The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-10

sbe Force Of Niagara to he Turned to Use In
New Work city fd,son viewing the APP
pnrntus mud becoming Enthusiastic Aston
i.hInx Results In ~ Connecticut Laboratory.

ishinx Results III - tOunecticut Laboratory.
To utilize the vast power generated by
numhnrlcse rivcrs and tidc.ways. by transmit
ting II from regions whore not used to points
where it il invaluable. has long puzzled sccn-
tsis. In places away from the scaboard and
the great water courses. especially. power has
heretofore been obtained only 10y tho erection
Of expensive machinery. the constant genera
ton Of steam. and the consequent consumption
Of yast quantities Of coal brought from dis
lance.
Whilc visiting tho mining regions Of tho
Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains in his late
Western tour. Prof. Ellison was struck with the
difficulty there had by miners in drilling and
boring. though In many cases in the vicinity ~
rapid flowing mountain streams Except in
placer" mining whore tho ore is washed out
Of the bcl or banks Of river. or
whore expensive steam drills are used.
tho work II mining is lahorious.
while watching miners drilling by hand.
means ~ facilitating this work evolved it-elf
from Elson's fcrti' brain. Turning 10 his in
innate friend. Prot. Barker. Of the University
of pcnusysania. h. exclaimed. alstractclly
"Why cannot tho power ~ yonder river point
ink t. the Plato River on the plain II thousand
feet below ho transmitted to these men Wy cleo
triity - This thought seemed not to 10 from
Elisous head. ana all the way across the plains
on their Journey home he and his friend
"Bnrly' as he calls him. discussed various
Prob. ms for the transmission Of power
Hefor starting for the West. Professor Bar
kcr had visited Ansonia. Conn., whore his old
friend Mr.. William Wallace. is engaged in the
Manufacture Of electrical machines. Mr.. wal
la, has profound scientific research and be-
sides the mechanical part ~ his business. he
dcvoirs himself enthusiastically to that part Of
Ihysic- that comlrchcuds electricity magnet
ism AMI the polarization ~ light. He showed
Professor BARKER an instrument to which no
hal devoted the best years u his life. but which
was yet inacrule condition. He Is still cx-
pcrimeuiing with Il but he believed he would
30 perfect it as o. transmit power from one
point to another hy means Of electricity
when the Edison uarly had arrived in New
York Prof Barkrr bethough, himself VI thu
instrument previously shown him by his
friend and which ID, the time he had only cur
sorly examined. lie invited Prof Edison 10
visit Ansonia with him. IN invitation that was
NJ once a''"Itet. Last SUNDAY was tho day
hNed up1,n. n" party cons ,etrd q Pr0fs. III;
s,n Hhd Barker. lrof. handler 90 tn" II ard 81
Health, and Mr.. L! sons assistant. Mr..
Dc heller
II was an Agreeable surprise To- the party 20
nnd that MIR Wallace hnd perfected his ma
chine. Being exceedingly modest and caring
not for not9rlsiy. b" had shown the instrument
T. few. and thes. only persons whose lack Of
scientific knowledge prevented them from CONF
pretending its usefulness, Mr. Wallace calls it
at"lemachon and he smiled with pride rs he
pointed to n number Of these machines. each
one an improvement upon its predecessor and
each haylng required years 10 desisn and
Mr.. Edison was enraptured. He fairly gloatcd
nv"It Inen noT,r wns hppiigt 10 inc zee,
ablaze at one time, each being equal to 1000
candles. the subdivision Of electric shts bong
men, 70 the lights and from ihc lights back 70
e ne "V1r III Yls Wl,I u.
III sliitilN ~ .lillp ana ilaiu hll klh,is Oh
Y#.uHiohs. ~ ,c4icuiHeu tno loW'r OF lhe
n ara l W. I'M o n los7
~ power IN uAhsmts-loh' ll' amount ol cohl
me Instrument w9uii save IN q Gay Wr'k' q
mont. a yrhr, ana TIE result ol s'eh Swing On
Th"a ",o 'i'mrnossi,. Prot Chan ,lor also wont
~, II, ,oo,, lli7 i.' ii.,'i a1l W. "
u2rosn ho mnqies, I,tatMt ,u,.o oo...,,n,n
Ihai man nke Mr, Na.th.', hlNr s'WpYlni
ptiNu'y, Vh'h w Sn.Y, II l'"IH' SHouNi
M,m.y ufllnera,tiy. ana W,,n1ut .9,,huiilnn
orIhs ',ui helnI" n.u on instrument ~ "a l'
" reN4n'iunl1e tue thl!ie mnnuia.turlhs nusl-
us Is n!el w tailS =" .'n ai'd-' IA ~ ,.
@S wbere rr ~ pow my or S9 I pSwr
ebuAfnht, or may be generated where fuel l.
cheap Ne At re c2". mines. and hy means ~ an
ordinary caDlf, hy transmitted hundreds ,ol
niie-. Tho caht may be tapped at any point
an lower used tner'irom.
some potion oi me stupendous results that
may follow should the telemaehon prove
ofPfof C. W Slemons OF tho Royal society Of
Great Britain. who has recently visited this
country, Ina recent address IN Glasgow he
s7ll mat IN England means on transmitting
power ~ electreity, must soon be the import
an' pfoblem on me Gay, what are the English
people 70 do when their coal is exhausted or
Amgrica and her great waier courses he said :
The amount ~ water falling over Niagara is
ellal @ luuWnOOl tons an hour falling $50
let The amount ~ coal required annually to
iaise su 'n weight up 10 the point from which
II Tel, which Is measure OF the amount Of
power yielded by that water in falling, would
require the CONSUMPTION Of 26O 900 900 OF tons
Of coal year which is the amount now con
sum"i hy tho entire world. Now If 80 per
rento the power used 10 drive the first dinamo-
Aeotric machine may be recovered from the
second; and hence, II the whole power q Nj.
aSara could be utilized II could he distributed
oysr the United State SO A. To- give from that
waterfall alone power equal To- the present
ehti' meehuhi al force 81 the world estimating
Pat one-half the coal used is solely Tor mechAn-
lS.l purposes.
AS an example how the tall OF such body ns
he ials oi Niagara could be practically util-
nei 10y means 81 the telemnchon, gentleman
w1o nas studied the subject for years gave III.
Ipuowlng illustration last sunday A SERIES Il
uumes could be constructed from the edge 81
Hn u"scenl oi tue American TAILS 70 the level OF
e1le "h'er below oil a SIZE SUFFICIENT TO carry
H. lne water OF thv Niagara h!yer
WI 'hSN Whlef Nleels. MIN SnuUlnR tnlS