The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-20
WITHSTAND The STORMS?
The BTuSh'S Big SmOkeSlack Looks
Like a Target for Cyclones.

1t Was Completed Yesterday and Tow
ers over $50 Feet Skyward-A Ladder
Trip Suggested for Those Who Want
to Enjoy the Sensation OF Being on
Top-It win Have no Guy Ropes and
Win Play Pendulum to the Gale-To
Carry Up the Smoke From Fuel Pro-
ducing l, ooo-Horse Power.
The big smokestack Of the works of the
Brush Electric Light Company on In
dian street was completed yesterday, and
the fact was celebrated by placing four
American flags on its summit to float TO
the breeze and by having it photographed.
The Morning News has already given an
account of the building OF this stack,
but its completion and the fact that it is
the largest smokestack in the city makes
1t OF interest. The work was finished in
the morning, and the workmen at once
began TO take out the inside scaffolding.
The sensations, therefore, which would be
experienced by standing upon Its summit
can only be obtained by those who are
willing to risk their nerve and make the
ascension on the outside ladder.
The smokestack rises over $50 feet from
the base on which It rests, and is about
five feet higher than the large one at
the water works. 1t is seven feet in d.
plates, each of which is five feet in hight.
1t is contemplated that the stack will
hold its own, consequently there will be
no guy ropes attached to it. Several
hooks are fastened just under the far
ing top of the stack, and it is thought by
some that guy ropes were to be attached
to these, but such is not the case. The
hooks are simply for the purpose of hold
ing in place some support for those who
may at some future time consent to climb
alott to re-paint the lofty column when
ever 1t may need a new coat.
The question of August cyclones does
not seem to have given the TompkinS
Iron Works, it's builders much concern,
as it was concluded that no guy ropes
were needed The stack stood the Sep
TENDER blow with hardly waver, and
while there is no guarantee from the
company that it is cyclone proof, it is
said it will stand a pressure of fifty
pounds to the square foot. The pressure
| created by the storm of Sept &c is said
to have been about twenty pounds to
the square foot. The strength of the stack
is largely at it's base, where it flares out
into large cone, and is built on a solid
| foundation of masonry.
1t is built to carry into the air, and
| above a point where 1t would annoy the
surrounding residents. the smoke that
! will come from the fires in six large fur
! naces, and fuel that will furnish contin-
! ually 1000 horse power. The new works of
! the company were built with the idea of
| getting a larger and moro efficient steam
| power. That used in the present works
| is about $50, while that to be obtained in
the new will be fully 1000 horse power.
! 1t is guaranteed to the company that
| the saving in fuel in the new boilers and
| through the use of three engines instead
| of half a dozen or more, they will save
! fully 35 per cent. and perhaps 40 per cent.
| of the fuel that now has to be used. The
new building furnishes a floor space OF
S4x135 feet, or about 1900 square feet
and the brick worl- was done by Mr.. w
| F. Chaplin. There are only three en-
gines in the new building, and these are
to be connected with a continuous shaft
which is in three sections, so that one
engine can run them all, or the full power
can be attained by putting on the force OF
all the engines. 1t is contemplated thai
the new works win be ready for opera
ton by Nov. l.