The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-16
NIAGARA IS HARNESSED uP,
The Great Cataract Utilized TO Fur
nish Power,
ELECTRICITY FOR STREET CARS
Power Transmitted from the FnII.
10 Bunnio. II Distance of Twenty
seven Miles, Successfully,

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so N'S '""'' "'us' at ''l'Sar" ral'H com
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"troauy swept past the gates OF Buffalo.
back into that city ;wcnt, seven miles dis
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greatest cataract on earth. 'londny morn
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MUM "oIH enough To earn their living
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lam Is. Rnnkin. of Now York, secretary Of
the Niagara Falls Power ,ornpuuy Is n
CLERGYMAN aud iu aefcrcn,,. ca hts ,,,to,
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we N''s"'" rams power WAS NOT turned
into the transmitting system at noon To-
day as had been expected The connections
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80 '@'' '""ie"'' 'N '''N'
Oh experts having inc Woik N charge were
busy ali OF last night md until late this
,viuinc tostiu- tbn vnrious connections ar,
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e''"s wa luz ni"'"'n" 10 'n"he sure th"t
everything was in proper order.
When everything was II. readiness for
the switch TO be thrown over, the cleo
uicians were confident that there need be
no cessation OF the current set flowing
over the wires OF the Buffalo street railway
system.
The distance covered by the line beiw, IN
h.. 10 Ufat1
and the expert electricians. who have the
work in charge estimate that the loss OF
the energy Will be less than 10 per cent
any may not exceed B. Careful tests are to |
be nj AIDE in this connection. the tes,H cover
lug both night and day and clear as well |
as rainy weather. The electricians are pay |
ing particular attention to this last. as on |
the perfect insulation of the carrying line |
depends much OF the future success OF the |
The line that has been built to carry the
current is OF most substantial nature.
uull,c the ordinary telegraph line, the
poles are placed very close together and
are hracod IN such manner as TO he
proof against heavy Btorms. Al curves the
poles are set double and are guyod 10 mum
orous smaller poles 10 prevent aaggng.
The overhead line extends from the power
house 81 the falls 10 the city limits Of
Buffalo. where tho wires enter coment con
TUFTS. On the overhead luc glass iusule-
ors are found unequal to the strain md
porcelain iusuators were made specially
la hold the wires These insulntors were
lubjccted to a current Of 80 900 voits before
lelng put in use. There are at present on
he poles eight cables each with a carry
ng capacity Of 5000 horae power, or ~ 900
lorse power In all The poles are OF ouch
. substantial character that this number
# cables can be doubled without subioctng
ale. The only contract MADE Tor Inc &c
livery of power In bunalo 10 that ~ the
ju1alo street railway Tor 1000 horse power
'ndor the contract With Tue city the com
lotion OF the undertaking OF delivering
ower In buiialo was no' obligatory he
ore next June. 1t was In order I" secure
he contract with the street railway com :
any that the work "aG hurried through I
. far ahead ~ limo. Contracts With 9th {
r. desiring to use tho electrical power E