The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-08

a New wrinkle In Glass MakInE-The
Gas Furnace which Hobbs, Brock.
nnier 4 Co. Have Added TO Itle south
wheeling Works.

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s.,ssS 49,. "N"e" '"i'ae SOU"
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FOR some ume past tue glass men OIL thls
and other neighborhoods, as well as that
portion Of our community who take an
interest IN nav thinVs nm ~prinrinle have
~" L ="
y intetesteu III 'ne . gaS 4ufnaee
which MeSsrs. j. IL. Hobbs, Brockunelr 4
Co. have been building At their South
Wheelinv Glass WORKS In thia cItv
-" -. - Ivy
Durlhg tue carrier uaBeS Oh us construc-
ton spectators were vigorously excluded,
II being understood thatthe builder posses.
sed mo natent nm the fnrnace. hnt simn,v
- AZ liz 49,. ia.an.,s,, saa-rH
sfus''u " nAs " lusenuasf "uui secFees
to keep outsiders from Initiating his pro-
cess.
Inc furnace was completed last week,
however, and fired on Friday last, and as
the earliest means Of getting some lnior'
nation concerning 1t, OF interest. to the
public, ali iN~TELLIaENcRR commissioner
interviewed MIR. WIN. leighton, Jr;, the
poet n manager Of the hrm, ana the
gentleman under wnos supervision the
new furnace was contracted ior ana quilt,
ne found Nj. leighton az ms pleasant
nome on OhapIne stteet1, surrounded
ny books ranging rom q volume on gas,
furnaces up 70 an Encyclopoedia, ana
tue newspaper man haylng a c9ruial INV,
tsuon 70 BY uoWn, sst uoWn ahu prepared
himself 70 pe enleigntonea:
Stating that the object oil tne VISIT was
70 get such inioEmatlon as III. lgnto
was wiling 10 glye, concerning tne new
process anu macnlhefy lor glass m1kilng,
inc latter saia tnete were some thlngs
c9hnecteI WIN tne furnace Just com-
bieteu AZ nia factory when he.wS MOI NJ
ilOetty 70 olVulgel out tney WeteoI mino
importance, relating merely 70 particulars
~ tue constructor Oh nues, etc;, anu INA
the real principle ana method on which
.ao aurnSce waS ou'It anu wV Tx W" s NJ
more q secret thah that Oh the oEo style
luTtlaGe' -
~ u9Wn SoluLne VI pasteu Woy yr
SuIs, nc exnlDlteu SONG pictueIs ot tns
alenen 'IIhace' WIN ~ genetatots anu
inVoIVeu nues ahu sun tIa1 taets was
eotue sinl!aElty wee tLe PiIlf!p1e "
tnLs anu tae ~ unueE SIni y h ~ y.
taouRH ~ leLteiI mnta 70 AIonn 40
tne aHI Has ~ tntet
Venlng passages Oh gIlcK W the
points ~ wlilch !ne in1la n1 gases gu
ier anu are purneu, alu Sne CGFt lily
lnsteau Oh pelns dStuFneu tnLousS suen
passages, alternatelyI as IN the sletaen
pau, u CaFFleu W 4EouHu openings ln'o
the STACK.
rHaye 9 any WSou GUS oFengraVlngs
Oh We ulL lutnaCe
None whatever. here Is q G9t however
~ poo = rrenU .no "otT t. on S ass n 7 ILSnI ~ ~
boeuus IuIhaGe' sE9Hl WINCH ! tn I'M tne
luea OF 3otl she anu MI mLI I'M
proved vas Il y !aAel; Ane iasG,
y you eau see OK looking ~ M = IN
our wotks Is outLt eTIIrely wltnln tne CIR
cte 9. tne tuIn"G w. Il gas geneta aS1 w
" pOtV9m are Iea WIN Soat AF T tne
sues anu are SepI " low uea anegas
smoke wy luuanIaaple matter passes up
" al oPen|HS ~ tte u9ttoui y the iur
mace, %heFe u Is 4lxeu WIZ III carried u
thtougn sePatate u1es anu MS MIXTURE
outns IelGely' 't M it"tle petns Wnite 1nu
intensely hot: Inc only alnefence De
tTeen the HtL SISn, WHICH We nIve
auoPteI, auu the NlcnolsIn PaIeis' Is tnA'
N t9e latter tne gas, smoke anu ihtam'
m9ol" matter " tnaIe IN genetaVors out.
sue OF the stack ana GARRETT n tnfougn
pipes 70 De mixed WIN AZ, WINE IN ours
We generators arc an wlthh inc furnace
circle c.u,- .o,
"1Ns S mere th any cV tho over ulias pan an,
Mr. LloDy' Of me new England Hlasa
company! %ho G y me agent iof boenns
IaLent' Intnks ult WI lniIlngeu upon ~
ssnN, Ius oIr patent ia%yer says ne ma
onIy %uoPtsG suCn Rottlons Of u as arg
common anu lree 10 ~, ana that MS I'M
p%FTTStnenss are h y OWL
n gre 1ne 81 olthe furnace
!U az nave !Tss cEMPieIeu!
:. ~ ~ 10 prH9"DI .ne iatgest rouau iutnaee
do une ~oT ILL., ~ m .Sa aweiSy leet ~
u uaI LeId 'e .S;stoan sH1 ~ tsfnavS P.Iaass, ~