The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-03
IRON and STEEL INSTITUTE.
The Second Days Session of
the Visiting Scientists.
Presentation OF the Besscmer Gold Medal
To Hon. Abram $. Hewitt-U nveilinr
the Holley Memoriai-A Large Major
ity of the Visitors to Come Through
the South.

oItSl 1nStigulc opened IN Sn1Ckerlng
Hall this morning with n somewhat
larger attendance, but with fewer ladies
than yesterday. The delegates had
been invited to visit the Consolidated
Gas Company's works, but the morning
was threatening and as the Englishmen
feared bad results ''from the eccentric
American climate" only score or so
left the hotel.
Sir James Kitson again presided. al
though Sir Frederick Abel was elected
president at yesterdays meeting. lie
said that the paper of James Gayley, of
Bessemer. Pa. on the DEVELOPMENT of
American Blast Furnaces read at YES
terday's meeting, created great deal of
interest, and further opportunity would
he afforded for discussion.
VIM. Whitley. of Stockton, England.
said the English visitors would inspect
the principal blast furnaces of America
with interest. Speaking of English fur
naccs, he said that if they were kept
more open, in order to free them of the
great quantity of their sulphur. they
would get more limestone out of them.
The silica in English ores. he said. was
from Ga TO per = cent, and this. he
thought, very good.
William Kemp, of pittsburg, said that
the Lake Superior ores represented one
half the total ore product of this coun-
try, but was by no means the controlling
factor
Mr.. j. b. Weeks, of Pittsburg, said
that the lvanhoe furnaces, which are
comparatively small. yielded about as
good results as those described in Mr..
Gayley's paper. although the percentage
of metallic ore was very small.
Edward Martin, manager of Doves
furnaces in Wales, said the coke used
there was lot bright or lustrous. but
nevertheless ii was as hard as any other
coke he ever saw burnt. lie did not
think the best coke always looked
brightest.
Mr.. Gaylcy received the thanks of
the meeting. Sir James Kitson then
made presentation of the Bessemer
gold medal TO Hon. Abram S. Hewitt,
who was too. i'll to receive it yesterday.
Sir James said that Mr. Hcwitt's fame
as metallurgist and advocate of scion
tific education had long been known in
England, and it was only debt of graf
ltudc with the Iron and Steel Institute
OF Great Britain when they presented
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scmcr in view of the visit tn this ca,n-
try in order to enable them 10 mako rr-
cornition of the wonderful dnvclonn,on,
of the steel industry which hoa ,nl.on
Mace during tho last decade i'm t,n
United States.
Prof. II. NJ. Howe of Hoston pond -
paper on tho man,,facturc Of Hcss,nn,.
steel in tho United States.
The afternoon session was devoted 10
unvcilino. the statue To LYMAN IIollev
erected by the American Institute If
Mining Engineers. 1t is surmonntcd
by a colossal bronze bust by Ward.
James Drcdgc. editor of London
Engineering, delivered an address in
Chickcring Hall. lie said that IIollcv