. The street railway review . racter of the agent arising from gases generated h\pressure or heat. Mr. C. F. Maural, a practical engineer, well by the steam pressure, so that no engineer, howeverincompetent, malevolent or careless, can cause an ]ilosion accidently or with malice aforethought. Theadvantages of oil as a fuel are now becoming so generallyknown that it is almost nugatory to remark that 75 poundof evaporation can be obtained from one pound of Limaoil consumed, if the fuel-water be heated to 212-. Coalgives 7 pounds of evaporation to i of combustion, or aproportion in favor of o
. The street railway review . racter of the agent arising from gases generated h\pressure or heat. Mr. C. F. Maural, a practical engineer, well by the steam pressure, so that no engineer, howeverincompetent, malevolent or careless, can cause an ]ilosion accidently or with malice aforethought. Theadvantages of oil as a fuel are now becoming so generallyknown that it is almost nugatory to remark that 75 poundof evaporation can be obtained from one pound of Limaoil consumed, if the fuel-water be heated to 212-. Coalgives 7 pounds of evaporation to i of combustion, or aproportion in favor of oil of 7 to 17, which is more than50 per cent. Again, i pound of coal equals 12,000to 14,000 units of heat, while the same weight of Limaoil produces 21,000 units. The absolute safety of many devices and the cheap-ness of the crude or reduced oil ought to be greatinducements to the electric railway and electric lightplants of the land, and prairie towns, to investigate thematter. Insurance companies are losing their objections. of the Chicago Fuel-Oil Construction Co., has invented anew device obviating these dangers, which has been insuccessful operation in several places besides Chicago,where a large number are in use. The great advantageof their method lies in the total submersion of the oil byrunning around it a stream of water from an adjacentmain and connecting it on the other side with the sew keeps the oil well cool during a conflagration in theneighborhood, and no explosive gases are generated bythe heat. Besides the water-jacket, there is a new devicefor automatically returning the unused oil to the feed to insuring properties using safe oil burning systems asclearly shown by the report of Mr. H. K. Lindsev beforethe New England Underwriters last spring. Amongother things Mr. Lindsey says: The output, from the steadiness of the heat, is greatlyimproved in qualit)-, as well as in quantity, in many man-ufacturing establishments, such as salt, iron and steelworks,
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