Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-03

TREATING THEIC TO ANOTHER
EXON
OF His Electric He Explains Ms
System to ihres Gas Off
eills Prssf equation
Of Brent.
MANIC Pax, I., December 81
E'lisuu's : labou.,, As tonight thrown
open o. ttr gen public Tor the ,n-
spectlun yl his ;rie light Extra
trains we're run east Ia vest, aud,
notwithstanding stormy weather,
hundreds oi pcr aVa'led themselves
oi the priy,lerhe laboratory was
brilliantly illan ID With twenty i've
e'eciuc lamps, "lhce and counting
ruoW with eigind twenty others
We're distribute the street leadingtO
the depot and iue ct the adjoining
houses. The r system was ex-
planned IA det.y Edison and his as
sisiants. aud Il .ht was subjected to
yaurty Of u. Among others
the inventor ri one oi lhr electric
lamps IA A se glass Jar iillcd
With water aud turned on
the current little horseshoe fila
msnt Nh,n 4 submerged burned
With the s4ms ght illumination as Il
dil iu tLr aiinc water not having
the ,lishtrste, upon Il. The lamp
was thus ket water Tor four
hours. Anoi test Vas turning the
Clrrtrir ctIrr III and on one ~ the |
lamps with 4 Iapi,iity a. many !
tunes "a, II wl.Hnlatrd AS the light |
Nuuid H., tur Oh aud un in Artual
household u lnatinu In a period Of |
thuty y,ars NO pcTcrpiiblc ylria.
lions either prllllanCy, strailucSs ur
durability OF, lamp uccUrUd. The
method of ;ulating the supply of |
rlrvirirtty the central station was
explained detail, ~ was also the
rlv,trir mos the latter was made tO /
pump wat nd run a sewing machine
With uuly much electricity as was
uryvssary fNr uut an illumination ui
the briiliai Ut au ordinary gis Jet.
In,atinG Experiments
10 illus s.c, Mr.. Elison simply at
1ched thNirvs al the motor tu au
rlrrtric la, discunnrcting the latter.
The ripi0angrs from light to power
AMI from Ser back. o. light attracted
much atitiuu and Chritrd not little
iimirati The mcthoi ui producing
De rurr, the mode ui mcasurmcnt of
hr elecflty consumed, the manner OF
puueci. the wires and the other in
idcnialta were practically Illus-
rated. bc simple method ul prpar.
ug th,hurscshuc iiamcnt attracted
much putiuu. At one ui the tables iu
uv lallitury AN assistant sat with "A
mail ich Ia hts hand punching from
icces cardboard the little hursehuc,.
10th assistant then placed several
! tic in an iron mould five inrhCs
IIIar,nd placed the latter in the fur
zoe. At the expiration Ui little more
an hour the mould was taken out
ld o. caTbonizrd papers shown. At
rs age they are quite fragile, and IL
OF after being subjected tu the aC,
jpl the electric current that they be-
N reasonably strong. The vacuum
lYs Wrrr kept wOTkingand hundreds
.i'ssyd the method II obtaining the .
Ilum In the bulbs ui the lamp. The
- lruliug from the generators tn the
uus lamps were followed in al their
uCrtiuus They were ordinary cop
wins ui about one eighth of an inch
iamrtpT.
Regulating the Current.
be- regulation ui the current was car
on IN the bower part oi the labara.
/. q Young man by the aid 1T small
.cl tutniug uil the current tb any de-
desired Attached 10 all the than,
rrs. which are of the pattern irr- !
ntly used, Wrrr SCrcWs. by the turn.
ui which the light could be- turned /
" oil as readily a. gas The centre ,
TRACTION duung tHy exhibition was
,ou himself, Who Was attlrrd lu
.h suit ui working clothes For
u be- was surrounded. first by one
uglud dturn hy another. audh found
most impossible tu Eyt away. MANY
come in the expectation ui seeing a
ilcd, elegantly dressed person. and :
z much surprised 10 hnd him a sim :
Young man attirel la the honlsllest ,
ner using for hts explanations not u
sounding technical terms, but the 7
nest and simplest languagc The '
tins we're severe iu thcir cruss-uurs. -,
.ng. but to all their intrrrugatOries y
expense. amount ul horse power :
umyr. proposed method of working =.
all other details bv gave prompt. :
'lc AMI direct answers, which were Y
ily understood aud always cunyinc- -
When argued with that the gas =
'anlr, couli piucr the pricc 1T gas :
I lower than Il Nas az present, "
still make a profit, thus -
'sSiully CONNECTING with the .
ric lght, d. referred to the clrctuc y y
20 t0 b. u,,i ln connection With his "
m, pointing oUt that even ii gts -
'iy,triC,Iy Cust-eNaclly the same % ~
ugv the electric motor could make =,
& dlllrryucC IN ,ayor ol electricity. -
much as the plans ul the latter y
i D. kept IN Use u,arlN all day and =,
u the daytime furnishing pow. ~
the uI-ht time furnishing il,Uml- "
O. aliir the KS was sCryicruhlc
liy iuuy 90 live hours every uigUt.
, iiIc throughout the day, hut hv
ri thai without the electric motor
'uuid not De- pruiucyd nearly a.
? as electricity under any rirum. ~
-. in
Future Experiments m
Iong the visitors present Ncrr scy. ha
gas company ullirials and rlcytri. IL
Who subjected tne system to a W
examination. Elisou ordering n'
arillty o. bv giyru thvm ior max =,
: the tests thew rrguiry-i Among All
persons present were W -,
Iaudl,r, vi New Hampshire. ca. lb
lary HJbc,un, and senator plumh. ia
nsas. All the visitors seemed sat pa
that Edison hal actually sOlyed IN
- 'A lAaN w. AZ hhA.tlNtA -
inat,uu by Clrytuciiy. The IN.
lamps vii probably bc kept col
ng nightly tur several nights las
ne, bat thv inventor Mil be COM on
!, u be would make any hcadWay an
ri Srtiing ready iof the general iu- on
ctiou ~ thr light, o. close the lab tot
N Ia The mu,iiiuiy, leaving them
= AMI examine the hight in the
lamps and dur,hugs in Menlo
No SCIENTIST 80 expert, howeyrr. Al
ties, will bc drnic,l the priyilege of
nSh examination Of the system un. ,
arc sarA6ed Il is coniemplatrj n
a. Edison hetorc hong To- hght up ~
n eithrr IN Mytuchen OF Railway ,ei
mt toNns, The currcnt heing trans, "a
n from Mcnl, Park. hi'
The sgock Boomiax. ~
IA NoRN, January 2.-The G,,,,l.. -
kine 81 uhe temaFkaile rs, in ths
IN hlectEie t3ght sharrs. s.S.. =
a. t&.1oo haA bcen p.aLl a., .s ~
q sharcs and insisIe hoiisS. ne ..
al that prev, Pretcrr,ng to take M. ~
ncc OF attaining much higher yalas y
,ut Sa,0Oo n b'd to-day toF the Siors - !.
BecOming LATHE Duh. n
he Tr,bunS notes the TACT that araonx l
iorty.Ave lamps nov PLAYED on ex,
it,on al Mcnlo Park. several are al
Nv burning a little dull.
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