The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-06-21
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"Trip TO ~.G5F Pa
A delegation Of Woodstown business
men, interested in the establishment Of an
electric light plant in our borough, visited
Langhorne, Bucks county, Pa, ON Wed
nesday evening to inspect the electric light
plant lately established there By the
Thomson Houston Company, and observe
the practical operation of that company's
system as applied to street. house and store
lighting. The party consisted Of Mayor
Richmap. Jos, *. Riley, Samuel French.
Edward Wallace, Geo. BI. Andrews, Coun-
Gilman David ID. Lippincott, Frank Davis
and e. S. Fogg. They were met at the
Ninth and Green street station of the Read
ing railroad by ]. Cooper Cloud. Esq, Of
the Thomson-Housson Co.. who took
charge Of the party as guests of the CON-
pany. The J.15 P. 81. train carried the
party to Langhorne station, on the through
line to New York and about twenty-five
miles from Philadelphia, in about thirty
eight minutes. The station lies about mid
way between the old towns of L~anghorne
formerly AttleboroJ on the west of TIE
railroad and Huiraeville on the east. and
about 1 miles from each place. Near the
railroad station is located the electric light
station. owned and operated by an incor-
poFated stock company, maintaining a
plant costing. including the poles, wires
and all apparatus, about sf6, 600. and sup
plying light to both the towns of Lang
horne and Rulmeville and also the smaller
town of Eden lying nearer the railroad.
The light station was first visited and the
machinery thoroughly inspected and its
operation explained, as fully as so intricate
a subject could be explained to persons I'M
familiar with it, by Mr.. Daniel Killion. Of
the Thomson-Houston Company, whose
province it is to saperintend the i~nstalla-
ton Of the electric Light service in different
localities. The works at present contain
one dynamo, operated by a 100-horsepoYer
engine and having a capacity for running
a 600-light plant. At present go street
lights and $40 house lights are in operation.
and IN additional dynamo IS 10 be intro
dueed shortly. The building was in first
class condition and the machinery well
cared for. Alter an examination of the
establishment Messrs. Cloud End Killion
escorted the party TO the tLanahorne
Manor a magnificent summer hotel
standing upon a gentle eminenee about
one-quarter Of a mile from the station. in
tile direction of L2nghorne borough. and
opening its first season for reception Of
guests this summer. The dust of travel
was washed off and the spacious yeranda
offered q comfortable Longing place until.
with the approach of dusk, the building
sprang into a blaze Of light, being equip
ped from cellar to attic with the electric
lamps, and aTording q fine example Of the
merits of the Thomson-Houston system
in practical operation. The great hotel
was thoroughly explored and the b~rilliancv
OF the lighting especially admired. In the
large dining room, capable Of seating at
table comfortably al least 100 guests, were
three groups, of six 10-candle power burn
ers each, down the centre ofthe room, Three
burners were lighted in each group. max
ing nine in all, but they suificed to throw
a food of light into every part and corner
Of the large room, The light used is the
''i~ncandescent, y perhaps more familiar to
orr readers if described as the light pro-
duced By the combustion of q fine flament
or loop of carbon in a small pear-shaped
glass and which gives a clear mellow
! white light. covered by large globes. known
as the ''arc'' lights. These lights are used
| altogether at the Langhorne plant. both
for house and street lighting, the house
/ lights being generally 10-eandIe power
each, (''candle power" IS a technical term
expressing the relative brilliancy of the
lights. 1-eandle power being equivalent TO
the light thrown out by one wax candle,
and 10, 1G or 25-candle power would be IN
derstood 4 light Of brilliancy equal TO 10,
IS or % wax candles burning at onee).
Tie street lights are of 2J-eandle power.
and for use in Railways or enclosed places.
where only one light is used, 16-eandle
power lights are omm0n. Bat supper is
waiting fer the Woodstowners. and they
cease their scientific research for a brief
space TO discuss q bountiful and much ap-
preciated repast. It must be quickly done.
however, for hacks are waiting and the
party is soon on the way to Langherne
borough. Here the street lighting was ex-
amined. The lamps are 25-candle power
and are suspended from the poles by a
short iron arm, attached to the pole, about
fifteen feet from the ground. The lights
are placed at the side Of the street instead
of being suspended across, although the
latter plan can be adopted If required. The
poles are placed about 500 feet apart, and
as a test Of the strength ofthe light, men,
bers Of the party took out their catches
midway between the poles and had no diff
fealty in reading the time by the Light
from the lamps $50 feet or more distant.
Stores were visited, citizens were conyeraed
with, and all with one accord gave testi-
mony to the general satisfaction with the
light and the system. Among other points
was the residence of the president Of the
local company, where the light was used
throughout the dwelling and ia the stables.
The party entered the carriage house in
the dark. L key was touched and the
whole room flooded with light. Into the
stables, another touch, more light. Up in
the baymew. another key, aud no ghost
could hnd a place To hide and frightcn the