New-York tribune., 1880-01-02
for less cost than gas Bnt the plan rcqur"d very
this i'm pUrtant questIOn.
MIR. SAWYER SCEPTICAL.
HIS VIEWS In REGARD To The PRACHCADILlIf OF

MR. SAWYER SCEEllChb
HIS VIEWS In REGARD To TIE PRACIlcADiLiii or
THH Nkw EDISON LAMP
Mr.. W. F.. SAWYER of No. 7S Walker-st., In
this CITY Who has made long and careful Researches mo
the pobi"m OF elecLrc lamp was fonnd al MS once
Yesterday husly engaged the PERFECTION OF ne" 10
vention designed ior illumination lie Is very m"c"
Interested the new claims OF III l. nson' anu wac
quite wiling express his Up non In regard hc'eo
lie said:
The public has received from Meno Park the follow
Ing positive assertions: a. That Mr. Edison'' ne"
ianp consats of Of carlson about Two oH"
oneIalf inches loLg, ciamped In platinum hOIh"s' 81
hcrm t,caIy sealed IL glass giObc If"" "hlch t"'
has been cxnausted. 2) That the horseshoe cou'istS
Of cariouizcd bristol b0ard il ~ tough hhd Aloe t'
II can he twisted nearly half WAY round wl'hont Irhh
g (3) That horseshoe o. carboh no "1 gen i'ihs
,rscnt IN ,bc gopc will last ordinary lifetime tfRt
y, has already been run loo hours without uh mug
deterioration. a. That thr light from cacb lamp v
ub III, equal to ordinary gas ri Oh say 'e" W '"''
candies Is That dynamo machine known can gen
rote sufficient electricity tn destroy one OF Mr. Edison
bors.shoes t6J That thc chirf point "t h"Nhht ~" !"
tb, ,cw ln,p ia its high rcsistaurtlio ormS lDrr"
Are other s,aem, nis. hut the foregoing cover inc
grou prcit, Thoroughly, Having. dnrng the past hee
wears made the most rorplct" "criS "i experiments
r,,crt,nc electro lictur 10y inr4ud' nee that have
uronahly ever been tide. auI onabrd {" speak posi-
uvcy about many Iolntc tnat /" those uianiaI oi Only
narrIaly familiar with the ,u,rc may S'en uncertain
| or elise correct win u cattitb wr'h-.'
Fir ,hrn" "A. Lrd ihc icler.cr, wh l. your idch
| about the use NJ rlaiinun ior conducting vi''"F
atm, u.c Of lainum ~ holder for The inca 1drso"n
,,lou couducioI. rrrrd Mr.. SAWYER i> i"hi )" 'h'
| drrahniv o: n Ianr CIh"n oniv "i larger section
Hmm IN. ,caul, ,,ri ,illn. ir rhiyrd' '"r me
r,,sou lb,i at "A whit hrat IN" carop combines Wild
tl. iI.tiaun. to foin tine piHin' c'Ibh' "n' u.s."
;,e, ,- ;akcs place Nltn great Iarl NY l"' H''' -
| l. # aiiym,t.i. IhNc W,,;eL ca'""r pencils IN al
.l, -. and he Dr>i way I. establish ihr C"hhcct"h 81
tie inclndcsccut lrhoI win hold "a l. - "'i 'hr
,vo t,rrthrr rni- h;svr r"rc Il, fr> ciamp'ng ih'
nursrS!ior IN tar nucli "a "a l"N'rhE ih' i'h ''
horse aud n'd" : - ANY hVdr" ""'"n'
nr,f.rsiy pu!r I'VE u iu I'll, tdrninE 'u torrent
Of clcrrIcry ~ the horsr-'mo" l. made nir"~e'
,nr;n,,rsccut Wni great violence ihr "l II ur'"h'-
pos, lbr drn:rn rrcapinG. AZ" nc '"ih'n ''nf lie
,,,s ted most ra,iv. at tn" print- "f r"htar "I 'h'
hoI - -o. add n, h""cr,. ! - Weld i-H' ricc th"'
the hos. WI "r,Ah '"! "H'r Csc i''"'I '"'" ~
| tee Hul>.
"Mr Ln,"n'~ Va"'r ciI'n j. 1":N h'' '" '"''-'r '''
vrur- Nr N,Nv,r!'
yc. ana w!cn lcnc,h of i',rl'l rcn; conductor "f
one nlf iucn j. reacted. hr cnrrn ran II" longer he
economical, u-' bccau.' T." iH"rcas" ' .lhr i 70 w
crca-r thr rHi!'iinG ,i'' ''r' an" ,n' ''' , % "
wmnr d, van hnh OF TIA, Mind oi ~nbon whca Mr..
