho past
Summer. IL is a fact however. that the huge inner
courtyard aud the and billiard hall Of the
Palace Hotel, in san Francisco, provided with
electrical lamps. There eight lamps In the court
and eight in Otder parts Of the building Three
industrial! establishments at Phadr ph,a also have the
electric light aud at Plt'sburg at Worces
ter OF Cincinnati one at Ansoia. COnu.. anu an0her
Chicago. bridge at Glasgow, Mo-. over the Missouri,
is also lighted ny Of he system. At each OF
these places from eight lights are kept burning by
magneto-electc machine. Three Of Tie largest cot
ton factories OF Ncw-Euglaud arrarg-
lug for the Introduction OF the new light 10
their shops. All this has been brought about
within year. ana the result Of tho trial Of the hight In
these great shops has fully insured an extension OF ts
employment.
Tie lights employed in these places are all except
of the Brash patent One l. the Wallace. Both Of them
are on exhibition American Institute Fair in this
CITY, From four eight lights maintained by one ma
chine The light ia the Brush lamp Is produced by the
votaic between two carbon points, which are
kept at proper distance from eaen other ny
a spec,aI device OF the inventor. When
than one lamp used in shop tn hight is practically
asateady that Of The lamp hidden in an opal
es0ne e0bc hjrh sOftens and dcs iis radiance The
carbons for fourteen hours. The light costs oncfth
the expense o: gas. dispatch from Cleveland Gays
that a new Brush machine now maintain seventeen
In he Wallace lamp The light is produced between the
edges Of tWo carbon plates Mich I'm last 100 hours
are tie nearest together, aud then MES
other point, always appearing a. The place where
Violate arc back and furth causes the gnt Kicker and
seems 10 exclude tue lamp nom domestic use. The fur
partial correction OF the evil fcbering As far
the light winch u- upon the work which ~ g3nS on Je-
low is concerned II seem, sufficiently steady for raetl-
cal use.
Couey Island last summer and is now burned nightly at
Cathedral I'm this for ac benefit Of the far now
III progress, and Weston light which Is exhibition
M the Equitable building Doth employ the ynituc are
between carbon points The special feature Of the 3ps
is the pattern Of their automatic regulator The firm
first named believe that there Is great waste in sub
dividing the electric light, and they believe the best
power each icne. Their hight is To be tested with
view It's introduction to the parks oil this CITY, ana
raj machines also ordered for thorough trial
in competition Win gas at tue new Capitol at Albany
Tie JabochkOR candle does not appear to have come
info Use in This country. An agent Tor the company
winch is making 1t bias been look aftCr te mt
ter No particular interest seems % have been taken in
Inc invention The candle has Only The good feature
Of beng operated without The use II regulator, In
winch respect IS superior 10 he Older system The
CARTONS in this device are not opposed point
10 point, but placed parallel 10 each
other IL "a sort Of cartridge, and separated
by an Insulating fusble substance like kaone The
light plays between tue ends Of the CARTONS. An
alternating Is used and the caIbons burn away
regularly TIE Of the light is very great, and
NJ Fonaine regards the device as suitable for flooding
large spaces where deal OF hght * requir IT, The
chief objection To the ght that the candles Ouy last
an hour and bali, and cost ID cents IN hour. THIS
makes II an expensive light.
The new system of illumination has already made
some progress large buildings In America has been
stated above. Abroad it cOmnG iulO much more
RAPIDLY Seyera, French factories employ IT, and The
London Times already been printed by means OF II
The corporation OF London Is making experiments win
in considerable numbers.