Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-03-12
The Paul Process Gas Plant.

The Paul Process Gas Plant.
Among the patents issued Tues
day, March s, 1892, was one to
Thomas H. Paul, of this place, for an
"Apparatus for Making Illuminating
Gas" one of which is now in operation
here. The means employed consist of
a furnace, a series of oil tanks or
carbureters. a ser eS of inverted
! l-shaped pipes connecting the tanks,
a heated air-snpply pipe. converter
located in the furnace, Il condenser,
washers and pipes connecting the last
carbureter with the converter, con-
denser and washers. This apparatus
produces in an expeditions and effect
i've manner a pure, rich gas, the tech
meal statement of which is too long
for our columns. But the base is
crude petroleum oil. Il cheap and
plentiful natural product. This, in
plain language, is vaporlzed, thence it
is fixed" into mechanical gas by the
carbureter and later into chemical.
or illuminating gas by the converter.
Many of the features are new and
novel in gas making, and yet essential
to the manufacture of an article that
is daily coming into more and more
use. Mr.. Paul's gas is not only dis
tinctively an illuminating element,
but it is equally available as fuel
gas, which the JOURNAL regards as its
most valuable feature. The plant III
Frostburg, the first made, and, on that
account, subjected to numerous amend
ments us deficiencies of operation and
result would suggest, is now believed
to be complete in equipment and per-
feet in work and effect. The gas gives
and more nearly resembles in all
respects natural gas than any artificial
gas yet made. Hence, besides its UNI
doubtedly great illuminating property,
it comprises especial values as fuel
for household purposes and as furnish
ing the base of motive force for small
and even large machinery. And for all
purposes it can be furnished at rate
which will place its use within the reach
of all. 1t is only question Of little
time, therefore, when dwellings, can
get their light and heat from the same
In, III fba
fortunate inventor informs the JOUR-
NAL that he is now ready to sell rights
and plants for using and making the
paul Process Gas"
From the battle-ground.
Corners of Broadway and Mechanic
street are becoming famous as out
looks over scenes of battle and nose
carnage. Monday night Henry Bone
got pretty full Of the essence of 1.-THE
Box" and assaulted Job Lees, an in
offensive young man, and used him
up. Lees is confined to the house
with nose said to be broken and
skull that is fractured. Bone got out
of the way and is still at large.
The next evening William Morgan
and Joseph CGce, having taken offence
at playful throw of SNOWFALL by J.
j. Dyer, a saloon-keeper, visited Dyer
and made settlement, evidences of
which the latter will carry around on
his face and scalp for day or two
yet.
Thomas Rayenscraft, of Garrett, an
elderly man, came to town early dur
ing the week One of his notices is
'business before pleasure" So after
attending to matters of this sort he
drifted into ''The Box to see what
was there. A sample of elephants
breath was exhibited and uncle Tom
bought few, which so iufamed his
propensities that he concluded that he
was bigger than his party" Bailiff
Spitznas took him under the official
wing, however, and a magistrate as
sessed him as $3. s. disorderly, which
was all the town was able to make
out OF Garrett county that day.
Religious.
Rev. H. S. Irvine will preach in the
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