The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-02

The equipment had resched that stage
that yesterday was decided upon 10 set
the machinery in motion, and upon in
vitation there assem- mbled In the engine
room William L. Barton, president Of
the corporation; Treasurer John Water
man, wife anc family; Superintendent
Arnold schear and wife; Mrs. Susan j.
Waterman, widow Of John q. Water
man, founder of the industry In Is47,
who was present when the original mill
was put in operation; ii. +. Cbamplin,
secretary; the full board OF directors;
several mem bers of the Town Council;
Row. Father Fogarty OF st. Mary's
Church; Contractor j. W., Bishop; the
architect, Frank p. Sheldon; superinten-
dent c. p. Chappell, ana Manager James
Anthony OF the Warren Foundry and
Machine Compap y, representatives. of The
NEWS and Journal and number of citi-
gems, including several ladies.
AT 1920 a. y. Miss Susan Bosworth
Waterman, youngest daughter of Treas
urer John Waterman, sged years,
was carried in het fathers arms
to tho second landing and at
signal opened the valve tnat gave
steam 10 the big engine and set the en-
tire shafting throughout the mill in
motion. AT this point the Hon. Charles
Is. Mason, town clerk, addressed those
assembled, eulogizing the officials OF the
company for their courage and persistent
enueavor to bring to a successful con-
summation the enterprise which is OF
so much importance to the business pros
perity of the town, and in recognition of
the event he called for three cheers,
which were given with a hearty good
VIII.
The engine is a vertical compound up
right, and was built by the Edward p.
Allis Go. of Milwaukee, Wis, and is
rated at 1000 horse power, but can be
worked up TO $500 horse power. The
driving wheel is "a feet Ia diameter with
ITO. inches face. 1t Is b.lted with i've
belts, the widest being 35 inches, and
the Dsrrowest "a inches. The belt tower
Is ii feet wide, 80 feet long and 81 feet
high, and is absolutely fire proof, and
believed TO be the finest In this country.
There are four double Helm, safety boil.
er', rated at 305 horse power each,
nominal. Attached 10 these Is a Greene
economHer with 32) tubes.
There are two cylinders the low press
ure, tS inches in diameter, the nigh press
ure 81 inches, with i've foot stroke,
the working OF the engine on this its
trial trip, being simply perfect, the vibrs-
nf hp htu tn.
sxty-fourth OF an inch.
Mr.. Everett W. Trip is the chief en-
gineer who will also have entire charge
OF the engine, belt tower, boiler room,
machine shop and dynamo room,. all of
these departments being grouped to-
gether in the centre of the MILL In the
dynamo room there are three dynamos,
two large and one small The large ones
are connected with the big engine aud
will generate electricity to supply $50 arc
aud 100 incsndescent lights. The small
dynamo will furnish the power for light
ing when.the main engine is smut down.
In the matter of protection from irc,
every room in he building is equipped
with automatic sprinkl'rs. Their. are
two tire pumps located In building
away from the mill near TIE banks Of the
river, from which. IN case Of Gre, they
would take their supply, one with a ca
pacity Of 100 and the otner Of 1000 rsl-
Ions a IN mute and capable OF throwing
,2 streams over he top ~ the highest
portion Of the briliingi. Aside from
these there is a tank In he tower vita
p, 1,0O0-gallon capaoity. this tank heing
supplied from the town water pipes.
~esn there is snvtser tank in the base