Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-17
NEW. HIGHT At AKRON.
Graphic Description of illumination by
Electricity.

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Electricity.
The Akron (Ohio) Beacon contains an ac-
count of the lighting Of the city with cleo
tricity early Saturday morning that fills five
columns OF that journal, and is the most
| graphic account Of such an experimental
that Is the word to use in connection with
| an assured sUccess-that has yet appeared
| Following is an abstract OF the article:
| Two O'Clock It. IN. was chosen because the
moon would set 2.19, thus aTording all the
cOncomitants for a successful trial Stimuli
! taneOusly with the starting OF the engine a
rush was made by the small group of inter
| ested spectators to the platform On the north
| OF the building. Looking down over the
! business blocks of Howard aud Market
| streets. the big tower itself could scarcely
| be di3cerned. The moon was low and
slight haze hung over the city. AL of
| 5udden, apparently i'll mid air, a great white
| light sprang out as if by magic. For an in
! slant every building stood out in bold relief,
| and an exclamation OF admiration escaped
| the l0okers-on. But it was only for an IN
stant, for the light almost as suddenly went
| ont leaving the darkness even more "yIsibla"
| than before There was some fault in the
| insulation Meanwhile another break was
made for good point Of observation, from
! which to see the effect of the Buchtel Col
| iege light. Here everything was found to
| be working most successfully. Every angie
| OF the structure stood ont in bold relief,
aud intervening houses and portions OF
| streets within range We're sJlfused with a
mellow, silyery light not unlike that of the
moon Admiration Of the sight was uni
versal, and watches were produced to test
the Light, with satisfactory results. The
! Howard Market street tower was the next
point of interest 10 be visited. Here proDa-
bly, twenty persons were gathered, including
Councilnen Garter. Henry, and Estep A
few minutes work suGiced to discover and
right the fault in the wire, and then, upon
word by telephone from the Beacon Office,
the engine was again started. At first only
two OF the carb0ns ignted, but soon all four
were abIaze, and the transformation was
marvellous Howard and Market streets
which before had been quite dark. were now
brilliantly Illuminated sidewalks and road
ways were as bright as moonlight could
make them, and buildings were lighted up
from roof to basement. In all directions
the light seemed ample and satisfactory. 4
few tests were made to ascertain the power
and extent Of the illumination. West hill
was brought out III strong contrast with the
sky beyond. AS far south on Howard as
| the IeoSt-CtIlce ana east on Iit1keI 10
there was no perceptDle diminutiOn i'll the
light On East Market between High and
Broadway the angle III the street cut OF the
direct rays for short distance, but the re
Elections from the adjacent buildings III Il
measure destroyed the shadows Near East
Market street railroad bridge the effect of
the Buchtel College light began to be seen.
Houses, instead of being illuminated on one
side were lighted up on two. The face Of
a watch could also be seen from either di-
rection. At point in the yard of the Cen
tral High School building. where the cir
cles Of radiation were expected to lap,
a very short shadow in the direction of the
college was discernabe, showing, first, that
the counter Lights had the effect Of very
nearly destroying the shadows and. second
~, that the iron tower light was somewhat
the more effective. On East Market street.
at Fir, the college light appeared to pre-
dominate, though the tower light was vl5i-
bic, and its rays were measurably effective
at least as far as Fay street. The latter
street was well lighted and possibly the
cross streets beyond. Summing up the
work performed, it is a moderate statemer;
of the case to say that the guaranty Of the
Brush Company of ample light within q
radius of half a mile from each light center
was fully met. The experiment was most
satisfactory. and all who beheld it were de
, lighted and voted the Brush electric light q
pre-eminent success.
The cylinder Of the engine has bore OF
fourteen inches; the engine a twenty-f0ur
inch stroke, with double ported balance
slide valve. The engine is provided with q
Waters patent governor, which is very sen
: sitive and is influenced by the very slightest
change so that a steady motion is insured.
The 'tiy-wheei is nine feet in diameter, and
weighs 100 pounds. and will make 100
revolutions in a minute The weight of the
entire engine is about five tons. With
, eighty pounds Of boiler pressure the engine
viii develop sixty horse power, which ac-
cording to the figures of the Brush Electric
Light Company, will drive three machines
: Of the capacity of the one now in use. That
is, it is calclated that a sIxteen-horse powel
b. engine would drive the machine.
t The entire length of the electric light iron
} tower, located at the intersection OF Howard
and Market streets. is 22O feet, POS feet OF
| which are above the surface of the street
: The mast is made of boiler plate, &c h. " No
, 1, so, 600 pounds tensile strength, consisting
of i inch plate, : inch, 5-16 inch. ! inch
, 3-16 inch, of different lengths. The mast il
= made up of So secotins, each section
: being 50 inches in length. The outside di
ameter at the bottom is three feet, and q
the top eight inches. There are at the TOT
e six wrought iron guys, which are firmly
/ fastened in the earth, preventing an,
Y swaying of the pole. Eight feet from TIM