Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-02
The New shops the Wilmington and Ma"ehes'r"
RaIIrOnd Company.

The New shops Of the Wilmington and Ma"enes'fe
Railroad Company.
Yesterday VIC availed ourselves OF the thanksgiving
holiday to visit the other side of the river and take
look at the Shops of the Wilmington and MancheS-
ter Railroad Company We found that something had
been going on at home of which we had very made
quate idea.
These Shops situated just west of the track and north
of the causeway designed for the repair and main
tenance of the machinery and rolling stock OF the Com
pany and consist Of large and airy Machine Shop
fitted up with tools and with new and handsome ma
chinery requisite for and should suppose sufficient for
all the purposes of the Company. At one end is a
beautifully finished and noiselessy working horizontal
Steam Engine of twenty-five horse power, supplied with
steam from boiler placed in room back oft. This
boiler like the engine, is supplied with all the Modern
Improvements. From this point visited the Store
Room where all the materials, extra brasses OIL waste
&C., kept proper stands and racks-thence to the
Foundry where cupoa has been erected and several
TASKS ready for casting-thence to the Black
smit hs Shop The blast for the Cupola is supplied by
large Dimel fan. In the Blacksmiths' Shops
a similar fan finds blast for all the FORCES Next
north of the Machine Shop and boiler room is the Boiler
Shop where boilers will be made and repaired, and all
matters in sheet iron attended to- tender, tanks, ETC.
This has not yet been put in operation. 1t will receive
heavy tools suited for the operations to be carried on
as shears, punches, etc.
All the foregoing being under the general supernten
dence of the Master Machinst brought together
as to be visited in the shortest possible time
An archway separates these departments from those
under the charge Of the Master Carpenter This arch
is intended to measuraby separate the parts in of
fire as we'll as to admit the laying of a track through if
deemed necessary desirable. The archway is North
of the department Of the Master Machns and Of course
South of that Of the Master Carpenter. Just
North of the archway, to be as possible to
the Foundry will be the Pattern Shop large Carpen-
ters Shop be fitted with the necessary tools and
chnery out to the North end Of the whole building
It is fine and convenient apartment. The shaft
ing is hung but the tools and machinery are not yet in
place.
Running East from the North end of the Carpenter
Shop are the Car House and the Painting Shop
arches for the admission of upon tracks to be laid
in them.
We cannot but think that the whole arrangements
are admirably planned and the plans we'll carried out,
far they have progressed the buildings having been
recently prepared for occupation and some portions not
yet quite ready for the machinery There will be tacili
ties sufficient keep in order any amount of machinery
that the Road possibly hereafter require, and, also
to construct the necessary and other equipments of
that Glass; and, far judge there every pro-
vision for the economy Of time and labor. Beyond ques
ton the saving to the Company by these shops will be
very decided. hey are built of brick aud present "a re-
markably tasteful appearance.
1t is designed to in the spring the erection
Of Round House for the protection of the engines turn
table, etc. Although called Round House. it will have
sixteen Sides and suppose, sixteen tracks. This will
also be greatly needed Improvement The length o
wall in the shops and round house. will be about half
mile
The dimensions of the several rooms or departments
are as follows:
Diameter of Rotunda or Round House to be l75 feet
Il This will communicate with the Machine Shop.
The Machine Shop is 100 by 46 the Blocsemi tbs
Shop 60 by 40 Foundry, so by As CENTRE containing
boiler and store room As by 40 Boiler Shop 48 by As
archway IA by As Pattern Shop 80 by %; Carpenters
Shop, ITO by As Car House, 60 by 81 Paint Shop
60 by As.
The plans and drawings we're all furnished by Jane
P Robertson Esq, the able and efficient Engineer ant
Superintendent of the Road under whose direction th
work was executed ne general contract was taken b.
Mr.. g. w. Rose; the sub contract for the brick wor
was executed by Mr. Keen The bricks were made par
in this county by Mr. Mclihenny, and part in Blade
e by Dr. H. H. Robinson. The roof is covered with gal
vanized IRON
t The whole weight Of the floor and roof is throw
upon pasters sprngng from piled bases these pilaser
being about twelve feet between centres and restin
c each upon four piles. The weight Of the ntermedat
panels of brick work is thrown upon arches between tn
pillars that pling has been necessary in the space
between the pasters. This we believe is new feature
and great saving in the item of pling
Daily Journal 25th inst