New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

r, ACE WHERE THEIR IS ALWAYS WARM

PLACE wurCr THERE - ALWAYS \ WARM
WAVE IMPORTANT WORK DoNE THERE
IT. !otr,r Ian q furnace" Ias expression
often heard IN tie street, In the CIV diin& '"'
heated ,p,ll~ I'm July. but those M uttered IL per
iap lad never irrn III furacc-a, least bot !" or o.
ilo.r e-,ii fira,c. m ia" foundry Ia tn N"N' I'M
where ufe moi ed = metals 20. forming the Immense
bra. and iron casting, which enter into the con'tr"'
toa OF the machinery Of tn batr,hip' ana cfni''r''
The heat II thee frnac ihc do)r' i, far gr aDr
t,ou tl,c ordinary man can endure. and II = a-'
z eat around t.r .lhcc- Olt Of vlhcd run the me-"
into M, lndlc. 20 carry IL 10 tn mpnid>' ana '''
cmpcranre about these laGlc- Of molten metal eve"
exceeds that ~ Dry IOtu,I,. which Is admitted -
l, the l,iic,t pac" ia tao United states. An roar
.p,nt ia this foundry Wlud b. an interesting or
and one Instructive 70 IN. novice in the hno"led-"
# mechanic, ani materials. The brwny men IT,
their voor"m cIiOlue. the sands iot moulding t"'
An-h-- OF mo dng boxes. oi v'lpi' 'i"c' ''"
ehapcs the wooden patterns. great ana small Use" I
form the mould TIE iadlcs. scrap OF non ana nr'''
,l and little heap, - sand th" 'a "in loor d tue
.nd.y Uttered with til, sinG Of various Inns ''l
everything black and gimy, til" furnaces crane
oven, and bins OF fresh sand all ms lof"' Il"
luicrosiIpc and confusing spectacle.
A. . visitor enters the cast cat" Of the Navy >au
and ,voit dawn the street. he on il, LETT Iahd
and cpp..ifc the biz machn" shop. win IFS wings
containing boiler -.op and erection SHOP H''''
dar. booking huilins. Tic outside II this bIdng mas
nothing yer, impressive aboHt H. hu 'h" Interior may
reveal sight W much interest to the curious observer
s..liu,tlv .. woIid sec men ~ " 'rk with 'aru'
some f i dark. -0mc ~ II yellow. shaping "r-c
orr,o.s n.ircs: hat slmctlmo, il" may see merry
s,roa,u rorrlnc from g. bac, furnace into ia'i'''
oi.,r, mon ,arry 10 ~. 10. figures and empty HI'o
u.m The building Is the ioindry 81 the N"''
Yard ucrc are made tlc iron and bras casting
10 10. used H. Ia" Yard.
rrt. luldipr wa. erected about the close I '''
civil Var Ia addition t. the ron i"'''IN " 'o'
tain. bras, foundry aud copper mop 'N
,,., n,ri Of ,lc rnilding Is elv,n mp T. the IRON
laundry and tc shop In which the u''""E ''''
,,.,inr are done take, mp the whole length "l ,"'
,r,.trr. an ono side The heavy LraN~"o.k is as
, , f., Ills SINE SHOP. \, one stands ID orc q"
, pon doorways ot t'c foundry. he '''' p'l' ''''"
, long room open TO the ROOF. bn' l'' "'7"'
tebicd; two clernlc travelling cranes are D" .'"
