The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-06

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color which could be at great distance At sea-
subject; but hs being Saturday night, he did moi wish
to keep 90 many young boys out late.
The New York Machine shops.
The business in this branch Of for tho past
SIX months has been very dull. Al present things
begin look brighter and judging from Appearances,
the spring business will be brisk One Of the principal
machine establishment propretors remarked that few
months ago he down With mechanics who, unable
70 got work. begging him for bread. "But thank
God" said he, "they have plenty Of work now"
The machine shops and foundres doing profitable
business Some Of the large esabshments it Is true,
have heavy contracts but they have business equally
good 70 the mechanic multiplicity Of small jo,
swell the aggregate receipts,
In The following photographic may be found correct re-
port Of the work in process Of compseton besides
miscellaneous jobs At the principal machine establish
ments-
AT THE NOVELTY wORKs-sTILLAAN, ALLEN 4 90.
Two large marine propeller engines for Russian
gate General Admiral The engines have already been de-
scribed at length in the HERALD. Hundreds of workmen
employed the work but it will take some time to
The steam fire engines j. c. Gary and John G. Storm,
owned by the Corporation, built at this establish
This firm also building steam fire engine 10
weigh 900 pounds, for Philadelphia fire company Also,
Of 600 pounds weight for private parties, and two
OtneTs lOr NEW IOTk ufo COiuphuioe'
AT THE sECoR IRON WORKS.. D. sECoR 4 co.
Two large boilers for the North river steamboat South
America.
Two boilers tor the North river steamer Robert L. se-
vens.
Two large iron boats Of twenty-five tons each, and
eleven large iron buoys for the American Guano Compa
n.y. They are TO be used in tho guano business a jarvis
| and the Sandwich Islands
The Francis Skiddy and Rip Van Wrinkle are
| undergoing repairs ut this establishment.
AT THE DRY DOCK IRON WORKS.. 8. uNDERIIILL,
100000 worth OF machinery
| the Greenpoint Kerosene Oil Company.
Also, small propeller engine for steam canal boat
MORGAN IRON wORKs-QUINTARD AND WHITNEY.
single beam engine, A inch diameter Of cylinder and
10 feet stroke Of piston for FIRST class side whee steam
| tow boat, for the river trade in China.
pair OF osclatDg marine propeller engines, 55 inch
diameter OF cylinder and feet stroke oil piston, for
large convoy steamer for the Chinese waters The huls
for the above built by Thomas Coyer The vessels
| are owned by Russell & Co.
One stationary beam engine Of 16 inch diameter of
cylinder feet stroke of piston; also three smaller
qines and complete machinery for sugar mill, built for
r. Montado Lima, Peru all Of which is now being
| shipped for it's destination.
One pair OF beam marine engines 55 inch diameter Of
cylinder and 10 feet stroke of piston, for the steamer
yorktown, in of construction, and owned by
| the New York aud Virginia Steamship Company.
One pair Of marine engines, with boilers, 66 inch cy!in
der and IL feet stroke of piston, for steamer be
| longing to the New York and New Orleans Steamship
Company The hull is now in course of construction at
Williamsburg.
of Under and 80 inch stroke of piston for the United
States steam sloop Of war now building at Pensacola.
One pair of boilers for the United States steamship
Mexico, of c. Morgans New Orleans and Texas line.
One pair of boilers for the steamer Roanoke d the New
| York and Virginia Steamship Company.
One pair of boilers for the steamer Commonwealth Of
the Norwich and Worcester line.
One boiler for the Huron of Boston Two pairs
OF osclang engines for the King of Siam The MACH.
nation will be placed in revenue cutters,
structing in that country.
NEPTUNE IRON WORKS.
The steamers Mississippi aud CoatZacoalcos formerly
the lake Ontario steamers Canada ari America being
thoroughly repaired They belong TO the Tehuantepec
Company.
The steamer Isaac p Smith, OF the Haverstraw route
| is receiving new cylinder, beam &c.
The steamer Meamora, of the Albany day line is
| dergong thorough overhauling.
The steamers Isaac Newton, George Law United States
Three iron lighters Of 60 tons each are building at this
establishment FOR the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for
| Acapulco, on the Pacific
AT THE FULTON IRON woRKs--PEAsR MURPHY.
Two marine engines Of 6l inch cylinder 80 inch stroke
OF piston, for the unnamed United States sloop- Of
the Brooklyn Navy Yard also two Of Martins tu
bular boilers for the vessel The engines each
Two boilers for the North river steamboat Rip Van
| Two boilers for the stonington steamboat Plymouth
Rock They were recently placed on board that vessel
now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard One the boilers will
be Martins patent tubular and the other known the
pose Of deciding on the relative merits of each.
in Cuba. 'Ns"' f'"A'A'''
weigh nine TONS for the Hamburg steamship Saxonia
During the cold weather, and while the Saxonia on
one Of the dry docks receiving REPAIRS the propeller
burst into two pieces making report loud as q can
non On examining the fragments OF the propeller flaw
or cavity discovered, filed with a mass OF ice The
extreme cold weather and the ice chilled the ron causing
/ IL TO burst
AT THE ALLAIRE WORKS.
One large stationary engine and other machinery for
the Detroit Water Works.
Two boilers for propeller owned by the Naupatuck
Transportation Company.
-Four boilers for the Vanderbilt steamship North STAR