The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-03-15
saturday, March IS. 1878.
Ensign Car-whccI works.

ton II the Ensign Car-Wheel Works now
rapidly growing into shape They ar.
on First avenue and Twenty fourth street.
on lot containing six acres and fronting
the river. The main building is one hum
drei AMI thirty seven by sixty four feet.
The walls fronting Northward are already
up while the ends and South sides are
leaping forward rapidly under the heavy
force now employed on them. The foun-
d1tions are OF stone taken from the WYNN
quarry, near the round house, and are OF n
peculiar nature. 1t is Of coarse texture
aud very soft when first taken from the
native beds, but on exposure becomes hard
ana durable. The walls are OF brick.
twenty four feet high, and will be sur
mounted 10y ventilator, six feet, to afford
Iight and ventilation. The roofing is To be
oi slate. On the North side OF the build
ing are two top houses, twenty-four feet
square, one to he used Tor the furnace and
the other Tor making and baking cores for
wheels in large ovens. These core houses
communicate with moulding room bv large
"rchways, where the cores, when taken
from the ovens, are taken by iron cars and
distributed to their places in the main
room, and the melted iron from the fur
mace is carried in ladies' TO the respective
monIds The West hall OF the building
viii be occupied or the manufacture OF
car wheels, which is SO arranged thar
large numbers can lie made together Tow
tasks arranged in Il series OF circles. com.
municated with 10y the assistance OF II
crane, which carries the ladies' containing
the melted iron to their proper places.
Alter the wheels are cast they are taken
from the flask aud conveyed by an alley 10
the lean TO- a bulding hslr the size OF the
'nain one. where they are put in pitt, co
'ered with sand aud allowed to cool grad
naIiy. This is the annealng process. The
Il 'st haR will he used Tor ma king all kinds
OF soft and miscellaneous car castings.
Immediately to the West of the main
foundry is the engine room, thirty bv thir-
'y-two feet in which is to be placed thir-
'y-iour horse power engine of the Green
vol patent, made at Cincinnati. Thi.
will occupy one half Of the lower floor ON
the other side will be placed a turning and
hor'ns mil for making chiis to be used
IN the manufacture of car-wheels.
The second floor will be used for the
pattern room exclusively. At present i, is
used for the office until building can be
erected for that purpose. The well. larg.
and deep one, is already completed and
vii stand in tue centre Of the boiler
house.
The CAR WHEEL WonKs are loca,ed
npon slightly rising ground looking to-
wards the North, aud command an OK
oellent view OF the river and surrounding
country Their capacity when in running
order viii be about seventy five to hnn-
drei wheels per day, and seven to ten tons
oi other castings. The product OF the
works for years will not get outside OF
town, but ill bs absorbed at the machine
shops to equip the Chesapeake a Ohio road
with suitable rolling stock The bulldir,
operations are under the charge OF Mr.
1"sisn- The plal- were designed bv Mr.
DALEY, a draughtsman OF rare merit. who
Niii have charge OF the pattern depart
17ent These gentlemen. iurin, our short
visit on Monday, took the pains to show
me- through the buildings and grounds aud
TO- explain the uses OF the yariou. DEPART
'uepis.