The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-22
~ r,iE e 3. EcTRlcAL WORLD.

IN TIE ELECTRICAL WORLD.
ar bra,,.as en- electric street cars
arc to be introduced on Pittsburgh
roads
1t IS stated on excellent authority
that over o,,c-foarth OF the street raii-
roads row oreratirg in the United
states use electricity for motive power.
"A company has secured a charter
from tn. Legislature CT Ontario giving
it permission to construct an electric
road the entire Length Of the Niagara
river.
During a thunder s:.orrn at McMinn-
vile, Ore, theelectric ;ght wires we're
struck, and the shock YES carried along
to a station !. n.;.s away. deranging tho
plant ard plunging the city into dark
ness.
The national powder mill at st.
Medarden-Janc, in France, has recently
teen lighted by inca.lescent lamps ana
i; believed to &c the first mill OF It's
lind on the continent to use electric
Lighting.
The collection of electrical apparl-
tus on exhibition at t'r;aulfort-on-thc.
Main has been insured against fire and
Damages by explosion to the extent OF
8, 800, 900 MARKS. The risk has been
undertaken by twentJ-three OF the
principal German insurance offices.
An odd kind OF headgear has been
odonted for the uso OF the Italian garri-
sen artillery This is neither more nor
less than q '.tclcphoaic bonnet" which
is worn by the gun detachment com
lnanders. so that they may be m con-
slant communication with the Officer
commanding the battery or fort.
An ingenious apparatus has been
introduced to prevent the wheels OF
electric and other street cars from slip
ping. It consists OF revolving brush
connected with the forward axle by 4
belt. AS the axle reyolvrs it sets the
brushes in motion, clearing path tor
the wheels. There is also operated 10
connection with the device n box which,
allows the escape OF a sufficient amount
of sand or salt without tue slightest
waste
of all the European countries Swe
den has proportionatcly to its popuia
ton the most extensive telephone sys-
TEN. For the further perfection of the
service the General. Telephone Co., in
Stockholm, now offers to put apparatus
in subscribers houses for $50 per year
ooob The tariff for each call will be
OK cents extra. The lowness OF the
price is the result OF competition be-
tween the government telephone sys-
tenn and the General Telephone Go.
london was SLOW to accept tae cleo
trio light, but is now making up for
lost time st the general meeting CT
the metropolitan Co. tue chairman t.
ported that wisiiin Il year the number
of the LAMPS supplied by them had IL
creased from 6.g0o to $4,000 AS to tncii
system of untlcr ground mains, he salc
that the length o; the conduit at prs
ent laid was forty mites. a'.l into these
conduits there had bse.i lIii ninety
miles Of mains al mob ole LIult or
leakage had occurred.
"A startling e!cctr:ci display oc.
Cured in front OF Il Store Oh Peal
street, Albany. Il. y. A boy caught
hold of the iron hosting bar Of the
awning and tried to raise himself up III
order to look into the window There
is an electric light il from, and the iron
frame of the awning became connected
with r In IN instant flashes rf electric
ity flew out of the boys feet wiz! dcto'
nations like a pack of crac':cl.s. He was
completely charged with tho tlaid, and
could not let go his hold a bystand =
caught hold CT him and pallsd hin
away, but in doing SO received a si.ccii
himself and was knocked no
the street The boy was dazcd and
stunned, but was soon restored, QUO
walked to his home apparently w.
injured. The voltage which pasasd
through him was about 300.