Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1916 — Salt Water Improves Coal. [ARTICLE]

Salt Water Improves Coal.

In recovering Cargoes of coal from sunken vessels it has been discovered that this combustion of coal is improved by submergence in salt water, Coal subjected to the action of seawater for a number of years will burn almost entirely away, leaving only a, small amount of ash and no clinkers. Crates of coal, each holding approximately two tons, were submerged by the British admiralty in 1903, and at different times since certain of them have been raised and experiments conducted: The tests all have been In favor of the salt-water treatment