erected on the wall, Of the building ana one ",','
hang crane near on cu1: Mt b" other emu anu anus
the .dcs are biz furnace, and ovens "' "'''
49,, ,,,or,l bni cnmpo-cd simply Of wai / 'a'''
% rrncr sand" that +. moist or damp SAN" ,
m ID, arc seen on the ground. "h'" j. >"'"" Wv"
,,,-re a. Is, ladl,- and scraps ol IRON. -" ""'
ia ~, ,ho hulldinc are bins continuing fresh S'''
NJ q yellow. cOlcr. ned - renew "'' ON 7''"'
,oodinr. the general 0fici OF the "'"" S''"o
black and dirv. such f. Che pI''ur' Z" '"' "'''
room Of the foundry, whirh tho eye 81 Tue "'s,''
,ould tohc in willie looking around To add me "
Tho pictnre conceive Of The moaldcrs nj 'n'r To" J"
tho sand. A., .,,,,
m u,,ro careful inveft iraiion and bv th' hSNl"S
., .,ro oncslIons. tic coatcnis and WORKING &"
,,nndry may lie foard mor' In d''"''. '"' "'7
ne inclined TO wonder What cpu" ~ wv
rc,I,v sand piled ~ the bins on the Sue VI ''
r. seems that by usage the sand employed III "'V"'
,n, hocomcs burnt ont: then fresh sand Is mNca
,ho coith Ly larmcr'. r" two ''culc "''''',N
- ,tIc, have recently been placed III INC
tar, arc a great improvement ana oil lhme"N'
a,.or,occ IN IT, The facilities u the Hhop arc ""' "
increased A. work can D. done by 81" INV" III
r,n,dlv fllan hv the cid cranes I'M "c"
f., addition 10 being able 10 move "cS"lS '"o''
,,. ,r,,h great ease and rapldity ana h'ted WIN
.,r.s of inc andcs cent lamps, when III 'i" u ~.
can be used to light the interior 81 'i' ". .nls
r, ,,ro travelling cranes took the pace Oh u''V.
,o,,ororv hand cranes In the I"nhurS' III ''' WV "
which one crane l. still sahdHg' -
The smelling furnaces are ohj"c'' OF "''''
r,oro are three "cupoas' used Tor me'uhP "'''''
"a nee one Of these first the diopdo'fN OH ''
- , T., no.itlon and on them a slopng moor %
"e i'' It,, ,r,,cr r,e fuel is put In. and the Name
- Sc = forced blast. When the coal j. BURNING
,,T bir dame the metal Is put In at the top 10 Dc
,.ltcd There are also two reverb r''oTS '"',"''
,,,so ore on a somewhat different prih'p'' n''" "''
r,l draft is used there being hlEh 'hiin"N '',"7
49,, ,,o laundry In the brass foundry are t"'lN'
,'.nacos which melt the mct- contained In the cru
ciblcs. , III ,o.
In this great shop castings may hc seen III al S"EN
-, co,nlcton. and the novice may SEE how the work
- making one Of The great cylinders or other parts
- th. engine, for IL, new cruisers IS carried on.
First a drawing Of the part TO BE- cast Is sent to III"
nottermakers shop and there pattern Is made th's
,ottrrn /, sent 10 the foundry. whore The noild'ra
mako a mould I'm a flask or on the ho"r Eili'r Ia"
crrcu sand the dTy sand or the oaIi m'ih
o,,s may be- used In making tn" WDuln NJrr .lne
n,nud is made I'm dry san i Wnrh' IL - pli''u III
ono OF I'M, biz ovens and there BASED men ~" part
4. cos, The metal + drawn from the furnace into
al. small one OF which holds about 20 pounds
and t,. largest one about zen ions. The ladies are
,hen carried either by hand or ~ ore 81" me cranes
w. a.. rnnuIi and The metal f. poured into The open
Inc ali ihs requires careful work. The mould must
be properly weighted down, ana 'ullalh F'ut holH
,roIlts for the escape Of the gases. -crous *
81 zion NAV result and much damage he done. IN
L., c,.tinc fine or the gases j. simply
enormous Then. TOO. IN making the monds there
has IN be- a careful allowance 81 extra thickness OF
metal io prOyide for -GtnkHEr ana tn" pdrinE away
=, Tho metal during the finishing In The machine shop
In addition 10 pig iron. odd crap iron Is Also used
for castings I'm the Navy Yard. There l. much OF
ihs I'm various parts Of the yard, and ii Is broken mp III
large nuantItc In making frames for the cylinders
~ Tho Cincinnati and the Raleigh great strength was
Saeirca and hnnce number ~ old PnrrOtt guns. relies
,r tho castlpcs smaller brass castings are made In
The brass foundry but the larger work Is done In e
main room Composition metal is aise used.
In IN. conner shop the principal work which Is Dcih9
done ~ present is the manufacture Of steam pipes