Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-16
EVENING STAR,
LOG AL INTELLISENCE
a Rambls through the Washington Nav,
Yard-No
We will now visit

We Will now visit
THE MACHINIsTs' DEPARTMENT.
, ISaef inc direction Of Chief Engineer Hunt
steam engine (Mr Jshn Pick, enpineer1 Of
nxSy-horse power, driving the machinery in
ms and the block shop, the fan blower for the
anchor and tool FORCES, eight in number0 and
also large pair Of shears fer cutting scrap
IRON IN the pudding shop. In this depart.
ment there are four divisions, supplied with
large and small lathes Of various descriptions,
planning and boring machines, drills, AMI one
of Gay, Silver & Co q cos-wheel cutting ma.
chimes. Steam-engines are here fitted In
tni. department were made the engines for the
n1ted states steamers Union, Water Witch
and John Hancock, and some FIVE or siY an.
glnes now in operation in the yard. besides q
large number of force pumps, and machinery
\ Tor testing steamboat boilers, manufactures
Ior the treasury Department, and forwarded
:ce nspectors OF steamboats, throughout the
United States and here will be built the two
truck engines of four hundred and fifty horse
power each, for the new steam-frigate Min
nesota;" The cylinders of these engines will
De eacn seventy-ripe inches in diameter, with
three feet stroke. Connected with this build.
kng there is pattern shop, (Mr B. McKenny,
foTemanO where patterns for all descriptions
OF castings are prepared In this department
will now step into
The BLOCK SHOP,
iaololnlng) under the superintendent of Col.
anon Woodward. Here We see circular saws.
boring machines, drills, an improved bushing
machine, and turning lathes. Block making
IN all its branches is here carried on. Sabots
Tor shot and shell, wooden fuze stocks for
shrapnel, blus-light, and false fire cups, and
all other descriptions of turning are here ex.
eeuted. There are ten hands employed in this
ptrnan Lat.
TIE NEW FOUNDRY,
under the superintendent Of Mr. Chief En-.
gIneer Hunt, tMr. William II. Bland, fore.
man. Here there is a steam engine (Mr.
combs Grinwell, engineer,) Of about fifteen
horse power, blowing the fans for two curola
furnaces, which are capable Of melting metal
Tor the largest iron castings. There are, also,
large cylinder boring apparatus, screw
lathe for turning shafts, &c, and a planning
machine-sll designed to execute the heaviest
iron work. In this building, shot, shells, bed
plates, and other castings sre made Here
the cylinder for the steamer Fulton, thirteen
feet in length, and fifty two inches inside
diameter, weighing 14,O5S pounds) was re-
Gently cast and finished Over the machinery
In this building there is a depository for all
kinds Of patterns for preservation. There are
thirty-seyen hards employed in the iron foun-
dsry at the present tins. We will now pro.
! c,ei TO take a view IF
The BOILER SHOP,
under the direction of Mr. Chief Engineer
Hunt, (Mr- Thomas Champion, foreman
Here there is a small steam engine, (Mr. John
Serro, engineer Of fifteen horse power with
a fan-blOTer attached, blowing thirty seven
f1rges In the boiler and smiths shops, and
driving the punching machine, shears drills,
and gIindstones in the boiler shop. In this
department there are Low in course of manu-
fac nra -Qi hmm led g., -
house board Of the Treasury Department, to
be distributed throughout the various bays,
rivers, AID harhors OF the county. Within
the past two Yeas there have been manufac-
;urei at this yard, and delivered to the light
house board, one hundsd buoys, complete,
Of the first, second, and third classes. In this
department several steam boilers have been
manufactured for the engines built here, and
for various vessels: and the boilers for the
new steamer Minnesota" -four in number)
are now in progress of construction These
boilers arc to be each eleven feet Eve inches
long, fourteen feet wide. and fourteen feet
deep, and will have a FIRE surface, each, of
5000 superficial feet. In tie boiler shop
there are one hundred and one hands en-
ploysd. Let Us now pess into
THE SHIP SHIFTS AND CHAIN CABLE sscp,
under the direction Of Biz. James Tucker,
lMessrs. William Morgan and Henry ODER,
1oACmCu-J h0i0 tnSIS of0 tuiIt} lOISSS. ~n6Ie
all descriptions of iron forging for ships work
and machinery are done. and chair cables of
all sizes, from two and half inches diam
eter to the smallest-size chain, are manufa
tured for the entire navy. The chains here
manufactured, long experience has demon
strated, are equal, If not superior, to those
made IN any part OF the world-the iron for
chains being subjected to the severe.t tests
before il is received. In this building there
is also hydraulic proving machine for test
ing each section (uinety feet Uf chain, after
having been manufactured. In connection
with this department there is likewise an iron
fling and finishing shop. There are ninety
hands employed in this establishment Let
Us next drop into
TEE JOINER's DEPARTMENT,
under the direction of Mr. Il. b. Curran,
(Mr. Lewis Marcer0n, foreman.) Attached to
this building there is small steam-engine
for driving a circular saw, one Of Wright's
upright scroll saws, one of Otis's machines,
and two tenonins machines This is a spa
cIous and convenient chop for the execution
Of all kinds OF house-carpentry and ship-join-
ers work. The several beautiful and cub
stantial buildings recently erected at the
yard, evidence the finished style and great
extent of the work done in this department
There are fifty hands here employed. An
neIed to this joiner's shop is
THE YARD CARPENTERS, WHEELWRIGHT 8, AND
CO0PER;s sHOP,
under the direction OF Mr. James K. McCath-
ran. The work here done, consists of fitting
frames for pilo drivers, making timber " heels,
carts, wheelbarrows, buckets, cans, DC, DC.
In this shop there are Ia hands employed
The upper story of this building is occup ed
by
THE MOULD LOFT AID NAVAL coasTRUcron's
OFFICE,
(Mr III. Po0k, naval constructor; Mr. Ed.
ward Foster, foTeman) This loft is zoo feet
In length, and IS feet in width There may
ne seen models of large number OF our na-
tional ships, some of which were built at this
yard,) as also several designs for vessels hero
tofore proposed to be- constructed On this
floor the lines, preparatory TO making the
moulds for the 'Minnesoj a. were laid down.
and nay yet be seen We will now pass on to
THE sHIP-HOUsE.
This structure was originally 232 feet in len 9Th,
and about 10 feet in width. Lately, ~ feet
have been added 10 the eastern end, to give
length, under cover, for the building of the
Minnesota making its present length 3O4
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