The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-19
DUS1R|ES Of THE STATE
nooTs's Machine ftf Making
Bead Chain From Wire
|DoTSoCKEq HAMS INVENTION.
.werSal ventiiafing Fans st Work In
Two Pawtucket Estnblis hm -nts--A
1swpor,sr's suggestion for . street
Oar Guard-Mil Notes.


NJ. Samuel Moore OF this city has re-
lived an award at the Worlds fair for
- machine for making bead chain.
hen Mr.. Moore app led for a patent the
n(ent Office examiner referred o the in-
Dntion as being ent rely different from
~ yet produced. Automatical operated
~ machine has dies which are successive
brought into engagement with the tube
'b b reduced to beads or units, and a
|oding device which intermittinxly forces
|No non-revolving tube ahead upon the
2Dnpletion Of a unit.
rYhs hollow wire or tubular stock to be
Ronsformed into beads IL continuous.
nd tho wire to be inserted within the
nbo has the appearance Of a series OF
1ry small dumb-bells continuously uni
"a at their ends. The two en- of any
DQtiRuous pair are connected by . very
|Eht tie. aud. In fact are nearly severed
~ each Of these. when severed. consti-
nees . connecting link, each unit then
noloslng the adjacent heads OF two links.
Vnils two adjacent units are held
|cgether BY one link.
The die cavities are made progressive,
&nt is. the rear cavity acts to clearly
|o1ne and roughly outline the unit; the
.cxt cavity. being little smaller. reduces
10 unit more, the next still furth
Anpes the unit and compile ely sewers IL
<om the tube, and the last cavity CON-
&Iotely hnis es the unit and closes the
IDS down over the metal of the link.
ho number and form of the die caviti les
~ varied according to the shape and
1Ins of stock used.
Radiator Attachments
"A Woonsocket man, Mr.. Albert J. Ben
.otf. has radiator attachment which Is
Iojd TO contain many valuable points. 1t
|onsists of clamping device. to be se-
'nrsd 60 . radiator pipe and shelf or
|cotrsst having a shank adjustably sup
)crted in the clamping device; the latter
n formed Of two parts, made to grasp be-
|Voon them the pipe. and the shelf IL
|1emed Of metal grating, secured to a
&oms having . supporting shank. the
~ end OF which is curved, the inner
Dorved edge having notches Tor engaging
10 tooth of the clamp-slot, while the
1nrved back of the shank bears against
- wall of the slot.
BY the curved slot and the curved shank
Ne shelf may be adjusted at various
toRles Inside the radiator, and when IL Is
1oglrsd to adjust the shelf to and from
Ne radiator the slot and shank are made
s<raight The parts OF the clamp are
fnstened to one of the radiator pipes.
Iorews drawing the clamp jaws firmly
HRniunf the aidos of fha I'm ho
Powerful vsntilating Fans.
IN the Greene & Daniels mill and the
Dempsey bleachery in Pawtucket there
Ire now in operation ventilating fans
vhich are said to pull ss hard as they
push. Proper ventilation aud good
Movement Of air are considered indis-
Densabls. and the ventilsting wheel re-
|Drred 60, being . powerful device for
novinR air or any thing floating In the air.
y claimed to make the interior of large
|octorv almost as cool as the OUT
ltde atmosphere and to be effective in re-
moving steam from dye houses, slashers
md gigs, and In improving the conditions
|or drying loose steam from the tubs in
he dye house. which. besides destroying
ne roof. fs source of annoyance TO the
Nyors and has bad effect on fancy dye
Ing. Nearly all the leading manufacto-
|lee have some kind Of q ventilating fan.
a street Car Guard.
A Newport man suggests the following
Iovice for protecting life aud limb OH
Dnble aud trolley cars: 1t consists of an
IRON grating or guard swung on q fixed
rod attached to the front of the car. aud
raised and lowered with q chain. On
Dach end is a piece of iron. two
|nches by thu ee-quarters OF an inch, turned
np At the lower end. and when lowered
ntriking the rails at an angle OF
degrees and sliding along on
ehem. 7 e rest OF the guard c IN be mad
% stand three inches higher than the
rails. aud In constructed OF light irol.
When the motorman sees that tn re is
Danger Of an accident he DROPS the guard.
md the person threatened il merely
Dcooped up instead Of being killed. Rail-
Eood companies do not put the footboard
within more than six inches OF the rails.
and that allows room enough for a
Dhild's legs to 60 under.
General MIL Notes.
The piping for the additions to the In
lerlaken mills at Arkwri hit is compile ted.
The Glenark knitting uills, Woou.
socket when running full. employ 300
men.
+ The Wbitins machine works at Whit
|nsville hive shut down for repaira
The American wrinRer compnny's plant
~ Woonsocket, which has been running
three days week during the past two
months. will probably start in on full
time In few days.
The spinning room at the Harris mil!
was stopped az sin yesterday on account
Of the low watrs
, The Westerly Gas and Electric Light
Co, IL stretching wires along Mechanic
street, for use in illuminating the Pawca.
tuck FIRE district.
IL is elsven weeks since the "whlte
mill" Of j. p. and T. h Ray at woon-
oocket was close'l by the Vr, eral ,llapsr
81 the engine. and here are no appear
ances there A. yet OF starting the mil. or
repairing or replacing TIE engiue.