The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-25

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pany Has Posted Notices Asking
Men to Report for Work Tomorrow.
President Truesdale's Visit to This
City Yesterday-other Railroad
and Mine News.
A mammoth new breaker on the site
of the Mt Lookout at Wyoming, which
was destroyed by fire on the 2lst of last
August. will be built, and the work of
laying the foundation was begun yes
terday. The new breaker will stand on
the site of the old structure and be
constructed similar to the destroyed
one. A number of noticeable improve
ments, particularly the introduction of
the most modern machinery, will be
made, although in outside appearance
it will closely resemble it's predecessor.
The size will be nearly the same, viz,
about 90 feet wide, S5 feet deep and 100
feet in height. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 feet of lumber
will be used in it's construction, and the
approximate cost will aggregate $780,
900. This sum may probably be ex-
ceeded, considering the advancement in
the price of lumber and iron.
Lamoreaux & Smith, the well-known
breaker builders. have the contract
and the stone work will be done by
Reese S. Isaacs, of Dallas. Lumber
and other material are now being un-
loaded daily and the work of framing
the breaker will be commenced as soon
as practicable. 1t is estimated that the
new breaker will be completed and
ready for operation by the last of April
or the first of next May. The best
grades of yellow pine and hemlock
lumber will be used.
General Superintendent Richard
Mainwaring, of the Temple Iron COM
pany, stated to a Wilkes Barre Record
man yesterday that it would be
equipped with the most modern ma
ChineTy, including shakers, jigs, revolv-
ing swings and rolls. When completed
it will no doubt be one of the most
complete breakers in the anthracite
coal fields. The interior plans have not
been fully decided upon and conse-
quently the contemplated plant cannot
at present be described In detail. The
Chris jigs will be used instead of the
Lehigh Valley jigs and there has been
talk of furnishing the motive power by
number of engines placed in differ
ent parts of the breaker
The same method of getting the coal
into the breaker will be employed as
previously, that is by a trestling and
plane, which will span the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western tracks and
run from the head of the shaft to the
top of the breaker. The coal will he
fed into the breaker by means of move
able plates and the breaker will afford
a capacity of about 500 tons daily.
The culm will be run into the mines
by means of bore-hoes and will be
used to fill up the abandoned workings
This plan was contemplated before the
destruction of the old breaker and the
bore-hOles We're put down during tn
past summer Facilities for loading all
description of cars will be provided and
the same tracks for this purpose will
be utilized as previously.
Another noticeable feature of the new
breaker will be the means of supplying
the coal from the breaker to the boilers
This work will be done by means of an
improved system of cOnveyors, The
coal will be sized by shakers instead of
by screens and will be cleaned prin-
cipally by jigs. If a number of engines
are used it will probably take about
six, placed in various sections of the
breaker. This plan Of having severa
engines is said to give excellent sat.
isfaction where it has been tried and
quite an additional number of jigs viii
be used
Since the destruction of the old
breaker. Outside Superintendent Ross
has had quite large force of men a.
work clearing up the ruins and tht
debris has now about been removed
enough so that ii will not interfere Will
the work of the stone masons who will
commence work this morning.
This breaker has been DESTROYED
twice within the last three years. tn,
first time being June G, 1896. and the
last time Aug q of the present year
The colliery has been unfortunate
having been visited by a peculiar acct
dent about three years ago. when tn,
surface caved in at Wyoming and al
lowed large quantity of water anC
quicksand to pour into the mines, which
for time threatened it with complet
destruction. About 800 men and boy
were thrown out of employment by tn
nurnfng OF the breaker and 1t has beer
seriously felt in Wyoming and vicinity
being the principal industry of tn
town, and its loss consequently crippled
the ebusiness of that section.
The colliery is owned by the Tempt
Iron company. of which Thomas II
Watkins, of this city, is president, tn
above company being the successor o
the Simpson & Watkins company. I
sstheir largest colliery and was opene,
at a. quite heavy expense. Electricit.
Is, used for lighting and hauling pur
poses and the improvements have bee