The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-10

GIVE copy from the n. Y. Tribune of
Thursday, for the benefit of our firemen, the
following occount of the trial Of engines at the
Crystal Palace, in that city:
TRIAL OF THE FIRE-ENGIEEs AT THE Cry
stall PALAcE.A-In addition to the usual atten-
dance at the fair of the American | institute yes
terday afternoon, large body Of fremen were
present to witness and take part in the trial of
power between the various fire engines ON ex-
hibition The contest was marked with the
usual enthusiasm among the participants, and
not little of this feeling was caught by the
spectators, who bravely cheered the firemen
, to the test and warmly appauded Their str nu-
Gus efforts. The engines were located IN the
North nave of the Palace, and the hose was
carried out through the Forty-second street
entrance and laid along the ground for dis
lance of four hundred feet; and then lifted to
the top fifty feet in hight, situated immedia-
in front of Che Latting Observatory. On the
side of the latter buildings scale Of feet was
marked on the top; and by this, the altitude Of
the several streams was gagged.
The regulations were to the effect that every
engine should receive asupply ofwater into its
box, or take two hydrant streams and play
fortwo minutes through four hundred and fifty
feet of hose, perpendicular stream and then
play, for the same space of time, horizontal
stream through one hundred and fifty feet of
hose. Thejury appointed by the American
Institute to decide upon the merits of the per-
Torrance was composed of the Mayor of New
ark, the Chief Engineer of Jersy City, and
Messrs. Peter w. VOORHEES,, Brooklyn; John
Colger, jr., VIM. V. Adams, and Edwin Brown,
i of this city.
FIRST CLASS ENGINEs--One-ei EIGHT inch
Engine No. 10, of Brooklyn, John G. Rhode
foreman; 10 inch cylinder, IL inch stroke of
Philadelphia style, with side levers, built by
Jas. Smith of this city, threw perpendicular
stream one hundred and eighty-two feet high
and horizontal stream two hundred and six
feet ter inches from the pipe. Worked by six
ty-four men.
Engine No s, of Brooklyn, John Rhodes,
foreman; ten inch cylinder nine iuch stroke,
of Philadelphia style, with side levers, built
by w. Jeffers of Pawtucket, r. l., threw a
perpendicular stream ofone hundred and ten
feet and a horizontal stream two hundred and
six feet from the pipe Worked by fortyfour
men.
SECOND CLASS ENGINEs-One inch pipe
Engine. No. 8, of New York, Robert C. Brown
foreman; eight-inch cylinder, nine-inch stroke,
Philadelphia style, threw perpendicular
fstream eighty feet high, and horizontal stream
one hundred and sixty-four feet six inches
from the pipe. Worked by forty-six men,
Engine No IL, of New York, VIM. Williams
foreman; eight inch stroke, Philadelphia STYLE
built by w. H. Torhoss, of New York, threw
a PERPENDICULAR stream ninety feet high and a
horizontal stream one hundred and forty-nine
feet three inches from the pipe. Worked by
forty-eight men.
Engine Company No. 90 of New York, Eli
Bates, foreman; eight inch cylinder, nine inch
stroke, side levers, piano style, built by w. n
Forhoss of New York, threw perpendicular
Istream eighty six feet high, and horizontal
stream one hundred and fifty-four feet distant
from the pipe. Worked by forty eight men
THIRD CLASS ENGINEs--Seven-e ighths inch
pipe. Engine No. %, of New York, Daniel
Stanbury, foreman, seven and half inch cylin-
der, nine inch stroke, side lever, crane neck
Style built by James Smith ofthis city, threw
a perpendicular stream eighty four feet HIGH
and horizontal stream one hundred and eigh-
Ity-nine feet six inches from the pipe Worked
by fifty men.
Engine..No. AZ of New York, Frank Bazzoni,
foreman, seven and a half inch cylinder, eight
inch stroke upperdeck engine, (Carsons patent
built by Pine & HeartshorrI of this city, threw
a perpendicular stream eighty feet high, and
horizontal stream one hundred and sixty -nine
feet six inches from the pipe. Worked by fifty
men.
i This closed the contest.