Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-23
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Last night the Seattle E:iessria Light
Company. gave an exhibition at the
headquarters 90 jackson street. near
Commercial. Eleven sixtesn- candle
power lamps were stationed along the
room and when sufficient steam vas se-
oumaiated the dynamo xas started, the
lights turned on, and the room vas Inn
mediately made brilliant With 8 clear,
~hits light. All the LAMPS we're attach
sd 10 the two min wires along the
ceiling, and ~ many more lights a. de-
sired esnid be attached without lesson.
inR she power of any ons. some Of the
lamps we're furnished with pretty glass
globes much similar TO the globes used
90 gas axtares. The lamps do not get
70 mach heated bat that they can he
safely banded 81 any time. Besides
tie lights N the room. there was Que of
thirty candle power IN the street. which
emitted soft, clear light that conduct
cd all the visitors 10 and from the build
Ing. The dynamo or machine whie1
generates the electricity, Ia a very inter
place OF two large magnets. between
she poles OF which the armatur,s re-
volve. emitting the currents and aceumu-
lRtiag the fsrcs. From the armafures
the electricity il taken BY brushes and
csnduoted 10 the mains, whenre II 4
distributed 10 the various lamps. The
dynamo tn nsa al present IL capable OF
Supplying five hundred lamps Of the
sixs equal to 80 ordinary gas ist. TIE
company have orders for four hundred
lamps now, and Is is expected that The
demand will greatly increase as soon a.
the advantages Of the light become so
parent to the people.
Ths present machinery Is only snfi-
Gent 10 make start, and By next fan
the company will procure another engine
snd dynamo. Then the capacity will
be doubled. and. inscase Of an accident
TO one portion Of the maohiaery, no in
convenience would be experienced by
the patrons as another engine would be
In readiness. There will be no poe dbil-
ity OF sadden darkness along the lines
except the boiler burst, and this is not
liable 20 happea. as the boiler ID rsQu-
lsfIv tested. Ths boiler and engine
we're made by the Washington Iron
Works Of this city, and are excellent 10
every particular.
The lights are all regulated by a gov
ernor, which controls the entire flow OF
electricity. IL 500 lights were all bat
one Suddenly turned Gus. that one would
continue 10 barn ~ before, the balance
of force bsin2 disposed OF by the COVER
nor. Thc delay Of putting in the lamps
ordered by the patrons IL owing 20 the
failure 10 arrivs Of por.ion Of toe ma
tesials. The governor and large por-
ton Of the wire has MT vet arrived,
though 10 has been shisped from New
FORK. and IL expected 10 arrive in fev
days. Tue delay wss caused In the
Eastern factory by large foreign orders.
The Edison Machine Works recently
hiisd orders Of 600 lamps for Antwerp.
600 - Milan and 1900 10 Rome, and
Ia the Uaited states daring the mouth
OF Jannsry there " r. 1000 lights dis
posed ". The foreign orders we're az
eompanied BY all the necessary sppii-
snees. including men 80 eel the msehin-
cry IN ranaing order. Tue machine
SHOPS are running day and night 30 oil
thess and other orders
AL the particulars IN this Edison
light seem 90 have reached perfection.
There Is 9slyancmeter which With the
aid Of a testing battery will enable tue
managers 20 desect loss along the lines
OF even the thoasandth part Of q erit
or ampeFs of electricity, and the under
writer's compel the retention Of oO0
ohmS or units of force along the mains
by ell companies using this light. There
n no danger Of fatal shocks by psrsons
getting too near the dynamo Last
evening the visitors were greeted with
. AXE q shock,r and by touching each
hand 30 The sites. forming : eire1it,
eight swtisn in the toiats vas noticed.
ThIs contrasts very forcihiy with the
eaatinns gisea persons Waiting TIE dy-
nsuaos Used IN some Of oar asiiis which
proaacc q more glarins and fierce light
ard 20 receive SHOCK from which
wauid mo<i likely prove fatal. Watches
are eastIy Futasd hy too close proximify
TO these etectrscal machines. ~ the
wcrks become msznetssd and stop
RAINING.
Mort. Cooaaes l. ehi4f engtneer. aad
has devsloy~d conssderabs@ lnssress In
his hassness alresdy. Mr.. Sydney z
Mitchell, sss af the praEtsssoFs, has
had cpnsi3ersbis exp~rtene~ 81 this oasl-
n< While al the Uaited states SsvAi
Acsdeoay be passaed = special cpafss IN
electrssi science. from weteA be ~ss
rrAasstea- While 90 Zee United States
fgixste Ireatsn he vas ssxsn especial
eaaree az both electric pisuss. Osr Of
tsrss w&s = krzach srsrch ltgst. used
20 sfUst ssyyestaas or ether etsstrues8ons.
vAfl~ the ether Gas a system af the
Eiissn lights used fer all Parfcses 81
islausnAlton 90 hoard the ship. Thts
Trsnssa 4 nee tie f<r ship 81 tue
Assatsc sqaaaren- After Mr. Altsbeii's
expsrienee Ga tue frcntan he spenf -es-
srsi usosshs 10 TIE kisssn rssseins
saaEs. and - IN every way ezpAhse %
MANAGE tss business he hss snSertsksr
in esuapsny With Ar. r. b. spsrisns
ara s6asrs II h exp~ct@a thsi the ress
of the materials wlli arrive socn. AID
shen oar pe>pae ssa have the pass sare
Of wifnsssarx she iixAt IN Dsny psssss
81 erzznsR thfczxhszt he city