The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-19

II feet inches long diameter OF drivers,
81 inches thickness OF tires, 81 inches
diameter of driving axle journal, a
inches length OF driving axle journal s
inches capacity Of tender tank, 1900
gallons weight OF locomotive In work
ing order, 100000 pounds; weight OF To-
conceive on drivers, $4,000 pounds
weight of tender, 5000 Total weight
Of locomotive and tender in working
order, about 1873, 1000 pounds.
OTHER SPECIMENS or vIRGTSIA MA
cHINKRY.
The Richmond Locomotive Works
have just finished large Corlss engine,
one hundred and twenty-five horse
power, for the Norfolk Navy Yard. The
company are In correspondence with the
Government as 10 the construction OF a
much larger Corliss engine for the Navy
Yard at Mare Island, Fan Francisco,
with every probability Of the contract
being given to the Richmond company
The company has also recently re-
ceived orders for forty more street rail
road cars similar to those manufactured
by them for the Steubenville street rail
way. which orders are from Western and
Southern companies. They have re-
Gently contracted TO build four ten wheel
engines after the style of the Mogul for
the Georgia & Pacific Railroad, and have
also contracted to build. and have built
recently, some of the best and largest en-
gines used in the East
The Locomotive & Machine Company
also exhibit some very fine specimens OF
Virginia pig iron from Princess Furnace,
Fluvanna county, Va. Numerous cast
ings exhibited just as they came out of
the mould attract much attention, and
are supposed by many to have been
highly polished. The enterprise of this
company has effected great mechanical
revolution, as now the North and West
send orders South for machinery, cars,
etc instead of rice oersa as formerly.
THE PRESS LUNCH.
Banquets are often given in the city to
which reporters are compelled TO attend
in order TO DO n kind act for the parties
under whose auspices they are given,
but none of them. with rare exceptions,
equal the "lunch" which the manage
ment OF the Exposition gave 10 the rep
resentaiives of the press Yesterday.
The hour set was 3 o'clock, but the
members Of the Fourth Estate, who had
been working hard for the benefit Of
their readers, did not all gather until !
o'clock
Led by President Ashton Starke, Di-
rector General Jones, Secretary Venaele
and Major Norman Y. Randolph, the
party proceeded TO the banquet hall in
the upper story Of the old ladies'
pavilion.
Judge A. w. c. Nowlin, editor of the
Wing, presided, and Captain VIM. G.
Waller associate editor OF the TIMES, sat
at the further end of the table and acted
as tOastmaster.
In addition to the above named gen
tlemen among those presen, were Mr.. A.
p. Funkhouser Of the Harr;sonburg
.Stats Repu5Acaa, J. c. Hill, Jr., of The
Scotisville Co,riCy, J. IL. Peploe of the
Columbia BuHetia, T G. Morton OF the
Stanton ViHdi'atOr. George W Gary OF
the Abingdon VWgiHaH, w c. Pendle-
ton, representing The Patriot Herald OF
Wythevile. and Times Of Marion, w.
5. Copeland and II. f. Freeman of the
Danville RcciNy, John w. Volt OF the
Fredericksburg Free Lance. James
Blaley Of The Charlottesville JeGer
s1hirn, NJ. W Dupre Of the Char
lotesyile Chronicle, Colonel Thomas
Whitehead, representing Whitehead
Democrat and the Southern Planter and
Earma. Rufus e. Merchant Of the Fred
ericksbufg Star, and various other repre-
senlalives Of the press OF virginia,
North and South Carolina, whose names,
owing 10 there having been no registry
kept, could rot be asceriained.
Among the members OF the city press
were Mr. Eccles Cuthbert, correspondent
of the New York H0Gd, Mr. James =,
Wood, representing the New York
World, Associated Press and D''pdtchi
Ben. p. Owen, Jr, of the Manchester
Leader: Captain II f. Frayser,
editor OF the Richmond Mercantile
and Manufacturing journal. w Cabell
Trueman Of the Dispatch, II. T. Ezekiel,
Z. A. Herndon and George Crutchfield
of the WHiq. George A. Hill and George
ID. Carter of the TINES, William G. Tay-
lor. George Wilde and James A. Gentry
of the state, William Z. DibTell, tobacco
reporter of the Wing, A. Il Micou, for
merly of the Tidewaier Iader, Peter j.
Burton, who belongs TO the whole Press,
and Augustine Royal Of the Manchester
Leader
Other invited guests included Judge
Van Doran of AlbemaIle, Mr.. W. 7.
Dupuy of Farmville, Judge Farrar
Johnny Reb) Of Amelia, Judge Watkins
of Prince Edward. Mr. John W. Barrett
and Mr. n Ezekiel, Colonel A. S. Buford-
General Joseph r. Anderson, Major
Robert Whitehead of Lynchburg and a
number of others. The attendance in all
was about 100, of which the press proper
was largely in the majority.
THE BILL or FARE.
The bill OF fare included raw, stewed
and fried oysters, chicken, lobster and
potato salads. roast shoat, cold meats,
bananas, Malaga. Concord and Norton
grapes, apples. cigars, wine, punch and
beer.
PRESIDENT sTARKE's WELCOME.
Il had been agreed that there should
he no regular set speeches, but that the
banquet should be merely an informal
gathering. The programme az originally
decided on merely provided that tue VS.
itors should be welcomed by President