Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-30
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN THURSDAY MAY 30 1872

YIN HIN AND AMEk1l
joyed an enviable reputation Of being hrst-class
mechanics and who own and operate the lead
ing, and Ia fact the only boiler mandatory of
I any considerable dimensions here, have supplied
! the Exposition With three of their make, which
| move al the machinery of the Exposition, ex-
| cept the saw-mill. They have two stationary
boilers OF the tubular construction, one being A.
| inch diameter and Ie feet long, with thirty-fOur
| tubes each 3x inches in diameter, the steam
making qualities of which surpass any boiler we
| have ever examined before. This boiler is of
| Tennessee iron, III. 3. & Sons,) and has never
| been known to leak drop. The boiler is en-
cased in a brick wall, and for capacity is rated
40-horSe power. The other stationary boiler is AZ
inches in diameter and - feet long: has 40 tubes
| inches in diameter, and is made out of Gay
lord Son & Co.'S best iron. 1t produces good
| supply Of steam with all ease. 1t is encased
| in sheet-iron fire bed, made by Wood q Miller
| We here state upon our own and the Judgment
of those who know best, that this Is the best and
safest plan yet invented to protection from
| fire. We have examined closely and failed TO find
| any place that spark could escape to ignite
shavings, cotton or any other article which is liza
Bile to take fre-the construction of the furnaces
| are upon plan peculiar to Messrs Wood & Simp-
sor alone, utilizing all the fuel and preserving
| draft equal to any yet procured. The smoke
| stack, forty feet high, surmounted by heecy top
of the ''Tyrone" pattern, Is quite an ornament to
| the appearance of the Exposition building. This
firm has also on exhibition portable boiler IRE
| Gently patented by B. g. Wood, ESQ, Chairman
/ of the Committee on Motive Power,l the con-
| struction of which, with furnace makes regular
and return fue boiler. This is entirely new, and
unless we greatly err, destined to work a revolu-
| ton in portable boilers Upon this boiler is
| mounted rotary engine built by N. B. North of
this city, and any visitor to the Exposition can
1 the great economy secured by this style of port
able boiler, it is said to 40 the greatest amount
of work with very little fuel. Intact the boilers
rnnning the machinery are economical safe and
| reliable.
! THE SHEET IRON WORK,
| that Is tin beds, breeding and stocks are from
| the establishment of Wood 81 Miller. Mr.. j. Z.
| M Her. who has had large experience and possess
es true knowledge of the business in all OF its va
riOus details, has charge of this department. To
show that Nashville possesses many advantages
as a place for the mandatory of machinery
| and boilers, we are informed by Mr.. r. A. Camp
/ bell, bOok-keeper for this establishment, that
| orders are now ''bOoked' for thirteen boilers,
eight tubular and three due, with drains, domes,
and trimmings for the same.
STEAM PUMPS.
The same firm, Wood & Simpson, have on ex-
hibition sizes of Knowles's patent steam
pumps, two acting as boiler feeders for stationary
boilers. The adjustment is perfect, the pumps
being so regulated as to keep an even supply Of
water in the boiler. These pumps are largely
used in and about this city, and from all we can
learn give entire satisfaction; one desirable feat
ure being in their construction, the nature of
which admits of them being used at moments
convenience, as a fire extingusher. We saw a
No. pump of this patent force large stream
of water over three hundred feet,
In closing this rather imperfect sketch Of the
articles exhibited by Wood & Simpson, we must
say that to us it appears that they have the very
best of its kind displayed including boilers,
cast iron work and sheet iron work, for they are
largely engaged in this branch Of business, the |
firm name being Wo. d, Simpson & Rees. large |
number of orders have been booked for their |
steam pumps since the opening of the EXPOSE |
ton, many being well pleased with the goods Of |
this firm.
THE APTERooN's ATTENDANCE
Oood the visitors heinQ generally from |
the country and distant points From what we |
can learn, we think sleeping room will be rather /
scarce tonight People are coming from every |
dous one Those who intend remaining this week /
in the city should secure rooms at the first oppor
tunity, as delays are always dangerous. Excur-
sion trains arrive on several roads to-day.
