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Weight OF flywheel, dfty-six tons.
,s'es nacn p p'stonrod carries crosshead: which
corresponding beam by 4 Ink, there being 10
parallel motion. The cros5htut-guides extend
from the cylnder-coyer to the top gallery, and
% af ehe stde e. o. re each guide IL screw by means
boxes can be Readily lifted SO as to give access
to the piston: This is a very convenient ar
the carIngs for the muin centres Of each beam
are carried By Il pair OF A frames. which also
SUPPORT tho top, gallery. Thu legs Of the 4
connection between the base Of the cylinder, the
a.,ta main centre. and the pumbeE~biock for tho
transmitted, and do not pass through u bed
plate, US is very commonly tho case With beam
ensincs: Access IS given to tho top gallery of
the two galleries nre connected by a centre
gnngway. Tho connecting rods are about twon-
5y.iour feet long made Of horseshoe scrap iron,
9,6uU horScShoes be1u.y thus used. The cT1.3ks
arc OF gun metal and weigh three tons each. Tho
nyEneel fs cast ia segments and its teeth are
carefully cut, being the heaviest cur wheel ret
made, 1t gears into spur, heel ten feet II, si
a1neter and weighing 1900 pounds, tho SANG
being cast M IN one niece. The main driving shaft
building, and IS nine inches In diameter. The en-
Eine Is erected On platform OF the best posi-
ne 1 masonry, ttfty,t!ve feet in diameter, raised
three feet above IT, floor OF the eugfue-room
and covered with polished iron Plates
Including the galleries, the total weight Of tho
over UUi tons. The steam to rul, ibis % powerful
machinery Is furnished from two nests ol six
boilers each, which are six feet in diameter ana
The engineer, Sir. George Barrett, with half n
score OF assistants, had polished and prepared
this great engine for the work. The visitors
ranged themselves in semi circle in front OF
the machine, waiting Developments. Il dainty lit
te lady ct thirteen summers, Miss Florence. eld-
lightly up the steps md grasped the snail screw
valve. the turning Of which was to give life to
the great engine. There was momcntary
pause, thon the young girl turned the wheels
two. In Il moment the pistans we're seen to ]
move, gently ut first but with gradually ucceler-
attne motion. the enormous hywhcei beonn to
revolre; and the wonderful engine wns at work.
she she stepped down, the heroiue OF the OCCASION |
Ihe party fingered few minutes, inspecting |
the engine from various points Of view, and !
thence proceeded on
A PARTIAL TOUR OF TIE WORKS.
The wonderful sense OF power given nv the
grent engine Wns In no whit diminished by |
Is generated. But the INTRODUCTION was worthy
OF rue WORKS as whOle+ and the visitors we're
prepared 70 una everything else upon Titanic
scale. Ihoy followed their guides through tho
ron, , machine. and blacksmith shops to tbs vnst
where much ct the machinery to be used 10 ul-
:cady IN place. The iron tnacalne-shop |
3 !411U rect, aud three stories In |
1lgnt; The blacksmith-shop 127xe0o feet
ion Of the Allen CompanS's building. 1t Is tho
turies In hight; 3G5x14U feet, nud when nil the
machinery IS In place md work begun It will be
N industrial hive III Itself.
Reaching the open Atr nuce more tho visitors |
to the water works, now in course Of !
construction. Digging down some thirty feet I
or u foundation, the builders have started to
construct one dtted for new Tower Of Babel.