The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-09

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rhe following b N account Of the work 10 pr
srss q some q the psiseipd engine foundrssn
he city -
hsswa srrLIsAs, ALLEN Co., (Novelty wofAB,
rveifsh street, T. r. are 1t present engaged ia SET
ING ~ On board The ne~ Fail River boat Nsuopo-
H. IN engine constructed for her which Is the largest
ssesn engine ever built. having . cylinder Of los
inches N diameter. and IL feet stroke.
They are also putting On board the engine Of
ferry boat. furnished complete. 10 the Fairhaven
Branch Railroad Company. Of Massachusetts,, and
have juss commenced pair Of oscillasing engines
for The new steamer for the New York and Hav,e
Y. =. Nall Steamship Company.
Messs. PBAK a MrHrHY Fulton Iron Works,)
foot Of Cherry street, Y. R, have just completed
and under way
A beanrengiDe, "a inch cylinder, feet strobe,
with pair Of boilers. for steamship now building
BY WIN. II. webb, for the celebrated house Of Pc
Ayo, Pardo CO.. Havana. Cuba.
a beam engine. 81 inch cylinder, 10 feet stroke,
With one boiler IL feet inches In diameter, and 90
feet long. for James l. Day Norwich. Conn.,, 70 Do:
N boat building by Samuel snsden, Grsespoins,
A square engine "a In. cylinder n =, .tr,Hs I'm
one boiler, for Col. Burden, Of Fall River, MasG,
for . boat boildingby samuel sneden, Greenpoint,
L. l.
An engine, 40 inch cylinder 10 feet stroke, Win
boilers, Tor . steamer Tor the Canton trade ID IS
intended W have her wheels taken apart, and her
smoke pipe taken down. and send her out a. o sail
Ing vessel. She will have duplicate set Of mach-
merry, and will be the pioneer In steam navigation
where she is intended TO run. They afe also max
ing new piston, and other i'm provements in the
United States steamer Princeton. at the Navy Yard.
BIRxBEcK, FuRsAS Co, (successors 20 Henry
r. Dunbam "a Co.. North Moore street, have On
hand, In course Of construction, engine and boiler
for asteamboat, for William ". Dougherty and John
Thcmpson thirty inch cylinder six feet stroke, for
harb0r tow boat.
Engine and boiler for WI lliamsburg Ferry COMPANY
thirty eight inch cylinder nine feet stroke.
Engine and boiler tor q boat building for Abram O.
jackson, 30 inch cylinder. six feet stroke for tow
ing in harbOr.
This firm has completed, since January last, an
engine and boiler for steamboat Young America
thirty inch cylinder, six feet stroke, for Captain
Schuyler, now towing at Albany.
Engine and boiler for steamboat Ocean Wave,
thirty-four inch cylinder, Dine feet stroke now run
ming to Shrewsbury.
Engine and boiler for steamboat John Birkbeck,
Tor Capt. Comm twrnsyfour inch cylinder, sx feet
Two small marine engines for yacht for Chas. G.
lien, Eco, Shrewsbury.
Propeller engine for Steamboat Helen Brown, for
Captain Brown, OF Albany.
Engine and boiler for steamboat Neptune, thirty
inch cylinder, six feet stroke, for the Underwriters
oUiON, DOAkDAAN q CO., NNcptuno iron W0Tk0),
have in the course Of construction, and nearly
completed, low pressure beam engine Of fry
inches diameter Of cylinder and eleven feet stroke
Of piston, for the Portland Steam Packet Company,
for their new boat, Forest City, Capt. J. B. Coyle,
to ply between Boston and Portland, Maine.
An engine for the hessrs. Sanford, Of fifty inches
diameter Of cylinder and twelve feet stroke, for
new boat building for their line Of New York and
Philadelphia steamers
A sixty.fve inch, twelve feet engine for q. ".
Chaplin and others, for new steamer TO run on the
Sound.
An engine of 50 inches diameter Of cylinder and II
feet stroke, for the Merchants and Miners' Trans
pOrtatSn Company Of Baltir ore for o boat 10 run
in connection with one Of similar dimensions build
ing in Baltimore, between Baltimore and Boston.
They have likewise just completed fifty inch
twelve feet engine, for Capt. W. w. Vanderbilt,
steamer Adelaide, originally intended for the
California trade, but owing TO the consolidation Of
various lines Of steamers Ut San Francisco, this
new boat, 1t seems, y not required for that trade
and will consequently be otherwise disposed Of.
Each of these firms have number OF other en-
gines on hand, for various manufactories mot emu
merated above.
There are several other engineering establish
ments in the city, doing active business, but We
were unsuccessful In asuertainng its character or
amount.