Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11

enjoy the frution OF his genius in the mag
nihcent lanterns which make our thorough
fares at night all but as light al day.
His remarkable discoveries and inventions.
which seem 80 commonplace after We have
become accustomed to them, we're, In fact,
fundamental In character and swept away
the obstacles which had made tho efforts OF
all previous inventors 10 secure success.
full arc light futile.
Professor Drush's work. which. when
complete, startled tho whole seienune
world. was done In comparatively brief
time and with, at that timc. on his part.
brief knowledge OF practical electrical
science. As evidence OF the completeness
OF his work. II In necessary only 10 say that
to-day the Brush apparatus, which Il In me-
an over the civilized world and In much OF
II that IL not civilized, IL materially tho
same In design aud construction ana ldrntl.
cal In principle with the arst machinery de-
signed by him
Charles Francis brush the inventor OF the
lrst successful system OF electric arc light
ing which came within commercial poasi
hllitles. was born In tho town on Euclid
Cuyahoga County o. near Cleveland. Aiarcl
Z. lsif. His father being q farmer Young
Brush passed his b0yho1d days working on
tho farm and attending the public schools
OF Cleveland. When he reached tho hlrfi
school no made most admirable record az
student. showing most remarkable aptl-
tudo and liking for mechanical pursuits In
1868 he graduated from the UnivnrsIty Of
Michigan with the degree Of mining engl.
neer. He then returned TO Cleveland, where
no opened an Office as an analytical chemist
ana while engaged at this for three years
became noted for the SKIN and accuracy
which has characterized all bis work since
a ~ nj tal q CHI VssIa "A
no engaged In the iron business.
Early in 1916. while in conversation with
Mr.. George W. siOelley, Cleveland cleo.
trician. their discourse turned on tho eR-
perlments Ia electric lighting thon being
made In London and Paris. Brush said that
he believed dynamo superior Ia conBtrue.
tlon to any hen being experimental with
would be a profitable invention. stocItiey
at once offered Brush facilities In his shop
for experiment. and offered TO enter into
business with him n he Invented A prartl-
cable machine Within two months after
he conversation. Mr. Brush had his INST
dynamo set up and ready for work, and 10
complcta and successful wga II ana no radl.
cally different, In construction and priuclple
from anything then IN use, that tho ma.
ohlnery OF all previous Inventors In that
Held VAS at once practically RELOCATED 70 OBJ
security ita completeness was such aiso
thnt no radical change has been made Ia
tho dynamo 10 the present time, and no
other inventor has been able to produce liz
superior.
Speaking Of Mr., BruSh's invention. Pro.
fess0r Dolbear, the eminent electrician. said
In ono OF his lectures: Mr.. Rriieh. on
Cleveland. attacked the problem aud solved
II In simple enough way, 70 be sure 20
that It IS matter Of surprise that thoHe
that had before worked with the dynamo had
not stumbled upon the method Of dlatrib-
uting the light. Il consisted chiefly in The
consldoratlon that was apparent enough that
n one arc required 20 volts Two arcs Woufd
need 100 volts. ten arcs 300 volts and 20 on
As simple as the multiplication table. yet
Il waited for the man wh9 had tho genius
70 see tho fiinple thing to DO M
After Mr. Brush had invented his dynamo
he found thar thcrc vas no lamp In us
suitable for H. He therefore found Tho no.
cessity before him Of lnventlnr one. In
few weeks he hal perfected tho famous
Brush lamp. which IS in use to-day. sub-
s,Autlally a. IL yss the DAY tho All, LAMP
LEFT the shop within ias loiiowlus var
both dynamo ana lamp werr pnf upon ne
market, and sea. fof uiQ frat linn. a pfac-
ticAblc electro arc lisai vilhin fhe conner.
cial possibilities q lfhti1F. wa given TO
the world Within another year IA ilrnsh
lights were biAtlug urgp the Strand bon
don; the del Opera. Paris, streets ID bsnln.
EdlnburEh. MaaHd. Plofencs srd Many
CHER Giles q Eirane. ,AhY..ciiies o. MS
cauptry wets aii1 brilliantly iiium.nod hy
the seeney u Ar, nrusriffipnsrAta And
tie Jablakoc ciadlq. q -ntaann aud
othir lights of Ep1orean niita, y had sone
into hiaioFy d I've shape " h brokea
apparatus IN iha sefap heaps ~ eiofles.
A briof rtfuefle o. ihelr part 1eainat the
brush uystenl. AID 0-iay th.y a-a gni.roea,
many Of our iesdiug Younger elaciriclans
having nepef seen Jatlak0h eandle out
side Of 6 mliplum Is Hcisllte
Mr. nriish's groat Inventions pors made
before be Wa y geafl Of ars, and alace