Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

In l7S0-S3 Henry Cavendish, of
England, made the surprisingly i'm
portant and valuable discovery that
water was composed of one-third
oxygen, by volume, and two-thirds
Hydrogen. These gases burn with
/Intense heat when brought together
and ignited, producing water as the
ashes of such combustion Previous
to this time water had been con-
sldered one of the primary and in
divisible elements of the universe
the universal solvent and that only.
After this discovery of Cavendish
search began to be made for the
utilization of the discovery for
the manufacture of cheap il
Illuminating and fuel gas, as shown
by the invaluable records of the
Omitted States and foreign patent
Offices. 1t was not, however, until
1876 that the first plant for the man.
ufacture and distribution of illumi-
mating water gas was put to use in
New York City by the construction
of the Municipal Gas Works, operat-
ing what is known as the TeSsie du
Motay system. The primitive and
wasteful process was soon after i'm
proved by the invention and intro
auction of the Lowe system, since
which time the Lowe system has been
modified by various inventors, name
ly Granger Springer, Flannery,
Martin, Moses, Humphreys, Mckay
Critchlow, Hanlon & Leadley, Pratt
X Ryan. and Others. These methods
have superseded the primitive retort
or coal gas processes in most of the .
large cities of this country.
All of the foregoing systems men
toned for the manufacture of illu-
Sminating water gas are confined to
the use of costly anthracite coal or
its equivalent coke. How to handle
cheap bituminous coal economically
and without waste so as to convert il
completely into gas and ashes by the
water gas process has, until now.
been an dnsolved problem since the
discovery of Cavendish. This prob.
lem has at last been completely and
satisfactorily solved and the process
by which it is accomplished has been
put to use by the National Gas and
water Company, 2l8 La Sale street,
to manufacture high candle-pow
gas for the Cicero Gas Company.
which supplies gas to the suburban
villages of Austin, Ridgeland and
Oak Park.
was Invented in Chiclgo.
! Inc process and apparatus is the
invention OF Mr.. Henry c. Rev. a /
citizen Of Chicago, and has been do {
yeloped by Mr.. E. f. Morrer. a c
water-gas engineer of national repu- q
tation. e
The coal is first quickly cooked in f
internally fired coling chambers bav- e
ing independent air supplies. The Ii
coke then drops into adjoining gen. n
orators, wherein the carbon contained ,
in IL is completely combined with
the oxygen of the air while heating II
up and with the oxygen Of the steam !
while making gas. Nothing is left Y
but the ash and clinker "
The Martin method Of +,
storing heat and handling case. as al
operated for the manufacture Of steel Il
aud glass is utilized in this superb a.
apparatus. The heat generated while y
heating up the apparatus preparatory "a
20 making gas Is stored In doWu.dmft a
generators, or chambers Il Ted with \.
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