The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-27

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Editors IntelliGencCr.
There were six OF lis, protected by two
OF the male persuasion, poor things! One
Of them had reached that stage OF dcvel.
opment TO boast Of a mustache and burn
sides. The other lived in hope OF attain
ing ut no very distant day the aforesaid
badges OF manhood. At one o'clock on
Tuesday morning, availing ourselves OF
Walkers line" We started on our sight
seeing expedition. After delightful walk
across the creek and down Chaplinc street,
passing many beautiful residences on the
way, we finally reached the South Wheel
ing Glass Works. On ourarrivaI, finding
Mr.. Brockunier absent from the office,
we were shown into the sample room to
await his appearance. The sight that burst
upon us here was very beautiful. Glass
in all shapes, designs and colors chaIleng-
ed our admiration. This, however, was
but the prelude; for in the second apart
ment the glass chandeliers were hanging,
exquisite in design and brilliant with
prismNtic hues. You will recollect there
were six girls, and We leave the storm Of
explanations 10 your Imagination.
Just then Mr.. B. entered, bringing with
him one OF his gentlemaAly clerks 10 act
as our guide, He explained to rs the
method OF making the different kinds OF
glassware; but what astonished us most
was to find that slab which We supposed
to be marble, was glass Of their own man.
ufaCture. Following our guide We were
led through n labyrinth OF rooms to the
furnaces, where We saw the molten glass
pressed and blown into various shapes.
Ono Of our party took as relic an imper.
feet champagne saucer, regardless OF our
guides caution That it was liable to burst
in pieces at any moment. The place had
q fascination for us, but rs our time was
limited We were compelled, like poor Joe,
to "move on" We next saw the clay pois
in which tho glass is melted, remindingus
OF ole Dutch ovens. 1t takes six weeks TO
make one Of these, and then it must stand
for a year or so longer before used. Once
in the furnace It may asttwenty minutes,
or II may last six months. In going from
this building to the one in which the
clay for making these pots is kept, two of
our party feeling tired awaited themselves
Of the opportunity and took ride in
ened the mule that he pulled the car Off
the track. No one was hurt. We next
visited the building which contains the
sand and soda. "ls this baking soda?"
asked one Of the six OF the guide. "Oh,
no! this Is not baking soda, nor James
soda, but sal Soda" We passed in rapid
succession through the rooms where the
sand blastingand engravingisdone. oven
now cross the bridge Of signs" but not
very great Size-said our guide, and we
found ourselves in the packing rooms,
Here the most interesting object was
"BeCkie's Jug" the exact counterpart, we
were informed. Thanking our most en-.
tertaining and ohlging cicGonc, We babe
him adieu.
Proceeding next 10 the Mil City Brew.
cry, We here found very obliging gentle.
man, who offered 10 show us what inter.
cSting features there might he. First we
saw n copper kettle, containing six hun.
dred gallons Of hops boiling. Then We
entered the vaults, cut in tho natural
rocks. The sudden change from intense
heat to extreme cold made us SILVER and
shake. BY the light Of torches we made
our way through vault after vault, Til, as
near as we can remember, We were lis
feet under ground. Several turns to the
right, forming horseshoe curve, brought
us again to the room from which We en-.
tered, We appreciated our visit 10 tho
brewery as much from the kindness Of tie
gentleman who conducted us through, as
from the novelty Of the sight itself,
\ short walk brought us to the La Belle
Nail Works, which was the next place Of
interest. Meeting here two gentlemen OF
our acquaintance, they kindly consented
TO show US the mysteries OF nail making,
We had been in noisy places before, but
all other noises put together could scarcely
equal TIE clicking OF that double line n