The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-21
hest TX. .o!;e ::c!I = he "a ed States.
rErom the Boston Daily Globe.


to meet the requirements Of the
entire steam plant of the four ne"
mills of the Fall River Iron Com
pany.
Some idea of its size can be had
from the following figures, furnished
by the.contractor, William N. Man
ley of this city From the top OF
the granite foundation to the cap
is $50 feet, the diameter at the base
is 80 feet, at the top 81 feet the
fue is II feet throughout, and the
entire structure rests on a solid
granite foundation 55x30, Is feet
deep. In its construction there
was used 100000 bricks, 1900
tons Of stone, 1000 barrels of NOR
tar, 1000 loads ofsand, LOCO bar
rels of Portland cement, and the
estimated cost is $4,000. 1t is
arranged for two f1ues 8 feet 6
inches by 6 feet, necting with
four triple-eSpansion engines OF
1850 horse power each.
In erecting this immense shaft no
outside staging has been used, but
as the work progressed cross pieces
were set into the inner wall, and on
these a platform laid for the time
being. All material was carried up
on an elevator, and self-closing
matches precluded the danger OF
either workmen or material falling
from above, while by speaking
tubes and system Of electric sig
nails communication was estab-
lished between the workmen and
those below.
It is circular in form, and to in
sure its being built absolutely
plumb observations were taken
with a transit at point 400 feet
distant, and the true centre verl
fed every 20 feet the work was car
ried up. The cap is Of terra-cotta,
in 12S sections, and below this a
distance of o5 and so feet are pro-
jecting rings; between these is the
narrowest point in the diameter of
the shaft, Is feet inches.
Ground was broken April 6, and
bricklaying commenced June 5.
Ten men have been engaged on
the job under direction of Michael
McNally, and no accident has
marred the undertaking,
The next tallest chimney in this
country is at the Clark thread
works, Kearney, n. J. This is 335
feet high, 2S feet 6 inches at base,
and was finished about q. year ago !;
1857, 900 were used in its construc-
ton, the cost being $4,000.
There are but three taller chin.
neys in the world, and these are in
connection with chemical works,
where high shafts are essential to
carry noxious gases and odors off
without endaugering the public
health. That at Townsend's workt
in Glasgow, Scotland, is 454 feet
high and 80 at the base; that is
the height Of the brick work, but
owing to the fact that it was struck
by lightning, and somewhat dam
aged, as a precautionary. measure a
copper extension subsequently was
added 10 it, making its entire
height 4SS feet. In order to get a
man up to do this work, a kite was
flown over the chimney, and line
dropped across. Then a rope VIA
hauled by this mesns~oveT, ant
thus the woslEman was pulled up
to yA6on the copper sheets were
hois&ed one at a time, and who die
did fEe perilous job at the toI
alone.S
Whe)n this chimney was building
nearly finished heavy gale
/canted it nine feet out of plumb
but this was remedied by saving
into the mortar on the side from
which the stack leaned, until tht
immense shaft gradually settled
back to its former position. L
was three years building and cos
| $4,000.
The next highest is at Tennan
Co.'S also in Glasgow. This is 43;
feet, 40 feet base, Isl feet fue, ant
one year building.
The only other taller than the
Fall River chimney is at Dobson &
Barlow's, Bolton, England. 1t i:
366 feet 6 inches high, 35 feet II
inches at base, l3 feet , inches fiue
and cost S25, 900.
The Fall River one is graceful
and symmetrical in shape, but oc
cupies a position near the Shove
on the lowest level in the city, anC
does not show up to good advan
tage.
Mercurial Poison.
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