, 1881-07-20
GATH ON EDISON.
Features Of tho Light OF Tho R.ts,tr,

Features Of Tho Light OF Tho Future.
NEw Youlx, July lS.-rha electrical light
Ii nav tsctl on I'LL the steamboats, on New
Nnrk Buy,-gencralfy tho Drtlsl, light,
thiilE. Eutson's discoveries havo not yet
been produced IN tho City Of Now rnrk.
though his friends nro worklng very tlcllber-
ately to light big .lowsI-t0wn district.
lizard tho following Interesting conversation
yesterday fronl ,lte of Edlson's admirers:
"A gclltEcll,all told nIe yesterday" snItl tho
nnrrntor, "t,at he llatt lWen selling tho gas
stock III Baltimore from " knowledge tllnt
tho GarrGtts w1ro 10 Introduce this electrical
light there, and that gus Gould not colnpet0
with II. Every electrical light but Etllson's
pressed together by tho HctIon Of ctDck-w0rk,
and II IL tic jerking uction Of this clucls-
work wlltcl, Innkca thu npparaMt si,lns.
E,llsu,'s light Is tie incantlesucnl light,
AMI It is about of the thickness Ut
u i'sh-l!ook bent in tl.o stIapo of
II letter u. EACH urotg ,ot tlls light Is un
lleh. ind II llAlt long. IL burns. iM II little
lump chimney Or hnib,, o"t @ e which u! tho
nir ltas been pi,,.,pt :yo1tG Ts lf.', i,iself,
lIlurs tlai! u l!ilk IN IN il.vui,ted systeui.
wlcru Ettfs0l, ,,,ls gung on a,un by stop. llkH
u ,nan stepping froul stone t2 Stone o,l tho
wHturs llis lIrss laSsat, t, u !le f}Sgm!at.,r, }
stIilrrp. I'llo i,ext u thu dynamo, which
maKcs tho electricity BY resisting .tI!o !notlyo
powur Of Tho steai'l-engtlIe. ll!a thirsl IL Tho
Junction nayI.tIe. ASi'!st' willie. @ svllls tli4 olec-
switches, tiio, ifla brs!rkst wlllcl, swings
like gas l,rAUkDt to alItt fro nlll carres tho
isult. "a il,e iaip Itself nty ,si'xty i,atui!'a:
electricity !ntD p0wor: Anything requiring
le.ss tnaM twr!lty.l!orsu lower, cull. p4
run b. l!t!lsnm's eleeiftcal spnrk. lie caa bull
Tie ojecttiulty Into tie midst Of II batl-tUhnr
q boiling hut alia I.culs frUln tho Cuntru Ut tho
power e run a!l !hs i;s,ts, osts. vts, tn
ss sy I'll Issfy ssfas sas .. ss Eis Ss, Il ~:
pat % s sty u ~ a! q $s ss sssst '"i ad
suutl, Of Spr'.cu, al!d set : Of questions wuFu
lux how ,lu!y gas-bl!rnHrs llo llaA. how much
steam. .iA,Wer llU llset whether lu wa,te.l tho
elrctrls Hight etg ESery pesso,l ~ t!lo WHOLE
A!str!st tupile'l tnt tlley w%atS4 % lt,o elcctr!s
holder III il gi.a company. When they cnlnu
to look Into tho Mloiiyu power, they found u,
tlla s...Ne belt no itss tha.n slxtcel,
'Ss Sss s;p y asss H. y!s ssS!e. qiweS i hs Ys 'Ss
Of Il l,1i,se, hoIsted To ttMt nluvatoN BY
s0n,s klml IT crude, elevator, und tloro l,G
| ltuA to W round in = tlrclo wtIrkltg u !,le-
sWsa " y sos ase :" oW st IL t ts H w,c ss't sy y
lowered hta bmiy Vll tho sa,hv eleyntor hS
which !la weMt up soMlu yenrs hotore, alH
Iox,', Cali ID ax'ti.sT M iorsS aiu. ISistc,l hin. u,
aid kept lii! thera for !lfe,. Tliu mos
peculiar oil Ir!shalen RlMl Gos!!lans Wers
f0ulltl tn be tho uwl.eFs Ut this n!,tlyo pnwer
csliNr aud IiIvv i small ongluu put ii, wEtci
lle Wttellslusl himself, a1al would tseA rttl
shutting; across ni.yyWaY3s and even acros.
il stre0l, tn furnish! i tor 80 In,.eh ,
etc. Etlts,Ill's ,ltalns !laye uls', Il patunt 81
insulating them III tllV slleets., They art
to run through plpes .pul down BY TUG gnt
Not IGng sEo az Tug y efnasss fs niant g @ IT,
wera brought w t0'3tcn!n Park a,sd show
| E.llson's light. lio gave theM dinner