Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1927, Page 4

ELECTRICAL “MAN" | PERFECTED HERE Invention of Riverdale Man '|' “Announces” Reservoir Water Levels. An electrical “man,” which tele- Phones the height of the water in-the new reservoirs of the Dalecariia water plant on Conduit road, has just been put int- operation by Govern- ment engine 4 This amazngiy_intelligent device, tha invention of Dewey M. Radcliffe of Riverdale, Md., associate engineer of the plant, lifts the receiver off tha hook when the bell rings upon in-| quiry as to the water level, automati- | cally plumbs the depth of the water wnd Instantly replies by buzzing a number of signals to indicate the depth of water in feet. Thir? to Be Installed. T this wov fals interested in | the water le call from any part of the city at any time of the day or night and learn without delay the exact level of the water in the reservoirs. Two of the mechanical “men” already have been placed in service at two of the reservoirs and third is to be put into operation scertain the water depth of a ular res r\mr the official needs only to call n telephone num- ber, known to a small circle in- terested, and the automaton does the rest. As soon as the operator plugs in on the number specified the bell is set ringing in an office of the plant through regular telephone equipment. The ringing of this bell automatical- 1y starts an electro-magnetic device, lifting the receiver and hook by means of an extension arm. At the same time a float on the surface of the water in the reservoir operates by means of a chain and cog- wheel a _regulation type selective | switch, which regulates the number| of buzzes. This float, made of copper, | is as large as a small bucket, and the | selective switch, contained in a sheet aron box, comprise the transmitting end of the mechanism. The wires run from this switch to the noise-making unit, which is in an office. The latter device resembles a small iron box with hinged door alongside and fastened to which s a regulation set telephone. Hook Lifted at Ring. Through a small aperture in the box extends a narrow iron arm, which lifts the hook and its receiver the bell rings. Directly over the mitter of the telephone extends an- other and longer iron arm, on the end of which is attached & small loud speaker facing the transmitter. “When the water, for example, is stx feet deep in the reservoir,” it was explained today by P. O. Macqueen, superintendent of the Dalecarlia plant, “the float sets the selective switch so as to register six electrical impulses. These impulses are made to operate a tiny buzzer, and, by means of a radio transformer, are amplified and made audible through the loud speak- er. Thus the person calling on the other end hears six buzzes, indicating that the water is six feet deep. The signal is repeated twice, so that there can be no mistake. Any change in the water level is registered on the switch and results in a different num- ber of signal buzzes.” Mr. Radcliffe, the young civil engi- neer, worked out the plans and speci- fications for the device in his office at the plant, and the apparatus was constructed from these plans by the ‘Westinghouse Electric Co. Assisting him in the development of The new apparatus at the Dalecarlia Reservoir, hich automatically an- nounces the height of water in the reservoir. A regular telephone num- ber, known only to the engineers in | charge of the p!. is called from any point in the DI t—say the home of the chief eng the incoming call causes the hook holding the receiver to raise automatically and set in mo- jon a device which announces by means of buzzing signals the number of feet of water shown by the gauge on the reservoir. Below: Dewey M. Radcliffe, the in- ventor, the device were Mr. Macqueen and E. D. Hardy, senior engineer in charge. Maj. hon B. Somervell, United States District Engineer, has taken an active interest in the invention. Dispatches today from New York indicate that the Westinghouse Co. is adapting the device to a number of aried purposes, by adding certain features for use in electrical sub- station work “MARRYING PARSON” GUILTY: FINED $500 Attorney for Westren Intimates Appeal Will Be Taken From Verdict at Elkton. By the Aesoclated Press. ELKTON, Md., October 14.—Rich- ard T. Westren, dethroned “marrying parson” here, today was found guilty the Cecil County Circuit Court of performing a marriage ceremony with- ont authority and fined §300 and costs. Joshua Clayton, his attorney, intl- mated he would place the case before 4 nd Court of Appeals. erdict of the court was an- nounced by Associate Judge Lewin W. 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