The New York herald., 1870-05-18
COLD COMFORT.
Ths Existing Monopoly In Dangsr-A Way Of
Making Artificial Ice at Cheap Rate
Hresh Beef from South Amsrica-
Description Of the Process Of
Artificial Ice Manufacture.

GxSu ana WEt[.tO-uO ann INC Ooplf6uOn 0l poor &1u
ucedy people, seems q proper time for the pubkca-
ton OF facts connected with the supply OF Ice. The
snonopoKsts, by combining together to raise the
price Of ice beyond the reach OF the humber classes
OF our population, who by reason OF il-voutilated
nomeA foul ana heated air, stand most In need OF
the rsfreshlng winter water, feol perfectly secure
this sRason and expert to realize rich harvest 10
the 1atter part OF ts past winter Ice was pentiui
aunc full harvest wls garhercd neverthenss IN inc
confidence that the public Is attheir mercy tne com
paAies have determined 70 put the price OF ice up
70 one cent wr pound which would yield 4
Shem one hundred per cent on aneir outlay.
Ice they well know the people must nave III not
weather, ana rhey accordingly take advantage OF
ythe fact. 70 check this outrageous swindie, now
ever science steps In and declares at mans greed
must not use nature in imposing On the people, A
,aentleman OF this city has succeeded In nventing
machine for making artificial ice dn large quanti-
ties and ata price below that asked by the mo-
nopollsts IN the natural ice and very will be
seen IN the supply OF this invaluable article OF
Sumption the same Old struggle between labor and
invention, which in other matters OF economy is
ever going on. A notice of this machine In the
HERALD Will be good thing tor.the inventor, the
manufacturers and patentees no doubt, bus IS II
will be far better thing for tina sAions VINO have
TO endure the ff
IsfP0sTTfoNs OF THE ICE MoNoPoLIsTs
at is proper to give ita place In these columns. But
invention does not affect the supply OF ice IN this
vcty alone; 1t concerns the South the West Indies
and Sorth American States evenmore than it does
people OF the metropolis. Perhaps the most I'm
portant fact disclosed by the investigation into the
merits OF the invention recently made by q HERALD
Reperter s that 1t solves the question of how to bring
she cheap Texan beef into markets fresh and IN
eendifion at q. cheap price, Considered in all its
hearings 1t must be said that science has wen us
something this time the benefit OF which can be
readily appreciated by all classes Of the communi ty,
NOT only here, but everywhere The production o I
ICE BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS
theugh common in many parts OF Europe and the
East indies. u thing unknown in this country ex-
cept In New Orleans. Several attempts ha We been
made during the last few years induce capitalists
In this and other Northern cities to embark Ia the
business bat without success. The chemicals ma
chlnery and processes heretofore In use have been
considered by prudent business men to be too costly
to warrant commercial Success for such und erfak-
fngs The process by which cod Is artifciaUy pro-
dnced adequate to the freezing OF ice Is by the
vacuum Ia IN alright tank, made Of iron or other
adequately stroAg material 10 bear the pressure
tain quantity OF caorc or latent heat from the !!
remaining OF the nud. Is carried by metallic
in another vessel called the cooling ank-the first
described being designated the freezing tank. The
cold water let in at The 6ottom by means Of a pipe.
and out at the top by another orsovernow pipe. The
or uid condon. aad Is again Sent into the leezine
tank to perform the some work before. Thnsthe
~ ssme s % y hsa " a Whca o remains In ts
freezer aAd OF all objects with wHich 1t comes into
THIS short description will serve the purpose OF
illustrating the principles involved Ia artificial ice
making without going into mechanical details, |
which would require some practical knowledge OF
mechanics to be understood. 1t Will be that the
chemical nsed whatever il may be, does not escape
but might be used indefinitely II the tanks, pumps
ana coils oil perfectly air tight. The loss from
defective construction Of the machines 4 more or
construction. Some machines nave been ran for
many weeks without any apparent loss OF efficacy In
DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE
The freezing tank in the machine about M TO be
inches Deep and is made OF cast IRON. The top IS
divided INTO SIX sections, each having ten copper
two and a half thick. These are fitted and soldered
in perfectly tight and reach within two inches 0lth
thing larger than that occupied by the sixty eases.
for the chemical to circulate about and act on the
casss. yhen the chemical falls below lree%lng pol
gIycerlne, diluted :, with water. but which
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. Tin cans or monds
twenty-slx inches deep by twelve wide and two thick
dropped into these cases-the glycerine filing the
can't space between tile moulds and cases, and cing
as conductor OF the cold TO the water; or, more |
correctly speaking as conductor OF The latent h at
or the water TO the imprisoned chemical when Is
Kept In continual state OF vaporilation carrying
the extracted heat OF to the cooling tank The slabs
of ice frozen in these moulds at temperature at
last sixteen degrees below the freezing point CON
tain less latent neat or in other words, more frost
than natural ice frozen on the rivers and ponds In
~leted the moulds are led, one at O ume, and
dipped In small tank tub OF water heated by the
exhaust steam from the engne FOR an instant ana
slip out. By plling six such slaoS on TOP OF each
other while the surfaces are slightly wet thcy IN.
siantly freeze together making S0Ild docks Two leet
long and foot square and weighing !2o pounds.
The power used to wonk the pumps for creating
water wind or horse. In large cities steam, as q
general rss 81 s TRIAL
OF new machine by the Arctic Ice and Refrigera-
ting Company Of s CITY in conformity w VIA III IL p,o TO-
corded. THIS machine was designed by Mr. The0
dore sche1ier, the company's constructing engineer
neeS and Professor Wander Weydes dnd was
buin at Paterson, N. D., for the Memphis
four hours, and has fully yeided the scientific @
was made recently in The presence Of number OF
The officials of tne Arctic and Memphis Ice Com
and number OF others. The result was most salts
factory not Of only te essey yS Of ae
cnemGa produci @ Ui o 1ns machinery s e.
ployed. To enable the reader TO form
BETTER IDEA or TIE PROCESS
It win be necessary state that the whole mass OF
The iuid, 800 gallons chymogene l,5oo pounds),
seventy gallons gycerinc 600 poundsh water to be
monIds 1000 pounlis making total weight
OF over s26o pounds, or about four tons,
had to he cooled down below the 1reczing point
before the process Of freezing commenced In the
mOulds. Indeed the wIi0.e temperatcfc o. this three
and o haf tons OF solid aud nuid matter had 10 be
cooled down 70 about sixteen degrees OF Fairenhe!t
before the water In the m0ulds would freeze sum
cently fast meet the requirements OF the machine
When kept al this temperature The water Will freeze
solid in the moulds In ncuy, and the ice Will De
dry and free from latent heat as to outiast the
natural product M
After the machine had been In motion forty
minutes the temperature Of the glycerine was found
have been reduced from fortysix TO twenty-eight
or four below the freezing point. Shortly alter Ice
began 20 form IN the bottom and on the sides OF the
mOulds, and after and half hours running one
or the moulds taken out and the ice removed
when It Was found to De about half filed with
dry solid Ice. IL was then fifty minutes longer,
when the moulds were found to be wen frozen to the
top. The purchasers being satisfied with the trial
accepted the machine and ordered IL to be shipped