The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-22
IN THE ELECTRICAL wnp. !.

~ TIE ELECTRICAL woatD
Air brakes on electric -
are to be introduced On p;ss ea's
roads. spu1sA
Its stated on excellent -,
that over one-fourth Of the So
roads now operating In - ! tsll
| States use electricity for rno.;~. i -
a company has secursd ! Il 800
from the Legislature OF ontar;o s' y
It permission to construct 81 Il -
road the entire length Of t. n $50:
river. = go
During a thunder storm Il ~.
vile, Ore, the electric light VIZ. -
struck, and the shock was carrie s. !. 50
to . station q mile away, derans:.a.. 49,
plant and plunging the city ia s.. f.
ness. *skks
The national powder min !.
Medarden7Jalle, in France, has rs.,.'
been lighted by inca.lescent 49,
Is believed to be the first ~, -
kind on the continent ID nsa
| lighting
The collection of electrical 4.
tus on exhibition at Frankfo,s Il - !.
Main has been insured againss Il.
damages by explosion 10 the 49,
$500, 600 marks. The risk -
undertaken by twenty-three u
principal German Insurance. ofses.
An odd kind of headgear r.
adopted for the use OF the Italssr
son artillery. This is neithar -.
less than a telephone bonnet ! -
is worn by the gun detachment -
manders, so that they may u 4 :.
slant communication with IN -
commanding the battery cr fors
An ingenious apparatus IL -.
introduced to prevent the whe.,. ].
electric and other street oars fres 6,
ping. 1t consists of revolsirv -.
connected with the forward 81. 80 /.
belt. As the axle revolves i y. Is
brushes in motion, clearing ! ~ !.
the wheels. There is also oDerasass.
connection with the device ! box 49,
allows the escape Of sufficient .n,ss.s
of sand or salt without tie sigs.s.s
waste.
OF all the European COUNTIES -.
den has proportionately 70 Ii nSsul..
ton the most extensive teleoknae =.
tenn. For the further perfeelies II Il.
service the General Telephone III. j
Stockholm, now offers to pns apsarasrs
in subscribers houses for Il II 4, 80,
each. The tariff for each cal MI y
21 cents extra The lowness n II
price is the result Of Competition y.
tween the government tslephone y.
tenn and the General Telephone co
London was slow TO accept the elee
trio light, but is now making ID Il,
lost time. AT the general meesinva
the Metropolitan Co the chairman =
ported that within year the numhs.
Of the lamps supplied by them hid II
creased from 5000 to 81, 600 AS ID Their
system of underground mains. Ia sd
that the length Of the conduit u pres.
ent laid was forty miles, and into these
conduits there had been laid ninesy
miles of mains and not one fanll o.
leakage had occurred
A startling electrical display %.
Cured ia front Of store On Pearl
street, Albany. NJ y. A Dor caught
hold of the iron holsting bar 81 the
awning and tried ia raise himself Up N
order to look into the window. There
Is an electric light in front and sheiFon
frame Of the awning became connected
with it. In an instant flashes 81 electric.
ity few out Of the boys feet with deso-
nations like pack Of crackers LIZ ~
completely charged with the fluid 80
could not let 60 his hold A bystantsr
caught hold Of him and pulled D.
away, but in doing 50 received 2 snoek
and was knocked ln@
the street The boy was dazed ~
stunned, but was soon restored.
walked to his home apparently
injured. The voltage which -
through him was about 2, 100.