Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-01-11
PUMPED BY ELECTRICITY


introduces
Several New YORK Churches.
Not least among the many uses
which electricity now subserves Is its
adaptability through the medium OF
motors 10 the operating OF church or
gans. During the last two or three
years experiments have been made TO
this end by the various electric light
and electric motor companies. which
have finally resulted In the perfecting
OF machine which Is fast revolution
izing the antiquated methods OF pro-
viding large organs with a satisfactory
motive power.
The first church In the country. aud
probably In the world. to make use OF
this latest triumph of electrical science
was 1T. Paufs. OF this city. which for
nearly year has operated It's organ
by means OF a one-horse power & and
Z motor. where formerly four men
were required to do tho same amount
OF work. The experiment has been
watched with great interest by cleo
tricians, for Its success meant the open.
ing OF large and remuperative field
to manufacturers OF electric motors. IL
has proved such complete success
that seven OF the largest church or.
| gans in New York have recently been
similarly equipped. They are ST
| Patrick's Cathedral. the Collegiate Re
formed Church, TIA Madison Square
Church. Trinity, st. Thomas, Calvary
and ST. Ignatius'.
| The advantages of the u,otor over
other means Of pumping organ bellows
are 80 many and evident, that II In but
the question OF a short time before all
churches within reach OF an electric
current will be provided with the labor.
saving appliance. Henceforth the or
ganist Is independent OF his bette noire,
the human organ blower. or the vaga.
ries OF the gas engine. He now seats
himself Mt his instrument presses q
button within reach OF his hand, and
the motor revolves. the bellows rise
and fall, and the organ. obedient TO hi,
touch, gives forth its music in praise o.
the works OF man as well as OF God
No longer is he In momentary dread
that the small boy. owing TO the sopor
ific influences of his playing. or to tn,
defective working Of an antiquated en-
gine, will force him, fguratively speak
ing. to whistle for "A breeze.
The use OF the water motor. the
cheapest Of all known methods for gen
Grating wind, was made impossible II
this city some years since because o
the enormous waste OF water which 4
necessarily involved. The great anS
insurmountable objections to the gal
engine Is that IL has been found impos
sible. either TO minimize or oyercom,
the noise and the great expense involves
both initial and constant. The cost o
the equipping an organ with an cleo
trio motor Is less than half that for tn
simplest kind OF gas engine. The cos
al operating Is also decidedly less. |
Is not more than ten dollars mont
per horse power. and as the size OF tn
motor is increased the relative cost pc
horse power Is diminished. Wher
the church Is already fitted with eles
trio light wires the expense is, {
course. much reduced. The St Thomai
church organ. tho largest In the city
Is easily and satisfactorily run by me
tor OF four-horse power.
The small space that the motor occu
pies. the eyenness of its blowing, tn
facility OF Its control In starting an
stopping, as well as In regulating, an
the little attention required, are tn
special advantages claimed for IL owe
any other power used for this purpose
IL runs with practically no noise. Ia fire.
from hest or odor. gives no troubl
from frost In the coolest weather, an
Is always TO be depended upon TO d
what Is asked of II. II an organ
built for power. Its attachment 10 III
work OF moment Ii built to be ru
by hand. IL can easily be transforme
into one ready for power. Regulatio
may be effected by varying the spec
OF the motor by the movement OF tn
bellows. or by using a constant spec
motor employing mechanical move
meEt to connect or disconnect th
power by shifting belt which Is acte
upon by the rise or fall OF the bellows
The one In use ut St. Paul's 10 n
automatic motor connected 70 the mai
driving pulley by shifting belt. Whe
the bellows rise 70 a certain point thi
belt is made to work on loose pulle,
thus disconnecting the motor from III
driving shaft. When. however. th
bellows fall below this point (by th
J use OF compressed air) the belt Is mad
to automatically shift on TO the tigh
pulley. and the motor again does |,
! work. Another method OF regulatio
is by connecting the motor itself wit
bellows TO regulate tho power give
out by the motor. As the bellows ris
the speed OF the motor Is reduced unit
they are full; at that point the moto
Is at rest, and starts as the below
again falls. IN. Y. Times.
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