Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28
An AMAZING EYE OF FIRE.
The EiecsYic light and the Wonderful
Things 10 Has Done.
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From The New FORK Sun
When it was discovered that an srs,f1ciai iiont
tn Il very closely resembles the natural 1icht OF
day could De procured from electricity and that It
| could be 20 easily provided as to take In q great
| measure, the place OF gas for lighting purposeA
| every body was naturally astonished and thought
| that the electricians were the greatest men on
| earth The new system was hardly old enough to
| be an assured success before O LOT OF wise men
began considering the advisability of devoting
this light TO greater purpose than that Of merely
lighting up the humdrum affairs o everyday e.
As an experiment, small incandescent light
| eject was superb while It lasted but the water
| managed 10 WORK It's way into the globe and the
Lght was extlnguished. This gave the electri-
| Immediately TO rack their brains for a means Of
keeping The water away from the source Of light.
joint where the glass globe joins the brass holder,
/ and over this was drawn rubber bag that fitted
cop .as
| ised 70 be success full but a BRIEF experiment
showed that the glass was not strong enough 70
posed TO IT for short time, would collapse. A
| globe was then made OF plate-glass that proved
For some time this was only used in lighting up
| fountains by way OF an ornament. Then it oe-
CURED 70 Prof; Baird. Of the United states Fish
Commission, that II Eght could be used under
water IL would prove OF great advantage TO him in
his search for FISH that never allowed themselves
He believed that there existed at a great depth in
the ocean various kinds OF fish that had never been
| seen. Every boy who has ever lived near the
water knows that favorite method OF catching
eels IS to lure them within spsaring distance BY
bright light placed in the bow OF boat. Light not
oniy attracts ees but nearly every thing else that
| lives In the water. and pr0felz0r that
IL light could be made to live at great depth in
| the water the reward would be great.
The steamer Albatross OF the Commission was
provided with an engine and dynamo. A liberal
supply OF heavy glass globes that would hold q
was placed on ' o5srd Sn eaalpped With osnsr
necessary articles, such as lot OF insulated wire,
large quantity Of light, strong rope, ana mum.
Der or heavy weights TO serve as sfnkers, the
steamer started CUT. The frst attempt was un-
successful for at q depth OF 1000 fathoms the
Another trial was speedily made with heavier
globes and they were found able 70 stand the pres
3. 70 w 1as Ge{ SUNK s
| which took place something ike three years ago,
was related TO secretary Frank Hastings, Of the
Al point near the Bahamas, according to the
professor, the light was dropped overheard and
suns BY means n heavy weights 70 nearly 1000
vessel stood the crew with the nets ready to drop
them under the fish that were lured from their
to remain IN The water for some time, and then it
was slowly raised II looked ike the reflection
81 star ara IN 1he ,s water a. mrs. ana It's rays were
darting fsh. The light soon lit up the water for
twenty feet around, and a weird assortment of
SEEN When near the surface the entrails OF some
OF these hSh burst from their mouths. 1.-THE pro-
nrs,rs .tn, ad ha AZ MA tn Sae
they could live In the great depths 10 which they
were found, and when this pressure or the deep
water WIS removed there was counteractipg
force that killed Them
The dead FISH were Just as useful for the purpose
for which the professor wanted them az live ones,
and ne gathered In a great many rare and curious
specimens without much trouble. The lignt was
also used TO good purpose for discovering the vari-
Gus depths In winch different kinds OF fish lived.
Tine cost OF fitting up a steamer with the neces-
sary apparasus to produce electric light is about
$l,JOO. put this first cost would be cOunteroal-
anced By the cheapness OF the light 1t would pro-
Guce. The cost or light, roughly estimated, would
not De within one-sXth as mucn as the cost OF The
usual method OF lighting.
Tue United states torpedo station at Newport ia
experimenting win electricity in order to expose
oy - rays any obstruction that might lie in The
pain CT vessel The experiments have reached
That point where 1t is certain that the water caa
De readily illuminated Tor space sufficiently great
regard TO The propeling OF this light ut distance
sufficiently FAR ahead TO enable a vessel TO swerye
from us course or come TO Iul stop before strik-
Ing revealed obstruction. The idea OF these ex-
peTiments Is TO show, In times OF war; explosives
that lie beneath the water. The tbrusting OF q
glass globe through the water at tn. speed at
which steamer usually moves is an operation re-
quir.ng considerable Thought for its successful
acnievement.. There Is always much dlf1culty
In lighting up water that has ruf1ed
surface, and for this reason many Of the experi-
Inrnts made have been less successful than was
Hastings thinks, could be readily accom- plisued.
because the water In these places il not apt TO
very deep. In the West Indies and tn Bahamas,
where Valuable shells and sponges lie deep In the
water. the searchers after these articles have a
box with glass bottom The top is open. In the
box is placed lamp, and then the giass bottom is
Dressed down In the water until IL Il g.ltlv
below the surface. The water directly below the
box is perfectly smooth, and IL Is possible 70 see
through The water foe nearly 90 feet Mr.. Hast
ins5 thinks that this same system could be adopted
With the electric light whlcn would throw
Iained by any other means Eariy IN The prese ant
month boy was drowned at Winchendon, Mass.
Two days later his body was recovered by me ms
OF an eiectric hgnt that was thrust under water |
by pole. In tue clearing and raising or wrecks
the electric light, It Is thought, Will be Of great
value.
ait has been discovered said Nj Hastings. |
THAT an e.ectric light placed In barrel OF new
whisky and left there for forty-eignt hours will
give It tine color and flavor or whisky 1--WE years Old
can't attempt TO explain 1t, out this method or
treating WHISKY has been In practice fora year or
more. The light, as understand IL, absorbs the
The Government ofrcerson Staten Island started
in short time ago TO experiment In lighting
perfected yet, and SO some doubts remain as to
whether or not It viii be successful
to be charged with explosive gases, the light Is
sometimes produced by incandescent lamps
enclosed 10 glass boxes that are filled with
water. In Case the g.ass globe breaks the water
extinguisheS the spark Instantly. In many oil
renaeries where 1t has heretofore been found I'm
possible TO use any Kind Of artinciai light electric
Hgnts nave Ueen successfully introduced. The
electric Light Is now used IN many theaters and is
good thing for the actors AID act resse5 because
II Is SO near the natural light OF day that but little
painting or The lace Is necessary. Many dentists
use tiny globes OF light 70 examine tner PATIENTS
OF light In examining various portions OF the hu.
man body.
Past GlOries of q Great Singer.