New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-11
IN TIE NATURAL GAS CITY.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF THE IRON AND
STEEL CONVENTION AT PITTSBURG.
GERMAN EXPERTS TAKE THEIR TURN IN PRE-
SENTING PAPERS-TNE VISITORS KEPT
BUSY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DY TIE OIL AND GAS WELLS.
lsT TELEGxApH TO TIE TKIBCNE.)


DY TIE OIL AND GAS WELLS.
lsI TELEGRAPH TO TIE IKIDCNEl
P!ttsburg, oct. lO.--Thc more the visiting iro''
masters see OF rttsbure the they are impressed
Tho local committee. which embraces an imposing is'
OF names. has left stone upturned TO add 10 "'o
pleasure OF their stay and II it were only possible 10
avoid the overcrowdng at tho hotels ana boafoihe
places the Of tho arrangements would DC COM
plcte Sir james Kitson declared In the convention
this morning that no had not been able TO set ioot
outside his hotel without finding guide ard carnage
In waiting TO escort him TO some new place OF ~
terest and while other members Of the party have
not Jared well. they extract enough enjoyment ouI
Of tho visit to establish permanent ana hnoly
memories OF the Gas CITY, Al this point inc Foreigners
have indeed taken their pleasure seriously Tho iron
works and footsteps through which they wandered
before reaching r:tsbure offered little OF startling
novelty But the spectacle Of the farng crcssets OF
natural gas that light up the Allegheny County hill
sides at night the gush Of tho Elcxhaustblc Oil VOLS.
and tho exhibitions Of the gigantic scale on which the
n,fac ture and st0el in these parts is con-
Quoted have proved ecn,hnc revelations II the Ger
mai and English youngsters do not forthwith arrange
for submarine pipe limo connection with this heml'
SPHERE tl,ey viii ut least have collected enough data
in their diaries and notebooks 70 show their country
Ipn the exceeding dosrsbility OF such an innovation
The final business session Of the international Con-
venton was held this morning at Carnegie Hall
Americans and English have previously held sway on
the platform TODAY Germany had its innings ard
the former cordial expressions OF gratitude and III
terst repeated. The papers read were all OF
exceptional value and the discussions were conducted
with animation
4 pleasant episode the sending Of greetings to
absent mcallugsts in Germany and the hearty checr-
inc of the local committee by the different delegations
Sir James kits,n today made a formal call on
Il. F. Jones. prcsidcn. OF the Western lnsut"tc Of
Engineers, ard With the presentation Of valuable
collection Of German drawings and diagrams TO tho
institute the proceedings of notable assembly closcd
This afternoon special steamer took the whole
party for cruise OF the Mononeahcla River. and their
knowledge OF their business apprc laby eAtcndcu
BY inspection Of the greatest iron and steel works
on the continent There is banquet tonight. but
the ladies accompanying the excursion will tomorrow
be entertained by Tire ladies Of PttsburG al the close
OF another day OF Sightseeing.
The steamer Maylowcr dccked out with flags.
started up the Monongalela River az p. M The
fret stop made al tic Ed-ar Thomson >tocl Works
OF Carnegie Brothers at BesscmeT station twelve miles
above littsbuIs. These works consist of blast fur
mace plant. Ecs>emcr steel works and mill for rails
and structural shapes. The blast furnace plant com,
ty twenty two feet diameter. and Thirty three hot
hAet stoves me annual GapaS{ Of the plan, r Is
:peseusssn ana fsrrOMaT: me sSs fuel
to S%n~s'l'v S coke e''Ss S 'sns
pig iron cupolas, four speigel cupolas. twenty-five
san us n n One shear and e One hammer
for shearine and clipping blooms one ~ inch and ono
x<-inch three high Iau train with hot and finish
iur machinery q forge containing SIX ton ham
Nor heating furnaces with necessary smith and
machine shops r. attached. The daily capacity In
double l. 1900 gross tons Of ingots 1860 gross
TOYS Of rails 800 gross tons OF bllcls The only
fuel used I'm the heating furnaces and under boilers l.
natural gas. AT the Homestead Steel Works OF
Carnegie, rnpps Co.. vi Munhall w!u'h were built
in ls5l the Visitors two fve gross ton Covcrer'
one blooming mil, one :3inch AID one 3;
inch traiI. for structural shapes. one 10 inch mill
one 32nch slalbliK mill for hcavi ing
and ll0inch plate mill FIR rolling heavy pate
boiler steel. ship Plates and tank ra,c>. the Upcn
hearth plant these works llt operation IN
OctOfsr. -ot. AID comprise, ~" tit.'n Cr'N- ton hHc
twenty sr,, tOa and one thirty SrrA S.cIcuN
Martin furnaces. IN additional p ant Of cish ol"n
hearth iuiIaccs i ahGit conp"i'Sl. !hc and" product
Of the mill Is 100000 tons OF csscpcr steel ns t..
$1,000 ton, Of Opcn-hcarth steel nrJt 5000 tons "i
steel plates ana llj.ODo ton, Of miNc".lahc i'i' steel
Natural gas {, used exclusively f,r f"
The boat II ppd on the return t1p a TIE Amc"icau
Iron aid stc'l WCrhs OF Jones d Langiln.
There natural ga display at Hays stat Oh
arranS by the Philadelphia Company.