American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-05

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pupils Of all the public schools of the First Dis
trict, accompanied by their teachers and the sub
board OF trustees, yesterday afternoon formed
long and beautiful procession, with banners
and fine martial music. After marching along
our principal avenue and some of the streets OF
the First Ward, the pretty pageant arrived at
the Foundry church. Here, without the ght-
est disorder or noise, the children were seated,
and the gallery and aisles were soon occupied
by friends of the institution. The exercises
were opened with the performance Of piece Of
music by the band, and the song !" Star spangled
Banner sweety sung by one Of the primary
schools, lovely group Of little girls, decorated
with garlands, wreaths, bouquets, &c.
Walter Lenox, esq, Mayer, then introduced
| to the assemblage Mr.. u. Richards, who deliv,
cred a very appropriate address. This was
followed by the presentation of the rewards to
the children of the respective schools in order,
which interesting duty was handsomely dis
charged by the Mayor.
The medals, which are of silver and of fancy
patterns, indicating the highest honors, were
conferred as follows:
First District School, male department, Will
liam Goldsborough female department, Mary
Il. Gallagher. r
Male Primary, N. d. Lindsay.
Primary, No. l, Thornton Clarke
Do No. z, Isabella Edwards, Sarah e.
Rodier.
y Il Do No. 3, Charles Moore, Susan Lowe.
Do No. 4, Susan A. Dorset.
Upwards of one hundred and thirty diplomas
beautifully executed, representing the ilustri-
Gus Washington in his capacity of surveyor
standing with his implements on the spur Of
the Allegheny mountain, were also distributed
to the schools. The Mayor delivered neat
address; the exercises were frequently enliv-
ened by the music of the band as well as by the
sweet voices of the juveniles and the highly
gratifying exercises were concluded with q
benediction.- Iltellgencer Of this morning.
TRIAL OF FIRE ENGINES IN PHILADELPHIA.-
Chestnut street. from Second to Third, was
crowded not many days ago by the spectators
Of trial of two fire engines, the front of DR..
Jayne's mammoth building being chosen, as
usual, to judge the height attained. The Ledge'
thus describes the contest:
"The new engine built by Mr.. John Agnew,
for the Hand-inHand Fire Company, was the
first to arrive upon the ground. She is sec
ond class engine with eightinch chambers, and
is not yet painted or adorned.
g Several trials were made to play over Dr.
Jayne's cupola, but in almost every instance
the hose through which the sides stream was
played burst with the force put upon it. A
stream was, however, thrown to the top of the
cupola, which is 134 feet from the ground
The Hand-in Hand had ceased playing, but had
not left the ground, when the members Of the
Assistance arrived with their engine. The As
sstance is one of two fre-engines built by
Messrs. Sellers & Pennock, in 1898, as an ex-
pertinent on the principle of a stationary steam
engine. Her chamber is nine inches diameter
with ten inches stroke, and she ranks among
the frst-class engines of our city. Her per-
formance was in every way successful, throw
ing stream far over the cupola, appearing to
those below to be fifteen or twenty feet above
it; while those in the cupola insist that it went
twenty feet above the top of the lightning rod
which is twenty feet above the battlement of
the cupola. This would make the height at
tanned ia feet.
The object of this trial was to 90 higher
than the Diligent, at the trial Of that engine
some months since. Without pretending to de-
eide the question which Of the two can play the
highest, it was very evident that the Assist
ance threw a stream equal, if not superior, TO
the Diigent. The Assistance finally played a
| gallery and side stream at the same time above
the cornice Of the building but in the midst Of
this effort lever was broken, and the members
| had to put up and give over their hard work
The nozzles used on the first trials of the As
sistance were / inch but at the trial with
two streams inches nozzles were attached"