The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-04
NOW FOR
THE BUSINESS,
CITY is Now In Readiness
For the Electrical Con-
vention Delegates.

The annual convention and attending
festivities of the Municipal Electricians OF
America and Canada, will begin tonight
when Governor Tunnel will set in motion
at the Cycle Academy, Tenth and Orange
Streets the most elaborate electrical ex.
hibit the city has ever seen. Indeed such
q dazzling display of multi-colored lights
and of intricate electrical machinery has
I seldom been seen confined under ono roof.
1t is simply magnificent and a show OF
electrical beauty which will doubtless be
looked upon by the entire community.
All tho exhibits are now in position and
everything is therefore ready for grand
opening of the convention. Among the
exhibits are those of the Gamewell Fire
and Police Alarm Company. Montauk
Multiphaso Cabls Company, Primary
Battery Company, Manufacturers and
Inventors Electric Company, the Edison
Projeetoscops Company Lawton Electric
Company and the Carrot s. Miller Com
pany.
The NIontauk cable is wonderful in.
vention and in order that the public may
understand and appreciate its merits
Manager Estabrook has the exhibit in
the form of the interior of house.
The cable is attache dto the wall and
is about the size OF small electric light
wire.
The wires are so constructed as to be
sensitive to fire and the system is SO per-
fected that almost before fire has actually
come in contact with the cable an alarm
is sent in and the fire company probably
will have time to reach the place before
the fire g'ts under way.
The wires are connected with an indl.
Gator which shows at once what part, OF
the building the blaze is in. 1t is also
connected with the telephone and sends
in an alarm to central, which is trans
ferred TO the nearest fire company.
The cable not only answers as a de.
tector OF fires, but can be nsed as bell
to call servants and at the same time
not affect its utility in case of fire. The
cable is generally placed in parts of a
building where fire is most likely to
o,cvr
Besides the stationary sys!em the
company has portable one which is
used by travelling horsemen and some
times in freight houses.
The machine is set In desirable place
and wires are placed In the hay or other
inflammable material in stable, or
when used in a freight house the wires
are laid on top OF the freight and in
case Of fire never fail to give the
alarm.
Fire will be applied to the wires in
the exhibit and those visiting the ex-
hibition will See the wonderful protec-
tion afforded by the commonplace look
ing little wire.
The Gamewell Company's exhibit is
also fine ard is composed OF fire and
police electrical appliances. The large
police signal instrument on exhibition
is sold to Baltimore and will be taken
from Wilmington and put in place nthe
Oriole CITY.
The exhibit of the Manufacturers and
Inventors Electrical Company is an ex-
cellent display.
They have q four foot electric fan,
which runs at the rate OF l,SO0 revoIu-
tions a minute, and can be reduced 70
200 by simply turning screw. They
have also o portable telegraph office,
which has kew board, pigeon holes for
stationary writing table and four legs
The affair can be folded I'D until It is
little larger than dress suit case. 1t is
designed for field service and could be
used to great advantage by soldiers who
wish to tap the telegraph wires. The
outfit is built with an idea of transporta-
tion on the back Of mule.
Another wonderful invention which
Manager Smith delights in showing is
the Morse watch. For Use and convent
ence it is indispensable. The watch is
about the size OF railroad mans time
piece, and commonly known as an
eighteen size case 1t is held to the ear
and no one but the operator can tell
what the wires are saving; it makes it
wire when the watch is used.
For typewriters, train despatchers,
railway stations, linemen, testmen, in
spectors. bulletin operators, newspaper
Offices, brokers' offices, military tele.
graphs. signal service, police stations.
election centers, clubs, hotels, amd all
yerv noisy locations where it is difficult
to hear the ordinary sounder, and all 10.
cations where it is desirable to maintain
either uninterrupted quiet or absolute
secrecy of telegraphic communication
the watch is invaluable.
The sounder repre- sents the latest i'm
provement OF design and construction
and the highest class workmanship. 1t
has no trunnion and no trunnion screws
No binding posts or other loose parts
The coils are silk wound. 1t can be
hung UP at the desk, carried in the
pocket. hung on lapel OF coat, or attached
over the ear by the flexible head band
that comes with it. 1t is the finest secret
sounder ever produced.
Garrett < Miller's display OF telephone
and other electrical Instruments is fine,
and above the booth containing the ex-
hitit is an electric sign bearing the name
OF the firm.
Lawton's booth is of white and green
cheese cloth aud contains various
designs OF electric lamps and chandc-
liers.
The Okonite Cable Companv's exhibit
will be fine, but is not uncased yet.
Among its exhibits will be a lump OF
pure rubber weighing one hundred
pounds, and worth Sl.2O per pound; also
piece oil heavy cAOle winch was cuuSil
in the propeller OF steamer in Newark
bay. The cable is not broken but tied
in one of the most peculiar knots ever
seen. The company will also have a
small Ferris wheel, which will be con-
stantly in motion and carry samples OF
the various grades and sizes OF cable
manufactured by the company. George
T. Munson is manager for the company's
exhibit
THE GOVERNORS ARRIVAL,
Governor Tunnell will reach this city at
G is o'clock and will be met at the Up. w.
& B. depot By Mayer Fahey and Pgesi-
don't Aydon who will escort him to the
Clayton House where he will meet the are
rlving delegates. Tho First Regiment
band will discourse music, aud after
,,,,boo, tha ohlaf ayonNttv, will Ia nc.