The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-11


column Of the New YoRx HERALD, and the whole gal
ley being capable of holding seventytwo columns
Over this immense galley is long shelf, on which
stands the clock Beneath this shelf and just above
the galley, a variety of pigeon-holes, in which
leads, rules Bugs and the various other small impe
ments Of the profession, deposited. Ia the frame
work of this galley a number of racks, similar to
those in the compositors stands in which
tanning the fancy display, type are placed, as also
portable wooden galleys containing what is techni
cally termed dead matter" types which have been
already printed upon, and now for distribution
in addition there also three mastodon or font
cases." (ho'ding about eight times much pair
of common cases0 in which the superauous type is
placed after the have been filed. At the end of
this standing galley Is another galley, rather flight
of Shelves upon which the small galeys, containing
the matter which has been proved, are placed, also
those galleys containing matter awaiting oppor
tunity to be put into the paper.
We next come to the trap, or fall, through which
the pages of the newspaper owere into the press
room, six stories, a distance of full so feet which is
done by simply running over a wheel rope, at one
end Of which is balance weight, which renders the
hosting lowering Of the forms comparatively easy
Connected with this fall, find another BELL and
tube, trumpet, through which communication is
carried with those in the press. room.
The next article which strikes the eye, is proof
press, Of the latest invention The way Of taking
proofs this press is:the galley beinglad upon the
bed, and the type linked with small hand roller, Q
sheet Of paper placed upon the face of the type and
heavy iron cylinder roller is turned the gal
ley and the proof taken without any further trou
ble beneath the bed place wherein the galley rests
is q box containing the paper and linking apparatus,
and underneath this box is another containing the
quoins and side-sticks the whole occupying about
three eiahtean inches Of room At the end of
this press is standing galley, constructed for the
convenience Of in emptyng their matter
upon the small proof galleys This galley has three
Sides and three tiers Of shelves on each side.
In the corner is small closet, in which wrenches,
hles chises, OIL &C., kept; and the right is
other dumb waiter with couple Of travelling boxes
connecting with the reading room below. In these
box all copy is placed after having been set up in
type and sent down the readers in order that they
may compare the printed proofs with the original
copy, and that they correspond. We pass
into small partitioned off in the north western
corner of the building where find every conve
nience necessary to the cleanliness and COM
FORT of the persons engaged in this story In addition
to hydrsnts, wash. bowls and water Closets there is
large tub lined with zinc, and filed with strong ley,
in which the ink and oil washed frem the types,
after they have been taken out of the form. Above
this tub is trough in which the galeys containing
the metal placed, after having been thoroughly
washed with the ley and all the ley and dirt that
remain, rinsed with fresh water from the Croton.-
Another great convenience is q large reservoir, or
tank, containing some ten hogsheads of water, for
use, when there is not sufficient force upon the
Croton to bring the water up 80 high; for the
came purpose, there Is also rotary pump, with q
power sufficient to force up water from the street when
necessary By of this liberal supply water the
closets always washed perfectly clean the office is
kept thoroughly sweet and healthy, and all the gar
bage, dirty water &C, is carried off through leading
pipes into the sewer in Fulton street.
In the centre of the composing there is equi-
distant between the large brass standing galley and
the coppesitors stands, twelve small tables, resting
upon castors rollers for the convenience of moving
them from end of che to another. Each one
Of these tables is furnished with galley upon
which the small galleys placed for the convenience
of the foreman who makes up the forms Upon each Of
these tables is placed the bed, turtle into which
the types for page Of the HERALD placed, after
having been set up, read, corrected and made ready
for the press There is much difference between this
style of making up form there is between writing
and engraving Instead types being placed upon
level stone column by the side of column, and then
"Jocked up or frightened, formerly, the column
rules now stationary at the top centre, and bottom
Of the page, fastened by Of grooves
the bottom Of the bed the types placed between
the rules as before but they rest upon cylindri
surface, or in plain words, upon portion Of cylin
der which revolves with the type in it when upon the
press strip Of iron passes along the outer side of
the page and pressed against the outside column by
means Of six screws which through the outer shell
or edge Of the box but, at the bottom each column
Is locked up separately, by a screw which presses
against an iron Slug, thereby giving to each column
distinct and separate lookup instead locking them
a nm tnOaf hara 90 t.
who do not even fully comprehend the theory of this
invention, that 1t will take person twice long to
impose form in this in the old way but from ex
perience, confident that 1t will not upon an
average, make difference of many minutes in the
imposition Of the HERALD. Instead of the lubberly
and inky-looking stones now have something neat
and handy Mallets, shooting sticks and quons have
been discarded and their places have been filed by
wrenches and screws Instead of having to drag and
carry heavy forms about, the table containing page
ready for the is wheeled to the fall tn. rope
is hooked on, and the form lowered, without any
difficulty or stranng on the part of the printer We
formerly had seven unwiedy stones in this room,
upon which the forms Of the DAILY, WEEKLY, HERALD
FOR EUROPE, &C., were mposed-ws now have but one
stone left and that is merely used receipt acIe for
matter for distribution
TO show the great increase of the business in this de-
partment alone will remark that four years ago there
were employed here fourteen regular composors one
foreman, who read all the proof Sheets with man to
hold the copy for him; assistant foreman who i'm
posed the FORMS under the superintendent of the
foreman, and one boy. There twenty-seven
regular compositors two proof readers with copy hold
ers two assistant foremen and lad-the whole being
under the supervision of principal foreman. In
addition to this number there some thirty men who
depend altogether upon the extra work. and the work
during the absence of the regular hands, this room
majority of them making from to twelve dollars
week, and often not working three or four days
out Of the seven, at that
This room is lit in the day time by fourteen largo