The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-11
Tuesday, November 10, 1875
TIE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

So little haa been heard oi late rela-
tive 70 This wonderful iaven'.oa .Ea,
many persons imagine It partial
failure This is not tbs case. The
electric light i, gradually but surely
coming into more common Use. II was
frs. seen to any degree OF perfection III
tho United States at Manhattan Beach
N the summer OF 1873. less than
eighteen months ago. The machine
tl.cn and there used produced light
of Is, 600 candle power, aud in a short
time two other machines were added.
The Jeautiful white light, unlike any
other artificial i!luninator in use, and
resembling more closely than any
other the briliiancy Of the sun, imme-
dia,ely came into popular favor.
During the three years ending Sep
tember, 1873. only twelve machines
had been used in all Europe, and ok
month. later 100 new machines were
put in operation in Great Britain.
TIL. next notable exhibition III tbs
country occurred a. the West Brighton
Observatory, when Wallace's machine
was used to good effect. The intensity
Of the two lights on the observatory
was SO great that on misty lights
mariners. while far out ~ sea. some
time. mistook them fer the beacon at
the Highlands. The lights were read
ily seen at Barnegat Inlet, and enei-
ncers on trains could distinguish them
twenty miles away.
Up to this time the lighting had all
been tor OH. door purposes. aud had
been in a measure experimental. Tie
first trial Of the light for inside illumi-
nation occurred at: Loe'er's dry goods
store in Fulton street, Brooklyn. The
machine which supplied the light was
made and furnished by q Cleveland
firm. 1t worked well enough to estab-
lish its fitness for an inside permanent
light, although some carly faults in
construction caused occasional suspen-
sion Of the electric current, aud cOase-
qucutly short seasons OF darkness.
These troubles have now been rene
died; and with tue proper machine.
aud good management the light l.
made as continuous ard uniform as
any other. Then came a short inter-
val when little progress was made
until Nicoll, the tailor. put the slight
in his store. This wos in May. 1872.
Since that time the makers of dynamo
electric machines haze besn unable to
I'll their orders; SO general has oc-
come the demend for the light. In
May and June OF this year many out
side and inside lights were put ur, and
at this time nearly all the prominent
dry goods stores III the city are either
Illuminated with the light or have
made arrangements TO have machines
put in spec lily. Apart from tho su-
perior powers Of illumination. the light
is said to be valuable in bringing out
the true colors and shades Of goods. 1t
is bsing used also by ice cutting com.
panie., ia coll!erits connected with
railroad companies. and in other places
where intctse high, is needed.
Since its successful Use On the steam.
err Grand Republic, machines have
beea ordered for all the Hudson river
!crry-boats TO enable their pilots to Gee
tho opening in the ice IN dark win,,r
nights when crossing is difficult al d
dangerous occon steamship compa-
uies, since the successful exper,m,, I
on the Imam steamer City Of Chester
are arranging to supply their vessels
with spparrtus for lighting with cleo.
tr,city for use in fog off the Banks Il
Newfoundland and other misty loca.
tons.
II is asserted that the light could b,
used to great advantage in Government
lighthouses AM lightshiis. When !, i,
placed before retlec,ors or convex lens,s
the intensity OF the IL. ht Is su. Ii tha, l,
might be seen one hundred mics away
Numerous orders fer using the machiu,
for various purpos, are continually ar
irving in this city. Seine ate for sh,
log dark aud disrel utable portions o
cities, thus acting as u prevention o
crime; some fer icehouses. where ligh
without heat is needed some for illu
minating dark and dangerous portion,
Of rivers and bays. and come for pho
tosraph galleries.
Lewinbeck tells of all insect Sc