New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-08
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
WHAT MAY BE SEEN AT THE EXHIBITION.
TRIBUTES TO AMERICAN POWERS OF INVENTION
A SUNDAY VIEW.
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accom- within week although even now tpere o
| anumber Of exhibitors who are still behind hanu' i"o
heavy machinery is nearly all In place some no'o' "
interesting devices now open Tor hspo'uon '"u
large number Of dynamos and 9th r geheritoIs VI 90
tricity are shown in active operation. stroll through
ue different sections Of the building, on SUNDAY
| morning when tie exhibition Is closed To '"'
general public. rcpays the student ana poi'SS'o", Us
for tie trouble and will disclose to nm many Nv"
which, on week days, escape attention ny I'''o" "
througs which crowd the aiscs and appfo"cn'S 10 '"0
| various exhibits. ~
rr,,o - rholo tho absenoe Of foreign exhibits Il ono
NJ the chief chararterstics OF the present expos
with one or two exceptions tho machines di-pSo" a"
| goods sx llbted arc entirely OF American manu-
In this respect the exhibition ~ absolutely 'ne opPo'
Of what its official name impne' u ov"'
| more Justly be called an American IMAM
""'' 80 -, oxhth,,tp of electrical
applIanccs For HI, state OF things there are hunor
| ~ roasons tated by one Of the Sirmen's Brothers
| Of London and Berlin. 10 wellknowh hNo".', "e''
| tho high tariff which would make II imIos'lpio 'o' ~
| English German or Ere lch manufacturer w e'oo'""
apparatus to compete successfully with his American
rival IN pont Of prce Il would pay him to SEND
his Goods here even II he willing to "unue'so VIC
rigid examination and searchng inquiry to when MS u"
| yentions would he subjected by the patent "u'"o''
| Of the United States
| ENGLISH TRIBUTES TO NATIVE SKILL"
Put tbcre are other reasons and they are Hdnhy T.
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selves Of ire oppouuity of their visit to the Guy W "a
anime tbe exhimts OF the American electro Hgnt oon'
| panes With one accord, they acknow'eus'u '"'" "
point Of riccal apple 'tion OF electricity anu 'n'
various use. TO which il can De put the Americans n''o
asplayed greater enterprise, and more marked proSr -
toan any other nation To light used in London
slid one " tber. must be at Least, hundred III the
States We are very much slower than you are ID ADOPT
ing ourselves to the ne OF new 'uihSS
At home the Government viii encourage
lew invention. assist its inroducton Tor genera
us bu IL soon withIrIws support, AID the thing
almost sure to die, because the Misses do not care TO
change the habis and ideas to when i'y nave cum
for years"
Another one said to him tie exhibition had proved
that while no startllng discoveries perhaps hAd ne'n
made IN the he " electricity within the Last tc" >i'
he activity and energy displayed ia th- country III
looking for new uses to which electro FORE" cu De
mt we're astonishing md. az the sIme ume IN tru'Ne
A gentleman connected wi NJ. Neson'' laboratory
and hm.e EuGlshman, thought thiJ win 'he COM
para ", y small capital al the command OF inc uhI
stes Electric Ii ht Company il Owned To-Day arSef
d . better p an than all tn Electric Ligat Companies
IN England taken togcth winch had wasiel money lh
number of ways Int principally IN stock 'Doins opera
tons
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.
enormous amount OF rctflai force 't"re' wllh
the bulGiDc naturally makes umid people j lie
nervous II they knew what precautions
ladb taken sure the Dullh- az l'tNsl-'I NUM-
fire tn v yyo perhtps feel i'c less nerSou- Every
care has been taken h" safety OF The Structure
as far as running ~ the circuits or the m-nion q"
tie electric apparatus IS concerned All Inc circuit
are insulated and metallic throughout In all cases te
area NJ o.s &, ctions OF a WIRE permit 1t 10
carry the greatest current for which IL i uosshcH'
wi h,ut injurious hca'n.. Arc Ugh ing CIR
cuits whose motive 'orce exceed 800 bolts,
are required br separated NJ least ght inches 30
mar zine wircsor wires whose suIdu RuatiI'
!
VIE W.? In ,,,5 are rigdlv REQUIRED 10 be
secn ed by suitable insulators 70 Erei o. cuIVd-
The cecician or his makes daily Of wires
THE SYSTEM or UNDERGRoUND coNDU'Ts.
