The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-10-04
EdisOn's Newest Marvel.
SENDING CHEAP LIGHT HEAT AND PowEI
by ELECrRIC1TY-1LLUMI GAS
TO BE sUPERCEDED.

Mr.. Edison says that he has discovered
how TO make electricity cheap and pract-
cable substitute for Eliminating gas. Many
scientific men have worked assidiously in
that direction, but with little success. A
powerful electric light was the result of
these experiments, but the problem of its
division into many small lights was puz-
zler 1t has been reserved for Mr.. Edison
to solve the problem desired. This he says
he has done recently.
While on a visit to William Wallace, the
electrical machine manufacturer, in Anso-
MIA, Conn, he was shown the lately perfect
ed dynamo. electric machine for transmitting
power by electricity. When power is ap.
piled to this machine it will not only re-
produce it, bat will turn it into light.
Edison on returning home after his visit
to Ansonia, studied and experimental with
electric lights. On Friday last his efforts
were crowned with success, and the project
that has filed the minds of many scientific
men for years was developed.
Il have it now + he said, while vigorously
turning the handle of Ritche nductive
coil in his labratory at Menlo Park, and
singularly enough, have obtained it through
an entirely different process than that from
which scientific men have ever sought to
secure it, They have all been working in
the same grove, and when it is known how
have accomplished my object, everybody
will wouder why they have never thought o
it, it is 50 simple. When ten lights hav,
been produced by single electric machine,
it has been thought to be great triumph oI
scientific skill. With the process hav,
just discovered, l can produce thousand -
aye, ten thousand from one machine In
deed, the number may be said to be indehi
mite. When the brlliancy and cheapnes
of the lights are made known to the publ
which will be in t,w weeks, or just a
soon as | can thoroughly protect the pro
esss-illuminaiOn by carbureted nv
drogen gas will be discarded. With n
teen or twenty OF these dynamo. electric ms
machines recently perfected by Mr. Wa
, | ldCG Ctll llEll llt tlllllt IbNtI part vi I'VE
York city, using 500 horse power engin
purpose to establish one of these light cei
tres in Nassau street, whence wires can !
run up town as far as the Cooper Institu
down to the battery and across to both ri
ers. These wires must be insulated, and la
in the ground in the same manner a. @
, pipes. also propose to utilize the Z,
burners and chandeliers now in use.
each house | can place light meter, when
these wires will pass through the house tai
, ping small metallic contrvances that m,
= be placed over each burner Then hous
keepers may turn off their gas and sci
their meters back to the companies when
they came. Whenever it is desired to lig
a jet it will only be necessary to touch Ii
tie spring near it. No matches are requires
,, Again, the same wire that brings t
d light to you,' Mr.. Edison continued, w
IS also bring power and heat With the pow
you can run an elevator, sewing machi
,- or any other mechanical contrvance that
Y quires IA motor, aud by means of the he
a you may cook your food To utilize the he
r it will only be necessary to have the owe
" or stoves properly arranged for its receptiC
n This can be done at trifing cost. The dyr
e mo- electric machine, called a telemachO
= and which has already been described in t
r. Sun, may be run by water or steam pov
/ at distance When used in a large C
/. the machine would of necessity be run
d water or steam power. | have compu
the relative cost of the light power and h,
le generated by the electricity transmitted
the telemachon to be but fraction VIII
le obtained in the ordinary way. BY battt
v or steam power it is forty-six times cheap
lie aud by water power probably 80 per Ct
d. cheaper.
er 1t has been computed that by Ediso
process the same amount Of light that
III given by 1000 cubic feet of the carbure
rs hydrogen gas now used in this city, and
,d which from 81 80 to 50 is paid, may
st obtained for from twelve to fifteen Gel
If- Edison will soon give public exhibition
in this new invention.-NeW York Sun