New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-25
HOT PLACES IN HOT WEATRER.

EXPERIENCES OF wORKMEN ~ FOUSDRtEs. LAUN
DRIES. GOLD LEAF ESTABLISHMENTS AND SIM
LAR PLACES.
Many an artisan and factoryhand who had
spent sunday enjoying the cool of Coney Island
or Rockaway felt the heat closeness OF his work
shop with tenold intensity the following days last
week. In great many factories. especially in those
where steam machinery employed the heat that must
be endured by the wOrkmeu Ii such that person I'M
used to remain In such place only few minutes
In one OF the largest iron rouudres of the city where
hundred OF castings made daily, the men work in
state OF semnudity the extreme degree Of heat making
any superAuous clothing unbearable. The great IRON
furnaces. the glowing metal at white hear, and the
vnpors arising from the seethng create such
intense heat tha. perspirauon 70 pour through
the SKIN breathing becomes painful and the blood
PUSHES 70 the head that dense haze 10 pervade
the place through which the furnaces gimmer and the
dusky cures OF the workmen rush hther and thither.
reporter Of The TRIBUNE who had ventured into this
foundry asked who stirring rather, pud-
ding" a tank melted metal, which seethed and
gowed how it possible for him TO remain all day IN
such an intense heat. Well. [ don't know. don't
mind 1t so much" he said and besides, It's not much
hotter here than its ont in the sun We drink great
deal of ice water which relieves us very much"
should think that ice water would be injurious"
"Wel I've been doing II for the last ten years and 1t
hasn't hurt me yet 20 ri risk it," 5utng the action TO
the word he took IA huge drink Of water All" said
he feel better, and can 20 back to work for an
nour or two and not feel the heat"
Another class OF men who have TO endure good deal
I'm not weather includes those employed In printing,
eIectrotyping and metalcasting shops. In a number
of printing and eectrOtyping establishments, the re-
porter found cooling apparatus attached 10 the ceiling
which created constant breeze that 60 a certain degree
mtigaes the su OF the employees. In some gold
leaf factories tue laying OF the fragile leaf into books
must be very carefully and delicatey done. A the
slightest breath wind would carry the leaf OFF the
work cannot be done while any air blows through the
room The position Of the wOrkwomenfor this part of
the work is all Oy women, they have "A lighter
toucn than mems not very comfortable IN not
weather still the absence OF machinery makes 10 en-
durable. In the gliding department Of large mirror
factory the operatives have 10 endure discomfort
in being Obliged TO work In IA room from which all
drafts OF air carefully excluded To Insure this
windows ana doors must be tightly closed In the gid
ing OF metals the same precautions must be observed
and the surroundings Of AL engaged III any branch or
this bushes, extremely dsagreeabe IN hot wenther
OF all pursuits however, there II hardly one disagree
able in weather that OF persons employed in aun
dries The reporter stepped into Of the argest of
these places recently and found about twenty persons
engaged in Washing. ironing and huting. number OF
boilers the steanIng linen taken from the washing
machines the hot irons fourshed BY tue operatives
created temperature that must have Deen nearly 1902
The who working IN this not moist air.
seemed feel far bic than the women
who chatted with each other while the perspiraUOn
rolled down their faces.