The sun., 1890-06-01
ELECTRICAL,

Mr. r c. Martin editor OF the Electrical Enotnse- 70
Gently told amusing story Five or six years hs
received letter from Mr. John Crawford an electrical
engineer. then engaged in telephone work In Russia
detailing sotno succeBsful experiments over tho line
from Moscow to BoIoRoe, distance OF about 400 mea
Mr. Martin printed this story. Tho following week Il,
reprinted by another chnic al paper which oc
casion to amend tho spelling OF the word Bologoe and
made II Bologna The week following another paper AZ
ured that from Moscow Bologna ore than
| 400 mieA and so made It 900 Tho week after that
another paper concluded that BoloRne in France
meant and made the necessary correction. The story
then ready for its trAves and has globe
trotting at terrific pace Mr. Martin says he has
started several corrections Of it but stern chase
proverbally long ono, he 10 afraid that for TO
come papers all round the world will be telling OF tho
wonderful work of those Russian engineers in
Ing distance Of 1000 miles when the simple fact of
tho matter that the distance only 400 thas
the work was done by an American who sighed get
back to Gods country" and at last threw up his job
in disgust because, As no humorousy put M " the els-
phone couldn t stand the Russian language"
Mr. Theodore oss IN deciding have tho Star Thea.
tre cooled by electric motor fanS ia in all probability
making lead that will DO largely followed not only in
large budingA but in private housea and before long
We may look for tho delivery Of cool air into
as We now have water. Ras, electricity. and heat The
plant used at the Star Theatre consists of large cleo
trio motor an immense pressure blower. ice cham.
Der of exceptional size. various ducts leading to tho
auditorium, and numerous appliances for controlling
tho flow OF air. An ingenious feature of tho system s
the construction OF tho ice chamber in which the drip
pings Of the water from tho ice used cool the
air before 1t comes in contact with tho ice itself Al
though may bo found desirable Ice in very hot
weather. under ordinary conditions its may be dis
ponsed with Tho OF the system
from the fact that by It volume OF as 600 cubic Of
cool air can be forced minute into the auditorium
The application of tho Brooklyn City Railroad Com
pAny for permission substitute electric motors for
hnRaA nm tfR hnA
miles OF track controlled by this company Presi
dent Lewis 1t In the coming power pro-
pose to utilize it In all probability shah have two
power statonA that shall not be convenienced
II one blows am very strongly in favor of supply
ing from centyal station roads that
will electric motorL That would reduce the cost 10
Q minimum"
German scientist has discovered that treea the
trunks Of which covered with moss or Mchen are
more Liable to lightning strokes than otherS and i'm.
putes to this the comparative immunity of the oak
paper of great interest TO electricians has lust ap
peared from the pen Of o. T Crosby OF Rapid
Transit Company OF this city The subject OF paper
Is air resistance at high speeds speed OF miles an
hour by electric car Is promised before long At
high speeds tho element of air resistance becomes
most important and any addition the store Of
knowledge on tho subject is Of the utmost value.
An arrangement for tho prevention OF accidents By
the electric current has been adopted tho works Of
tho Morgan Engineering Company OF Alliance Ohio,
board hxed on the wall facing the dynamo In the
OF the siK men who employed in looking after the
circutG When man Is called duty he removes his
check from tho hook and takes It with him The en-
Kineer sees by glance at tho board that hook
absent and that therefore ono is enKsged about
tho lines around the shop, and tho dynamo 10 not
started until the check il replaced the hook.
engineer then understands tha the coast Is clear and
his without fear OF accident to any Of
the linemen
defect said have declared itself In the meehan
ical construction of the doll and Mr. EdL
that several weeks OF hard work will be re.
CURED to set 1t right The manufacture of the speaking
dolls has been giving Employment to 300 young women
who are laid on until the required modncGuon in the
anatomy Of the dolls are effected.
Tho whole secret of tho Keely motor has been s1
planned by tho inventor himself What can be more
lucid than the following: There is a triple sympAthstio
order OF Vibration diVortinR the positive and negative
currents TO ono general poarled centre this rotary
action Is continuous when sympAheticAly associated
W tho polar stream"
There is nothing prosaic about tho life O. the cleo
trican In south America correspondent at Monte
'ideo writes We must watch lest tho lamp lighters OF
'he RAs company who are the foes of the cleo
Iric light do some mischet For half the town have
thirty men as well as some secret Inspectors armed
WIN kniyeS who look out for the mischief maker.
Ahd my chiet official often range the streets by
night with loaded rsvoIvers in our pockets The chiefs
u tho wire aud lamp inspectors are on horseback
also myself and my chief olciaL and As SOON a, any
hlScnef begins We gaIop up from all sides
A new iron steamer left Newcastle England in tho
beginning OF the month tor her first voyage across the
Atautc- In the course OF the voyage SIZE got iutoa
ieaVy fog The electric search light showed something
"liie little distance aheRL IL looked at urst IKE
loud bur immc iiHe.y attsrward tho form Of great
ICEBERG ioomed up. Tie helm instantly put hard
o osthrhOard and iust cleared tho ice vail crashing
however into huge ledge which iuttei out from
'erE There was heavy A5aanche Of ice which threw
he ship on her beam endS. ru rho righttd ani,
hough leaking got safely into New York harupr
Tut for Tho electric light nothing could Aavo saved
easel aud crew.
froi Elhu Thomson in speAkng The Pr0h ems
u tie Future say" In u e near iut,'e raiiW"s viii
70 run by electricity not the email roads mrAu mt
eASon why Wa should not expect hig speri, than
re can attain al present with steam locomotives
mere "e nave recirTocaIing parts At must he put 10
notion stopped and reversed conIuuA ally, wHe iuIlo
lecirie locomotive we have tho slmps rotary motion.
Ehich Is all No need, which maAes IL pos. bic 40,
ordinEly 10 run a. much higher r,e OF si esd. Al
honxh the steam locomotive has teen very much i'm
roNSI yet It can hardly compare ", tie &C .uomy 4
'auonrN engines, = Aced where 'Ney can nave an
hnndant water suprv for cuudru-u NJ purr0.es We
an there ore by employing st,uI Innary me, anI
ea'r'' T'H' do Away wit Ag5'Is dtA 81 "''"ro'''
~ Ne :. "nd tnr moYiu. utFrs o'us spuiue ~ ~
+" can tam = mu,h hiE"rF h,r,d say , burasi
,lles All hoIL Tn. won d pra rAnd stel forward
non w"I'l save 10 great del. of time IL wlglF
Won he possible TO reach speed ot 40 mi '"ur
simply depends upon finding the method o. apr ,llE
lmcisnt power and building the locomotives tosuI ar
lnEsmsH" being adopted ~ keep tie cars on the uSsE