Aftr considerable Thought d has en- determined not
TO permit any underground circuits Tor the bn'lnns
TIE un lrrgriuni GO dn on eN lDltloh arc require ~
le n cel on tab es above ground. where they can be
readily examined by the electrician TINS plan was
ado ted 40 to prevent tho wres ~ an rem, ~ Irus
~ l.ririca. - ilrdus from com NJ mo mt o.>'
proximity vhi all 80 du sySt ms etli,in t,iiid
budi carry ing a. the Inte' ma oh'I @ , nm,
mo docs electrical currents agEirS ing up
ward 81 800 n'' Y IJi's 10 difr.. cst parts
of he ouildu.. should be kept ds Tar IL dhl rom "h'
an ,nf, as i5d ncwb.rs he Fank o.tuc, dd
ap 10 be readily auai ab 10y me u- OF any "i luz
underground 90 dus now Fown. ".'.'I nous nous " ~,
ne A .,trii n OF hr institute thinks 'r''i'pt u"
! Nj zee wir- und round but b. doe. tG ma ga lue
! re- ched That ndcrfr unI ~ tens tF - cure l-ni
| { legr pm aud lcp one puIpo e' nav , ,, i,o
hf tbcif 'rraier slfctv over aerial WINS
c.nIIi q Mi hes tiled Pro.esSo lI.uton said odu,
when the r1d acgc snu " :" ASP iG,'I W. Womb a.
pear 10 be possible only by sys Guns Of " SUI ways.'
IMPROVEMENTS - GENERATORS.
Tho tnprot tmcpt. in gcpctat rsof ooctrcya IA shown
by tho present exhibition tcsl mainly wit th' d}nan'''
AVID IN 40 arc iuproyemo, dcta IL Of Instruction.
such a, appartioug tn several pirt' t. ono another
TINS Ella of improvements lie shown iu thr Idso nui
Wro" exhibits IN go e.. ~ lhc Field magnets Of the
Edison macai 90 eve been dr'tca' 81 ln lens ana ~
creased IN diameter ans tho pc pieces have been made
Ic., auru T. IN those way. gwen Md H. .,
materials suffice tori mcl nm ~ tho transformation 81
| iocfo energy fr { pr'duc ION OF ls t. 700 weston
dyu amos hisr had umaturc c,tc' made more m'NHNc'
and ue same Is Tho 'a'c with the Field mhfnr' e" 80
1hc.c mn. oycmcnta secure nearly rohHh cIc',t'
motive to toe machine even 'udo, tireno vllr
lions OF external rcssanc'N thc are hi hg m"'h l't
yaryn number, Of l.mptin The eur al by uiit El
zeal Generated Vtuaho sistancc device placed IL the
| circuit 81 tue Field ma net
! The Eri,h company exhibits dyn,mos for are Citing
having improved constructions OF armatue cores IhrHr
60 O. are now ma 'e OF rpl any ihld SIRIUS q" "i'ln
iron. th.s I'm j. substllute Tor tn otst IRON core
formerly M de. Tue suit s The securing 81 larger
pumucr o lights although greater weight OF m t-rials
l. use1. A machine 81 the ~ which. usder the old
constrlc ion, yields sStyhge The Biush Company a-o
exhibits electro 'i"rase bat ees use In IT. system o.
/ placed circuit desired number being pni IN
t@cn 81 inc ' Zach Sos are derive fro the ter n II
TIE Dattc In he house. SUIT ~ TO ms ilusiraun
this system is nely ttt'd no TO show the enc OF
The Hochausen machines madelled, far as
lures arr eel. at o. the Grdmmc ypS fr ectr'-
plating ami electric lighting, are exhibited They show
improvements in Diet lis Of construction, sucn a.
q, oi WlId { ana tor the securing OF
/ ventilation for cooling pnrpo rs. Ia the IhompSo
Houston dynamo the field magnets cons I o. core raw
ing low cylindrical form, VII, the pole ends lose
b, tho clid core bur let of scmHcyln iral
| can FORM The winning i on he periphery
Of his cylinder. which Is dvidcd mo TWO
parts IN. pole ends turn toward each tn 7, so that
It. cavities In hem together m Ike rpherical cavity
Nithh which the armatuTe is rotated Wallace Sons,
OF ALsonia CONF, eIhlDif SOM dynamo e.. erie ma
chines and electric motors. ich they exhibited and
had In operation 1T the Centennial Lxnib ton 1876.
They also EXHIBIT other experimental macnue, ma 20
II about that time and since. Al the cent. nnial
Exhibition they showed Inc only light there eX btei
the electric motor which received 1t, r-y
from dynamo.