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From: "Ronald" rdukarm AT roadrunner DOT com
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:42:35 -0500
Subject: Re: (erielack) Icing Reefers on Erie
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> Interesting that the side walls of the ice house were just an open air
> space, 10" wide and 28' high.
> Today, you'd never do that, you'd have baffling in there to defeat the
> convection air flow which
> would result, with cold air falling along the ice side, and warm air
> rising along the exterior. If
> that space was not filled or baffled in some way (some were built with
> that space filled with
> sawdust) then the ice would melt faster than necessary, at least along the
> walls.
> SGL

Schuyler,

Along with those two Port Jervis drawings was this close-up of the Erie
Marion Ice House. I didn't think anyone would be interested in such detail,
but here's a better look at those walls.

Ron Dukarm


Marion_Ice_House.jpg

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