, 1881-05-25
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
The Great Exhibition Mt the Cor.
ner Of Clark and Madi-
son Streets.
Willollgl,by, Fiji s. Co.'s Forty
Light Machiic-Tho Only
Ono In the Vcst.

I'll rcaly a curiosity to witch tho pooplo who
aro now nightly oonyFexattnR about tho four
corners nj Clnrk md Madison streets 10 gazo at
md comment OF tho hrIlltant md wunlorfi!
electric display presented by Willonshby, Hill 4
Co.'S sreat rotail clothing md furnishing rooas
emporium. Sono Ut these spectators nctuay
1oltcr ntloltt tho ncfghtorhood for IN huur OF
TWO Mt d tltno for no Other purpose than 10 eats-
~ thoit craving for q busy and dazzling eobno
sch rs ID presented ty this store Mt night tlmo.
Tley Wow It from tho corner t1ARonnlly oppo-
sit,-whIch. by tho way, Ia tho best placo fron,
which to tnko III tho scene.-thoy watch It frnm
tho pnyGn1uts directly oppnsit on Clark and
Mn'fisun streets; thoy walk Under tho lights and
look up ut them; they crowd about tho base-
ment tlnors to peer tn Mt the powerful and
eswiftlyrrnnl!ng enRfns which Eivos birth TO MI
the thing Il tloav; they sFy Q count he lights,
and e thoy 81! agroo that 4 ia a "mlShiy BIZ
thinE e. @ aad that M e eyg. ChtcaEo, as cnterprlsnx
~ feel psstloulary prt.td oyor tho possession of
ths isat!,rG Of s!..ess energy atho,iet ,ao
vondort II my other eity, Jul which ate taten
~ a matter Of ooursn In CatoRso." Probably
nTeariy x, ey;crs ,;. III man. wonan. and child
beau siful Electric e.hibtlon. Tho @ thousands nis
wnn nave Nlroatiy heeh chnrncd 9y It Will, Of
and iok 1t is a safe @ 10 say tas @sny ns
trip w!ll 6o inndo 70 that corner only to see tho
electric liRhts. These ltghts cauMot help sug.
Such 0osorvauon as--" Woii, ti,is il Wonderful;
no ono knows what electricity Is. nor hnw great
its p1wer, but look how 1t Is being uttlzcd." It
would he surprising, too to know how many
po9ple tlore ase who. a. much rs has boon said
ana written about ulactrinity,
KNOW POSITIVELY NOTHING
reRerdiuR Il Or tho mannor In which It Ia t1ndo
to Do ~ svsytce: A. an instance Of this can be
upon sif. Willouvhby taa other day and request.
cd lho loan Of osie Vi f1is oectrlct iiRhta: thor
NGfG RNttkuX nffNf. f7ntk ntrni1 :,
il tho suburbs. and from nne Of their fertile
ns a cS;ne tho idea 9i one Q them
would hnvo hcon m Immense addition to tho at
ttaeions ut tho picnic, but tho Idea WIS sorrow.
inily abandoned when tho dc'cgEt!on learned
thnt tn t'1rry Out tho Idea tHey would also havo
to carry ont tho whufe store.
a rNInvSE VAT reporter made tour Of inspection
night Just to sats'ty ba otiriMlty ior exntnIrtnE
isa e!ectrlc syaten Of illumination, asld he gives
briefly hs result @ t Of n1s vtslt which donation he
yet nvallod themselves Of tho 0ppnrtunty. to
.aey sty H. S, ,nKb fur II !he rat
s"ethns III thas I'D net e1sf ysar nso in
fact, there hnve only boon about hnlf q dozen
snade: and this one is tho first ever brought TO
retnl Tho tow othor . forty .lIaht' msoitnes
fT9 ns1d r. 9 such pnse, y sho
6t theso torty l,xhts Il WilIoughby. il!i! Co. =
AAftNA AIu VII luz HAk4tUG Ut DullQlER-AlT
on Clark street, six on Madison, ntll threu IN tho
corner-and tho romAldIux twenty-five arc used
for Illuminating tho tntorlor,-four storlps and
basement, or ttyc ft00Ea. c1ch 1000 square feet.
the building being o0x100 feet. or course, this
MAKES THE PLACE. Al LIGHT As DAT
almost, md on every ono Of the floors. hut 1t
tA on tho Krouud tlK,r TINT tho scene Is Tho
most 1axzlIng- Here thore Is snlId plate glass
fF0ntag0 l00 fcot long, which allows tho outside
Lights to sainc In With those hanging inside, and
nddod to this effect Ia tho huEa but taBtp-
full display Of goods Of every varic&y
handsome dtnlrtRscs, passenger elevators {tro)
and rich store appointments and conyentences
Ken9ralty. Tho engine And euotrte 1nnUtlue tn
the basement are perhaps the most Interesting
features. Tho cngino 10 Of slightly horse power,
but u not n1ado u 10 double auty,-that Is, It ID
used s0le1y for running the cloctro- machine, 40
thht the lights aro atcadter and stronger thnn
tloy w0ut!t ho II the engine was mndo to also
run the elevators. As 1t ID. there are sepnrnto
engines for tho elevators. Thc cpgue drives
biz inetnllio- wheel Of some sort between
two powerful nngnota at the rate
nf Lou rcvoiutions, per nlntlte,--tha whocl
and this generates tho electricity, which
pasaes out through anothor metallic contsIvanco
beyond ono q tho nlag!lots to fnur wlres,-it
nro. and thon comes back through the other two,
thus giving continual circuit or current
These mfEos nrc hurutpss looking litt,o things,
not as largo Ha q telegraph Wirc, but II person
should touch orc with QUO hand and an0ther
with the 0thor hand, 4 Corouge's inquest would
bc In ordor ut ouce. Lilo would 20 out al light
uHR eD1hd,