The Tombstone., 1885-07-20

ports the pillow block belrins the jour nal in which revolves the west end of the
 shaft that supports the fy wheel disc crank and erct ntrics. The Samson or A
 frame, as it is termid, is of hollow cas-
 iran in five pieces, snd extends to F
 neigh: of 2l feet from the base. The
 two front pieces weigh each l4 300. vhi F i the two nearest the cylinders weigh eacl
 l6 900 pounds, while the center or dis
 tAnce piece connecting the two sid
 frames weighs ll,500 pounds. View q
 from the side, the Samson frame rcsem
 bles letter A. 'he forwar,! ,pos.s inc in
 'ng sufficiently to carry brackets which
 form stairTays, by which the woi Kin.
 beam jou!rala arc reached from the CD l siue floor.
 There arc three hollow columns con
 meeting the lowrr and upper steam ehrs
 each weighing 5,400 pounds, The chest,
 ,hrlns. yes having sn avnrdupnis ol i.550. Exsrsion of the cnumus is | provided for by pEosi.hor brurLs con
 ,c;iuDs bs.ween the T. rs of the col | umns and he under site nf ,he upp,r tenn cIes,. The attaching and dr,a,:h 1 ing, fl the ecen;nc rods ami the r,cs sbAit arm Is accomplished by Inc u-u.j devices in charge "f,he enginer and nl,, au'"ma'!cai Y fl unusual speed is attain ,d ivy an irg'riCus arr sHg' ulrnt of ,'n 1 dlaugh,, man of the Union 8Grks. l consists of Smal vertical brass pumI l aniHated by lcd nt,ached tD lhe mali beam. and which forces wat>r into an
 e'cpmUlrtrr vEirh has 2 discharge Ya'v he oiIiice ri which is rrgulstra at wIli This accrmuiatnr E"s a p'ung benI- ing G00 ouna wti.ht and benra'l winch pressure is maintained hy sn, operation Oi puBp, atl" quate to retain l l e.eTaftd at a ccIl.:n point. An un l les'red increase Cf speed of the engin. w"r q cause and il .Ctinn of water gIen' TT than 'he unal.rrrj speed sf tie dis l charge valve wou.i a'i.w ro escape, snd
 $, cnnsI qucrcc ,hs uianger w"ul.i ,n
 :"!ced upward, the driving occrntri' I hus unEnnked, which deprivn5 the en
 zine of steam, would bring matters ,o s;andstili in a few seconds.
 Tie high pressure cylinder of this en
 zine weighs 7,5C0 pounds. while ,b, "w rrcsSuIe cylinder weighs 15,400
 Each cylinder supports a distance
 bracket piece weighing 400 pounds. l which, reaching upward, sus,ains nea' 'rcn Cal'sry that extends a:"ng bot sides he working heam and givs.s ac- crss 10 the upl~rm0s: part of the ma chine. The wtrkipg beam Is os rni.eu stcel, neatl. .eliip'icai in shape, 2 ice
 in length over aii and ! feet deep in the
 center, weighing as stated 90, 100. s
 massive are iis proportions and 80 i'm poSin: i;s construction that j, Q, once al
 tracts tie eye ot the observer, though full appreciation of it's magnitude ani le;ail is not obtained. by seeing 1t as il now appears gracefully perched on th Sansom frame 24 feet above. The tor ward end of 'he workin. beam extend
 over the pump compartment nf ih, shaft and ,o this end Will be aitacirn the pondernus steel rods that will opcr- 1 ate the puEiis below. To the back end "f the w"r King beam is attached the connec,in. rod i0i5 inches in d:smair'
 ind 24 feet iii length, weighing 5.10
 pounds, which gives motion ;o the I.
 wheel shaft. The d.sc crank on lh., shalt ;O ? h'ch the conn, ,ctIng rod a,
 mches has d IHch t.cr, is ecvcn fee, II
 diameter and with the l6 inch shalt hat carries it weighs 36,4OU p"unns The fy-whell has 12 inch f. ce IS 25
 ic-i Tn diamrfer. niain In len .clinrs .,ch wcIgniDy ; 100 pounds and with It-
 huh and other atiachm.nts weighs in Iis
 n'ireiy thirty six Ions.
 Beneath ihe engine fl ,or, between th S,mson frames anj iorwar.i of l!Ie cyiIn- d rs. is l'caird Ire cond which i 36 inches in Giam-ter. three foot stroxe
 ,nd weighs IG O60 pounds. IL is cap. denser and air pump scombined; i;s tray
 -I :s vertical and m,t!on is applied by win conn. c,idg rods attached 10 the m in bssm abnvc.