New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-04
THE ELECTRICAL EXHIBITION.
INVENTIONS OF GREAT INTEREST.
THE TORPEDO DrTECrOR-AN ELECTRICAL CONE
GIGANTIC MISREPRESENTATION INSTRUMENTS.
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THE TORPEDO DrTECroR-AN ELECTRICAL CONE
GIGANTIC DYNAMos-MUsrCAL INSTRUMENTS.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The exhibits in the
Electrical Exhibition building IN better shape to-
day There are fewerb xes obstucng the aises Waste
and shayings have been swept away. still the exhibition
remains In an sfactory stae Many Of the minor
exhibitors WHO are dependent upon the large electrical
ompane- to put the machinery in motion com
PEELED to wait until the latter have finished pa ing their
departments in working trim. Hundreds OF miles Of
eec RIGA wire will be active operation shortly inside
thecxhbtOn hall Tie work OF ayin the condIts has
been assigned 10 Professor Hous on. the electrical
engineer the Franklin Institute II has been his en-
ceavor provide ony for the absolute safety OF
life and property wi hin the walls Of the bull ns but to
prove at the time that the electric current IN its
for tie purpose OF Illumination. IS safer than any
other artificial illuninant, such the candle the Goa
oil lamp, or the gas burner
Am he few e1hDitor7 who conspicuous by the
order winch their exhibits found 10 be open
Ing day is he Unl,e ed states Government. The war
Department has interesting mo les Illustrating the use
Of the field egrlph and nsrum nts for measuring the
We ocity Of balls fired from a rife a cannon. The
signal service Bureau exhibits the methods for signalling
and transmitting messages in the fec. The Navy
d. nartment has the COMP te exhibit 1t Is
IN charge Of Lieutenant ske, who Il assisted
in the task Of expa ming The instruments employed IN
modern naval warfare by two seamen. There are two
classes Of app iance which attract universal attention
They the Mangln projectors" and tie torpedo de-
tectors"-the Ia tr particularly being anOvel application
OF electricity submarine warfare They curiousy
constructed weights which when dragged along he bot
tom tie water will, whenever they contact
within a hort distance Of a stationary torpedo
emi, a sound through telephone IN ship connected
with the weight.
The Mang projectors" are, the name
implies, Of fore On manufacture. The pro
~ NH. b
used arcniuG the horizon any disan, coast
thu enemy, fran Object which II Is desired 10
the fire Of the slps battery at night The
instruments exhibited here are the finest aud most
power nj yet rOns-rIceI one which has been placed
on-cfth corner towers OF the exn non building vii
lie pm into active opera ion whenever the Itner viii
maze -uch rial effective
Considerable rivalry shown By the different electric
light c0mualles a gh have been expe tel The
Edison Company. par lcu ary, looms mp prominently
The monster dynau attra Is universal attention II
goes without saving hati IA. already be. baptized the
Jumbo dynamo" The display o, tue pauy among
her ia ngs includes d reaching from the 10 r
almo, tie grd,rs Of the roof which Is ardcd," IL
40 Npre-sou used, with over 1000 colored cleo
trio Ugh 5. II Is nothing bu 'JuA DO" 10Y 4 course,
put I.u-taJe- rh - the ch3racer Of number Of tn
displays the hall wli n have neither tn cXcu- If nov
small drawing room Is -htrd with ih. Edison mean
descent lamp. Indeed lamps Of all kinds many or them
Of new .eslSn. ar shown.
occupy prominent pc itlon mir peculiar d ntnos'
sand he ,uv kind att dera lie at
teuti0n They so -hoy some fine designs ID mp~ Tor
very conceivable purpose. Near py d. another large
display not gu In shape yet, but nearly 80, by the
United Electric Lighting Company with the Wes
10 system.
Three OF Messrs -elers' machines will run cut ng,dr =
IL and pa ing hines. The Excelsior Lighting Com
pauy, OF NewIOrA, aud the NcIlgne Company Pitts
burg, ing their work, display 10 be made
by live prOmi II gre interest TIC Brtls Elec-
RE Lighting Company present WI b a or at number
OF lamps Their spa is one " IT at brl lInct. Per
baps among all the Things biting th- wOnd rs OF the
4ddp az o electric " chief l. the clock The
cleo real mus cal instruments al come In for full
share uf atteuti The great and pond ron macun
{ at .uIn h the power for Oper ting tn OMAN are
among ne wonders OF the ibltOn. These are
bu fl some cases expressly for electrical purpOs The
exniOi decat measuring and pnilosO puIca
tus ~ James W Queen Co among the CHE attrac-
Ions o me exhibition. To the OF his Phlad-l ia
Il been con, igned he exhibits firm France and
Ger amy. To-day they be carefully removed
from tneir packing boxes and pl ced IN posi- ion Inc
II TelephOn and tn Clay Telephone Compan occupy
urOninenL pOsitlOns with nnLnDcr " lnstLumelts.