, 1879-05-23
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
What DR.. Stri,tei,s asys of It,

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Dr. semcns, giving evidence before the Com
mlttcc on Lighting b1 EIcrtri,i,v m <rn.<,,,,.
,.,cr,.,o1 t,,o " 1ueeu"''
~, t.. ~ ,a ~ w.. t"ns n'oea nj pres
Lonttn, and Wilde. In a'l Of these tho sIrtncns
nnd Wlleatstonu prjpcjple Of producinr a1ternata
currents hv ri ,tion hal ham ...r,tni 49,. ~,
nsd oa,s,or. ~ 49, nau uesn .stsu JUL 'o
nau .,' .oi"'u l"e Po"eF .! soa' 'n l'ent pfouhc-
t'"n IN The case Of electricity and gas, md had
found that Wilt III the former case light Of
1000 standard cantl,c. co,1l hr gIvs, hy +n-aa
nourds ri ct,.; a1otI a,',',a ~. e,S" y, 'alee
p.au1 - eoa', o!HIs suo'c .eat el Ras' pro-
duced from hlty'six pounds of coal, would hare
to bc consumed by m arga,,d,burucr to give
]rtt OF 1,OO0 cau,lIc.. 'rhu rI.,trI, ii,,,,,
therefore. W., vcrY cconnn,,,,, l., xasss,
a., ~. -. - ..' 'eta'u
10 .he Amount OF energy obta!ned IRON the fuel,
but when the light was divided Its power dc.
creased. The economy rapidly decreased with
each subdlyIsIon which wa. n,atp in t,,n ,,r,t ~
lrE, cnn,,,c. The .,oet ~, ,I,~,,t h,1 s.a @ ~
Ill.,. 't's .'.ues ane oleeste le't had been ny"
The latter case Ycry serious collision liad been
avoided by it, means on the AtInutfc not vary
loup nro. Thc t,n,,t,,n mn h,,nr,1 49, r.,.s,
using Tie leht by It. ray. saw ava lIuso M dirk dirk
mass 10 trout OF hin, wE,fch 1t would hare been
impossible for hin to ste With the ordinary
1ainu. Al the same time .he pcopie On boar,l
Was got out Of the rav, which she wouId mt
have been able to do Ii any o,ller Ifght had heen
used. Tic Cautains matlcayred thrir xhins n,
NJ to ayuilI rnlIisn' Inn ns = uns "fp ftr",. ~
art,,aiir came wi.h u ,ari of Il" eoct nt. %ns, '1y
helteyel tie electric ligtt was used On boarti
some Of thy i,,lhstan sltps Of war. FIN
nuard OF Trade regulations at t1,e nrcscnt
ts snpx otencs sss iron H., n;:ng II n
whie. hs had referred lnppcucd lie had writtsn
to tic Board Of Trade su!gestfun All intrrricw
With liz. CAPTAIN OF the ysss,;' H. hal hacn
mrt, however. by the obscryaiso tl,at Tie Can,
elcc,riy liutt were allowed Ia i,n ,,cT ou Ioarj
ereat Atlantic.rour st"ancrs The ~ ,1s,,r. IT, tIs
lie M Iamn Il, oI,'rr n, ~ ,vn ioG ,ht9 hgSr ~ 1
nr it,ht nn ,I1s s"rf,s, ~ H., t, w eiase
shl, Tr c}rrt rr fiHiIt In ia,tori ',11 "enL T.. L.
apnlfed with iyanart il, trrrS has , a "a,',. w.
Houses. mi to COST in c e6sa at .t ,be ~ albret n,.e
nf rhiInr hr 'ros a., ~. ~. n n III Ssia. IT, e9ss
nurstinn s,f rnst rnrsi1.r.fc -. ,,ai ,l
tn,rs fowcd fr,tn ths. ,,sc II si.cs III. il t.r"n,
or nirtty Of tic ntnosuierc' 'o',,ainr II ,hs,",W.
tIs faci nt thrre lcIu,1 ii,tlc ~ .n cn,n,"sstsn
t,f oYyren in t rasn ~ cie, III. ~ u,,t ~
ot9,,,si IN Il IT, ~" 'asa ~ " IN, a igs
critics Of hull lighted by e1cctrjcjtv rerr .ctar
than where Eas vas uss,i, aud tIe io-,rur Dc
wl,ern tx,inrs ,rrre aron,rn5 Ntv warehouses;,
for iustnurr. mr., IN ,in 1in,,n,r,sirrs studio
ia lin naf t,ini. tcra WA ~ Tst,ucrobe dl-
.lrultY in tl,5 way Of dividing IL electric light.
The nniy 1irrsJy was ',,s., n .ost. Subdivision
IN lime M, t,nnht' valid III h,rotno uuttcr III
nbsuIntr urcessity. iut II shuuIt never be- car
rcd hevnnII ih, nnint rhtll NECESSITY Jictptetl,
Towns t,iEht Du 1t BY tbs electric lg., u,lI ,u
enrIucs witch crcateti II tsc electricity Ut night
Guild be utilized i,,rn,, sie DIV for ihc driving
0Y scw!ny-nlarhIncs lltht lntIies. mid 10 on.
liz did not think ihs' danger Of Interfering
with the tcIern,nIl yircs would be apurrciabc
in the casr Of iown, III hy elcrtricisy. mud thc
tiitlIcnlty of lcakn,re in his nn!njoI,. might bo
rot oyGr hy nrnIrr in.untim. Even II the
slrctric ltet,t ca,nr Il, he ron,1nnuly used. hc
did not think It would rrsatjv intSricrr viii
Tic consumption Of ras, wG,sh wo,,i,l stjll haye
to be used Tor man, lighting PURPOSES. aluI nlso