The daily gazette., 1878-01-05
FIRST EDITION.
THE EDGE, MOOR IRON. co

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In alluding TO The Gilbert Elevated
Railway Company, of Now York, the
Daily Graphic gives brief descriptions Of
the companies engaged in its construc-
tion, and thus alludes to the Edge Moor
Iron Company, Of this city: &fAf
I This well and widely known company,
builders Of bridges and fine architectural
iron work, furnishes large portion Of
the sIperstructure of the Gilbert Eleva-
ted Railroad. Their extensive works are
situated two or three miles from Will
mingtOn, Del, and about twenty-five
miles below Philadelphia. This comps
ny 10 chartered by the State of Delaware,
and It's principal owners aud officers are I:
william Sellers and John Sellers, Of
Philadelphia, and Eli Garrett and Geo.
II. Sellers, of Wilmington the Post
office address OF the company, however,
being Wilmington, Del. 's yEF
The company have just completed the
manufacture of the bridge trusses for the
magnificent new bridge across the sus>
quehanna river near Harrisburg, which
is TO be nearly 1000 feet in Length, and
are now engaged upon their Gilbert Ele-
vated Railroad contract. The portion Of
the superstructure manufactured by the
Edge Moor Company is intended for the
sections extending from Twentieth 10
Forty>second streets en- Sixth avenue,
| and Amlty street and South Fifth avenue
to Grand, street. The. work on the
wroueht-iron plates, bars and rods Is all
finished al the company 3 establishment,
requiring only TO be shipped to the de-
| signated site and there erected. Persons
| who have. never visited these works
would be astonished Mt the absence Of
the customary noise aud the "clang Of
hammers closing rivets up" as well as
the lack OF The usual smoke which Is
seen In ordinary forges and boiler shops.
At Edge Moor there is no hammering
either for forging or riveting, all the ops
eratlons being performed noiselessly but
perfectly by the tremendous pressure of
hydraulic machines operated by skillful
workmen. With th So machines the
maximum Of product can be reached at
the minimum OF cost and time rs well
as q great saving of labor and fuel. In
stead of the old-fasbioned style of burn
ing the Goals on an open hearth to heat
the iron, the Goals are heated in closed
through them, which generates carbonic
oxide. This, highly combustible gas is
used 10 heat the iron to be worked white
hot for welding. forging and shaping
BY this means fuel and time are saved
and the iron material is protected from
the customary waste. In another por,
tion Of the works the weld is made in O
single heat, and the forging, shaping and
punching OF eyeholes is also done in q
single heat without the use of hammer
by the substitution Of the powerful
steady and silent'operation Of hydraul.
ic press. Labor>saving machines OF al
kinds are constantly in operation, drill
}. ing, riveting, &c. From five to eigh
rivets are closed up in minute gener,
/. ally, although fifteen have been closed
Il mp in the same time. II would require
large volume TO fully do justice to thes,
extensive works and the numerous in
genious appliances for producing the bes
IRON work at great saving of labor ant
time. Suffice IL TO say that the speci-
mems of the iron work produced by the
Edge Moor Iron Company can be bes
understood by a thorough examination
! OF the superstructure of the Elevated
hailroad, where IL challenges admiration
and competition. Among the other nota
BILE structures erected by this company /.
the Kentucky River bridge on the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad, about 10t
miles below Cincinnati. This 10 said te
be the highest bridge Ia the world, anC
is interesting by reason of its peculiar
construction and also because 1t wa,
erected without false work--a term, th,
meaning of which is well known anon.
engineers and bridge-builders.