2256

Cleveland Morning Leader, 12 November 1864 (21 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

2256 - L Nov. 12:4/3 - The new fruit house on Kinsman st. owned by Nyce,
Shirk and Co. and invented by Nyce is 83 feet in length and 45 feet wide.
It consists of upper and lower compartments: The upper one contains ice
and is separated from the lower compartment by a floor of galvanized
iron. The sides are made of sheet iron, three and one-half feet apart;
the intervening space is filled with sawdust and short shavings. The
floor is made of galvanized iron and below this there is a layer of coal-
tar and pitch, spread one-half inch thick on the ground to prevent mois-
ture. Two wind wheels are on top of the bui iding, geared to fans in the
preserving apartment. Chloride of calcium, used to absorb vapors from
the air, is spread in a basin seven feet wide. The temperature of this
building is a little below 34 degrees and does not vary one degree from . "
April to October. The condensed water runs out through tubes from the
floor at the rear end of the building and is dried in large pans of shect
iron over the furnace. (21)

Warehouses

Index terms:

Kinsman st.; Nyce, Shiik and co. (fruit merchants); *Warehouses