New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-30
THE MACHINE SHOPSAND FOUNDERIES

From inquiry at the principal Maehne-Shops and
Founde,ies in the city, learn that business Is quite
duh. Soue few establishments closed altogether,
snd Others ave engaged chiefly upOU repairs Only
ole shop is very busy with ne orders Nevertheless
a larpe puuber of workman are employed; aud may
probably remain at work TILL orders come along in
The Spripg 1t is expected that Southern orders viii
arrive in time to keep mott Of the shops busy during
the Sun mer, especially the shops 10 which sugar-mls
snd plantation machinery generally are fabricated We
sutjon general noice of bat going on in the var-
GUS establishments, beginning with those the East
River ride of the city.
At toe ADaiye Iron-Works an engine and boilers are
being made for the propeller Cuyler of the Cromwell
line to Savannah. The cyioder is TO be 20 inches in
diameter, and four feet stroke. Nearly ready. They
are also building an engine TO. steamship in Calitor
ia. The cylinder 70 be so inches 10 diameter with
ten feet stroke. Also, steeple engine for small
steam er named tue Seth Grosvenor for the African
coast trade in the service of the New-York Safe
Colonization Society The diameter of the cylinder u
.8 inches, with three feet stroke. Also, two new
boilers for the steamship Alabama; four tubular boil
era for the Fall River steamboat Metropolis and new
boiler for the Greeppoilt erry-boat City of Williams
burgb. They are also making extensive repairs upon
the steamboats, Aurora and Francis Skiddy. About
$50 men are employed 10 the various departments Of
he works.
At the Neptune ron-Works the steamboat New
World which was sunk in the Hndson River in 0cto-
ter ast is undergoing extensive repairsnOt the least
important of which tue erection of new gtllowsf for
The walkipg-beam. An engine and two boilers are
being butt Tor the new steamboat DE la Rle The d.
ameier Of tie cylinder Is 60 inches, with lO-feet
stroke. The steamboat Metamora Is having new
boilere and undergoing general repairs.
At the Morgan Iron-Wc rks new engine and boilers
are being built for the steamboat Pernano, to be
engaged on the coast of Peru. The diameter Of the
cylinder is "a inches, and the length Of the stroke III
feet AIro, engine ana boilers for the new steamship
New Orleans, for the line the De Soto and the
Csbawbs. Also, engine and boilers for small
iron boat the Flushing route-the cylinder 10 DO 20
inches in diameter, with la-teet stroke. Also. new
boilers for the steamship Tennessee, and new boilers
for the steamboats, Elm CRY ard Connecticut Exten-
eve repairs being made upon tho steamship RDsn-
obe the steamboat City of Hartford aod the propeller
Decatur. There are, in ALL about 700 men employed
in the various departments.
At the Novelty Iron Works there-are in process Of
building pair of engines for Russian propelec ase
large pumping engine for New Or.eans; hosting
gear for mining IL the Mary land Dioes sso,
eight ten seam fre-engiLes fer the cities Of New
YORK. New Orleans, and ese where; three sugar nils
and eppe1 dsges for plantations in Louisiana, and
boilers for u stesmb ,st not yet named
James Murphy & Co. are building an engine for a
sBsl St. aushp for the Island Of Cuba 70 be used In
the transfer ring OF troops from portion ofthe Island
to aLother. They ais preparing ''hnery Tor sne
Epon Valley Coal and Iron Co., for ma King ooa-oi;
also boilers for tire steamboats, Huguenot Hnnohback
and Josephine sn engine boiler aud shaiing, for the
derot Of the Nitth-Ayenue Railroad; two osciating
cylinder engine, for email steam easurt yacht for
Consba. Ex-Governor. General Of Cuba, ordered by
Iisn,. Nayavetio, Of the Spanish Navy; and eigh.
suOar mills, Of various sizes, with steauengnes Wary
ipe from twenty TO siAty horsepower each.
On the North River eide OF the town, at the Frank
lin Iron Works, the only new WORK in hand cons,sof
an engine tanks pumps, &C., for sugar reiineryat
Hssiipgs. The steamboat Oregon il being generally
oyerbauled. The steamboat Broadway is receiving
pew Wheels ard the boiler il receiving general re-
pairs.
At the North River roD-Works, new steamboat 10
being built for the keyport and Mddletown Point
Steamboat Co. Her length is LIS feet; her engine will
have cylinder 10 inches in diameter Nth ten feet
strike. Aso a harbor tug-boH for Peter c. Sdrls1.
Her leHsib is % feet; the cylinder OF Der engine will
be 30 ircbts dsInsttr. with Dix feet strobe. Aso
pair Of boilers for the steamboat Ahdas bollsr for
The Suthaven iro.NMoiks. and a steamboat engine
fer California theoylmder Of which is to bs % inches
diemeter. with a xix teet stroke.
c. H. Dehneter is Gnisbing TIE non s'saaIship ma
aDzas, description of whicbN giyen u the tune Oh
her launch.
AT the Globe Iron-Woks several salrosd, heigns
and pass. Dgsr carr are in course OF construction iA
roskng Of railroad ca'wheels ia Also carried on '"
extensively. Nss,ly all the river stesmooa's n''s
been overbarled, and are ready to resume mex WE"
in Spring.