The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-29
THR NAV PURI.
A Test Il Made Of Coal Refuse In Heating
FpFRaCss-M In Time DIsPlAee Gas.
p{Ltsb,lb5h Commercial Ga,slLa

ATest L. Made Of Coal Refuse 10 Heating
FuFRaGss-MRy In Time DlsPlAee Gas.
piitsSHr0h Commercial GGisltt,
Attest Of fuel that promises to be
cheaper than any yet used in the manu-
iacture Of iron was made yesterday al
Morehesd Bros, mill at SharpsbuY
Several local manufacturers and repre-
sentatiyes OF manufacturing concerns al
Warren, youngstown, YOUNGSTOWN and
other places were present.
Thenew fuel is coal dust trituIated in
10 dust as fine as flour by means-of cy'
Clonic currents OF air, The whole pro
cess, as we'll as the methods OF supply
ing furnaces, Is the invention OF q Mr.,
McAuley, and is known as the McAuley
coal eConomizer, Nothing but the re-
fuse Of the mines is used and being i'm
palpable Is traiected into the furnace
with blast, which blast also furnishes
oxygen, which, with the carbon dust,
facilitates q perfect combustion,
\, w, Stammler, q mechanical engl'
neer from the Cambria Iron Works at
Johnstown was one OF those present at
the trial yesterday and thus spoke OF II
10 Commercial GaEslts man.
Wrhe theory OF the thing Is perfect,
We know that q combination Of carbon
aud oxygen In proper proportions makes
an intense heat. The carbon being in
dust as fine as the notes In q sunbeam
facilitates perfect combustion, so that
every heat unit is made use OF. To-day
a ton Of iron was put In the furnace and
was subjected to tho intense heat for
one hour and was found to be in tho
proper condition for further manipu-
lauon. In gas furnace 1t takes
from one and onequarter TO one
aud one-hRlf hours to do the
same thing, Here we have but small
traction OF time, but in q year 1t Is Oi
sufficient importance TO take account Of.
The cost OF the machinery do not
know anything about but ! am told tits
not great. The material, refuse slack
from the mouth OF mines, can be had for
taking 1t away and air Is plenty and
cheap,
1.-THE machinery Is crude yet and is
susceptible OF great improvement and
greater simplicity. However, the thing
has merit and has great future without
doubt"
"Willit displace gasP"
ut may II the gas companies keep on
raising the price Of the fuel. Its great
est usefulness will come in factories and
mills outside Of the gas belts and there.
In open up new fields Of successful COM
petition with the Pittsburgh specially.
II can not be utilized for domestic pur-
poses, nor indeed small manufacturing
concerns, but where intense and steady
heat Is necessary IL can be used. II Is
just the thing for glass houses, iron mills
and may yet possibly be adapted for use
In smelting.furnaces. II so II Is the
greatest boon to manufacture Of the many
Of recent invention"
Only one furnace has as yet been put
In operation at tho mill as II is an ex-
perimental project, but Mr.. Moorehead
expressed himself as well satisfied with
itSperformanoes during the two weeks 1t
has been In use. There were some
changes In the construction Of the fur.
mace necessary, but all OF miRor char.
aCter. The Pittsburgh men were 10th
To express opinions, but all seemed to
think 1t a great thing. Mr.. stammler
said he had expressed his opinion con.
seryatively because he had not time TO
20 IS deeply into the subject as was re.
quired for an unreserved opinion.