The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-04

NEW YORK, May 3.-To.morroW
night Governor Morton will open the
national exposition Of electrical appli-
ances In the Industrial arts building in
this city. Elaborate preparation has
been made for this event and 1t Is ex-
pected that the attendance Will be
large and include some OF the most dis
tinguIshed electricians in this country.
The convention Is that OF the Nation
al Electric Light Association. to which
delegates have been sent representing
more than ten thousand electric light
Ing plants In the United States, whose
aggregate capital is In excess OF $780,
100000.
The Industrial arts building has been
the scene OF great activity during the
last ten days and nights and an enOr-
nous force OF electricians and mechNn-
les have been at work.
The principal feature OF the opening
exercises Will be the turning on OF
current Of electricity generated by the
waters OF the Niagara river In the great
power house OF the Niagara Power
will be transmitted over an ordinary
telegraph wire OF the Western Union
Company. The insulation Of this line
Is such that no considerable amount OF
electrical energy for power purposes
can be transmitted, but by the use OF
the recently invented twO-phase Tesla
system, enough energy will be Transmits
ted 10 establish beyond question. II Is
claimed, the feasibility OF long distance
electric power transmission upon n
commercial basis This line will be 462
miles In length: the longest line here
tofore ever established was from the
falls OF the Necker TO q point ITO miles
distant.
Tho governor will use upon this occa-
sion the gold key with which President
Cleveland put In motion the wheels OF
industry at the Worlds Fair. Cover
nor Morton will also at the second that
the exposition is opened, discharge four
pieces Of artillery. one stationed In the
public square In San Francisco, one In
Augusta, Maine; one In front OF the
public buildings OF st. Paul and the
other in n public park in New Orleans.
This discharge IL also accomplished by
a current OF electricity generated In
Niagara and transmitted over the tele-
graph lines OF the Postal Telegraph
sanction OF the secretary OF war, the
government artillery service being
brought into requiSltlon.
The current OF electricity which is
transmitted from Niagara Will be used
in putting in motion model OF the
NIRgarn Power plnnt.recently conStruc-
ted by q syndicate at a cost OF upwards
OF $5.OO0OOO. This plant consists OF a
tunnel 5000 feet in length. entered by
wheel pit 1856 feet In depth at the bot
tom. Of which arg mammoth turbine
wheels. operating shaft on the top OF
which are Immense electrical genera
tons, with capacity OF 5000 hOrSe pow
er. The total weight Of turbine wheel.
shaft and generator Is upwards OF 100
tons. This model which iS shown and
operated with Niagara current, Is
section view OF the tunnel, wheel pit
and machinery and also shows a Sec
tIon Of the city Of Niagara Falls, with
the courBe OF the river and American
Falls, the islands and Canadian 'front.'
Ter.
Surrounding this model will be a
series OF telephones. which Will be con-
nected with receivers placed In Victor
ia Park on the Canadian side Of the
Niagara river All present as they wit
ness the movement OF the machinery
by the current Of Niagara, can hear dis
tinctly the roar OF the cataract. There
will also be exhibited the way system
OF electrical canal boat propulsion re-
Gently adopted by the state of New
York and soon to be put In operation
upon the Erie canal. Floating upon
tbs miniature canal will he a fleet OF
model canal boats OF recent design pro-
PEELED by the electric motor which trnv-
els upon the cable by means Of the cleo
tric current
will be the closing OF circuit around
the world by which cable message
will be sent by ChaunCey N. Depcw over
the cables to Lisbon. through the Medlt-
ternnean and the SucZ canal and the
Red sea tO Alden; thence Ia Ceyion and
Australia, returning by way OF the
Cane Of Good Hope. the African coast,
the Brazilian cable. the land line 10 the
City Of Mexico; thence by wny Of San
Francisco To New York. This message
DR. pepew will send from a table which
will be placed In a gallery OF the expo
sltIon building.
II Will be addressed to and received
by Edward D. Adams. president OF the
NInEnra Power Company. whose reply
will bc transmitted TO and read by Or.
Depgy, who will follow with a brief
address upon the electric era
THE Eulicn roar OF the great falls OF
Niagara was heard In this city tonight.
whom the current which is to connect the
thunder Of the falling waters With the
electrical show at the Grand Central
Palace. was turned on for the first time
ns n tcst.
THE test was made by the managers OF
the show. and was pronounced sue
cess The sound OF tho water could hc
Mainly heard. At the same time the
power was put on and every bit OF ma
chinery wns put In operation for few
moments.