Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-27
EDISON'S ELECTRICITY.
MENl0 PARK ILLUMINATED With
the new LIGHT.
Complete Success Of the Carbon Paper
Slip Hluminstor-Seenes atthe Hone
Of the Great lnyentOr-Ihe
Death knell Of the
Gas Companies.

MKNLo PARK, y. j., December "A
This little village was Illuminated With
Prof. Thomas A. EdisOn's electric light
thisevening. Only four out door lamps
were in operation, but electric burners
70 the number OF twenty-eight were
distributed in a dozen houses and the
new light was pronounced a perfect
success. II was demonstrated by illu-
minatiOn that the light Of each Of the
sooalled burners was fully equal to that
produced by the ordinary gas jet in the
street lamp or dwelling house. Only
two electric generators were in
use to-day to supply the twenty-eight
burners which were in operation, but
with additional or more powerful gen
orators the intensity OF the light, Mr..
Edison said, could be increased A third
generator will be finished in a day or
two. and then dozen OF more addi-
tional burners will be set going. There
was a marked difference between the
light OF the carbon paper burners at
Menlo Park and the intense dazzling
light given by the electric lamps which
ave for some time past been used IN
New York ana other cities. The
painful scintillatiOn of the latter,
caused bv innumerable sparks chasing
each other over the metal, in
stead OF the carbOnized retainer, is en-
tirelv avoided. After the visitors had
witnessed the effect OF the illumination
from the lamps and from the outside of
the houses, they were permitted TO enter
several OF the private residences and
Judge OF the utility of the new light for
household purposes. One gentleman
had an electric light in one OF the sleep
ing rooms OF his house. He said that
the only fault he fOund with the light
was that il was too bright. SAID he, II
must either allow il 10 remain on full
head or turn il of entirely. There Is
no intermediate point, but 1 presume
Mr.. Edison will make some small lamps
Tor lsleeping rooms In the office at
tached 10 Mr.. EdisOn's labratory were
three lights, which had been constantly
burning a day and night. The carbon
paper slips did not show the least deter
iOration, and 10 all appearances were
good for almost an indefinite length Of
time. One of EdisOn's associates were
busilv engaged i'm the labratOry to-day
perfecting an invention thar he hopes
will supersede the Old system OF tele-
graphy. IL is somewhat similar TO the
old automatic, and produces a fac Simile
of the original message az the other end
of the line. On short circuit at the
Park il has worked with complete sue
cess, an I the inventor claims that il will
operate over wire 1900 miles in
length.
MsNLO PAX, y. j., December a.
The little charred paper hOrseshOes are
vet Illuminating EdisOn's laboratory at
10 O'Clock this evening. Besides this,
there are five houses IN the place light
ell in the same paw and three Christ
mas trees. Not one OF the lamps thus
far has been destroyed Ii Is a jubiiant
Christmas eve, and Edison is In Won
deriul spirits. For iour days and nights /
al the end OF las; week and the begin .
ming of this week he did not once have I.
his boots oil. lie was working and |
watching night and day. Now be says
his work is done. and he Is going %
have a rest. The lamps which were
first lighted have been burning l36
hours with only q few short intermis-
sions. On Mr. EiisOn's basis OF Calcu-
lation, that i0Ur hours and hall IS the
time that families use artificial light,
these l36 hours are equivalent 70 thirty
davs of service.