The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

oihcers 81 the Naval Bureau and large
| IRON and glass manufacturers. ..Tls.
most wonderful sight have ever
seen. Engincer Isherwood said. III
reNolutlonixes iron aud steel manu-.
faCture the world over, one OF tho
largest IRON men Of the country ax
claimed II opens a new era in glaAs
manufacture We shall soon have glass
roofs on our houses and French plate
Will b. a. cheap a. common window
glass. said the largest glass maker i'm
the Cnlted States.
he cause OF this demonstration wa.
the tact that the means had At last been
discovered OF using petroleum for fue
IN producing steam, and the results
were 50 extraordinary in the perfect
combustion attained, in the enormous
pressure of the super heated steam in
the astonishing evaporation Of water
III the freedom from dust. cinder~. sui
phur, and all impurities, thut these ex.
pertS at once reallzee that revolution
III all departments where steam il used
must occur Immediately
This invention consists of both tha
liquid fuel and the appliances forusing
II. The fuel Is made Of the residuum ~
petroleum and coal tar, which is mixed
L. abodt the consistency OF molasses
1t Is conducted from the barrel To The
furnace by means of small gaspip..
At the end of this pipe. as it extends
into the door Of the furnace, is a fun
nel-shaped apparatus. A the fuel
enters this funnel it comes in contact
with a current of highly super heated
steam, which atomlzes the LIQUID. So
| that as it leaves the machine Il indu
| ces the required amount of oxygen In
| enter ard mix at the point Of ignition.
| Thus the atomized fuel shoots in \
| fierce but delicate spray into the biaz.
| ing furnace. The brick arches of the
| great furnaces are kept at white heat.
and a pure white flame flashes along
the whole length, registering heat of
| 5000 degrees, melting pig iron in ten
| minutes, instead of two hours. and
| making liquid glass in two hours in
stead of.sixteen. All that there is To
maintain this extraordinary hea, IL
the slight spray drifting in from the
little funnel, which comes lust with.
the door.
Il can send this intense white flame
from the Battery to Grace Church If
| have a furnace arch that long 8"
said the inventor.
During the day many experiments
were made in the different Drocesse.
of iron and glass making. In fact, the
results have been attained in continuous
experiments covering period of sew
eral weeks, but the secret was Jealous
ly guarded in order to allow Mr.. Isher-
wood to make the first announcement
in report to the Navy Department.
The amazing scope of this new dis
covery may be estimated from its ef-
fects upon the oil trade alone. Til,
industry has long been forced to car
no a n hl,r Of
creaslng over prduction The world
cannot use it as fast as the earth sends
: it forth. Oil cannot be pumped ex.
t cept at loss. The price ranges from
Is to s. cents barrel Of 42 gallons
The reserve tanks are full, and here
comes this enormous daily surplus OF
. 10000 or r. 900 barrels.
The ocean steamship business vii
also feel the effect of this revolution IL
steam producing fuel Experiment,
[ already made show that in a singl,
trip across the Atlantic a saving o
about 3, 900 will be effected in frsigh
= room alone, as the space now taken Ii,
} for 800 tons Of coal will be used 70
freight. The hazard will not b
increased, for this fuel, as prepare,
for ocean purposes, contains only th
residuum Of petrole um after all the vc
ldLlIc anu portions nav
: been eliminated. 1t will not hlaz
when thrown upon bed Of live coal.
The inventor claims also the follow
u ing advantages: /. A saving Of thre
l. fourths Of the labor now employed /
\ loading and handling the fuel. 2. Tn
:, | fire doors are not opened from tn
beginning Of a voyage 10 its end an
al the draughts Of cold air now so init
t riou5 to boilers will be obvIated.
II Combustion being perfect, there vi
J, be no carbOnlzatIon of the times, an
= the scraplng that now wears out til
y tubes 50 quickly will be done ava
IN with. 4. The smoke being absolutel
T consumed, the vessel will be cleana
. and the danger from sparks will /
entirdly avoided.
TO But the greatest achiev enents
ar the new system will be in iron max in
Il Said the leading representative Of tn
interest: : This is the grande.
achievement Of science in this az
at and this inventors income, even O
J, very small royalties will be great
i than that OF any living capitalist
m With the mechanism invented ty VI
on Salisbury, blast furnace Of 80 tol
an per day will convert lis liquid ire
ty INTO blooms or ingots Of wrought ire
he or steel at cost so trltiiny thrt it eI
., hances the value of pig uetal l0o p
tn cent.