Show brozen oas cas for fuel according to a special from maude Mull cle ind which is the center of the inc indiana hana natural gas fields the number of chance discoveries has just been added to by one which will bs of immense importance in the industrial world the st story ory is that a few days ago a service pipe line of natural gas had frozen near mill grove to remedy the stoppage a joint of the pipe was detached it w was as found foun a that the joint was filled with ice and one of the workmen pounded the pipe I 1 and a cylinder cylinda of ice about a afoot foot lon long came cam e out one of the workmen said jestingly well theres some ice which ought to burn some one then suggested that fire be applied to tho ice the ice caught fire and ana burned like a torch so thoroughly was it impregnated with mith the natural gas ba the burning gas furnished heat to melt t the ice and as it melted rt liberated aerated the gas which burned as fiercely as if it had been coming out of a pipe all present were amazed at the phenomenon no nome tion and it was at once suggested that the discovery might prove of immense in balue by rendering it possible to freeze natural gas into blocks which I 1 h could d be sent out for uso as fuel it seeing that the congealing con ealing had taken place under a pressure of pounds to the square inch and it will require re investigation instigation vesti sti of chemical experts to d decide 0 whether wheal er the gas had been liquefied P by the press pressure ure and then frozen or not capitalists are in investigating ting the discovery and if practical a new industry will be d developed eve lopea in th the e na natural t ur al g gas as fields chicago inter ocean |