, 1864-08-22

adequate to the task imposed upon it. aad
consequently an order WAS given to Hoe 4
Co. for one Of their famous "four cylinder"
machines. It WAS completed and put In
operation about the LIST of July, 1861. al
though the new press was good for eight
tnoasand an hour, We soon discovered that
II vas not up to the necessities Of our raptt-
increasing circulation. But impressed
WIN Inc conviction that this war would be
y. snofs duta!ion, and that It's termination
~ moolo Greatly reduce the demand for the
1s.eeSs, We contiaued to Impose onr four
esnuoei ouusa bcs ond tts capacity until May
w., Tnen Inc order wac giv,n for the new
1'oh1 efLiShEE PslsrtsE M,cu1sa which
eencs forth this printed sheet this morning.
But Of it, more hereafter,
pR. RAT REr1Ecs,
From the transportation Of our fonr cv,;r-
Ger rrsss until to day, nothing OF monr1t
hus occurred In the history OF the TR1pCyE
save the retirement Of D.. Ray, which took
place In November List, to tue extreme r.
gret of his associates, who not oolJ parted
with noble hearted, generous frleni, nut
an assccfzte whose capacity Is not pafed W
COMPARISON With the aolsst Of the Ia ID.
We will TOW speak Of The TRIBUNE Of Il.
dag, snd viii begin with 4
orH NEW R1Gur CYLINDER PRINTING
CHINE
1t WAS reserved for Richard II Hns. o'
New York, ~ American mechs1ic, 70 ulah-
the first successful type revolving press, II.
ter many costly and unsuccessful expert
ments, Ia 1917 Our new press proper is
four teet fisa inches wide, twenty feet high,
ard the machine Itself, independent OF
titles" is thirty-one feet six 1:ches in:
length Ths large central t. :2e cylinder On
Tbich the forms arc placed is sixteen feet
six inches in circumference TIC eight ell
iuders, or drums, on which the paper r.
wolves to receive the "tmpression" from
the types, are each one-thiTd that slz:, thssn
smaller cylinders each making three revoiu-
tlons to one OF the csntsl cylinder. The
forms or pages constitute segments Of the
central circle, and occupy about one-fourtb
OF the circumference, the remaining three
fouttbs being used Us an ink-distrbnilcs
surface, The estimated weight Of the prtss
proper IL at least twenty-thtee tons. There
are in 1t over ten Thousand regular pieces.
Twenty coupositien rollers, for the atsszt-
butien Of ink, are used upon 1t. There are
.one tboueard yarils Of web tame Ia nass the
aheats in to ana amy from The cv,1nder..
Five hundred and forty two tape pullies, cue
hundred and eight gear wheels, one hundred
and twentJ-tHo steel springs, together ,'ith
bolts, screws, nuta, riYets, pins and ktss,
40 80 hn,are, o,, tr,r {. ~ h,,oa,, J.. -
-.~ W sAA- ~. A'Aeo IL H.
40 Inv ~ - ~ ~ AAeoso .eeapt =
sa.s spas 'e - -. 80 ."su*3 1ssiu
,1ua:. o :. ~ -o.- ~ s"o s,
-. n1o'' ~
sue r.. 60 aA0 '0.o y" naaAe "otA VI !'ou'
~ "'s" 1.9', ..'., a'7o' 'Ae 'eao'
tps ~ eAo a'1eeeus p1Ase " 1ae u'acutoe "sa
soaes. soaM aets'. oae 10y ISsaa ao" ueseeun
sss'su ... .ea a."' 80 ~ .As!e'1lns :e'
So .t - sus' WI tao i"aen':ss1'
-'5 eau t"t1se
~ sns,i-, -, ,a11xss,- "'' ~ sAu p4snsn1
n,,n.s ~ ~ srn shot. ~. na,,. n.,':<,' u.ach'ue
rs - ns.,,, 4ss' ~ .a"'.ads neu' "n'sa 'alac.'
- eeuu .,... w 'ns1sasso ~ twenty t'oos'n'.
ar-a;a> . - sa' 71'ioous
49, n.aa,,a,.,s., IT, ,s..ta., ~ ~ w. ns"a'
49, an,s ao.s aa.ra.:... se ~ w. ''o"
~ Ts,.a.. t 1.a."" a' '~'N' pass ''oAt III Tut
eDA$ee o'a:s
~ fsooEss of f''tstAS''
0.se. ~ a1e 'sps 10 set W IL luz eonaos''e
4oon' ~ 40 1na1o " NV ioi"s so' paseo
upon convex sufsace, constructed N stsd
and brass, ind called 'sturtlc." The type,
bc,np tir.a4a INN columrs hv rn1os ,r,,,,;,.
...atts.;.a - h.,5:a sIaaa ~ t'4,., 'as u.n' ,
- as40 IL p'aee " "e1'SS 1o:hea
oF VIII se1I"s act3-E apuu tn " F1a'-
stleA aoa ot's''cs- the ''suTl
then lowered to shs press room ans s~eurtsi :
up0u the central cylinder. The lar.,. r, lin.
der he,nr art IN Yevo,ut1op rho G,-:n =,
trnaa IA ca-~;a5 .1cca,s;xafo -, sIt ,,,o ,..,n
9pso le1 euseessl's.5 ss.' W III 'A- s''u''
Ct or lhpfeselon c1hnaefs; on each o'
which sheet Of paper Is Introduced and r.
ceives the impression OF tho types as TAI
form passes. To each impression. c7linde;
there Is q board on which tue sheet. arc ia;o
ond from uhtc1, tbas .ra s.ted,, =, H., ~.
rbJne and a}so tanea IN carv ov,,,..
nrtntea abeet md denoaft II ~, n. ,5au
f-a - ~. -. ~ ".''
e"1." -. ~" nAa =. "'e P'ese, AE'e H.
pioeese 10 ontney petiofu.eo oy Ihe III:
cu'ue l'se4', "Aeuout Tue aiQ OF any altenH
eton-eynnder TO supply Or s'tced" the SHEETS
which are taken at the propcr moment
f1paers or grIppers. and. after heinz nr;ut.r
~ .a~onrsvsa en+ ~ ~ 49, =, oa1,+a,,'as; -
ase conveyed CUT. lho 1nk Il cohtai.rnt
a founta,n heneath the main cylinder nnut
co5veTs;1 hy ~ M ma " n % fist,;5ntin., ra,Ir' 1
c"osesso 'S mea"9 " o's1'oot1n@ t"a'e'
to that part Of the anzEace Of the mafu c: lii
der not occupied by the FORMS. This IN
facz hsino ,oger than N. ~ 49, ,,o.,.a
the lmpEession-cyltEdsrs without ttuchj,
them.
uot7 ORR PnEss GOT Y4rrr