True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-04-05
FIR E E N GIN L.

KDOGERS' PATENT gALANCEF FIRE ENGINE
~ The subscribers arc manufacturing ut Water
lord, Saratoga co. y, extensive scale, Rogers
Patent Balance Fire Engine, and the company do not
hesitate to recommend it to the pupc decidedly
peror to an! fire engine known. 1t has besn test
I'd by sklltu Eng the u. 5. Arsei,as at Glib
bensville and Washington, and by them pronounced
I've superior tn any other. The Government Arsenal NJ
Washington is now supplied with Of said Engines,
and the roprictors have just completed contract with
| -enals I-.e
This Engine combines the advantage Of mnro power
at less cost tan any other in use, and needs be
linined and tried To ensure preference all others.
The manufacturers, in all cases, warrant their En-
snes, in trial with others under equal Giro
to perform more than any other Engine, sale.
Prices at the Factory, with plain painting,
Iheae designed for "a men, dsshurgins 2l0 gallons
II water per minute, H4e. 500
Is n,on, 16o gallons per minute, 60
~ mon, 10 gallons por minute, $50
The above prices include suction hose ,vranohss Sc.
they also keep constantly on hand, both leading and
suction hose which they viii furnish order as low as
it can DO bought in this country. s
The arrangements for manufacturing said engines
suc, That oil orders will be Puctuay attended to- and
executed with tho greatest possible despatch II addrOss-
cd TO the subscribers Waterford Saratoga n. T.
WIN. PLATr s. 90.
CERTIFICATES. a...s
New York. Oct. 90, 1883
certify that have This day superntended trial eff
Fire Engine of Rogers Patent, made by VIM. Plat 81
CO. at Waterford, Saratoga co. New York, with VI
the best engines belonging the corporation of the ciy
OF New York. The trial made in the corporatioB
yard and rem the experiment, am persuaded that the
engine ofRogers Patent viii throw water, and az
asreaer distances with the application Of less power,
than our corporation engines. .57,w
further certify that fire engine has ever been sx-
hibited in this city which could compete with the New
fsrk engines, which should our purpose ar
cept Rogers Patent above mentioned. The oonstrus-
ton OF Rogers Patent is exceedingly simple, and see
no reason whs'it should rot go into general Be-
sidos, II has another advantage; il be furnished
much less cost. JAMES GULlCK,
Chief Engineer of N Fire Department.
Utica, July 9, 1884.
i most cheerfnlly comply with request from VIM.
Plat q co. to give my opinion in relation to tho Fire
Engine OF Rogers PATENT manufactured by them AZ
Waterford, Saratoga CO ny Coed.
The corporation of Utica have purchased emo of tho
above mentioned engines and from repeated trials do
not hesitate to pronounce it decidedly superior to eng
other fire engine in use, of which have any know
ledge; and do most fully concur in the certificate of
Gulick, the chiecngineer Of the New York Fire Depart
men relation to its merits. The pump of this engine
is constructed in single cylinder, and is exceeding
simple, and SO little liable get ofrepair, TINT
do not hesitate 10 say, that in Judgment will soos
suPersede the nse Of the coiDmOn piston engine.
jill OSTROM,
Chief Engineer of the Utica Fire Department.
N. X. One of the above Patent Engines Of tho Largest
size, ordered for Eagle Fire Co. No. OF New Or
ean which they have received tried and accepted. The
Engine can be seen at any time, by apply, ing TO
SAMUEL. E KIP,
Agent for the Manufacturers,
Corner Of Poydras s. Tchoupitoulas SITS. N. o.
r. s. will guarantee to have engine delivered IN
New Orleans within four months from the order 10
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