The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-08-27
WEDNESDAY, 4UGCSr q. 1917.
The Electric Light.



Ersna sas sssssssv. s0ool e4sssss 4 tu9 Is. r-sl
he slscarSc hgss at the eireas has proved
woc6eSfal sAieg. O5 SSsrrday sig6S, EAsa The
PeoPls catered the FIRST nsaaSSris tsat. il ~ss as
hxat IS nsd 6ay ard s3u's shs6ox rS6eesea
ec the groane ~ss as clear and clean cut Is If II
we're dogs IN siisoasite. H0liirg - The hands
PaHgouins tasAtoa. every Curve and motion Of
tho eagsrs co1,1 es ssse with the dgslicesasss
and eisarueSs q an Sii11iGstsi picture. Above
ths head b0rnsd sbxs ss<nsG 10 BE- Two Sanall
balls Of trs. sithe0t s1y ZANE or smoke ami Of
such G1zzh1g eSiSl45cY thas the naked ere
eo2ld harsly stand the glare tor an Instant A
uilto1 Esths EssGlss Of vzriss,a.eS 6sht seemed
70 - psrPesgzils shootiug eat tron the body OF
the srs, givios each the Appearance Of = ssaziI
ehsssnRs barr. Looking AZ the lShts through
smoked glass they took &C az sHsirsly different
arrsars1cS. TIE hlsis ussSies were oct there
snG the eyes say ssDply r0aBG e4ll Of White
frs. sooes the SIZE Of : szsAn earels seeming
II Its Ehitsusss SD the iusea<ity Of its he4,
Ike drop Of Eeltsn mstsL Two o. these sG,all
byhts barred there. rggsd &C poles. aoozI thirty
feet apart. n the large msnage-is tent, lighting
up the place II such u2y that eolors n elogh
eoclc - distinguished IS completely a. oy the
Eght Of DAY. P4ssi1g lRt6 the uexs 1enagerie
tent. the sans sszhs Ess pSsseotsS Here tzo
electric lights pro6aes6 the sane effect a. IN the
6rss te1t- he brightness vas ~o1dsrfeL No
nooUGghs ever sent oes tsHth part Of sgch
orillzsey. So eaoPisIsiy were the tents Hmm
mated that fren the 0atside eogld be plainly
sea 90 the Ehiss canvass the shadow Of the suI-
mails aud Wagons. and syen Of the nen walking
a5ozs irsiSs-
But the great scene Was in the eirces teut
Il WAS lasge s10Ggh 10 eoutziu both the usnas-
erie tsots. Here Hsss SIX sisctrie lights. he
gas mast have been there for the sake Of the
eoutrist- The difference s4s remarkable The
electric hghss were Of the p1rsss and softesI
White, the gas lights. tho1gh 6Qruiug a. 8 full
head, seemed faded and ysli0E- Although The
slecsrie HghIs i1 this tsct had globes ou, a. the
1aksd glare cf them ali must have alnoss blinded
The 2acisnes, every rock ard corner Of the iul-
msass teat Was s. bright a. day. An idea OF
the power OF single Eghl Of This kind-sblch
1 sad 20 be the L4igssI slscIrIe ig1I unaGe-pay
De gaiusd HhsH it : kao#n that wheu allowed
20 e1ru without globe It vii make shadow
cat q gas iigat.
There Eas great curiosity and 10 little anxiety
auoug the circzs people 4ud electric light usu
20 see the thing work. The i1teutlou vas 10
have L. Il possible, il operaGioa on the opening
uigot. No0Gzy last. bat when the tine came Il
Vas toGGd Il co1li not be doUe. Three or four
experienced ms1 were seq. on By the Telegraph
Supply Company. Of CisEsla1d. the uuanufse
tnrsrs OF the machine. TO get it 10 order. %
Friday aighs sEsrythiug Vas is readiness and
the machine was pat into operatiou- This l. the
ms. tine the electric hghi has been Used ander
canEsS. and It's sReesss has been great earl 10
the manufacturers a. vel as 70 the circus uana,
gers The latter have hogght The exclusive
rIghr 70 Use Il under canvas The cost Of the
machine slous WAS $4,000. 1t Is the largest
machine Of the kind made Il Is known a the
Bash dynamo electric light. Charles Bash being
the invsctcs-
Any Cae Who understands ANYTHING about tele-
grsphy vii be zble to form an idea Of the war IN
which the machine i run There Is regular
battery. worked By 3 thirty horse power eugIue
with forty horsepower ooiies. This engine
has been baiit expressly for this electric light hy
the FItehbgrg Eagine Company, Of Firehbors,
Massachusetts,, s1d - eo1ztruetsd on 4 sasun.
oee1pyIcg oae e1d while the battery occupies
another The battery seems simple IN its COG
SLrEcsIo0 Bat al powerful IL It's Effects
Have any OF yoa gsatlsgs1 WATCHES in your
PICKETT asked oue Of the electric Eight msu on
Saturday night Is party gathered aroqud the
Wsgou, where the engJne was pqk1g aEsy, to
eIAmiue the battery.
O1s Eoies answered il the Affirmative.
-stand back, thea" said the electric light
u4ai -Goot cone within Two feet Of this bal
tery i yoq dont want yo0r watch spoiled
-Whati'' i.
-It viii uaguetiza aI the steel in yoqr watch,
draw the springs toward say steel screw it nav
have rs the ALtraetiou OF the magnetism I've
had TWO watches spoiled ia that way"
Al this tine revolving shaft between four
blocks Of steel Eas EhiriI1g with lightning IA
pidIEy- The four blocks Of steel aad the regoE-
wig skzft Esrs the aIl-pqEsffgI elements in
producing the electric light These five simple
things With o1e OF two other simple things N
the Ezy ct copper plate and Eire, were, proda-
eizg s1eh Tremendous earrent of electricity
that IN the woods Of ere OF the electric light
usa- II Eog we're to stand tea miles Of and
touch that reTolyiug saaft-or commutator--
with Plees Of electric wire the wire zo1Id bQru
up Ike FISH
-f0Geh that copper plate SAID the electric
mar pointing to q harmless piece Of copper On
the edge Of the wagon near the Ehirlile shaft.
O1s OF the party did 30. and jumped hack. Jerk
iag ms arm sEay IL though BE- had beea shot
The f0gr blocks Of steel are the magnets
hey are oval IN shape aud co7ered With copper /
wire eoilss+ tightly sr0g1d than TIE eou1u-
tAior reEolEiHg between them Is what generates
the electricity. Il Is rzr By belt c0auecsirz
iiz cue cad sith the beIt-EhseI OF the engine. I
IL makes $50 reyolztiOas 8 Minute, and with
every rsTolgEIou the e7rrsnE Of electricity travel.
o1es Aru1uc the eircait, or il other words I
arnQEd the wire which connects the electric
lghis ID the di5ersnt tents With each other, and
E1ally cones back to tue battery The prinefpls I
: TIE sane 81 that Of tslsgrsDhy. TssuLy-eiztt (
hE1s-Fsd tset Of insulated cable wire dos the
work Tbs L s16cieat 10 eoudaet the electric
Ind through the three teutz ard half q dozen
smaller ocss and hack again to the battery. At
IEE6rTlt= o. this eIrrsIt are the electric E-bt=