The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-21
IN ARCTIC EVENING
SUMMER SCHOOL HAS TWO HOURS
AT THE ICE WORKS.
Viewed the Electric Plant-Much In.
erested-Seeing How Water Is Con.
gealed-Cold Storage.

Works and the refrigerating plant in
II body Thursday evening. Over 100
were present. They assembled at 5
o'clock and more than two hours was
spent in looking through the big
building
Theo. III. Hoffman,, manager of the
works, piloted the party and was COM
mander-in-chief of the invading host.
Inspector General Townsend was the
next official head, for the party. Sew
eral teachers also had their squads"
and instructed them in very interest
ing manner. A dozen or more friends
through.
When the line of march was formed
all the pedagogues proceeded first to
the managers office, and saw the place
where Mr.. Hoffman, receives the kicks
of the town and incidentally plans for
the introduction of horseless carriages,
fireless frying pans and smokeless
steam engines. From there the engine
room was visited and the electricity
and amphere guages were explained,
and the revolutions of the big wheels
to the minute counted, just to make
sure. Then the party formed a long
line, like the one at the post office on
steamer days, and crowded into the
ice manufactory The pans were
opened and the process of ice-making
was fully explained by the young man
who manages the place at night.
BY the way that fellow is smart
one. He outtalked dozen school
teachers at once and convinced them
that they knew no more about ice than
a flock of young goouies. Professor
Townsend turned pale under the
mans eloquence and forceful argu-
ment. ''We manufacture ice from pure
an ammonia gas, which is reduced
under a sixty pound pressure. 1t vap-
orizes at 27 degrees below zero and
traverses the network of pipes which
underlie the ice pans. From this
place the pipes extend into the refrig-
Grating rooms. The temperature in
degrees and even degrees above,
though with air-tight doors and extra
pressure we can bring the thermom-
eter down to 20 degrees below. This
is never done as it is not necessary"
Thanking the young man, from
whom so much had been learned, the
party proceeded next into the ice-stor-
age rooms. Everybody put on shawls,
turned up their collars and imagined
they We're cold, when as matter of
fact the thermometer said it was only
35 degrees above. When some of the
teachers saw this they began tanning
themselves and eating the snow from
the gas pipes-and have colds yet.
While still there block of ice was
taken from the pans in the adjoining
room and sent in on the chute 4
young native, who has not taught
school very long, tried to pick it up in
his arms, but quickly let go and every
body laughed.
Then the party went into the refrig-
orator proper. One room after an
other was opened. Large carcasses of
| al L,
hooks from end to end of the rooms
The thermometer registered % to 30
degrees. This feels like spring
evening in Nebraska" observed a
sweet voice, with a Platte river ring
in it. Here, explained Mr.. Hoff-
mann, ''we bring the meat when II
comes in fresh and warm from the
butchers. The thermometer in this
room is not so low. After the beef has
been here say two days it is trans
ferred to rooms of intense cold, some
3 or 1 degrees above"
"Oh, you freeze it gradually?"
quizzed young miss who will teach
next year at Maemae school.
yes" answered the manager, "by
degrees"
The party adjourned to the entry to
see the upper rooms. \ tempting ele-
yator in the corner bore this sign,
persons take the elevator at theirown
risk. For freight only" All the ladies
and half the gentlemen promptly
grouped and taken mp a dozen at a
time.
I'm the upstairs rooms the treat Of
the evening was opened up. Here fowl
and game We're on exhibition. The