The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-16
VIEW ARTIFICIAL FUEL
GIVEN PUBLIC TEST


! BALTIMORE. Oct I6.-In the pre-
s=uce of a number Of prominent men in
WED TO witness the demonstration. q
,.afi- test was made yesterday after
noon OF ~rerralig. the new artificial fuel
in-enta5 by Dr. Jacob Mellinger. the
weu-5uowu chemist.
The first test, which was considered
/ by all present to be a most successful
one. was made in an ordinary base
burner Paper and a small quantity OF
wood were placed in the stove and
number OF small pieces Of '-terraIig''
placed Oh tsp In a very lew minutes
after beiuz igniled the fuel was burn
ing briskIy and throwing cut an intense
heat. No odor OF smoke was. apparent
after the wood had been burned. The
amount of terralig- used was about six
pounds. ard the FIRE. which was soon a
mass of hot Goals. lasted for over three
quarters Of an hour and was still BURN
f. ing when the guests had left
Following the test in the stove sec
ond one was made in the furnace which
runs the engine in the establishment.
The Goals in The furnace were at req
heat when the artificial fuel was put in.
and the Ia5s,v ignfted almost immedi-
ateiy and continued burning Until the
fuel had been reduced to white ashes.
The fueI used had been subjected TO
a pressure Of $1,000 pounds It was in
cylindrical form about an inch and a
half IN diameter by three inches long
From statements made BY Dr. Nellin-
ger It IS tbe intention TO secure q pres
sure of from $4,000 to 10000 pounds.
whiaa he claims VIII give the fuel the
required density. which ne says is all
that is lacking to make his invention
entirely satisfactory. When this is
done. and he expects to have some Of
the compound manufactured at that
pressure shortly. the inventor claims .
that the product viii then burn With the
same density as anthracite coal. viii
last as long and VIII give out an amount !
Of heat almost equal 10 the natural pro
duct
It was said yesterday that q company /
IS being formed. 10 be known as the
Terralig Fuel Company. and that a .
number Of capitalists in New York. !
Philadelphia and Baltimore are ready TO +
back she company as soon as the final .
test is made DIT MelIfnger also said
that he had information where proper
machinery can be had at once which
VII turn out 100000 bricks Of the terra
lig' every ten hours. Each brick viii
weigh about seven pounds. The brick
form has been deemed the best to be
used After being made the fuel viii I.
be broken into proper size and will then (
be sent through breaker. where the :
sizes viii be assorted, as in
hard coal.
According 10 Dr.. MeIiinger and cor
roborrated by Mr. HamfI. who has /.
charge Of the financial end. acting in +
the Interests Of those who are 10
back the proposed company. The cost Of
manufacturing the new fuel is already d
known. Though the rate TO be charged s
would not be given. it was said tl.at il
VIII be less than half the cost Of q son
or the best anthracite coal. ic
Mir HaTaill said: Il believe that H.. iq
fuel viii make a radical reform in -b., ?
use Of authTaci @ and bitllufssr.s ooaI
because OF the ChEaDuass. the greater
neat intensity. lis utter lack Of smoke
and oder and the small QUANTITY of
ashes II VIII be a boon to the F-77er
we. because II IS clean and can h.
the house.