After emergency blocking was placed for temporaly support, arrangments were made to disassemble the engine and remove it from its precarious perch on the old crumbling foundations. This work was carried out by Mediavilla's cranes and Conservation Trust workmen under the direction of Robert L, Johnson, whistles in themoods Steam Engine Museum, July 6-9, 1976. Were the engine frame is swung out of the way by one crane while another lifts the 20-foot flywheel and swings it clear.

Máquina de vapor y trapiche de la Hacienda Esperanza

Taken from survey of Hacienda La Esperanza by the
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) during the summer of 1976.

1861 West Point Foundry beam engine, Intermediate gear and sugar mill; Hacienda La esperanza, Puerto Rico.

The cane mill carries the only identification still visible. View from the outfeed of discharge end.

West Point Foundry beam engine details of crank, base  of the entablature colums, and one or tne twin pumps.