True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-04-20
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POGERS PATENT BALANCE FIRE ENGINE.
~ ~ the subscribers arc manufacturing at Water
l0rd Saratoga CO. T., on an extensive scale Kegers
Patent Balance Fire Engine, and the company do not
hesitate to recommend it to the puplic decidedly
peror to any fire engine now known 1t has bean
ed by skilfu Engineers til; T. S. Arsenuls at Glib
louisville and Washington, and by them pronounced
be superior to any other The Government Arsenal at
Washington IS now supplied with one of said Engines.
and the proprctors have just completed contract with
the government for the supply Of all their principal
senals.
at less cost than other in and needs be
amined and tried 10 ensure preference TO all others.
The manufacturers, in all cases, their En-
gne+, in trial with Others under equal circumstances,
to perform more than any other Engine, or no sale.
- Prices at the Factory, with plain painting,
These designed for "a men, dischargns 2ls gallonA
of water per minute, SUB
IL men, l60 gallons per minute, 60
II men, 10 gallons per minute, so
The above prices include suction hose, wrenehes SC.
they al 80 keep constantly hand, both loading aud
suction hose, which they will furnish to srJeT low
it can he bought in this country.
The arrangements for manufacturing said onaineS
SUCH that oil ordars will be puncualiy attended 10, and
executed with III greatest possible despatch address
$3.50 ' ~'' - " "''' WI PLAT r & &c o..
CERTIFICATES.
New York, Oct. %, 1883.
certify that have this day superintendent tria ota
Fire Engine of Rogers Patent, made by VIM. Plat ~
co. at Waterford Saratoga New York, with "
the best engines belonging the corporation of the city
of New York. The tria made in the corporation
ya, ana from Inc experiment., am persuaded that thu
engine OF /" gers Patent will throw water, and nj
greater distance, with the application of less pow@,
than our corporation engines.
further certify pat no fire engine has been ax-
hbitcd in this city which could compete with tn. New
York engines, which should answer our purpose ax-
cept Rogers Patent above mentioned The eons,ruc.
ton OF Rogers Patent is exceedn ly SIMPLE and see
no reason why it should 20 into general use. Be-
s'dsi has another advantage; it can bs furnished at
| much less cost. JAMES GULlCK
Chief Engineer of N Fire Denar,mou,.
Utica, lnly 0, 1884.
most eheeriully comply with a request from VIM.
Plat 10 give my opinion in relation to the Fire
Engine OF Rogers Patent, manufactured by them AT
Waterford, Saratoga n. Y.
The corporation of Utica have purchased one of tho
above mentioned engines, ans from repeated trials do
not hesitate TO pronounce it decidedly superior to any
other fire engine now in use of which have know
ledge; and do most fully concur in the certificate CT
Gullck, the chic engineer OF the New urk Fire Depart
men in relation to its merits. The pump of this engine
is constructed in single cylinder and is so exceeding.
ly simple, and so little liable get frupair, that !
do not hesitate say, that in my Judgment il W Ill seen
supersede tho nse oftho common piston engine.
J II OSTROM,
Chief Engineer Of the Utica Fire Department.
N Is. One OF the above Patent Engines of the largest
size, was ordered for Eoge Fire Co. No. OF New Or
ean which they have received tried and accepted. The
Engine can be seen at any ii ne, by appl, ing TO
SAMUEL Z KIP,
Agent for the Manufacturers,
Corner Of Poydras x Tchoupitoulas sts N. o.
r. s. will guarantee to have engine delivered ia
New Orleans within four months from time the order 10
given. SEX j6-6m