Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22
BIG DAM INSPECTED
Local Engineers Visit Me-
Calls Ferry Power Plant.
GENERATORS ARE GIGANTIC
Several Twnty- Eight Feet in Diam
eter-Gives Light to
Baltimore.
GENERATORS ARE GIGANTIC

| An interesting well as a jolly trip
was taken yesterday by the Washington
| Society of Engineers, the local section
of the American Institute Of Electrical
| Engineers, and a number OF guests to
the electric power plant and dam re-
Gently constructed at McCalls Ferry, Pa.
| The party was Joined in Baltimore by
more than hundred Baltimore engineers.
| The plant, which is said 10 be one of
| the larges' and best equipped in this
| country. and was built at an expense OF
| sl5,ooo.c00. furnishes Baltimore with light.
and in the near future, 1t is explained.
| will furnish that city with current for
operating its electric cars.
The generating power of the plant is
furnished by the Susquehanna river, on
which. about twenty-five miles above the
head of the Chesapeake bay. the power
house and the dam are situated
The dam is said to be the second long
est in the world. With the power house,
it is more than half a mile long. The
exact length of the dam itself is 1850
feet. 1t is 81 feet high and Is feet wide
at the base. The concrete alone used in
constructing II amounted to $4,000 cubic
Yards and If loaded on ordinary freight
trains they would extend from New York
to Philadelphia The plant at present is
capable of furnishing more than 5000
to capacity of more than 10000 horse
power
See Enormous Generators.
The parts of the plant which seemed
most interesting to the visitors were
the generators. Several of these are
twenty eight feet in diameter. The out
side rim of their revolving fields"
whirled5at a speed of a mile a min
ute. The shaft on which each field re-
wolves is of solid steel. twentyfour
inches in diameter. To keep the ma
chine from wearing out by friction
water. is used. This lubricant forms
sort of cushion for the weight of
the inner parts of the units. which
amount to some $4,000 pounds.
nook in the mountains. which looks
more fitted for camping place than
the seat of mammoth industry.
The members of the party. number
ing nearly two hundred. were con.
Quoted over the plant by J. A. Walls.
chief engineer of the plant; F. A. All
ner, j. H. Smeaton, Or. J. Armstrong.
L. Fl. Eichelberger, William F. Null
cahy. +. f. Haslam. II: A. Hartman, A.
Benzon. \. Bang. G. vogt and ". +.
Immediately upon arriving at Holt
wood yesterday the party was served
with lunch. After lunch a group
photograph was taken. The trip
through the power house was made
later The party returned about
o clock last evening. special cars hay-
ing been used both going and coming
The local members of the party were
IN charge of H. B. Stabler. secretary
of the Washington section of the
American Institute of Electrical Eng.
neers and Frederick W. Albert of tn
District of Columbia water department
Those in the Party.
The members of the Washington So
ciety of Engineers and the Washington
branch of the American Institute Of Elec-
trical Engineers. together with their
guests. included the following:
Walter {. Allen, District electrical on
Gineer; F. II. Newell. director of the
United States reclamation service: G. l.
Nicoison, general manager of the Chesa.
poake and Ohio Canal Company: n. r
Stabler. plant engineer of the Chesapeaks
ana Potomac Telephone Company; John
Craig. James Berrall. C. A. Carlson. T
l.. Costigan. Leonard S. Dolen. w +
Dennis. w. Edward Denton. K. V. Dun
stan, r. b. Dole. Louis c. Freeman vii
.IAil. - 1dtidHu, Jonn Blake Gordon II
q. gregory, John p. Healy E B. Harden
and SON L. M. Holt. George r. Ide, H.r.
pert jackson. Ernest y. Janson. Paul
Lanham. A. NJ P. Maschmeyer. George
wallace Jones. W. w. Reynolds, Thomas
n w; Power Asa f. Phillips. Ernest c.
~ f.ueosam: r. L. Reed. Herman Stabler,
.: e. Stevens, w. E Schoenborn r
Charles Starr, H. Won Bayer. Rich
ara Won Ezdorf. Gilbert S. Walker.
r: g. Berry, r. A. earle. Myron Creese'
W. A. b Doying, John H. Finney. Deloe
T. HAYNES, j. s. Hill. II l.. Hodgkins. A.
T. Johnson, W. S. Jones, c. b. Mirick
Henry c. Montague, j. a. Miller r y
Mcintosh. Alexander O'shea, orviile s.
refers. L. A Peterson. j. j. Rothermel.
Z r. sponsier, Maurice f. Weaver. Mari
r. woodward. G. NJ. Albrecht, W. G.
6ooiey. maxwell S. Cooley, Howard F..
Dougnerty, II. o. Cutting, Mayo Over
Jersey. E. A. c. Hogem Mr.. Hammar
". r. Mimikhuyser. ]. ]. Moser. Charles
T. ruler: Walter Pack, Blake Palm. A,
NJ Prentiss. Irving r. Saum, j. Daniel,
Il Sturve Frederick ". Swanton, Robert
p. Sosman. F. j. Veihmeyer, W. II. Won
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