The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-28
THE omar ELEVATOR.
A Mammoth hin TINT il Ia hi Ped by the
Gruin Fields Of the Wide West.

Trains bringing forty-three car londs of
grain from the West. rolled over the hudson
RIVER track and were switched into the spacious
yard alongside Of the great grain elevator at the
foot Of West Sixtieth street, yesterday after.
noon. Twenty-Five car loads were Of wheat,
twenty-three IRON Buffalo, consigned to Jesse
IIoyt y Co., and two from Chicago, to j. II Reed.
Two cars VI rye from Canada Southern Junction
and one from Indianapolis were consigned to
Lane a Son, {. Caleb & Co., aud w. S. Miller &
Co. Fourteen car loads Of corn from indianapolis
and Canada Southern Junction were consigned
to Lane Son, 4. W. Coleman, Stiiwell, Wilson
and Hunt brothers. The fortv-third car was
laden with oats sent from Cleveland to Tomp-
ktns X Co.
The great elevator building had been declared
opon, the builders and their laborers had 1n-
ished their work, and the ponderOus arms and
gigantic wheels Of the Immense 400 horse power
engine that drives the machinery of the build
Ing were set In motion. The necessity for
thrilling alterations Of various parts Of the ma
chnery was seen, and there were not enough
laborers TO unload the cars. Therefore the
actual beginning Of the business OF the great
depot was postponed until THIS morning.
pine and granite. Its size Is 100 feet hy asa feet
and ITS height 14 feet. seventy feet In the cen
tire OF this immense structure Il divided into
bins from ~ to 20 feet deep, each having
capacity for from 5OOJ to 500 bushels of ain.
The grain Ia carried from tie cars on the ground
floor to the uppermOst story aud there thrown
into boxes which rest ON scales. and there It Is
weighed. Below tho scales are distributing
spouts to carry Vt into the bins below. Under
tho tius IL the bncling floor, and as
the bags are filled aud sewn, endless belts run
ming over rollers ey II with the floor carry them
ON one eide to the boats. or on the other to tho
trucks that are waiting 10 he loaded. Every pre-
caution against Il q seems to be taken. The fric-
ton pulle>s. which Ivy pressure against broad
wheels on the main shaft gain the force to Mt
the Grain, are made of paper. Steam pipes per
furted - as to emit almost unbrOkcr volumes
OF steam are placed IN oh Of the long shafts,
or 90 legs uu ana down which the grain l. car
RED. and aninmeuse 81. IN pump, com pctent to
throw AK streams Of water anywhere WITHIN
the building, has been fitted up Ia tue engine
rupa.
OYe II the most remark able OF the many novel
appointments Of the budding Is the rubber belt
that reaches tom the engine to the ROOT. 1t Is
q Inches WIDE, ~ feet long. and weighs 400
pounds. IL Is believed To be the longest belt ia
the world.
George J. whitney. the lessee Of the ele-
vhtor, is TO supern;end the business OF
the concern. He owns an elevator In
Rochester. and has charge OF the Central Raul
road elevator in Buffalo. which he intends shall
hereafter be u feeder to the new one at sixteth
street.
Yesterday the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad also opened for business ITS new
depot, to he known as the Sixtieth street sta
ton. 1t Is to bs a distributing depot for live
stock. oil, grain. and foreign bound lumber. The
office adj jins the elevator building.