The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-20
2UE GREAT NIAGARA TUNNEL.
Two Tsrssre Wheels OF q. 000.horse Power
to be Put In Orr ration Next j aly.


to be Put In Operation Next Juiy.
NIAGARA FILLS. n. Y. Nov 1a-Tho month
Of July. 1893, Is expected to mark q new era
In the manufacturing world. for tho Cataract
Construction Company hope to have their
mammoth turbine whecls and monster dyna-
mos at work for those who may desire to use
their power. More than S20OQ0O0 and many
lives have been sacrificed to this gigantic
undertaking. this ha-nessng OF tho mighty
Niagara to serve tho manufacturing world. and
the enterprise Ia now, after nearly two years
work. drawing near completion. Nowhere in
the civilized world has any hydraulic work Of
such magnitude bsou attempted. Nowhere Is
there wheel pits 100 feet deep and wheels
capable Of developing 5000 horse power
An important move has taken place this
week in the awarding Of the contract for tho
water wheels. The building OF two OF these
Immense turbines has been placed with the
j. P. Morris Company OF Philadelphia. Tho
contract calls for two superimposed tur-
bine whecls OF 5000 horse power each. to cost
In tho neighborhood of 100000 They are to
be sct up and in operation eight months from
Nov. !. They will be built after the designs Of
Messrs. Facsch 4 Picard Of Geneva. Switzcr-
land. Each wheel is composed OF two SUPER
imposed turbines. supported on an hydraulic
pivot. Tho water is fed between the wheels in
conduit pipes. and tho discharge Is exterior.
This 5000 horse power Is an immense unit for a
turbine. for tho largest heretofore known in
this country Is 1000 horse power Nothing
has ever before been built to equal these con-
templated monsters. The moment the wheels
are set aud ready. for the water tho dynamos
VIII be ready to DO connected and elect lea
power Will be produced. the transmis siun of
which Is to form ono of the chief features of
this great undertaking. Citios ut n distance
are to no supplied 10y those immense turbines
yeals the masnitlie Of the work. The ones
now In process OF construction are Is feet
wido 40 feet long. nnd In, feet deep. The
company Is constructing wheel pits Tor three
Just Ordered. Tna Conflicts for the dynam S IS
VIII be let within sixty days. and they will
yeAs the fact that the main !unpsl has been
let canal from the river has been constructed.
This Is l.5oo feet long. 2E1 feet wide at !ne
are ten inle's or gates for tho wheel pits Ot the
Cataract CONSTRUCTION Company. over which
:, There are two gates for tho Niagara Falls
Paper COMPANY. which has the largest plant
in the world here There are two more inlets
between the paper company's wor ks and the
the west side Of the canal On the east, side
gigantic sum total OF 146OOO horse power.
yet com pl eted. but is progressing slowly and
surely. A story was started last week that an
additional tunnel or extension was to be built
OF over 500 feet. This Is not so. 1t is simply
an old contract let u year and a half ago in
connection with the construction Of tho inIe ct
canal When this piece of work is driven. the
original 1000 feet OF the tunnel will be COM
pleted. The contractor has now between 300
and 400 men Mt work. an, the eScavatiue and
construction are going on steadily
On the other sid, Of the river. on the Cana
dian shore. a duplicate Of his great work will
be constructed. No work has been com
menced on this as yet. but it is expected that
operations will be-: n IN the spring. Some
100000 horse power can be devtlol ed there ut
one quarter the eSpe!ls" required IN this side.
With this enormous amount OF power rca y
for use. the donizens Of this locality are cx-
the manufacturing ccntIe Of this country. but
the manufacturing. metropolis oi tne world.