New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-24
FRUITS OUT OF sEAsoN-PREsERvrNc, OR RE-.

FPUIrs OFT OF SEAsoN-PREsERyING, OR RE-
r.pnrsG HousEs-Our readers will recollect articles
from time to time, describing the method OF keeping
fruit meat poultry &C., by the process patented by Pro
b. W. Nyce of Cleveland, Ohio. The house erected by
him in Cleveland four years ago. has been so NIL
nutely described that will not 80 into the particulars
of one recently built in this city The thing 80 far mas
been kept very quiet few persons passIng INC run o t
ing corner OF Thirty eghthst and Tenh.ave having
any idea OF its IL was hastily erected ast July I'M
der the SUPERVISION of that wellknown pOmoogst, Mm.
g Carpenter OF this city who Is associated with Pro1
Nyce IN Its ownership The building SKIS ieet - Ieet
In hight with the outside OF corrugated Ton the edges OF
lappings being alright. Three rect from tne
outer wall is an inner one. OF smooth IRON
being filled with pine wood turnings The floor Of iron,
also tight and IS feet above Is watertight galvanized
roof or ceiling which is the bottom OF eapacious Ice
box The space thus neOsed is the fruitroom, to be
divided off Into many alright compartments as De
sired In the present house there Is hall running
through the center and four rooms upon each sde the
partitions also being OF IRON These rooms are AGAIN
divided making l6 small rooms in all, each capable OF
holding "a barrels OF fruit, making the capacity OF the
house M barrels when put in bins or about O0 oarres
closely stored IN the barrels themselves All Of the doors
are so lined or packed with flannel TO make them very
tight and each room approached from the nan
Closely packed door The hall itself is reached through
double doors one OF which closed before the other Is
opened These precautions show why UNIFORM pea
ture maintained within the prep
araon kent upon the floor 10 absorb the moisture SO
that perfectly dry atmosphere Is maintained Inc Ie
frgerator icebOx over this room is very simple ana
eaecye The bottom IS composed of rveed galvanized
IRON made water-tigh and siopng little TO carry on
the water Then matched boards three feet from inc
outer iron walls form the sides OF the iceehest which
extends entirely over the inclosed rooms below Inc
snace between the boards and the sides or the room Is
died in with the woodturnngs. and after putting IN
about two in thickness OF Zee OF 70 tuhs ae
LAID and II to Is inches OF tne lupnss h st well
ventilated SO perfect is this ee-house tnat " nau SET
lied only three inches month Is contemplated 70
an IL with solid cake six feet thick next Winter, by
means OF hose and sprinkler during extremely oOi1
weather The Professor estimates that such cake VIII
sncS n BRIEF is the house. the object OF which 70 re-
ard the rpening process Of fruits or prevent the decay
nv nntrefaetion OF meats poultry vegetables, &c, ana
orignstors 10 in readiness when Bartlett pears pc
gan to into market aud between 500 ana ~ ~ oU
Of this fruit put in generally at cost OF ssds1 per
bb At the time OF visit, Oct H. they were gong GUY
at the Of 30 bbs per day al sSso per Do SeeU ner
day The largest specimens selected fruit are SOFA 70
fancy fruit dealers at s9asi0 per 100 About 100 Do ~
Ysomans Of WAYNE County n " who also furnishing
extra fine DuohesSe pears from MS orcnarus. btch
red bbls virgaeus coming from kocneS!rh fnt
now coming out is in good STATE .bov ~ r. VS.
tom green and FIRM io Sat tbs prices are too tempt
ng 10 hold on 10 It. barrels are TO DC kept Tor
weeks yet As dney ser pears co in thew IN
& y, s way 10 Vicar OF Wakefield Glout Moreeau,
and Winter Nelis. Some washington pears; put IN IA
arust the season Of their rpening are still firm and
fS With apparently brisk and lively flavor ever.
Resde the IS crates OF peaches also put In In
I",ist and stil sound. We might remark that when
o Is opened removing the fruit though 1t Is still as
reen as when put In, IL soon begins to color by the
admission Of arr ana VIII not Keep ior al long ne
oyerpe fruit goes into the houses The chef success Is
In rerdng the pening rather than in preventing decay
a tun and a half OF foreign sorts mostly choice Black
Hamburgs. Also half tun Delawares, with Large
quantity OF Rebeccas The house at Cleveland OF vncn
this is branch, is being filed with 80 tuns OF Isapeia
Caawba and Delaware grapes which are TO be sent nso
for sale in December January and February %nen
house is 10 be filed with some 5000 Dds appes .
building being i5x76 feet and capable OF hoiuns "A'
amount