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Show NMMiia4A ,. r - - tii, piiiii nil i -.v FirtST TO UTILIZE GAS. Credit Accorded William Murdock, Scottish Mining Engineer. Janunry Jf was an interesting centenary, cen-tenary, that of tho -first experimental lighting of a street with gas lamps In England, for on Hint date, 1807, through tho exertions of Frederick AI-'bort AI-'bort Wlnsor. Pall Mall was Illuminated with a series of those now familiar sources of light, says tho London Qlobo. WInsor's work was tho development of tho earlier experiments and suggestions sug-gestions of William Murdock, n Scottish Scot-tish mining engineer employed In tho Itedruth mines, Cornwall. Murdock ap oars to havo been tho first to suggest sug-gest that gas might bo convoyed In tubes and used Instead of lamps a'nd candles. Ho mado n vory Ingenious gnt lantern for himself, with which ho used to light his way over tho Cornish moots tit night. This lantern consist-fd consist-fd nf a hag filled with gas and fitted with a tube, at tho end of which tho gas could ho lighted. Carrying tho bag under his arm, Murdock used to lighten his Way homo at nlfrht. On meeting uny one It Is snld that he would glvo tho bag a iiqueozo and thus send nut a 1 mg tonguo of llnmo. This led to his h -lg looked upon as tho demon oi .ho Cornish moors, |