, 1879-02-25
GAS AND ELECTRICITY.
DtatlalfnE Light from Fat-An Addrest 1se'
forc the New York Toiytncl.nIo Society.
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platlaltnS Light from Fat-An Adhrest De-
fore tho New York roiytrcl,nIo Society.
Nfp sark TRIBUNE, FAB. VI.
AZ the regular weekly meeting OF the New
York Pofvtcchntc Society last evening, Ii Room
No. ri Of tho Cooper Institute, Ernst schucn-
rock explained briefly new system Of gas
lighting. Tie system was invented BY Julius
Plntsch, Of Berlin, antl is adapted especially to
TIE lighting Of railway carriages, large build
lngs, aud floating buo,s. The gas IL distilled
from fat or petroleum rofuse, IL very rfrh and
brilliant, and tho cost 10 far below that Of coal
ras. The advantages claimed for II arc duo 10
the peculiar method Of manufacture BY the
furnaces Designed by Mr.. Pintsch. The gas Is
dry aud peimanrnt, without moisture or sedl-
mens, and IL Suffers no loss by condensation
N tns pipes. It has been ua+d for several years
IL n,, Euf9pe. on ths Erncloal railroads 81 En.
vllea With the Ras, aud It IA used also IN tho
saloon.cnrrfaRes Of tile Etupcrora OF Russia mud
3ier!nsny, md in that Of the Prince Of Wales.
i b1rss;,t as esep ,Soptsd On ts wos ns By .s
halfway of London. 1t il used In q compressed
iofql, hnd ot railroad ears "a contained In Iron
tahk8 Or cyIfpucts attached to the bottom Of tie
enTs its uss - nol dsnRcrous, the gas being
SUBJECTED only to pressure OF ninety pounds
70 ths square inch, and Is not e1ploafvc. The
the lamp.
The gas has been used also IN lighting buosn
10 mark The entrances OF harhors and for that
6!'irposc has received the approval OF Trinity
iiousg, London. Permission has been received
rom Secretary Sherman to adm,t,frec Of duty,
huoy to te exhibited In this tart,ur. The ar.
rival Of the buoy IL expected within few wccks.
" II eatl to be probable tult tile ga8 will be
aaoptea %a'I lof use On the Metropolitan Elevated
Kai!road tn thfs city, which would .save, 1t fs
aa'a' soo day III tile lighting otits cars.
AN ELECTRIC LInnr ron DWELLINGS.
number Of gentlemen, atnoug whom gerc
several capitalists Of this city, gathered as thv
laboratory ot the Eectro-Dyuatnlc Light Col1-
pnny, at No. o. Walker street, last evening,
to SEC = pirate exhibition OF the SAWYER.
Man electric light, for household il,imI- |
nauon' ttYc elcetrlc Tampa vera set A9lo,r |
n " the room. Each lanp had tic power Of |
z,lU9 bpcrtn candes, aud tllc effect waa like that
produced by sunlight coming through gIass |
glow Without destroying tile light III tlle others,
although they we're oil ID tho same cireutt. The |
hrtiltancy was mt unpleasant tu ic cYe Thc |
light ot Voltaic arc was shown for purpuscs Of |
comparison, aud the glare OF tnis GU the cye
was found to b. very panful.
Air' haWyGr's lamp has been improved In shape
recently. The globe Ia taller aid mOre slender
than tiiat OF his FIRST lamp, und thu colls 10 reg.
u!ase tue temperature VI tho globe are lighter
anu prcttler. No ChaHge LIS been n,adu 10 lhe
principle of tho lam,. the light ocnx produced
as At trst, by the beating Of slender peueil OF
raToon to M atmosphere from WHICH oxygeu Is
excluded. The lamp will bo introduced Into
dwelling houses In short time.