The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-17


In putting "A locomotive together the
boilers generally are the next to arrive af-
ter the frames are set up. The boilers
are adjusted to their places, and then
come the cylinders, guides, wheels, cabs
and the tenders. A boiler as nearly
every one knows, consists of from 100 to
200 tubes Of greater or less strength, each
about two inches in diameter. and adj en-
cased in an outer shell. The fire and
gases run through these tubes, and in the
spaces around the tubes the water is made
into steam. The outside of the boiler Is
Of iron, and nearly an inch thick / was
surprised to find the workmen covering
the boilers with white pine wooden jack
cts called Tagging" Some boilers were
being covered with asbestos.
My guide explained that this served a
purpose similar to that of a woollen gar
ment next to the skin which people wear
in winter 1T keeps the heat in" he ex-
planned, land no locomotive leaves the
shop without wearing what you might
call an undershlrt After this is put on
the thin and glossy sheet-lron covering is
placed on the outside. The wooden under
covering gets charred away after a few
years, of course, and has to be replaced,
but that of asbestos is necessary to
keep the heat in and use 1t in making
steam"
As you wander about in this erecting
shop you may see every part of a locomo-
tive fitted into place. You can easily I'M
derstand what all these contrivances in
side the cab are for. You see that on
each side the cab are "intectors" or pumps
for pumping water into the boiler from the
tender; you see the cylinder and brake
lubricators that keep those parts covered
with oil constantly; you see the starting
throttle and the reversing lever; you see
the steam and air gauges and the valves,
md hoe n To md hot To-
connective cab is comparatively simple af-
ter all.
Next to the erecting shops the most in
teresting place in a big locomotive works
is the foundry. Here is where all the
castings are made. Here they turn out
wheels, cylinders. axles, and what not
by the score, and the place resounds with
miniature explosions, and is brilliant with
pretty bursts Of sparks as ladle after
ladle Of the molten metal is poured into
the moulds. In the center of the building
are two enormous cranes that look like
railroad derricks. Scattered about in
thick profdsion are square boxes in which
the moulds are made. over on one side
Of the place are three or four big furnaces,
adjacent to the scrap" yard. where the
iron is stored before being melted.
PeriIs of the Masked Ball.
From the Cincinnati Tribune.
A funny scence occurred at a masque
ball the other night. In a quiet corner
were seated a man and a woman, both
masked. No one could hear what they
were saying, but from their actions one
would have judged them to be on the
most intimate terms of friendship. Sew
eral times the man attempted to lift the
mask from his fair companion, and, fail
ing his arm would steal around her waist
to which the woman did not seem to OBJ
ject. This sort Of thing went on for about
half an hour, when suddenly the woman
removed her mask. with a groan the
man rushed away and became lost among
the dancers. The woman was his wffe's
mother.