New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-16
prRFEcTING ELECTRIC LIGHTS.


WHAT MR. EDISON HAS DONE AND WHAT HE HOPES
TO DO-ARRANGEMENTs FOR LIGHTING BUILD
INGs AND FURNISHING POWER.
The first public exhibition Of the Edison eieet ,hc
light i'm this city was given last evening AZ the
headquarters of the Edison Electric Lighting ON
pany in Fifth-ave. near Fourteenth-st FROM 1ne
outside the house appeared 70 De s natnrafv ex
pected from electric lamps being wanting several
rooms on the different floors we're suppiGhd WIN
electric lamps from which a soft white lght was
emitted In the hall at the foot of the staircase
were two clusters standards one being al el,ner
side, and single lamps were supported Oh oiacAeH
Mr. Edison end several of his assistants who
were formerly with him at MEMO rar IN.
received those who called, ehPaa,n nrn, , tho
questions that were asked. The constructor OF lne
lamp is very simple. 1t consists of small bnlnous
glass globe about four inches in length ana an men
5nJ half in diameter ut its thickest part. WITHIN
This is n carbon loop which becomes incandesccnt
when the electric current is allowed 10 pass Ifous
II Tie lights last night were of the power OF SIX
teen candles but they were made apparently
stronger by being reflected downward by
porcelain rcflcctors one oi the nus 20 cIo'nrJ
hy the company to be one of tS hest quallles' ~
that there Is no perccptbc variation mus intensity
The glass bulbs containing the carbon loops are put
IN nlacr and are made fast by means of thumb
screw in the same manner and as"asiiy asa chimney
il nut on kerosene lamp. When Mr. Edison Wa7
asked il n single light could bc turned on, ne went
70 single laulp in the hall and turned light OUT
with n thumb-screw. BY reversing the movement
he turned it on again lie ,ad ,hat ~ ' hc
made 10 rive the full sxtccn-Caidlc power ileIt OF
he Turned of altogether. But hc had Nflc',ci aui
ARRANGEMENT by which the amount oi iSht 'Wll"'
could be regulated at pleasure between certain
limits. Al, t.,;., i1 cr
putting III the company lamps IN th!i quarter "i
thc city extending from Spyucc-~t. 10 Ndll-st ann
included between Na.sau-~t. and the Last hiN'r, y
thorough canvass of thus district iiad hceh h'"I' ."
1SccrtnIu fine number of gas cts, the amount at gas
IL and ln ut
emplovng steam in running the machinery OF h"lNl-
waIs and elevators, to IN amount not exceeding N'
horse power The gas Jets, 1850 ~ all. wclr IN
dicatcd upon map for the purp4'' OF cii'ul"IIlI
where the central stations should hc placed 40 "id'r
thai the pressure should be- the same IN an t> 81
the district The power could TEE s'ippll''l ~ any
dis aucc from the station. and by IN" Sam ma
chincrv since power y ustd Tor the most par duthG
the daV. when hight ~ not Wahlrd' NH'h I>h'"
whit, rates the company lI"P""'d |" '"''N' ]" -
We shall compete with the ras companies. say
We start at the same rates. lhcN VII :" down.
Then We will 90 down. and =" on. W" imnk "r can
90 lower than they. Now. We miond charging l"i
The light only. Til" lamps, containing thr l",l~'
will thc air exhausted and ready 4" h - ir"'l NY"
their Places arr to lie furnished Tree ni charge II
one is broken another will be- >uUdrd ]" the com
pany. The hight consumed van hr n'"I''" ~
means of metres. Iu>t a. IN the ca~' at ga.
Il have not been ~ "a h"''} t''" we
For every street ,mE ' d ,, or, c} .,l 500
lamls Is not Ia put them up who're th"' Niil h-h;
the tops of houses. hut down within ui'c "l "a lt 7
of the ground. What strength Whatever ~" oiy
would be willing to pay lo:. hgl' 81 -iI''i,
candlc power, with nhcrt"r'' N"Hi' Ice f''''
light ., 90.
the district referred to Nould %" PLACED 90 ih,
ncichhoIhond of Cold and JoLn~-,t. Nt'- hId
already been put INTO forty h"u,c,. 1m"nE Wh'h
was the building occupied iv Mckc~>on 4 Robbins.
There wa little doubt, Ire thou 1i iiti tHr AhI
men would override Ire Mayor- Nc'" and rIahi ne
night fn Ia, mains "a TIC streets. noi 'o"' on 60
mrthni would have 10 bc dc, sd Ton laying the