Smyrna times., 1892-06-29
IN THE LABORATORY.

u IN THE LABORATORY.
Inc laboratory where the ores ora
aIaiyZed by special chemists was son1a1
y VIVA, wnat disappointing 10 US. The rooms
\ were very small and a slight glance
f was enough to let us know thai onr
, HfaOcratory at Delaware College wos
quality. ""'''y ana
AT THE WHARF.
Iheblowing fthe whistle anpor,o.s
70 us that it was supper time. and oO
we mad arranged to view the heo,It,, q" ns
the Bessemer converter at ni0bt VI VI
waited till then. Some, however, wont
down to the wharf lust in time ~ ny oe
an ocean steamer which had unioadeS
us cargo of ore, pull out and direct ~
course en- route for Cuba. from whence
IL came. The air was verv refreobi0o,
and as it was evening tide the Io nIoniS
waters a;I OF the Patopsco presented
striking appearance.
THE BEssIMER CONVERTER
After supper we strolled aronn6
Uo"h until 1t was dark enough To moka |
our hhal and most interesting of oil |
.vlsICs-the Bessemer converter. Meet.
ing our guide we began the nigbt;o
Ioule oy tracing the pig iron which
was conveyed over by rail to this de-.
Partment. We were conducted tn tho
upper HOor of this building where siY
furnaces were arranged in rows-tbroo
cupoiF aud three spiegel. The n;0
IRON y was then dumped into the cuD6Is
furnace, with an equal amount fcpIo
soulum, chloride &C.. subjected r. |
melting heat. This was cauGbt ot .L
ooCCom IN capaciOus ladels. run oIono |
d gang way and carried in an elevotoss
70 the top of the converter. The lattor $
was urst filled with coke and tIor I
pIoug ~ ght INTO active combustion hv tba I
oiasC until the converter was boatnS +
10 witness. The coke was then 80 a
IIeu 1,5 ana replaced by molten caet iropP V
mere are two cOnverters of t,,,a''tl "
'ouS capacity in this building Tbaso d
immense structures are susDend,I @ o
: unions and are able. bv bvdronI;n II
'resSure, to be turned from an nnr;r,ht
- - horizontal position. Tn tho hottono D.
. chese are several tuverers tbrouorL Il
= 'ulcn Dy the aid of "A blowing ano,iS5n m
,Trrehts of air are blown called "6ias,aS3 ia
Y@nIcti @ give a pressure of over * nr 9o lie
'ounus TO square inch AGor ~ es
asC iron was placed into ono of tho al
onVerters, the blast was tnrnoJ Cne
we stood off and gazed at tbiS siaLt ~ m
magnificent grandeur. The oT otTsn. be
IOuuced by the roaring of the 49, nc
hu the VolcaniC-like showers of o.aI o'asC in
suing from the mouth of the oop1 ~i ms to
7r' as we'll as the dazzling snlanJon ae mt
le flame, few are able td Ior doaor;. u
tier about tV elve minutes bo5 aoo' 1t
lred, the blast having been tnrnad a, kn
lie converter was lowered to -! ou est
'ntal position and the snienoj;.as an
"a ,.'. "H'on ~ cast iron rich ia carbon Oe
On, 'I"n i,u gauese was brought in ladels -,
Tbt .S furnace and poured through a WI WI
ght angled shaped trough ;nto me
I,erteF; ~, nu,i; we behold this magnificent ; sW
,r;siCI uuCi' II was again lowered to a lse s
'ma nsai JnJn, poSltion and emptied into a t. ua'
Ca 'aueI suspended on counter. @ esU
,oIe arm capable of being moved the cut
lole ltae length ofthe building by a steam 90,
rNco,. - viii
- aN"0l AOULDs AND RAIL MILL. I
ne motion masses of steel yos tan
urea INTO mOulds of 1000 nomnJ lool
'OCs; These ingOts were transfarraJ at t
ra,l 70 another department and suh. bers
Ueu 70 furnace heat. Tbev wara be I
u tAKen out, put into the bloom -oI- full
machine, pressed into bars ana are
nee TO the rail mill. This was an OF
,eeulngly interesting sight and we "Eq
named sometime WATCHING tbo - the
IRON going through course after now
lIse OF rollers until ii reached its men
II shape. 0neu us of m
ne mlIi consists of three sets of roI is so
'-Che rough, intermediate and an. velO
ng. . Ihese rails are inverted and long
through the mill bv an antomotia inial
angement and by the time II IeaTao refeC
last roller it has reached a lone,,h iustl
me hundred and fftv feet T. lamiI
TIeu on IN Its course over rollers IN wron
saving machines, of which thu it. ]
SIX ln number, cut into rails of estly
W ieet each. This presents as inves
IClIui sight as any pyroteenicaI gage;
IaY. After Strengthened tn eXo"t other
and drilled, they are dressed for ted a
meree. if nor
nls con pany turns out six hundred the p
OF rails in day, all of which mnst Tn
cry exact and subjected to TESTING this il
lIne. Ihey must stand Dressnre and Y
uF blows, 1000 pounds. 20 feet citize
or 100000 pounds. All the roG give
used 6y this company are cut and consiC
Sted by the best workmen tbot take {
oe FOUND, for on them depends tbe and c.
mess OF every rail. The com. Res
furnishes an enormous amount nf going
ior both the P. W. & B., and r paper
railroad companies. '' D. it be .
EN- ROUTE FOR HOME.
the time we were throupb tho
department. it was nearing the o,o
Tor our departure. AIthongb VIZ Vne
full day of sight seeing and onr Gnn. Snat ~
SO stored with useful knowleSSe Sen.re Sel IRE
lch attTactivo oe aooS i Inat we shed in
lomeward bound at a ranid rote nlLl neLn oe :
eiore the little Newark station Soue Ome
q Se4ached, half past one O'Clock vabioia vaRo q
Morpheus" was getting the better tta KeAlcle aSle
ny OF us. It was surely n won ;5, vn9 acc
day OF sightseeing such that hn. wv
impressed itself upon the minds trn1'eI1. n1SoeI
students that they all ioin in Er@Vel.' S'
cord aud extend their ntmost " pew
lde to Dr.. Wolf, who SO kindIv WIS. wtist . :
MS services and to President wis %n,S' :.
ana che heads Of the different S"1u S,'. n' IL'
ments of the Maryland Steel tSo TuV 1OI ,.'
n 4 SIeiC riders
ma, June I7th - tunes OF