Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
THROUGH BEIrAIN.
VISIT 10 n Birmingham Pin Factory


belfast, Nov. 2l.--0n leaving London
proceeded via London Il North Western
Railway, to Birmingham, one OF the groat.
est manufacturing centres in England.
II cantains littla OF Inherent to stranger,
outside of IT. industrial works, excerpt tho
railway stations. Th0y surpsss anything
of the kind l had ever seen before, III
sizs aud in facilities for ssfely and expe-
ditiously handling largo passenger
traffic,
The Midland railway and the London
& North Western both run under the city
Rnd have sta ions side by side, separated
only By one street, which 10 rooted over
and graded down from each end from
the city streets above. From pacing the
platforms, Judge the London u North
Western station TO be about 500 feet long
and 100 feet vide, rooted with one span
OF iron and glass. The Midland station
is about ego feet long and the aanle
width. Each station has four platforms,
the full length of the building, for board
ing and leaving trains, besides several
tracks for through traffic which do not
touch the platforms. The platforms are
built up with masonry to convenient
height for entering the cars or, | should
say, carriages. A bridge runs overhead
At the centre OF the length, crossing the
intervening street and connecting all the
platforms OF both stations. Near each end
subway or tunnel, bnilt of white glasad
bricks and lignted with gas, goes under
The intervening street, ana also connects
with the different platforms by inclined
I planes up which the postars can wheel
! luggage. No one is allowed to walk
scross the tracks. II they would only
abolish compartment carriages and check
baggage, instead of the passengers having
to wait by the luggage van until their
parcels are put out and then hire porter
4 to take them to the cab or bus, it would
be quite q worthy model OF railroading.
\ Throu3h letter OF introduction
brought with me ! enjoyed the privilege
OF going through the pin factory Of
Messrs. Jarrett Il RainBtord, Ia Broad
stseet. The ingenious little machines in
use here ars the outcome Of many sucoEH-
sive improvements. 4 coil u wire is
placed on, y spindle and is Strengthened
ia it is drawn into the machine. Next it
is cut into ieuSths and the h3g35 pressed
in die, after which the pins arc pUlptai;
Ill in little machine not mucn larger
than aud not nearly so complicated ~ a
typewriter. The pins are uext dipped in
solution of tin from whioh they raceiva
thin coating, They are then d;iei and
poliahed in revolving cylinders and sent
70 the packing department, Here they
are thrown into hopper, whore they
drop into grooves, and u single move
msnt Of lever sticks whole row into q
paper ct once. The papers are fed and
removed by hand They ara packed
ready for shipment. Mr. Raiustord in.
formed ms that ihaY averaged ptaiue
ton Of q TIM Of pins per day, ranging il
slza from 1 OF an inch to q inchea.
While at birmingham | also went
through the extensive chandelier and ari
natal works Of Francis Crisp a o., ii
Sumnar Laae. Though not SO interest
ing IS the manufacture OF Plus wa
very much pllRsed with my tour Of thu
works
From Birmingham went TO LiyeIpoo
and engaged passage for home on tn
steamship British king As this loft IN
with y few days on my hands and fsv
suVereigns il my pocket, which wer
anxious TO get out az they were growinI
lonesome, determined on . trip 10 Bel
fast, Glasgow ard Edinburgh. l en-
harked OF 4 p. M, at Princes dock, Liver
: pool, bound Tor Belfast. A violent storu
arose during tho night and the veRse
pitched and seiled dreadfnlly, far wors
+. than anything lind FsAn ia tho passag
:. frcm Philadelphia 10 Liverpool. In
eAin came down in torrents, and Ia
. waves beating against the sides OF Iii
, ship and down on her decks made he
I trembla all over. / could scarcely kse
: in my berth. A low, folding oampstoo
: with wide spreading legs, was throw
over in my room, which was Just abor
amidshipB and therefore in the mo-
favorable situation. l was sick for sbor
2 the first hour, but soon recovered aud, {
Y sleep was impossible, passed the night
Y reading by the Light OF an inoandescai
Q electric lamp. which was attached to IL
bulkhead nj the head OF my berth.
We arrived safely at Belfast and wer
= tied mp 81 the wharf by Is a. m. III
Z storm SSH continued, so | did not 4
2 Rshara until s 4. N. The rain was d.;'
Y lux in sheets and il was impossible
= hoist an umbrella. / stopped 81 the fir
hotel | came to, tho Albert, in Queen
y Equlre, about I've min 1tea walk lfo
y the dock. /. proved to bs q very goo
y one, and good breakfast, before p bla
inE grats, soon restored my splits to
70 thoroughly Isish state OF buoyaney. A
v il was impossible 10 dot the town 81
% down 60 s Belfast morning paper an
% "dii" il. found that, but for tho storm
q might have gone 10 regular Irish oout
try fair, "a few miles from Belfast an
y possibly have seen some heads broken
y true shillelah style. Also, this. ii Il
q ship had arrived before she started II Il
IN Ireland and must endeayor 10 make
u bull il it is poor one), could have b.
"a tho pleasure Of attending series
n tableaus Tiyanta the evening betor
~ given by the Philharmonic Society. An
indeed, it would have bseu q rare trel
70 II only for the opportunity of obsaryii
40 the ladies. The society numbers amor
~ its members the leading bellies of Ii
ih place Tie ladies and girls CT all class
" that have seen here are charming. N
p delicate, super-refned beauties. b
TN plump, busom lasssB, with fine lily q,
~ ross compilations aud eyes twinlltnR wi
merry good nature and honest, Who'll
W some beauty that is very captivating.
IN a he storm abatlng after dinner | W
na able TO 90 out and aee the town. II il
wali-built, well-payed city, Of abo
p 200 600 inhabitants, and is chiefly fam
W for its linen factories and its ginger q
cd Marcus Ward IL Co.'s, paper mills, W,
w Suown 10 Americans, are situated Lei
On an island in the river are the III
" shlpblildinR yards Of Mtssrs BarlRnd
.ht Won, said TO bs the largest SINGLE va
as N the world and employing 5000 me
sS' The Ttutonic and the Majestic, recent
yes built for the White Star limo and, next
~ the Great Eastern, the largest steamshi
rs eVar built, we're cGlstrdoted here.
OF The city is nsariy surrounded by larl
bare barren lnnkiut- billg yUI,inh a W 81