Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-02
III, Riverside Steel Works.

The visit TO the Riverside steel works, a,
Benwood, last night was q most successful
and enjoyable affair. Not less than three
hundred people, including among them
quite a number Of ladies, made the excur-
sion, and all were pleased with the courtc-
Gus treatment accorded them and greatly
interested in what they saw.
At twenty minutes past seven o'clock in
the evening the train of four coaches, which
had been provided through the courtesy of
the 3. x o. officials, pulled out OF the de
pot. There were on board, in addition to
the strangers lately in attendance upon the
Convention, about one hundred citizens OF
Wheeling. mostly business men, who had
taken advantage o! The opportunity 80
kjudly presented by the Riverside manage
ment t. take a close look at one cl cur
leading Industries. The train reached
Riverside station, after a run of
| ten OF fifteen minutes, and there the party
disemhlrkei, and being Joined by about
one hundred citizens OF EenwOOd, the
| party went, under the escort OF Mr. Frank J.
! Hearne, the general manager Of the works.
/ and MeSsrs. W. l.. Hearuc, J.. d. GILBERT
lon, and others connected with the i'm.
mense plant, to the pipe works, where the
operation OF making pipe was witnessed.
| superintendent Thomas Bray lifted about
from group 10 group, explaining the de-
tails Of the operations, and half an hour
was spent in this part Of the establish.
ment.
From the pipe works the visitors went 10
the plate mill, where Manager Thomas
Nurmus did the honOrs, and then the steel
plant WAS invaded. Here Manager f.. L..
Wlics was pressed into service, and was
kept busy making explanations. The Op-
eratiOns ofmeltiug the iron, blowing it into
the conyerters until it had been trans
formed into steel, casting IL into ingots,
heating and rolling these, and finally shear
iug the product mp, caught the crowd in
great shape, and there were many eNcla-
nations Of satisfaction, from the town PEG
pie as well rs from those who had come
from . distance. Many a Wheeling man,
who had grown bald IN business within
sight almost Of the steel plant, paid his
first visit to the industry last night, and
came away a. much asiouishei rs any one
at the magnitude OF the establishment and
the nature OF the operations.
From the steel plant, the party next
went to the blast furnace, where manager
William Crockard Wa ready TO make a
cast. When all bad gathered about, the
furnace was t2ppcd, and the metal ran ont
into pigs, while half a thousand people
looked on aud lodged the sparks rs best
they could.
After leaving the blast furnace the party
looked over the engine rooms, batteries Of
boilers. &c and then made their way
back to the cars. The train left the sta
tion for the mp trip at twenty minutes Of
ten. AMI Just ~ the City Hall clock was
striking ten it pulled into the depot and
those on board 6isembarkei and went
their several WAYS.
The Riverside management was C)mpil-
mented on all sides rs the train ran hack to
the city. Tor the c0ur'esies extended, and
cgerYor, was more than pleased with the
UNIQUE excursion. Mr., Frank J. Hearne
is 20 be congratulated upon the success Of
the tuip