New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY July T. 1xl

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,; maze; They are then taken to the drilling. or
travelling crane which is made possible by using
s rate eiectric motors to drive the machines
The h9es punched or driled ' Willie ' the plates
Where this is done he pa af ba the sr
bending machines: These consist of three rolls
can be adjusted to bending the plates to any re-
CURED diameter. While this is going on the plates
viii which is equipped with hydraulic press that
They then placed on as suitable it F form cIamped
form form having been clamped to the under side of the
hydraulic and 6e ere nee eaen made asef sf oD
heat When the ianges are OF odd shapes or there
nj The bending and Hanging having been done, the
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less When this is finished the boiler is in several
where they are rveted together and the boiler D coD
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brass work. To this there is a foundry attached
in this metal that are used % in the Construction Of
sbon 0eom9tIye % These are then taken to the finishing
TO the various castings.
that purpose They are made of
steel and the machines devoted to their manufact
The steel is purchased outside and finished up in
bolts being bought in the rough and then turned up
ana threaded as desired.
THE FRAME SHOP.
The frame shop is very important and interest
ing one. Here the frame upon which the boiler
bes a9d in by Which i t Is suspsbded o the
steel frames are used. but the former not made
in the works. In forging the wrought iron frames
small pieces of selected wrought iron scrap first
welded together and gradually worked into a frame.
The process IS quite lengthy one, and requires
considerable skill on the part OF the men engaged
i'm IL. The shop. might be supposed, consists
mainly of an aggregation of steam hammers, but
popularity of its construction is noticeable in the
fact that the boilers which supply the steam to
operate the hammers are located Immediately over
the main heating furnace, that the same fuel ac-
complishes both results-namely, heating the iron
and running the hammers. When the frames
finished in the rough they taken enormous
paners which capable of working pair of
frames. the time they make continuous
cut from one end 10 the other. After this they go
to immense slotting machines which, If necessary,
can handle eight at time and then to the drilling
room. where they are practically completed
When all the parts of locomotive complete
they sent. stated before to the erecting shop
pick up and carry about the heaviest engines
that were built, and two fifty-tOn cranes. The
supported jacks; then the boiler is brought in
and swung into position by of the big
After this the necessary boiling of the parts to-
gether takes place. and the attaching of the guides,
guide boxes, rocker boxes reverse shaft and other
similar work. which varies more less with every
engine put out. is done One of the big cranes then
lifts up the whole structure while the wheels
being placed under It and lowers II them. The
Sheathing and other finishing work follow, and
see that which but a few days before only
crude material transformed into a complete loco
motive.
Quite frequently but not always after being fn-
shed the locomotives are lacked up and tried under
before being sent out 1nis is more generally
done, however, when they are intended for for