The daily gazette., 1880-12-22
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RIVAL ELECTRIC LIGHTS.


BROADWAY ILLUMINATED WITH
ARTIFICIAL SUNSHINE THOU
SANDS OF PEOPLE wITNEas THE
BRILLIANT DISPLAY.
At SGT O'Clock yesterday after
noon the Brush Electric Light Com
pany illuminated their experimental
circuit in Broadway, extending from
Fourteenth street to Madison
quare. The circnit extends over
900 feet, and the time consumed in
illuminating the whole circuit was
twenty seconds. The experiment
was an instantaneous success. The
lights, fifteen In number, were
situated at intervals of $40 feet
apart, and emitted q steady glare,
which made the Qaslights look sick
ly in comparison. The lampposts
are twenty feet in height, and are
ornamental with iron castings. Each
lamp is equal TO 1000 candle power.
The burners are composed OF q mega
tive and positive set Of carbon points.
the electric current passes through the
positive carbon, which Is convex at its
point, and presses upon the concave
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| eight hours, no matter how great the
pressure. When tho positive carbon Is
| exhausted, by an automatic arrangement
the electric fluid Is transferred to the
negative carbon without any notiec able
change In the light. Each lamp Is en-
tircly independent Of the other. Only
fifteen horsepower was employed last
evening In foi cling the current through
| mt 4 n. otet La.
which Is the Coriiss pattern, Is capable
OF lOO-horse power, and can illuminate
a circuit one square mile IN area. The
| dynamic machine In use makes from
675 10 TOO revolutions per minute, and
Is capable OF giving 40 lights, each
equal TO 1000 candles, al an expendi
ture Of 3f-horse power.
The company proposes to extend the
present circuit to Thirty fourth street.
from Third avenue on one side to
Eighth avenue on the other. Iu the
area illuminated last night thirteen
hotels and several theaiers are situat.
ed. The company has already reoeiv-
ed many orders for its electric light
Among the firms who have adopted Il
are Steinway d. Sons, Roster q Bial,
John Duncan & Sons, Brentano's, The
Gilsey House, the Sturtevant House,
the Hotel Brunswick and the Park
| Theater. The Brush electric system
is now in general use in Montreal, and
the wharves of that city, extending 2
miles in length, are nightly illumina-
ted by 1t. 1t is also in use in the Eng
lish Honse of Parliament, and the
municipal government of Pittsburgh
have formally adopted it as a substi-
tute for gas. The illumination last
night was wholly at the cost of the
company, it being their desire TO find
the lowest cost at which they could
furnish the light to the city. The
present circuit will be lighted for the
space of two weeks, and at the end Of
that time the company will make an
offer to the Gas Commission, compris-
ing the Mayor. Comptroller and Com
missioner of Public Works to illumi-
nate he city at q certain price per
mile.
Soon after the lighting ofthe lamps
the gas along the street was turned of
in order that the full effect Of the new
light might be observed. Experiments
were made by large crowd Of interest,"
ed spectators at all points along the
streets. Newspapers were produced In
many Instances, and several gentlemen
were delighted to fInd that they were
able TO read the smallest type anywhere
along the illuminated line.
| About eight O'Clock the gas was turned
on again, but no difference was noticed,
the electric light actually throwing the
the shadow OF the gas jet on the pave
ment Madison So are was rendered es-
| peciAllV brilliant the Oilded tnns of the
Two candeabra In front of the Fifth Av-
enue Horel having been removed and
electric lights substituted.