, 1876-04-03
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE.
A vlAtr 70 THE uN1oN noLL1No-Muils.
Ia fhs Editor rf T'hh Ehfrntjo Tribune:

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
v,atr 70 THE UNION noI11No-Mu1s.
10 ths Editor NJ TAt Chicago Tr,buns:
CHICAGO, April l.-Taking advantago Of aia.
IerYal botvson our frequent March anow-BtormA
, party Of thirteen iaaca and gentlemen Wenth
visit tho Union Rol1tng-a1i!s, situated at Bridge
port, mills aud half west Of State street. II.
night was comparatively pleasant although,
lew ominous- clouds Induced one or. two oi tbs
ceutlonen to carry umbrellas, no well AZ thsit
caues, by vsy Of dctcnso. Those. proved efhcs.
cious, for the clouds kept shele own uocsats, anl
while on our search for knowledge. thinking
possibly, ,nany Of your roadezs ilstlo. rsaliza
what n beautiful niglt n,sy be Witnessed 70 msuJ
nights OF the year, 1 thought Grief description
might interest. Taking an Arohor avenue car, II
1t turned west from 6tate utreet, 1ide Of twenty
minutes brought US near tho mtlls Ihe tmnepta
chlmneys beiohing forth Solnmea OF FtlRmo, tit
up tho luril atmosphere, and assured TIL thAt
all was right; that tho ntghe-Mofkndcn stood ln
thoir placos, ind that tla wonderful process
ton. Tho works here uao !ae Bscsemss pto-
cess, patented in 1856. This melted plH-ron Is
received from tho blahsfnrnaco into tho cor.
ver,er. Tho charge IL al1 tons. Tho blower
sending iss volume Of atmospheric ar throash
this,-tlla chemical operation eyolytnR tho host
1cquirod to keep tho maab III fusion,-Was II.
rosdy ou, ~ vs. entered tic bu,lling. The
molten plass writhcd as II in ntosture, under tbs
steady, continuous preusurs 1t wao called to en-
dure. seething aud foa1ning. tAo furnace shook
sparks Btoadily ancendel tho throat OF tho sps-
cious chimney. T1o gentlolnauly sepesin.
teadont, NJ. Hazrlngton, stood DEAR u,
awaiting tho right moment fos Swinging Eoaua .
into the huge kettle that etood ready to recella
1t. Tho TINS required ID from thifteen to ft'
teen minutes. Whlo awaiting the oparation,
many OF ONT party 1uossioned 1(r. H. m!nutelj
most courteous nannor. The tlual uaomens NJ.
rived. Slowly the immouao furnace swung
around, as Il by magic. Tho light from slls
,uass, heated to white heat,-wo thought ftt
furnace could have Lcen,-l't up tho building
with tho dazzling brilliauoy OF tho Gun. 4
eLowor OF sparks. In tho form of = hSH arct,
fsl 20 near that wo feared Ho waro y be ta-
tie ordinations from the llps OF all. Blow,
tho t,aea was running of Into tho kottls. which
was 10 hold tlo ohttto contents Of the consotter,
THO carbon Is supposed to ho separated from tbs
skill Is necessary to dotesmiuo tho right moment
for running OIL tho liquid MASS. Too short CT.
posupo to the air, failing to decarbonlza and
purify tho crude motal. and too long exposure
rondorins ii liablc to DO httackoa at the e1ees.
eiyely high Temperature By the oxygen Of the
| blast, producing tho condition commonly called
burut.h rhe kettle being flied apparently abors
itH rim, 40 vioiant Ia tho boiling motion, 1t il
swung around uuttl it stands u7or tho lingo.
mou!ds, q stop ID drawn from tho bottom, aud
these moalds, holding 1,doQ popuds each. no
tllIod to the number OF niue. A Awo,kman throws
sand on each nB fast as 1llcd to oxouae lilo a!s.
We aakod II accidents evor. occurred, Tho
anHwer was. "Yea,. occasioually;," ouce the IN
In tho pit over which 1t swings, the piecos Of
| ateal wsro thrown with violonoa IN ovory dtFeo.
tlon. Ono workman lost Liz IFS. and other
were laid up for thrco months. After 4
moulds, and boing placed on car. wero carried
| 10 anothar buidjng "Aora new surprise avail.
ed us. hlr Harrington was now on duty, and
kindly offered to show Us tho wonders that atIl
remained. We wore now permitted to wstnss'
the notion Of q mighty hamRet. upon theRo ba's
OF Steal Thia hAmnnr weighs twelve.t tons no
lslaseos ona is. to be found Ia tho United sta:es
aud but kwo that will equal It iu $40. Tho an-
vii. upou which such pondorous eloEg are %
OK piioa 40 driven % lilo dspth Of 30 feet fot
1t to rest upon and 100 tons u ltop 4zo usod Ia
its construction. Tho bars are subjected y
these blows, boing constantly turned, until
tsy .Fs ,e,dy 1es
sock another hul!d'ng. Iiere THO bars were placed
uudcr tho rollers. each time passed tAroa9a
growing louger And leaB broAd, until ths pcrtees
Hteol rail III formed. The tary radness OF ~
Is 40 .ng{ gaso ,,% Nv ~; I.ta sn'. ars
roaets. Mntal4g anu I"tnS t.Ao euo .aa ,"a.t
sefpent - sna na1as " ~ Maa -. .a.i, IN
neautilnl s'ght. hnoTl1s anosnos GhatSo VIZ. H..
tue converter. We wenaeu ou. way paok 70 nv
nlst nuiialhg; hna asoou aTssuh i'o st,.
Agaio 1ha "luo VIZ pssaptas alcn =, ue,f ss sssv
tnscausteA aua. re ttush oenoptea ~ oH o,es.
ings ylsss u QUO o1 QUE We'''1osoo c'ty ETY.
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rutaaao4s ,l." assal1 ~. hA1S.
10 At 6daoF q ~ c"seag0 7y1aans; =,
WAnsAw, WAYNE Co., Iowa, March sl'-'
-. | ".I'... .h., n,,,s. 49, dns,ro N ID
30 have spoken thess piece 40 ! MI! say n,'h',
Do We not find IN the mercantile world 'aess
succeed best WHO apply any surplus cash osiselas
al their legitimate buelness to tue payment d