The Works Of Messrs. Schneider And Co.

VI.—THE PERREUIL BRICK WORKS. General Arrangement.—These brick works (see plan, Fig. 37), belonging to Messrs. Schneider and Co., are situated in tlie vicinity of Creusot, on the line from Chagny to Nevers, at 200 yards from the Canal du Centre. Besidés this means of transport a private railway i increased year by year, following the development of | Creusot in the manufacture of Bessemer and Siemens- Martin steel. The plan, Fig. 37, shows the general arrangement, and the railway connection with the Chagny line, as well as the private railway to the Canal du Centre; the letters on the plan refer to the following parts of the installation : A. Main shop with drying floors. B. Dépôt and shipping depart- nient. C. Shop for making silica bricks. D. Dépôt for finished articles. E. Shop for making special pieces for the steel works. F. Brick kiln No. 2. G. Gas producer. H. Manager’» house. I Offices. J. Wood store. L, N. Ovens. M. Gas producers. O. Tuyere-making shops. P. Shop for meclianical pré- paration by machinery. Q. Store. R. Gas producers. S. Brick kiln No. 1. T. U, V, X. Brick sheds for summer working. Fig. 38. General View of the Perreuil Brick Works. line unités tlie brick works to Creusot, and a narrow- gauge railway runs from the Briqueterie to the Canal. Messrs. Schneider and Co. purchased the ground on which to build these works in 1842. Previously it was occupied by a blast-furnace and a small forge, botli of which have been pulled clown. In 1844, a plant was put down for the manufacture of earthenware pottery ; this ceased in 1846, when the present industry was created. Since that date the importance of the brick works has A general view of tlie brick works is given in Fig. 38. The motive power is furnished by a two-cylinder com- pound vertical engine, of the steam-hammer type, of 50 nominal horse-power. This drives the varions clay mills, &c. Steam is produced in a multitubular boiler. Clay Mills.—These are in a building 100 ft. long by 85 ft. wide ; the principal machines it contains are as follows : A clay pug mili, with bucket elevator ; a pug mill for treating varions clay and other mixtures; a table