The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-10
Our Pittsburgh Correspondence.

Visits about 76icn-Ihe MANUFACTURES Of Pitts
bwgh-Intneang Particulars, &C., &c.
For the last two or three days, having nothing
better to do, have been taking ramble and
scramble around town and out OF town-up hills
and down dales, across bridges, through cotton
mills and rolling. mills, glass factories, water
works and gas.works-hopng to find something
Interesting to lay before your countless readers.
Whether succeed or not remains to be seen
but here goes-let who wins.
Yesterday evening, being delightful one-the
air cool, refreshing, and inviting-I took stroll
across the elegant iron-wi suspension bridge
which spans the Monongahela river, and rambled
up to the top of Coal Hill, directly opposite the
city, taking its name from the inexhausrible guam
tity of coal imbedded beneath the surface-some
say sufficient to last two hundred thousand years
The hill is eight hundred feet above the level of the
river, and the view OF the surrounding country OBJ
tanned from the summit is perfectly enchanting.
As reached the top, old sol was about taking his
seat to rest awhile from the abors of the day; and
the gorgeous colors reflected by his magnificent
canopy added splendor TO the scene. To the left
was the Ohio, or, as the French termed 1t, 6 La
Belle Riviere,' rapidly descending from a rise
which had taken place in the upper streams, bear
ing, on its placid bosom, the light, fleet craft,
sweet and pretty stream, winding and turning,
like snake, through noble forests, where, in
very few years previous none but the
red man trod; then past lovely and enchanting
garden belonging to one OF true natures nobeman,
tIller Of the soil-again, passing as swift as an
arrows flight past cities, towns and villages; and
on and on, in the same manner, until she Is receive
ed In the tender embraces of the great father of
waters-tke rushing, roaring Mississippi. Direct
ly in front Of us was the noble Allegheny, rushing
and foaming down, mlnglng her waters with those
.nft he MnpnnUabeIa md In he of bank
of this river were to be seen two OF the lovellest
spots on this earth, casting our time honored Ho-
boken IN the shade, namely, Rosedale and Green
wood Gardens, two rural retreats laid out In In
vitng walks, flower beds and picturesque arbors,
where in the stiffness and privacy of the night,
with none but the efugent rays of Luna TO intrude,
lovers may sit and pour into each others ears, the
oft reiterated vows Of eternal love and fidelity To
the right of the Monongahela river, or In
the Indian name Failing River" on account OF
the frequent falling of the banks. Thus river is
" damned" at four different points, and steamers
are obliged TO be locked to navigate 1t; II is also
beautiful, river winding among hills and dsles and
deep ravines, and on a moonlight night, sail up
She stream must have pen more prolific than
mine to describe the pleasure.
yesterday also found myself wandering over
the ST. Clair Street Bridge, leading direct to Penn
Mill, made renowned by the "young ladies' NOT
IN Allegheny city, where the worthy mayor OF the
place To brighten the rioters oil from beseging the
building and destroying II, "squlried hot water
over them,2 instead OF doing as our mayor did at
offending populace. You must excuse me from
referring To the Astor Place riot in my letters, but
4 cannot help II, for whenever think of the muir
ders committed that night my Indignation rises to
such pitch that II must have an outlet, and there
II Is. The Penn Mill Is large elegant BRICK
building, one hundred and ifty-sIx feet in width,
and hy-eighi IN depth; II is situated on the bank
of the ryer, aud Is enclosed with a high board
fence TO check any further demonstrations by the
g'hals. They employ near two hundred and fifty
grls, and after the iih OF July the number will be
Increased Ia three hundred and twenty-five. There
is in operation 2io looms, 1900 spindles, making
IN year 5000 bales OF sheetIng; also, 500 lbs
cotton yarn per day The sheeungs very good,
and can compare with any OF Lowell manufacture.
To-day have visited several rolling mills, glass
factories, &c., and also the building wherein is
situated the machinery used for supplying the city
with water, pure and whoesome-i.e, the Ale
Phany. The water ~ pure, and comes near
the Croton as any have ever drank II is forced
up into the city TO the top OF hill l6O feet above
ehe level OF the works, and then distributed
through the pipes by means OF double engines,
called balance valve engines, OF $50 horse power
each. The machinery IL something on the prin-
ciple Of the North River steamboats,; tremsn-
dous driving wheel, 10 iest IN diameter, turns the
shaft, making 10 revolutions per minute, each
revolution forcing up 33s gallons Of water, being
2O2, 500 gallons per hour, working but IL hours
each day, thereby supplying the GUY with 2,i3360o
gallons per day. There Is but five men employed
TO attend 10 the works, which are worked by IL
hoilers, consuming 3is bushels OF coal per dIem.
The cost of the woIks, understood was sl3O, 900.
w nile IN Inc nflHNDOurnOoO, went IN ana look
lock Al the works II Messrs. knap and Totem,
called Fort Pit Works" These gentlemen
manufactured large quantities Of the munitions OF
war, for the government, in the war with Mexico,
and were IN the habit If turning out aud cUmplet-
Ing one 6tpoundsT daily. Their works are $50
feet m width and 2tO in depth. running down TO
the bank Of the Tlver. Mr.. Totien, one OF the
enteiprlsing firm, when ! told hun | wished the
information Tor YOU, expressed great satisfaction
and pleasure IN giving me all particulars relative
60 the works. went entirely through IN every
department, and TO write of all saw would be
encrouching too much the space allowed in
your paper. They are now engaged in the m inu-
fac,ure of r~ilro~d Gov The rsirosd f,o,n The
city OF Vera Cruz 10 the city Of Mexico and Ma
zatlan also IN making cast iron battleneni for the
new state House IN Baton Rouge they have al
ready made up 300 tons. | rso saw boilers and
other machinery Tor the lake boats, nearly all Of
which have their machinery made At these works.
They Keep constantly employed 21j men, and
make w - tons Of metal per day, and consume Is
tons Of coal each day. To stranger their works
are well worthy OF visit. kntp aud Touen
have built several ren ships. the Geo. VI. Bib.
and rarity the Allegheny, which was launched at
Ehis place some three years $50;
Business Is still extremely dpll mere, and there
tbas not been the slightest improve nent Tor the last
three weeks The fearful reports we have re-
ceived from the West of the cholera, and the
breed ing ont OF y here, has given still further
check 20 business operations. The steamer John
y. Cnitenden came up last night, and the officers
told me that the scenes witnessed in St LOUIS and
Cincinnati were awful in the extreme they in
formed me that hearses ana venlCles Tor carrying
ahe dead could not be procured, so great was the
demand. ON the way up, they passed the steam
boat War Eagle, for thus city, whose officers had
been busy, since they left Cincinnati, burying
she dead, and six graves had been dug this side vi
Wheeling, for some Of her passengers.
The cholera has broken out here among us, and
TO deny II is folly in the extreme. On Sunday
ahere were seven cases and deaths, and yesterday
rs many more how many to-day | have not yet
FRAMED; but, as there is no health committee in
this place, " IL presumed that numbers die that
not rsrorted The western rivers are nov per-
feet California gold NINE to the pilots and river
hands " no brave the dangers Of the epidemic; pi-