The Portland daily press., 1875-05-01
Efow Stone Ware is Made.

The manufacture OF stone ware AID drain
pipe is becoming quite business in this vicini-
ty, as glance at the works of the Portland
Stone Ware Company will show. This is an
incorporated company with a capital stock OF
$150,000. The officers are: President G. E.
Jose; Treasurer, j. n. WiEslow; Superinten-
dent, j. T. Winslow. The factory is located at
the north end of Deering bridge, and a glance
at the inside of the building may be interest
ing.
The main building is 156 feet in length and
80 feet wide and four stories high. In the rear
of this building is another S6x43 feet The
buildings have four large klns, 20 feet in d.
ameter and 16 feet in height. In one end OF
the building the company is just building the
largest kiln ever built IN this country. 1t is %
feet in diameter and II feet in hight The
kilns are all of the improved kind, the heat 60
ing out under the building into one chimney
thus saving great deal of room in the building
as by the old style every kiln had chimney of
its own
The clay all comes from New Jersey and is
brought to this city in vessels owned by the
company. 1t is deposited in the sheds at Back
Bay. From there it is carted to the factory and
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pered all ready for the crusher. AS it comes
out of the crusher it is forced through die, the
required size for the pipe. AS the pipe comes
out just the shape that is desired, it is cut into
pieces two feet in length by man with wire.
Now it is all shaped but has to be burned and
glazed. For this purpose it is carried into the
fourth story. First ii. lis hardened and then the
sides and ends are finished up. 1t then goes to
be glazed. This is done by dipping it in a So
luton Ct clay from Albany, N. Y, known as
"Albany slip" The pipe is warm so that
when the pipe is dipped it dries Immediately.
Now after the pipe is thoroughly dry it is ready
to be burned. 1t is piled into the kiln and hot
fire kept for 70 hours, when the fire is allowed
to 90 out gradually and the pipe is ready to be
| shipped to the office of the company in Boston.
| 1t requires twelve tons of coal to burn each
kiln.
The company make a speciality of fire bricks
of all shapes, vases and ornamental chimney
tops. 1t is unnecessary to describe the process
of making stone ware as that was seen by all
who attended the Industrial Exhibition last
June. The stone ware is glazed the same as
the drain pipe, both inside and out. Formerly
the ware that was broken was thrown away,
but now it is crushed and used over again, and
| is said to be as good as new. The company
employ 20 men at the factory.
ACCIDENTs.-The driver of a job wagon was
| thrown from his seat in front of the Post
office yesterday afternoon, and was picked up
| insensible, but soon recovered and drove Off
The bystanders supposed him to be seriously
| injured.
| horse attached to light wagon, belonging
to Mr.. Ira Croker, took fright on Spring street
yesterday morning and ran down to Exchange
| street, where he was caught. But little damage
| was done.
On Wednesday afternoon, as Mr.. John Hoyt
| and Mr. Samuel Cannon were riding along
| Commercial street in light buggy, the horse
became frightened and ran away. Both gentle
men were thrown out, striking heavily on the
| pavement Mr.. Hoyt had his leg and head badly
| hurt. and Mr. Cannon his leg. The buggy
was demolished.
| Personal.
| NJ Payson Tucker. Superintendent of the
| Maine Central Railroad, enters upon the duties
| of his office to-day. The corporation is very
| fortunate to secure the services of SO valuable
a man as Mr.. Tucker for this important posi-
| ton.
The new Temperance lecture just written by
| Rev. George w. Bicknell and delivered by him
| at Morrilps Corner Thursday night is very
highly spoken of, and he has consented to re-
neat it on some Sunday evening soon.
| THE M1sEUM.-This evening affords the last
| onnortunitv to see ''Ten Nights in Bar Room %
The play will also be given this afternoon.
| Next Monday Oliver Doud Byron. an actor OF
considerable repute, begins weeks engage
ment Mr.. Byron has won celebrity IN tne
PLAYS "Donald Mckay "Ben McCuloch'
"Across the Continent" Thoroughbred, ard
other sensational dramas of the present day.
He should not be COMPOUNDED with Edwin BY
ron, the boy tragedlan."
PROPERTY IN MoTION.-In the month OF
April the Maine Central railroad carried away
from Portland 2,064 carloads of freight, and de-
liyered here 2,36S carloads.