New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-10
THE IRON AND STEEL MEN.
OPENING OF THE SESSION IN PlrTSBURG.
ruE VISITORS INSPECT THE NEInHBoHIN' GIL
FIELDS, MINES, FACTORIES AND FCDLIC
worKs-A RECEPTION At TIE
DuoCESNE CLUB.
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DJOCESNE c

pi.,shur~ Oct o-Snc~ the Iron and steel E&
ursion arrived bc-c last night ru>burs has been 81
fulI of English and Germans that one niieHt ai"o>'
fancy himself III a European Town Inc! nave o>''
flowed al the hotels. invaded private dwellings, con-
,c,.ca , large o;c. building into dormitOry, crowded
M, street car, and taken bodily possession Oh uic
entire cab system. Pitt>burgs lack OF adequate hotei
rom has been made painfully apparent. But the
local reception committees have put forth heroic EFFORTS
n spare them discomfort. and they are not 10 Diane
for any Of the hardship suffered \ Skepie>S hhehl
n,ss.d IN a makc~hf: dornlitory with nifty occupants
or in SIDE tracked car al noisy RAILROAD saIlnn' IS
not the best preparation for fatiguns round OF
sight seeing.
Vet The IRON and steel men true sons CT
yulcA, with tremendous constitutions. and
they have today struggled through long pr"
cranme with commcndabic energy and chcerfuhcsN
About zoo uf them found their way early thus mornLi.
70 The Carnegie Library at Allegheny, where the ptts
hurc session. OF the convention are to be held The
rallcr1e, of the large hall III The handsome gray build
,rr were filed with ladies and other visitors AZ 10
O'Clock and for two hours they beanied down on the
members OF the Institute appauded the complimentary
things that said d1ont hosts ana guests. and
tried to appear interested Ii the technical discussion
which followed.
ducory speech especially di>tius lied himself 10y his
th,tors reference and his stirring rccit> OF Pitts
Lur.s prosperity and resources. sir James ktSone
rcplv was Enthusiastically neat and Appropriate, ana
eir Henry Besscmcr', letter. which hc reen detailing
t history u, the Ecsscncr pros c-s. va" document ~
UNIQUE interest, Lowthian Eel read his own paper
on The manufacture Of nol subject Oh "ihch liz Is
accounted The greatest living expert The session
was decidedly the most interesting u'dt has 81 LII
been held III America
After tie mornings meeting. the Vi>uorS mad
barely tine e. snatch hurried meal and
wrc,tle anew wiz ne perp.cAtca OF American
Mills # fare when they were due al the PitsburG anu
Western station for excursion to the Wildw"c
oil l-d about ~ ME distant. IhVic thcy cit"
oil we'll, IN v.r!,u> stage, Of operation, drilling
Iurp.n. and fown.. To most OF them the c"'
rercucc wa alt -c;hc novel. and this the m <,
popular excursion If the day. Willie thcy wee at The
Held one Of The we'll, was hot with nitf"ryc"rine
At oc,ocn ano, Ter group visited the Exposition. on
The river uaLk AID at there were local cAcul SONS
L. the DAVIS island dam and the OHIO connecting
bydr. by the >tam,s Mary Hudson: 10 W!lmcldiht.
While the Ne>i.n-lou-e .tIr Brake COmpany'> works
ve,e VISITED T. " WEIGH Al X. W. Bayley acting ae
guiGe> To the No:.OuCahcla Gas CompanN's mines,
which are lighted. mined, pumped and ventilated by
electricity and Eta. where the worAs o the spinc
Iron and steel Company were inspected. other visits
were made To- the works Ct thc Westinghouse Electro
Company. sable l!un Company, Macintosh. l"mp'il
L Co.. Pit,shur. STEEL Casting Company. Carbon Iron
Company, lhu.burs Reduction Company and other
companies. john a. Brashcar personally coLdu' ted
the inspection Of his aStrOnomlca! and phy sical III
strumcnt works on Observatory I!.ll
This evening the visitors capacity for enjoyment
was st further tested 10y brilliant reception Al the
Duquesne Club. Tie decorations we're .upt'b and tie
supper and music uneAccptionabc. The Lad.c> ca!
Reception Committee consists. among Others. Of Mrs.
a. y. w. Painter. Mrs. Max MOreLead, Mrs Harry
Darlington. Mrs II. X. Porter. Mr. w p. Park. Mr..
II. l.. Abbott. Mrs. J. Il. Mckinley and Mrs. b. !.
Jones.