T"r i',rr harder aud moro :"n"- ~. the err
bon the tnnsner II i au,. nc m'r' dnrb" the Ihp'
fr tI !, ,-,, that TN wh I,lJn "i The 'rl.' nat
! vrry ac.inn which rruhur"% -hf -" i"' Hs' '" -
ru.l the atoms "r WDIthrs ~ lh' r' '' 'I'hl"r
I" Nrr,. Hundred iriuIon' OF vibrations II $50" a.
!. 10 d,-,uui amt dI,rt"cia'" t' '"H''n. lAr ar" ~
formed ~ he rirrs !i~c"v' red }" "f N' 'h"~. u
m, n,!v ,r" tan that oG'i> i"r" =" I"r"an'Hl
lin" ,onci, of otr''"n ll"s 'mn' ," ~ M "VI "a !, "f
a. m tio urrrr-4 v,lnu- h'ot" ,''-'r0"d w'cI'y
IT. l. nn,H a. t.. "''" mn.,rd K. s, w. dr,"ri
frco, TINS Nr rr' Ic,, duiahl rf era. III"
%Idr o. "1 c,,a ''I a.: t. ''" r'"r; c4r'
bon: {. rnr m,t .ri Gciai ''r"n; n u rh coke
,r - ,n. syr,,i ,lri,.., l.; T. Wr,w i,j'r an! "ir-
nur cnar..:,.: a. Ordin,r ch4Icrnl; "rapnic. MIR.
.:I-"".' ~ ~. ,' '.' <.,'ly '' n,.' H. r ri
ina, his ,,rrr car'n 'rh and Ni'' mat 1t can
nm , W. -" Wv ,r,iuc., Nv trnprr.,n.iIs WIN ~yip
inc tnr.t irl,n wIIlo" charcoal. o'ri hH hfI-'. ana
,.r " 80 ,.. I'n;. J.. snhAaniia ~ IA, iiurc.- "f
T. vtrr and - ,iu,io'n In Icnr -"i Is mr ""'n"" r
md - nm arm ,r,.rr ~ nitrogen. NOT even th"
i,,o.so4o e; ring prrr A. these r'ro"n- WI
l.,i ~ i,l,v-. un - t"t", 10" q" u 'uir' !,
r,uaI. 10, to ::oo urs: b. A hctw. ~ II red
aaa o,: % S%i% n"r. h syhF %io t." t"' g rr: OF
5nn;, . Ia" n%nr m n =. ,l sum- n %nI %f' rr. ,
l,cn Of - oc 80 1" 20 r"n,'rs 20 L" innl' :. or
even les minute. fi,inT"siI'i"n mn I" ca ,hf
small. tl "t til" p'mrIi. the shitr II -"
The IN" -rc''"'. th more cure rf'''"' i''
do v.n ta,nk N u IT." hoi -h"e I'I" Al" 'i"h" ~
hc innt,d arrlrr,a a'd ~'' len '"'r'''e !" the
-" " ,ru .ii,n - iu : i III t lie = L''hd .r'hrc
r.u, a Mr. :, .yri ''duurlr tr rt'f"r' lYlr hN run
i,rr. o ,l,,ntcgriics the rnri'on " NJ j. !ir"n VIII
O ly hr,ng he current irc' ~-"ry !"f hh "i rs am
snideriy Of tn'n' VII =" @nrrrH'i ~ ~
| l,c,utif mariner men II vii di-hplF"f 'AWli
nee ha- demonstrated that, wltmn rc1 '"hh h"ih =
,nr hes. ne s.,alcc Of an ccc'icAl Circaii, which ih
Guides th" re-. st ui the wires 81 lli ndrh' IL
th.f of the lamps Onisdr oI l., ilc M-'
. ! trr nov = required f'r II 'ciif" W", h. Il'
,r,ntrrn ct; of Mr.. lS0u's lanI"s ~ mhtinr cr'u
s,ns To- ...n ih. cNcrurl rr-is'anrr wh'r"A Va -
iiun,i ~ 4.ul- &" l." rnH - 'iIfi"ns !" ih'i
,,,nr Jrj latm,- hY sEglr Srurraoi III" WrHn " u
iuu q In a -,.I"r- o. NJ -"I'-h"i h'tN IN inhl'V
I'm. vnuld ~.>ltii' -! @l I'm
rIrcuit 10 d. rcquiirE an I'M 'n~t'N" "i cur"n' u"
y.u,d 1I yincat sIurkS Ia ilur W!i'l iiiI.Hl ~
,,,ui tuuc,i cundurlnr Itii most f"t! iflh ''
-, ,hr main yrrs A., racr I'-s lamps Ia .rrr~ 1
nnr, I'm uu!tlul hiL irto- a. to -" IN 'ih"f W.
i,asuiucI MA nrGrd'' ~" rhhl'"'~ q" " NH'
c;r,It cyfu-ui,lnr- liIu"~ III o'''r 'ftN ~ .t"ii
can l,. practlcdl un't - OF 80 r'-i-'dn''.'