The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-04

stationary engine u 100 horse power additional
shops, stables, coal sheds, &c
Seventeenth and Farves streets and lie by l53 feet
containing 10 smiths fires and trip-hammsr' This
building IL separated by large yard from the principal
finishing shops the latter extending loo feet seven
teenth and 1873 feet Morris street In this building
Is 20 horse power engine driving all the machinery 81
the blacksmiths and finishing shops
The IRON and brass foundres, carpenters shops grind
separate building 10 BY io set The conntips
room, drawing offices and store rooms Seventeenth
street.
These works are sufficient In extent and sufficiently
equipped with machinery for the employment Of 100
men, and the production Of lbo engines yearly
The proprietors contemplate further enlarzcments,
however the lumber window frames and other por
tons Of large additional building already stored
the premise TO await favorable change in the times,
which for the past have proved very depressing to
locomotive building A. well as to most other branches Of
business.
the original works occupied by William Norris at the
first establishment Of the business and include also re-
cent and extensive enlargement Tne internal arrange
ment q the works Is very convenient AMI systematic
The whole establishment IL also the line OF the
Reading railroad, which thus affords convenient
means Of delivering engines upon any railroad or upon
any wharf In the city The coal, and much Of the iron
used at the works, arrives also by the same road.
The tools and machinery OF the works generally Of
very excellent kind adapted TO the most RAPID
ton u the several portions Of the work Many 81 the
tools have been BULL at the works AMI are especially
adapted 20 peculiar portions Of the engines Among ths
tools made outside Of the works very excellent
screwplanng machine, and heavy radial drill, from
land; also shaping machines, slottug machines, ami
atbes, (some OF the heaviest class, from Bensnt,
Dougberty, and Thomas, Gage Warner, and whitney
and from manufacturer in New YORK city Worcester
Massaehu sets, and other places.
The construction OF the locomotives bIt at theHe
works commands equal interest 70 that attaching TO the
works themselves.
OF nearly 500 engines already built all with very ew
exceptions, were outside connected. The outside con
neeton lrst successfully adopted AZ these works
and for many years the leading feature Of the Nor
ris engines Most Of the other bnil1ers until 1870
1912 used either the "fu' half crank connection
upon neither o. which plans could the capacity 81
engine the pactness and simplicity 81 con.
strnction BE- obtained with the outside connection
The valuable principle Of the distribution % The
weight o. the engine recognized at very early dag
mt these WORKS Tie Norris Works among very
first builders OF engines with coupled dryers aad
structed the first ten wheeled engines ever buit
They also among the very hrst 70 apply the Spa
rate cut OF valve, which application they
slstcnuy adhered 20 the present time.
The construction Of the engines building al these
works may be briefly described a. follows
Outside connected-Fassenger engines having four
drivers and a truck, level cylinders.
The boiler for the largest class ~ engines u Of tho
hTest possible ciarnstsr u be admitted between the
wheels ~ gsuge engines Is contains usualy,
for The - iDch cylinder engines Loo two inch epppsr
tubes II feet long.
The furnace il made Of tho CREATES; possible width
BY the OF the thin edge frame ami ~ placing the
snse driving sprinv zach s~ie % tho eoene tie
UDtst troHg ~ nr o. 30 \ greater wJth y ~