TWO MORE SUNDAY SCHOOLS,
both from Shelbyville, visited the Exposition |
yesterday. They were accompanied by their
teachers and Superintendents, arriving here in
the morning on the accommodation train, and re-
turning at O'Clock in the afternoon. One Of
these was the
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL,
numbering over one hundred pupils and teach
ers, all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves very
mnch, spending much of their time in the exam
inatiOn of the many interesting objects on exhib-
ton. The other school was that of the
METHODIST Il. p. CHURCH SOUTH.
numbering about seventy-fve in all. The teach
ers and Superintendents of both schools interest
ed themselves in pointing out the most attractive
features of the Exposition. Middle Tennessee
has sent thousands of school children to our Ex-
position whose varied character can interest and
please the eye of the child while it instructs and
improves the mind of the grown person. So
much is here exhibited that every person, it mat
tiers not what may be his vocation in life, is en-
tertained most pleasantly and proftably by a
visit TO the crowded galleries and well-flled |
halls.
BEAUTIFUL BANNER
is that of the ST. Joseph Total Abstinence So
ciety. 1t is displayed over the left side gallery
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visitors. The banner bears a well executed pic
ture of Saint Joseph and the Infant Savior Jesus;
near by is the carpenters bench with its tools
and significant enough to the mind versed in
scripturaI truth. AslIy, too, is observed, it be-
ing the emblem here of spotless purity, seen no
where on earth save it be in the innocent beauty
is picture of Saint Mathew. In connection
with the banner is a copy of the charter of the
Society granted by the General Assembly OF the
the Cesign of which is d to the happy judgme
of If &ther Jones, displays the objects Of the ma
ture of the organization, beside the good results
strong contrast with the degrading vices attend
ing 10 life of dissipation. As a specimen of
penmanship it surpasses anything we have ever
seen; even the seal of the State Is made by pen
and nine out of every ten persons looking at the
charter think it engraved. This is one of Dan
Adams finest efforts at penmanship and but adds
another laurel to his reputation.
THE APIARIAN DISPLAY.
|
Full stocks or Italian bees and nuclei colonies
were exhibited by DIR. I. B. Hamlin. This gem
tleman opened tul stock, took out two full
frames of honey, brushed OFF the bees amid |
crowds of people. The honey was extracted and
returned to the hive in less than five minutes,
without any annoyance to the byStanders. The |
scraped off the bees with his hands, put them on
his face and also in the hands of others, without
the least apparent disturbance to the bees or
parties handling them. A test was made be-
tween the Gray & Winder, and D. L. Adair's
honey eXtractOrs, as to time and the amount of
honey extracted, DIR. Hamlin operating the for
mer and Mr.. Ladd, of Brentwood, the latter ma
chine. The Gray g. Winder Extractor far ex-
celled the Adair both in time required and the Z
amount taken out We noticed beautiful Ital-
ian queen bee, imported by DR.. Hamlin direct
from Germany. 1t attracted much attention. DR.. 3
H. has consented to exhibit his bees and extractor
the remaining days Of the Exposition, showing
and imparting, free OF charge, instruction in all
the departments of bee culture. 1t is seldom
an opportunity is afforded persons to receive in
;tructiOn in this much neglected art or science
lll who feel interested in the subject, should
avail themselves of the chance here afforded by
DR.. Hamlin.
THE HAY AND COTTON PRESS CONTEST.
The trial of hay presses came off as advertised, {
It $780, in the presence of many of our best farms
ITS The first press tried was the Virginia, man {
fractured at Petersburgh, Va, which, after the a
illing of the box with hay, ran the follower up }
ly hand-levers in six minutes time, and the bale +
pounds. This press derives its COM
pressing force from combination of the lever Z
Wheel and axle and the pulley-all well-known Ii
powers. The next test was of the
press, manufactured by Messrs. Moore
Z Son, of this city. The press is combination | '
# the same mechanical powers used by the Vir-
,inia, though differing materially in the arrange
nent. This press, after filling the box and run
ng the follower nearly down, met with an acct
lent in the breaking of one of its posts, which,
Ifter some delay, was repaired, but upon being U
tut in operation, broke a second time,
fence no time was taken. The contents Of the
)OX was weighed and found to be 352 pounds. U
The third and last press tried was the Eclipse"
Otton and hay, manufactured by Messrs. Find
ey & Craig, of Macon, Georgia. This press, :.
.fteT being filed, ran its follower down in four
md a quarter minutes, end the hale Weighed $40
pounds. This press derives its COMPRISING force
rom a screw turning in frictiOness nut formed