Daily Republican., 1890-06-19
THE GAYNOR SYSTEM
NOW ON EXHIBITION IN THIS
CITY.
A System Of Police Signal by Electricity
That Almost Talks AudibIy and
Thinks Intelligenvly-
Invention from Louis
Willie, kentucky.

1nvonttOn from AsOote
Willis. Kentucky.
The Gsynor electrical signal apparatus
now on exhibition In this city 10 entitled
10 much more than . passing notice.
That the exhibit comes from LouIsviile,
KY, y an additional attraction. Usually
people look to the Northeast for these
great Inventions, but here 70 one from .
city ln Southern border Stats that loses
lar inventions elsewhere. Indeed IL 10 .
source Of qualification TO know that
every thing good does not come from
Ysnkeelsnd aud thst the Southern States
Rre not excluslve,y, devoted 10 cotton.
With the spilit Of improvement that 10
openisg mines and planting iron furnaces
IN Tennessee AID Alabama, tho inventive
Renius Of the aye i0llows, and from the
South comes up q real police signal sys.
tenn that vics with any System from other
sections. But that 10 neither here nor
there. Here is the Gaynor system In
operation right at the doors Of the people
0f Wilmington.
The octagon-shaped pagoda that
stands on the curb before tho city hall
attracts general attention. From the
top OF this booth 10 large lamp that
flashes out light like the rays from =
lighthouse. The booth. 10 about four
feet In diameter and some nine feet high.
Made OF iron, mischievous boys with
Jack knives make no impression upon II.
The 0ctagonal corners are protected BY
corner strip painted darker brown than
the main panels. The booth is set upon
u concrete base 30 strongly supported
that II csnn0t bs upset by any ordinary
force. The agent Of the 0aynor Com.
psny In this 10 Mr.. g. q. Marshall,
whose office 10 at the northeast corner
OF Seventh aud Shipley streets. Mr..
MarshAll Ii . permanent resident OF this
city, and naturally Is very anxious to
have his system Of police signals intro
duced.
During the day and night large crowds
stopped and looked at the structure 10 II
1t were something that had Just dropped
down from the regions Of the suu 1t
noondsy. From this booth = couple oil
wires run into the city hall aud are con-
nected with = battery that operates the
booth s'guals the same - II 1t were two
or three miles away. The Gaynor sys-
tenn comprises = complete electrical out
6t Of telephone communications, fire
alarms and police signals. 1t makes no
difference how mauy boxes are dstri-
buted over the city, whether . dozen or
nifty, the prineipsl 10 the same. Though
the central station Signals are sent to all
sections.
Tho mechanism At the City Hall CT M
prises . fire alarm box, . patent test
switch aud lightning arres.er, an electro
mechanical gong, an indicator showing
the number Of the stations and districts
from which the alarms are sent. . gal
vanomster, q durameter aud an auto
matte repeater, which can be used for In
dependent sigials.
upon the most approved electrical princi-
pies, and are besutiful specimens OF mo
chAnical skill. They have been critically
examined BY . number Of experts In
electrical mechanism and highly recon-
mended by them all. Tho following let
Ter was seut to Mr.. Marshall yesterday
By Captain Charles H. Smith Of the VIII
atDgton City Electric Company:
WILMINGTON, DEL, June II, 1890.
Mr.. g. G. MARSHALL, Agent for the
6aynOr Electric Manufacturing Com
pany for Delaware, Maryland and New
Jersey.
DEAR Sir: While passing the City
Hall was attracted by the neat and sub
stan,ial appearance Of o "Police Call
GAynor Electric Manufacturing Com
pany OF Louisville, Ky, In response Ia
notice aeking for bids for the police
alarm system by the Police COMMITTEES
Of Ci,y Council.
While examining the came l met Mr..
0aynor, tho inventor and patsntee. who
gave q working test of his system. Arel
making . thorough examinatlon OF the
details Of construction and work, must
BAy that / have never seen Q more CON-
piste or Satisfactory arrangement for ths
purpose.
The automs mstic code signal enabling
Ahs police authorities to send out to thelI
patrol men silent sienals.in great variety
u most complete and satisfactOry.
The material and workmanship on ths
whole system 10 first st-class 10 every pAr
tieular. On being informed that you are
In giving same thorough examination
and consider that its adoption by ouI
city authorities would DO another step ir
she right direction. / remain yours truly
CHARLEs n. Smith,
Assistant Manager Wilmington CITY
Electric Company.
In addition to Mr.. Smiths commtn
dAtlon, which 10 worth much here, where
hs 10 known, Mr.. Marshall has the writ
een Communications from tho following
places where the system 10 In operation
LOUISVILLE, Lexington, Homervills
OMensboro and Winchester, KY; Knox
vmle. Iena.; Champaign. ILL.,; Salt Lake
UAh; Duttc, Montana; Batavia, N. Y,
Grssnsborough, NC; Lacrosse, Dheboy
gan and Appleton, Michigan. and man,
other places.
Tbs letters Of Recommendation from
these places named represent the Gaynol
Electrical Manufacturing COMPANY a. ,
Arst-class commercial frm and reliabl,
Manufacturers, able and willing TO al
IN! and all contracts their arcuts ma,
MAKE In manner entirely saiisfsctory I,
their patrons. "
MI. Marshall says the CITY vii, ,os,
sotnipg BY adopting the Gaynor system
1is company, be says, will put in u,
plant and test Il for one year vitbou
any money being paid, and II it is no
cAtisiactory By that time they will tax,
tneir apparatus away aud the city vii
nave nothing TO- pay. Referring to th,
advertisement for proposals Mr. Mar
snail says his company bid in good
isith, aud their bid being about = thou
sand dollars below any other shs com
pany naturally thought that the mattel
sners ended and the contract would b,
ewarded 10 them. But the City Council
In order to obtain all the knowledge i
could In relation to the matter, havinl
requested an exhibition Of the company I
apparatus. they had oheerfully com piled
WIN the request, and his com pany WA