The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-03
4HE BBSSBNER MEDAL
Presented to Mr.. Hewitt by the
Iron and Steel Institute.
AN INTERESTING SESSION
fcstcrday-AIr. Gaylc,'s Paper Dis.
cuSscd Again-A Speech by Mr..
Wccks-fincct OF tho Bcssc.
mer Process In America.

I. New York, Oct. 2.-The second day
convention Of the British Iron and Ste,
Institute opened in Chickerins Hall thi
morning with somewhat larger attent
ance OF members. Sir James Kilso
again presided, although Sir Frederic
| Abel was elected President OF the Inst.
tuto at yesterdays meeting. lie sai
that the paper OF Mr.. James Gayley, @
Besscmer, Pa, on "The Development O
American Blast Furnaces" read at yes
terday's meeting. created a great deal o
interest, and he was sorry the discussion
upon 1t was cut short. Several member.
had intimated a desire 10 add to Mr.
Gayley's observations and they would
be afforded an opportunity TO do so
William Whitley, OF Stockton on Lees,
England, said tho English visitors would
inspect the principal blast furnaces Of
America with mucn interest. Speaking
OF the English furnaces, he aaid II they
were kept more open in order to free
them OF great quantity Of their sulphur,
they would get more limestone out OF
them. The silica in the English ore, he
said, was from Gl to 7 per cent, aud this
he thought was very good.
William Kemp, Of New York, said
that the Lake Superior ore represented
one-halt OF the total ore product of this
country, but it was by no means the
controlling factor.
J. B. Weeks, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, said
that practices in the Ivanhoe furnaces
which arc comparatively small yielded
about as good results as those described
in MI. Gayley's paper. though the per.
centage OF metallic ore was very small.
The ore mixture was about II per cent,
Of which portion was limestone and a
portion Potsdam ore.
Edward Martin, manager OF the Doves
furnaces in Wales, said the coke used
there was notbrisht or lustrous but never
tho less it was rs bard rs any coke be
ever saw burnt. He did not think that
the best coke always looked brightest.
When several others had spoken on Mr..
Gayley's puper the author OF it made n
brief reply and received the thanks OF
the meeting.
THE DEssENEE GOLD MEDAL.
Sir James Kiison then announced
that ex-Mayor Hewitt had 80 far recov.
cred from his illness as to be able to at.
tend the meeting, and it would bc appro.
PIRATE to make the presentation OF the
Bessemer gold medal which was post.
poned..
Mr.. Hewitt, who had been sitting in
the antc.room, came unon tho platform
aRd IVES heartily received.
Sir James made the presentation
speech. He esaid AR. Hewitt's fame as n
metallurcis: aud an advocate oiseientitic
education had loug been known in Eng
land, and it was only debt OF gratitude
which the Iron and Steel Institute OF
Great Britain paid Mr.. Hewitt for his
services when they presented him with
the medal. Mr.. Hewitt was the first man
to build an open hearth furnace in the
United States. In fact bis record was IL
record OF "lirs,s" throughout. His in.
tegrity aad self denial Gs q public man
was we'll known to his fellow citizens.
Sir James then read the diploma which
accompanied the medal. MIR. Hewitt
looked unweii, and III replying asked
leave for once TO read what he had To
say. Hc was aensible ef the great honor
conferred upon him, he said, but was
not able to acccp. the distinction with.
out feelings OF conpuuction.
HAPPY RESPONSE.
MY own connection with the bust
ness" ho said, although life long, has
been rather in the direction OF admins
tration and oi the study OF the economic
conditions Of the trade aud of legislation
affecting its interests, than with tech.
nic1l points. cdn make no pretensious
to either scientific or practical knowledge
which ordinarily constitutes the merit
of the eminent men whom you have
hitherto decorated with the Bessemer
medal. Nevertheless, / am somewhat
reconciled to your decision by the in.
formation that this particular medal is
conferred out OF the ordinary course,
and has been provided by Sir Henry
Bessemer in view OF your visit to this
country, in order to enable you to make
a recognition Of the wonderful develop
ment OF the steel industry which has
taken place during the last decade in the
United States"
Mr.. Hewitt then told OF the wonderful
effect OF the application Of the Bessemer
invention in Great Britain and America
in cheapen!ng the costin the production
and transportation OF food products, and
the vast extension and new direction OF
commerce which has resulted from the
OF steel vessels.
Prof. II. NJ. Howe, Of Boston, Mass,
then read bis paper on the manufacture
OF Besaemer steel in the United States.
UNWILLING or A bust.
The afternoon session OF the Institute
was set apart for tho unveiling Of the
memorial bust Of the late Alexander