The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
AN AMAZING EYE OF FIRE.
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND TEE WOHH
DERFUL THINGS 1T A DONE

uIuminntina the Depths or the eea aud re.
vealinu Creatures that Man had Never
Scientific Magic thatit May yet Perfera.
When 1t was discovered that an artificial
light that very closely resembles tho natural
light OF day could be procured from electricity,
and that 1t could DO 30 easily provided as to
take, in q great measure. tho place OF gas for
lighting purposes, everybody was naturally as
tonlshed and thought that the electricians were
the greatest men on earth. Tho now system
was hardly old enough to DO an assured sue.
cess before a lot OF wise men began consider
ing the Availability Of devoting this light to .
greater purpose than that OF merely lighting
up the humdrum affair OF everyday life.
As an experiment, a small incandescent hsht
was thrust beneath the wator In q fountain.
Tho effect WAS superb while 1t lasted. but tbs
water managed to work its way into the
globe. and the light was ~extinguished. This
gave tho electricians something TO think
about. and they began Immediately to rack
their brains for a means OF Keeping the water
away from tho source OF light. A coating OF
rubber was finally placed over the joint where
tho glass globe Joins the brass holder, and over
this was drawn a rubber bag that lifted tightly
over tho top of tho globe and around the pipe
through which the wire passed. This promised
to be successful, but q brief experiment showed
that the glass was not strong enough to stand
the pressure OF water, and, after being exposed
to It for n short time, would collapse. A globe
was then made of plate glass that proved able
For sons time this was only used in lighting
up fountains by way Of an ornament: Then it
Fish Commission that II u light could be used
under water 1t would prove 9, grent advantage
fashioned methods, lie beloved that there ex-
i tinds ct ct f / st that S Ssai never IN lie been 0f sesn. v 'ESe4s
boy who has ever lived near the water knows
that u %favorlte, method OF catching cells ia to
light placed in he bow OLA boat. Light not only
ATTRACTS coils. but nearly, everything else that
that n n light could be made to live AT, u. great
depth in the waite, tho reward would be great.
was. provided with an engine aud u dynamo.
A liSe bald SUPPLY y }s Il Of doa heay " g., TIsi iI,s E ! ,d thu.
equipped with other necessary articles. such as
alot OF insulated wire. a large quantity otiight.
strong rope, and a number OF heavy weights to
serve as sinkers. the steamer started out. The
first attempt was unsuccessful, for Mt o depth
upon, tho globe that II, broke. Another trial was
speedily made with heavier globes. and they
depth to Which eRit they ne could b be- suns. But The
most wonderful part Of this trial trip. which
teHH pdlas se f ssesstarss f l'9S sA! S. R ysafs ssS g. v ths
Edison 3 Elect Electric nsd Llc IT. cGH% I'm BY ,rcoId Rs,rt o.
and sunk BY means Of heavy weights to nearly
1000 fathoms below the surface. On the dock
drop them under the fish that were lured from
their homes in the great depth. The light was
and then it was slowly raised. i. It looked likS,
the, reflection of q star IN the, water at first
s Sc s It's ' Eazs we're 81 d sssn; sn Ssh h. ' hSs IIs6s s y5ei,
SS ssS s ssssfs i a. q sss Az vi WITH S.5 5s ssys 81 ss ssS.
iesa t their sn mca!ss Of a s3%s R f tssss Ash ssc PHssi
sure. Nature had made them so that they
could live in the great depths in which they
force that killed them"
POSE Ise ,o ass %h tsh tie Ss'f f }1ss as qs ssnts eSF t the Ru =.
live ones. and he gathered n great many rare
e eliV Kinds 81 Dish lived. The cost e 81 fitting it up a
da, aes %eise S's1 l ies n e sbaut . r2SSst Sut this Il G6 rst
e9ss would 30 eounte.baIsnSed * the o~heapnsss
sixth, az much as the cost Of the usual method
me United States torpedo station 2. New.
NJ Might iaI IL in Tie pa path TT q a H Vess SG''! The. e1p saa.
ments have reached that point where it Is cor,
i sarn a t spae sn su meter sfn great re Fs 70 shoM M y paasass
fSF 3 SSsssi ., I 9his df%ii ebs " 3 4 distances ta rssa sat' sS the
az re sS%iss o ob stWs IL II? Th s'i ids Se oi these ssasNs y.
sivas 9hst liz Is BENEATH 90 saRT she N r ,.Sss Ths S shls ss :
OF a glass globe through the water at the speed
ton requiring considerable thought for It's sue
S Gessful a Oh Isvs1 There Is, Is always much
%s slrasS.sy and M n fer shls p rsa Sa1e ms snst q re ese : e Iu@sc
fGE as,}ssa tb T5s %l asatd 5, 1 Tpss q Piys sssoS SsdS; M:
Ssc v " d tss wa IL th Ii t &sss fPlsaHisss is sn nGt tS :ptb BE- to
articles srie IS have . Box with . glass Potso% MI Tbs sa sop
until until 4 ir Is eighty d}ny BE below S0, the t snrisee; TIE
nearly ninety feet. MI, Hastings thinks that
s]tss. ss%h fie sSssts WRis Ser &ou Ia t fHasSts q s. E!sh te 3;
light much stronger than, could be obtained By
q any poS St ass d %sSns; a es Mih ae 1aS paef Sa.s nG %%6
9 81 an ' %siestr I,I lisSt that MA Was thrust Under as r !VSior
wrecks the electric light. it is thought. win DO
that an electric light placed In a barrel Of
new w nHf : aiyo and 4 IL LEFT It'll there ere for iorty;oiSht
Key i've years old. SAINT attempt to explain
It, but this method of treating whiskey has
S ese I u m GrasilSs i1r a Z yerbp 9 tho o' iasel o dns light
The Government officers on staten Island
started In a short time age to experiment IN
has not been perfected YET, and so some doubts
remain as to whether or not II Will be success.
full; In large, factories; where the air is likely
sometimes produced by incandescent lamps
enclosed in glass boxes that are filled with
water. In case the glass globe breaks. tho
water extineuishes. the spark instantly, In
many oil re1lneries where II has here
tofore been found impossible to ues
my kind OF artificial light electric
lights have been. successfully introduced.
Tho alaatrtp light Ia now nsaI in MANY than-
tres. and Is a good thing for tho motors and
nstresses, because 1t Y 80 near the natural
is necessary. Many dentists use tiny globes Of
light TO examine their. patients mouths, and
physicians have used the same kind OF light In
anatomy.