New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16
SUCCESS OF THE MAXIM LIGHT.
ITS USE IL DOWNTOWN OTFICES-HOw ~ IS LiK


ITS USE IL DOWNTOWN OTFICES-IIOw ~ IS LIKED
FOR OFFICE wOEK.
The question of electric lighting is assum-
Ing no little Importance III this city, ami many places
careful experiments are making by those VINO ore
anxious to lind the best aud least expensive method
OF lighting offices and couutingrOons The fact that
several different varieties Of eric nclts Rre
in tho field has DELAYED their general adoption
somewhat. bun In many large Offices downtown their
use has entirely supcrscdcd tha, OF gas The Cntol
States Electric Ii citing Company the MIm.m pat
ents II has been cndcavOrng 10 introduce their HIGHT
downtown, and has succcctcd IN placing the small
Maxim ucandcsccnt Tampa IN several Wals. buildings.
Tho Offices % Fisk Il Hatch, No. . Nnssnrst., and
Hatch d Foo'e W. Il Wa-,l.. were hghiei bv the
Maxim lamps. Friday for tho first Time with ycry fdf-
factory rc-uits.
The small hmDs dlT consider ib,y from tie STYLE
Of electric lisht With winch pcrsJn, VINO nayo srcn
those used for outdoor purposes familiar. There -
10 binGing glare aDpIt them. thr iigat Ing SOFT and
pleasant Z the eye While sup t. ~, ia nlnmu4,.
ing power. Jicy have non" 81 the disagreed L.
qual'ics II he open ar electro Hight. Tho,o usrd u
the Offices OF Fisk Hatch and I1cn X ro,ie arr I'm
liar III every respect jhc small lamp. ~ Tie rradi M
OF tine safe depn II companies IN tho bascn n %
the Equitable l-urancc Com auy'a Bnlln.. A. the
OH es OF FISK & Hatch the gas fixture, h.va b...
entirely removed. They were very uumcrou,
AMI elaborate. among Them bong rum.
Der OF chandeliers ana IA .cO.a FIX
feet III height. The NJ. OF the anl,cs isAde Il
necessary 10 have large number OF gls burner, IA or
der 10 supply tie ccrhs wh sufficient hight In the later
hours ~ tho afternoons. Ihc-" nxtuTcs ar nny
pied bach Il. ni .'- Of tn
and VIDE, but tie Ell NJ lsN,iy low. TAls rrnler.
mpcs ibr TIE IiH ug OF large clusirr II ms
burners at >tft amt elevation to throw u,,ht
any disiaucI. II ial, III reOyer II bLd effect on lie
he uilcc.. H. necessary bu some n 4.
nearly ali Gay, and II busy times, until lato al nNrt
Helc Tn al Ltcanc bad early Ia The dav. Tine rrrk-
complained thai after n dark winter days work wlrl
Inc windows were kept closed and the gas VAS Le,r
burning, they shi red from headache ana a am
change Ia the CONDITION of the air, CO. n gllniv
in te fccliu.H Of tie cicrbs IIiS they consider g. m
imp rtdncr tl1n the Improvement III the g1, Twenty.
four electric tups 40 t' work formerly ran r,,
M y.l1 gas DurLers These hmps n .ct VA e
ever upOn tbs air, each one bc ng hcrnc;cai scaled
The quaiitV OF the gh similar thai gas nrug
yellow. warm aud plristn. t. The C.r. l. H. however
Irct ON hc IA krr OI gas. FIX * n cH have b ri
pa M 100 mon Tor Ens and IT ~ icced tA 4 Inc
etcT.c u.s. Viii c0st ap5ut tine same hnn.
a I,tc IL FJ.t ;, .iioc. M. IL Wdst al The elne.
trc light not yet pat IA, and Inc Maxim lamp can Inc
compared wan 'hc Tao glow II III re ligl IA
gre lat of gsd OtAcr .ldcrat Os nl,rr
tp d" III lts favor. IIr WOk Oi Removing Tie p,s
burners ami putting IN the electric lamps war gong co.
wI5n grrdt rapidly y"Stcrday; ard II - cXprcudI n
mOIdiy evening The Offices Will BE- un.n,IoI
entirety by The electro lgr Forty gas burners viii b.
r. placed b. sixteen Maxim ninp'. one rnsnr IN t.e
Equitable Building supplies the Clrrcu ;Or both ON -
10 Wo or the Hanover aud First National Lt,iL ..
add for the Two hunurcd lamps IN thC EJnit Bad -
ing. Dc sIic rnnn ~ the ri vatOrs "nI marn r..
re factory ~ ~ SGVrniccnth-si. Ayciuc b.,
ana WI, enable the comp ny to supply nor u
In ps any part of the CITY. company ior.hn. 10
CITY. another To iu.n!sh lighi Tor tie ilur.ay HI
d.grI'L