Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
COAL A DOLLAR A TON.
So says fneimsnn. Polish Inventor. Amer
Years ef Earpe.t R.-~arch.

Edison and bring 20 mankind generally q de-
gree OF benefit which will be In direct inverse
proportion to the woe inflicted upon the inai.
viduals commonly known as the coal barons
What he has 20 offer is less than a scheme
TO manufacture a coal which will be superior in
its results TO either bituminous OF anthracite
coal. TO which the world his been so long ac-
customed to look for its chief supply Of fuel
SO many vast conceptions hrfSe been already
brought TO the attention Of the public only 20
end in disappointing failures that every nor
great scheme Is apt 20 be regarded with sus-
picion. We have not suffered from the Keely
motor project and the many plans for nayicAi-
ing the air, 90 say nothing OF the many ideas Tor
submarine crafts. without having our conf
oence IN such matters seriously impaired.
THE NEW CLAIMANT.
The new aspirant for undying fame and Inch
dentally for the millions of money that are at
'endant upon great discoveries which are world
Vide IN their uses. has at least the courage q
4s oouNiotlons. aud has ideas are entitled TO
Iesiect since they backed un bv the fact that
the ue lartment Of patents at Washington stands
,eA1s 20 Issue him his patent papers as soon ~
NC las ehected ms arrangements in several for
eiSn countries to obtain similar rights there.
or reasons known 20 patent Law aud which
will give him the same right. i, ,,,,,, conn,
tries. be wishes TO secure his papers from che
several governments upon the same aaV For
thls purpose the inventor. Mr.. Albert Eael-
mann. sailed for Europe on "Wednesday La
upon the steamer Tcutonic
Mr. Edelniann claims Tor his invention that
IL Mhi enable him to manufacture ms coal AT A
cost OF only 81 per ton. Besides the exceed
Ing eheapness 81 the new article Mr.. Ed.lmann
claims Tor II the merit Of being absolutely
odorless and capable of being burned without
smoke and Of being consumed 80 utterly that n
leaves but per cent OF ashes
Mr; hGelmann Was born in Warsaw. Poland.
IN 1873, ana was educated at the university at
DorpaI, one OF the provinces of livonia on the
Baltic sea- He graduated there a. a civil en-
glneer, and then made the grand tour of Eu-
rope In 1852 he went to Australia the VOYAGE
IRON London to Sydney occupying six months.
HIS FIRST INSPIRATION.
In Australia Mr.. Edelmann devoted himself
to his profession and spent his time in building
railroads and in other engineering enterprises.
In lS6o he first turned his attention 10 the dis
eoNery OF cheaper coal, and since then he has
devoted all ms time and money TO that pursuit.
In the first place he argued that il was a we'll
known TACT that there exists npon the surface
OF the globe a large quantity of what may be
Nrihed inferior coal, which Is commonly called
Iignlte. Briefly defined. Ignite is a coal formed
at a much later period than either bituminous
or anthracite coal and therefore without those
chemical properties which would enable IL 20
ourn as well as either of them, and which,
. therefore. renders It practically useless for
That this ignite would. in centuries 10 come.
develop INTO fuel which might be utilized e1-
actly as well ms that which was already known
as bItumlnous or anthracite coal was a source
OF pam ana Vexation TO Mr.. Edelmann. lie
conld not sleep at night from his continual
study OF the problem. lie was actually Jealous.
he says himself, 20 think that a people q thou
sand years hence would avail themselves OF
that which the world might use today could he
but solve the problem of effecting by chemical
OrOCesses thai ktialrh
turtles.
CLEAN OF LIGHT
After study Of many weary wears Mr.. Edel-
mann believes that he has solved the problem
whose solution he so faithfully sought and is
satisfied that he has found a process for trans
forming this worthless Ignite into coal which
Tor all purposes is equal and in many in
stances, superior 70 either anthracite or bi-
luminous coal.
In other words, the inventor believes that bv
the mixture with Ignite of certain chemical
bodies a coal Is produced which is as perfect as
any that was ever mined and this Ignite he
claims, were II allowed 20 remain in the earth.
~oulu require thousand years for its trans
formation into perfect coal.
Ia his technical description of the process -
luded 10 the inventor saws:
TO accomplish this result the Ignite and
certain chemical bodies (Which have first been
reduced to a powdered condition in order "a
st..-a are
placed IN moids aud subjected 10 great press
ure IN machinery expressly constructed for the
purpose, and from which the mass comes in the
enaPe % "nat are termed, for want Of a better
name, 'ofickets: These briekets can be made
Oh any slze or shape, IN order that they may
SUI. oihereht conditions as. for instance, il the
material is TO be used Tor furnaces they would
be IN the neighborhood OF eight inches in size
Iei.ner square or oblong), whereas for stoves
ene! would De made correspondlnglys smaller.
sreat advantage about having them made into
no, .l;,Ff : :, ~ -, o1ot,hy 40 1"ot the! VIII
like oriinarv coal. ~ ct ,ha ,.., any nanner
ure exerted in forming them tends 10 male
them even harder than ordinary lump coal.
81 asidefa'am about Ignite Is that it 10
se1nentJr Tho COS, 81 ,ninirr :, ,s ans con,
at the same time the spnpIy il nracticaIly me-.
haustiblc The Chemical bodies usea are s,.a
comparatiyoly inexpensive so thai ,his casI
(for this composition IL coal in eyary sarss =,
IN. uo-,ll 90, ha ,,,a,,,,,,,,,s -! 80 -
than either bitnminons or anthraci,s s,.si -,
be produced.
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hOhI rLAiNLh DESCRIBED.
besides being an engineer 1 am Q skillful