The Washington times., 1908-05-24

A rare case OF auto accessory i'm
provement Is reported by the Wither-
bee Igniter Company OF New York,
which has just finished the most COM
plete electrical installation ever put on
an automobile. This work was for NJ.
r. Hutchinson, the inventor.
This electrical equipment consists OF
two Witherbee NJ. IS batteries. con-
nected in series. located under the rear
seat Of the machine. The batteries are
charged by dynamo situated under the
front floor boards. A wood splint pull
! ley attached 10 the shaft between the
clutch and the gear box. together with
the belt, drives the dynamo and air
compre sser. which initiates the tires and
operatCs the pneumatic jacks for rails
+ ing thu machine In addition to the
dynamo there is a Wico charging de-
+ vice, located on the running board.
/ which enables the driver 10 charge the
storage battery from any electric light
/ socket.
Headlight Equipment.
The headlights are equipped with
/ stereopticon incandescent lights. which
! can be turned OF or on at will. The
/ side and rear lights are fitted with
/ small inCandesCents-
I BY each Of the side doors Of the ton
/ neau there IS a lamp turned on au-
/ t0matically when either door is opened
1 lighting the way into the tonneau.
/ where another lamp operates simulta-
/ neOusly by the same means. uluminat-
/ ing the interior.
/ BY raising the bonnet Of the engine
4 -FOUR lamps on either side OF the motor
| are automatically turned on. There Is
also lamp IN the pan under the en-
/ CINE. and also lamps beneath the chas-
| sis. which are turned on from the
/ switc hboard.
! On the dash board are FIVE lamps,
! Illuminating the speedometer, ammeter,
volt meter. pressure gauge. oil feed
drips and clock.
Air Pressure in Tires.
Attached 70 each wheel rim is q de-
/ vice which indicates when the air pres
| sure IN the tires Is below sixty pounds,
] by sounding one OF the electric horns
/ attached 70 the dash. An indicator on
/ the dash locates ths trouble instantly.
| Ine same horn blows and the same in
/ dictator operates when any bearing is
| hot. the water IN the radiator gets low,
/ the oil in the oil box gets half empty,
/ or when the gasolene gets down 70 Ave
/ gallons
! Putting on either OF the foot brakes
! or the emergency blows an electric horn
J attached 70 the rear OF the car, and
| drops a sign Stop" AS soon as the
| brake IS released the horn stops and
/ the sign disappears
There are four lights in the folding
| top which are turned on when desired.
/ On each end OF the rear seat, and on
the back OF the front seat there is an
/ electric cigar lighter. Situated near
| each OF the wheels sre extension lamps,
for use about or under the chassis.
To Display Licenses.
In the rear OF the car is a box with
/ a celluloid front. through which the
| license number for whatever state the
car is in is visible. These numbers are
painted on a curtain, and can be turned
I at will
The signaling equipment consists of
/ three KlaXon horns. A chain attached
to the steering column operates these
/ electric horns, and when all three are
going they can be heard for a mile dis
tant. If the occupant OF the tonneau
wishes to speak to the driver a special
| telephone transmitter Is used, and the
! electric horn on the dash proceeds to
talk IN a loud tone. II the driver wishes
20 say a few things TO a teamster. II
| IS not necessary TO waste strength
shouting. He simply speaks into his
transmitter and the electric horn or
the mud guard repeats his words loud
enough to be heard several blocks.