The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-03
THE IRON AND STEEL MEN
PROCEEDINGS BY THE NEW YORK
MEETING YESTERDAY.

Developments of American Blast Fur
nsces D!soussed-Hon. a. 8. Hewitt
Presented With the Bessemer Gold
Medal-statue to Lyman Holley Un.
yelled.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2-The second day Of
the convention of the iron aud steel insti-
tute opened in Chickering hall this morning
with a somewhat larger attendance, but
with fewer ladies than yesterday. The
delegates had been invited to visit the Con-
solidated Gas Company's works, but the
morning was threatening, and as the En-
glishmen feared the bad results 'from the
eccentric American climate, only score
or SO left the hotel.
Sir James kilson again presided. although
Sir Frederick Abel was elected president at
yesterdays meeting. He said that the
paper of James Gayley of Bessemer, Pa,
on the Development Of American Blast
Furnaces" read at yesterdays meeting.
created great deal of interest and further
opportunity would be afforded for discus
sion.
WORK OF ENGLISH FURNACES.
William Whiteley of Stockton, England,
said the English visitors would inspect the
principal furnaces Of America with much
interest. Speaking of English furnaces, he
said if they we're 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 ore, he said
was from ga tot per cent. and this he
Thought very good.
William Kemp of Pittsburg said the
Lake Superior ore represented one-half the
total ore product Of this country, but was
by no means the controlling factor
j. B. Weeks of Pittsburg said that the
Ivanhoe furnaces, which are comparatively
small, yielded about as good results as those
described in Gayley's paper, although
the percentage OF metallic ore was very
small.
Edward Martin, manager of the Doves
furnaces in Wales, said the coke used there
was not bright or lustrous, but neverthe-
less 1t was as hard as any other coke he ever
saw burnt. He did not think the best coke
| always looked the brightest.
Mr.. Gayley received the thanks of the
meeting.
BESSEMER MEDAL PRESENTED TO HEWITT
Sir James Kilson then made the presen-
tation of the Bessemer gold medal to ex-
Mayor A. S. Hewitt, who was too Ill to
receive it yesterday. Sir James said that
Mr.. Hewitt as a metallurgist and advocate
OF scientific education had long been known
in England, and it was only debt of graf
| itude with the Iron and Steel Institute of
| Great Britain when they presented Mr..
| Hewitt with the medal. Mr.. Hewitt was
| the first man to build an open hearth fur
mace in the United States; in fact, his
record was a record of "firsts" throughout.
! Mr.. Hewitt, who looked unwell, asked
| leave TO read what he had to say. He was
sensible of the great honor conferred upon
| him, he said, but was not able to accept the
distinction without feelings OF conjunction,
because his own connection with the busi-
ness had been rather in the direction of
administration and study of economic con-
| ditfons than with technical details. He
could make no pretension to scientific or
| practical knowledge of the business, which
had heretofore been the case with men
| decorated with the medal. Nevertheless he
| was somewhat reconciled to the decision of
| the Institute by the information that this
| particular medal is conferred out of the
| ordinary course and has been provided by
| Sir Henry. Bessemer In view of the visit to
this country in order to enable them to
make recognition of the wonderful devel-
| opment of the steel industry which has
takel place during the last decade in the
! United States.
Prof. II. NJ. Howe of Boston read a paper
on the manufacture of Bessemer steel in
| the United States.
STATUE TO LYMAN HOLLEY.
| After the reading of this paper the session
was devoted to unveiling statue to Lyman
Holley, erected by the American Institute of
Mining Engineers. 1t is surmounted by a
colossal bronze bust by Ward. James
Dredge, editor Of London Engineering, de-
livered an address in Chickering hall. He
said Holley was considered the one represen-
tative in America on Bessemer steel The
| gates of every steel works in
| Europe were open to him, and no
manufacturer held secret from him.
Members of three soceties-the British Iron
and Steel Institute, the American Institute
of Electrical Engineers, and the Verein
Deutsche Observation-Disclosures, headed by a
band marched to Washington square, where
Alexander Holley Olmstead, the 12-year-o old
| grandchild of the inventor, pulled the chord
and the statue was unveiled. The inscrip-
| ton recites:
In honor of Alexander Lyman Holley; fore
| most among those whose genius and energy
established in America and improved through
| out the world the manufacture of Bessemer
steel. This memorial is erected by the engineers
| Of two hemispheres.
At the annual dinner of the Iron and Steel
Institute, held to-day at Delmonico's, Sir
James Kilson presided.