New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
CIVIL ENGINEERS SEEING SIGHTS.
VISITS TO GAS WORKS. STORES, THE PRODUCE tx
CHANGE AND THE BRIDGE

VISITS TO GAS WORKS, STORES, THE PRODUCE En-
CHANGE AND THE BRIDGE.
I'm spite of the fall of the mercury and the
biting wind the members OF the American Society OF
civil Engineers started early yesterday morning ON
tour OF inspection which included places In New YORK
and Brooklyn best calculated to interest them Leaving
IN, society house at o'clock the party went TO the
orts M the Consolidated Gas Company. the foot Of
Eost Tweuty-nrst-s T. f. Rowland invited the members
~ the society 10 inspect this large establishment
and considerable interest was taken by the visitors III
the explanation OF the most recent improvements IN the
manufacture OF water gas After about an hour spent
IN the INSPECTION OF the works the party went on board
steamer which had been chartered for the occasion and
crossed the East River TO Pacihcst, Brooklyn. where
no,s, stores are Here they received by George b.
Mallory and spent some time In inspecting the grain ee-
vators and the system OF distributing power by wire
ropes In was o'clock before the party arrived at the
Washington Building, whether they had been invited by
Cyrus W. Field and where his hospitality had prepared
for them An elaborate luncheon The programme OF the
day included visit to the roof OF the building Whehc.
fine view of the city aud harbor - obtained nlost VI
the neneers however preferred TO enjoy the same
nrosnect from the office windows of Field & Lndey
where the temperature was far more asreeaDe than ~
mem6ers of the association took the opportunity To visit
the office OF the Telemoer Company aud were much IN
struments for the measurement OF tempcra
turo and pressure both steam ana atmospheric
crossed Broadway and at the imitation OF President
Ierrck visited the Produce Exchange Ihcy were re
ceyel IN the room, where George H. Post the
architect of building. rehearsed few OF the most In
tareng features OF its construction. lie spoke or the
dnpcutes which had been encountered In laying thu
| foundation of the manner In which the roof OF the
grand hall upheld. and gave some interesting statistics
He said that the approximate weight OF the building
tons and that II 900 900 bricks were used IN i
construotion Mr. Ierrick followed Mr. Post, and gave
short the principles upon which the Exchange
conducted The society then went through the building
They went up into the tower to admire tho view, ant
descended into the basement to inspect the machner,
OF the elevators Leaving the Produce Exchange TN TN
party the Bridge to Brooklyn and examined tn
machinery by which the cable road Is run Evening wasa
hand when the engineers at last reached the centr
station the United States Electric Illuminating Cop'
pany in stantons Here the largo plant Oh .ne
| pany was exhibited IN operation under inc escoi
OF tho officers and the party rooa DrGao wa
held al the society house which brought together
celebrated engnecrs Among them were ~ = ~ Not nm
Professor A. g. Compton Captain Mari S'ua,'' u nar
| ROYAL Swedish Engineers; o. ;. oshnisi, OF c ynpns
Thomas f. Rowland g. POST o. o. Is, IIJes Of th
society John Bogar secretary OF me society " m
Payne 4 n Lewis, X. l. Sloan, chief engineer OF III
| Manhattan Railway Company and r. CouihB"ooo"