The Van Buren press., 1894-08-18
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

"A complete electric lighting plant
has been installed In st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, London.
The application Of electricity to
the smelling of iron is being expert
mented with in Sweden.
"A plant is being established at Nj
agara which will furnish 100000
horsepower Of electric current.
Lord Aberdeen, Canada's governor
general, has purchased an electric
yacht from a New York company.
The directors Of the Candian Bell
Telephone Co. have decided to increase
the companys capital from s2,640,000
20 80, 1000.
M. d'Arsonval considers that, in
the case of American criminals exe-
cuted by means Of electricity, death
ensues in reality from the absence OF
any attempt at restorative measures
rather than from the passage of cur
rent which is in itself destructive OF
life.-Electricity.
After an an elaborate series OF ex-
periments an English railway conn
pany has decided that electrically light
ed trains are more serviceable than
those lighted with either gas or oil.
All three systems have been tried, and
the electrical system is estimated to
render about fifteen per cent. more
service than the Others
Alice Lavery, formerly an employe
Of the Chicago Telephone Co. has com.
menced suit against the company, ask
ing $40, 600 for personal injuries. She
was sitting at her place in front OF tho
big switchboard, when she declares,
she received tremendous electric
shock which threw her to the floor in
a spasm. A thunderstorm was raging
outside at the time and owing to de-
fective lightning arrester," she told
the court, the accident occurred. Since
that event, the plaintiff asserts, she
has become a hopeless invalid.
The city of st. Louis is about TO re-
construct it's 81, 900, 600 electric lighting
plant. In place of the so odd dynamos
which furnish the current for some
$500 street arc lamps, there will be
two or three immense alternators fur
nished by the General Electric Co.
One of these alternators, now in pro-
cess of construction at the company's
works in Schenectady. will be installed
and operated for some time before the
others will be ordered. This immense
alternator will be coupled direct to
1000 horsepower Corliss-Hamilton
slow speed engine, making 90 revolu-
tions per minute. Its voltage will be
high, namely, 1900 volts, and its CO.
pacity 800 kilowelts,, or 10000 lights.
As may be judged by output of ma
chine, which is to be delivered by Au.
gust Is, it's dimensions and weight are
very great, the armature being 16 feet
| in diameter, the diameter of the shaft
20 inches. and the weight of the armar
ture, without its shaft, $4,000 pounds.
| Running at the speed of 90 revolutions
per minute, it will make ~ alterna-
tions.
The governor of Virginia has re-
ceived letter from a man who ad.
vances theory for climatic changes
and the cause of diseases. The writer,
who is evidently crank of the most
advanced kind, says that the extent to
which electricity is being used serious
ly affects the atmosphere, and conse-
quently the weather, climate and ani-
NAL and vegetable life. 'La grippe"
he says, us caused by the action OF
artificial electricity upon the oxygen.
giving it an allotropic character"
"The use of electricity" he further
says, "has ruined the health OF mill
lions, sent tens of thousands into un-
timely graves, and caused the loss by
fire, storm and food of hundreds OF
millions of dollars worth of property,
and, without one word of protest from
press or government, is still permitted
to continue its devilish work OF dcnth
and destruction" The writer OF the
letter adds that he has written book,
but has not deemed it advisable TO pub-
lish it as yet, but will send the governor
a typewriter copy if he will pay for
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