The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-30
FURNACE BUILT
OF HOME MATERIAL
No. 6 Heating Fast and May
Make Run Monday
PLANT HAS COST $5OO,OOO
Is Equipped With All Modern Appll-
anees and Every Labor-savlng
Device-other News of
Ensley.

Ensley, April 29.-(Special. mo. c fur
mace of the Tennessee company's Ensiey
division, which was lighted last Thursday,
Is heating up in a most satisfactory man
ner, and the prospects are fair for the
first run of pig iron beng made not later
than Monday morning. The materials
used in the construction Of the plant was
made by the Tennessee company.
The furnace was built at eos. in round
figures of 100000. Work was begun On the
furnace about two years ago ana only the
best material was used. The furnace is
equipped with the most modern nlacnn-
cry, including all the la55s saving de-
vices.
No. furnace is situated in lirs with tie
other five furnaces of the Ensley division.
and is partially interiaced with new No.
furnace. to be erected ater near where
old No. stands. The conmon properties
of the two plants comprise The hlowiag
engine house, which coutaias hlowing en-
gnes, feed pumps, feed watc: lelters,
Tuyere water circulating pumps, pump
house, reservoir, pipe lines stand pipe ard
draft stack for the stoves. The design CT
this joint machinery is SO constructed,
with the exception of sta * and tack that
any line of the furnaces or any pslt Of
the common equipment can be closed
down with the other furnace. The water
supply of the fu:uace IS furnished by
the Ensey main of the Birmingham wa
ter works, and by the Village Creek
pumping station of the company.
The foundation of the furnace extends
10 feet below the yard surface ard is
built of solid concrete, IS ecet IN diam-
eter at the base, SO feet III diamete: at the
top and % feet high.
Four Stoves.
There are four Kesneiy two. pass
stoves connected with ~. furnace p
feet in diameter SO feet hish ana contain
ing $4,000 square feet heating surface each.
The stoves are provide with suitable
manholes for lining and cleaning. They
are also provided with .lsanins doors, air
alves, cold blast valve, &c burner, CHM
rey valve and hot blast val2..
There are ten horsepower vertical
water lube safety boilers In connection
with the furance. The blowing engines
are the latest improved Mesta vertical
pattern and are of Independent compound,
two high pressure, and one low pressure.
The total capacity of the three engines
which supply pressure for No. 6 is $1,000
cubic feet of free air per minute.
Material Made BY Company.
The steel plate, angles. etc, used in the
furnace shell, stoves. stacks, standpipe,
mains, building, etc, were manufactured
and erected by the Tennessee company.
The iron was made by the Ensley fur
mace division. delivered to the steel plant
ami converted into steel slabs and billets,
which were shipped to the Bessemer roll
ing mills, where the plates and angles
were rolled. This material was then
brought back to the structural ship where
IT was laid out, rolled and gotten into
shape ta GO into the furnaces. The fur
nacs shell was laid out by the Linn Iron
works The castings and machine work
on the plant was done by the Ensey
foundry and machine division and the
Linn Iron works.
History of Furnace.
The first shovel of dirt was removed
for the Foundation of the furnace on
March Il, 1903. and the first actual work
on the furnace foundations was done on
April 30. 1909.
The furnace is one of the most modern
ard most handsome plants in the south
and IL the wish of President Don II.
Bacon of the Tennessee company. that
1t will make iron as well as it looks.
is realized. the furnace will be an I'M
equalled success.
Personal and General.
The services at the churches of Ensley
will be conducted in the morning and
evening as usual. Monday the union re-
wal services will be resumed and will
continue for an indefinite time
The ladies of the st. Johns Episcopal
church will give an ice cream festival
IN vacant store on Avenue E. on May ..
The order of Eastern Stars held an in
terestinE meeting tonight.
Jake Mcdonald Dead.
Jake Mcdonald, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Wylam, died
of heart failure this morning at his home
in that town He Is survived by a wife
and several children. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
from Macke's chapel