The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
THE NEW HLUvINkNT.
Ao.tyiens Gss-tts Development by Mnh'ssn
and Its Many Uses-It Lights y Town.

NoStJ'Sho sDfF''Vp""hs "
and Its Many Uses-lt Lights Town.
Acetylene In a new word I'm the dictionary and
scetylene gas. a. a CONNIE retail product. IL less
than nye YEAR, old The use of Il for illumina-
ton, when still in the early governmental stage.
caused some severe EXPLOSIONS 10th in Eu-
rope and this country Iyid,ntly IL was some
thing tho general publio might bettor lenye
alone ill safe methods OF handling il and its
behavior under various conditions were fully
asrprtaiued. A great deal has been sud for
md against H. hut many eminent men who
hnyc nothing but scientinc intercst
in the productIon o, ace,y,.n, rns agreed
that no other illumipant has ever made
more rapid progress toward becoming prao-
ticuble and desirable commodity. Whether Its
uencrni ia. can vet he encouraged 4, n nues-
,in, t'r a,.,n,.,as,sd .,n,,,ts IN ..ttls rba,
It's usefulness 10 increasing. however. Ia shown
by IN. foct TINT tho manufacture of calcium
carbide. from which the Gas I, generated by
the application OF water. has already becomea
large business. At the end " lEsS there were
,wsn,vn,r. a.,at,,.hw.n,. ,,rodnn,na n,I.
cium carbide In Eurore and thi. country and
i,'een new carp tie works were oulIu'hs me
home manufacturers late in the year had no
s"rl"us ,or tA,",' anu 'n' new W1 ,I, Wig"
were 10 DE ou'' NJ Niagara fhlis anu SauI' sic
ts
Na MR. n'"'u,' wy i"' .ons aas .,
long been known. but II wns not di-covprc till
1874 now IL could he p,odur.J 40 ch.,p,yn. To
make It a commercial commodity 1t is made
OF coke and lime finely ground. mixed In
proper prop ,r,ions. aud then fused by degree
OF heat which electricity nione cnn supply.
The product WIS OF no general interest iii
CIV, ''"7s"" Nv" ,e"s ave s"'N''u'u :"
producing 1t by placing the mixture OF lime
IN a roo d.,,.c. ..nt,,,aL. A. IN. proiu,,ton
t,i, v."' s,a"e. nv NV WI
known to chemical lite eture. Mais.an did not
regard h!- process M DatrntaLie and IL was
free to all who wished 20 usr It, Many later
used in lis vrniuciIon have been protected
under the pntrnt laws OF European states and
W" The r" nmmsrou. bicyc. rider. who now use
acrtyltne gas lamps are familiar with tho APP
buisL.Iiack Cry,iaI N. body. and 10 sold ia
large AMI small sizes For bicycle lamns Il Is
any nn,b p.eim nu ysn.rsts. ,h. on. n. nss:
by he sim pie proresS OF p.rtnIttIng wpter 10
trirkIe from me top part Of ri. lamb upon the
ported to any tart ~ tho world. AMI the gas 10
generated In rrr.ni sclas At the piacs where it
Il con sutn ed by allowing water 10 drop slowly
on IN. cnrIiie ""''' W ''"' '""
Over three years ago the system Of lighting
ally accented Sy sriantiac men n. technicaliy
len. lille and unier bropsr condition.. sni.
and econ o,nicaI 1'ha 70 nil was urestiy in
Increase IL, US, and III (, IeJ 70 40 iaru. an
extension Of mnnuiarttir NO f,ri iti.s that
the .uptIy oi nrhid. IN FuTnpe nj the end OF
las, wear wa ors.tsr tbnn tba damard III N
Ia fonnJ .aii.ia ,toriiy 10 IN Nh tbe larger uses
thai are ust d. NO 10 he m n il ~ IL the de-
ma MI tor The vns will con In ne n increase The
town OF TntS. Toysro. IN Hunsary' FOR evan.
ME hna mat a. nj I'd tis CA in "a stre.ts or
public IjrhtInp m. "a rb IA heiny hronrh frnm
Ewi z.rIsnd The Gas S.nspsts1 In The town
sui iorr. III to"pi iIva ,niiss III ,iIas IL ia |
I5S human. Th. rasuIi 81 ihIs eynarImant
will ba watched with intrre,t Som. i,rys
a mmer bo, .Is and N onsid.rabI. ummher ~
rrIynt. IesiI.ncea Siiin. All fscinris. in
Enron. an our "onn,ry a.. nov, i'm,,ineI bv
the v,s hut TINS /. n.r6sns n a nr.t nti.mnt 10
livhi The siTs.ts nj a tow lii -
This ,,rictsst n'nIinrs a. 10 IN. ,ran.nor
,.t,no ~ a.. s tn w.. ~. a. 20 wv
ereryvber. enior".J In r.rnn III. n.a ~
acety enc ia permitted only Alter .xp-rts have