Show Edisons Light Exhibited New York 15Tribune The first public exhibition of Edisons electric elec-tric light in this city was given last evening at the headquarters of the Edisons Electric Lighting Company Com-pany Fifth Avenue From the outside the house appeared to be brilliantly illuminated with gas the blinding rays naturally expected ex-pected from electric lamps being wanting Several rooms on different floors were supplied with electric lamps from which a soft white light was emitted Edison and several of his assistants were present When Edison was asked if a single light could be turned off he went to a single light in the hal and turned the light out with a thumb screw By reversing the movement he turned it on again Preparations are making for putting in the companys lamps in that quarter of the city extending fraIl Spruce and Wall streets and included in-cluded between Nassau street and East j River They will compel witlrthe gas companies Wires have already been put into forty houses |