The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-20

SnIAL OF THE srKAN FIRE ENGINE IN WALL STREET
BANQUET TO THE PHILADEIPHIANs.
m immense concoursc Of people assembled in Wall
swcss yesterday afternoon, 70 witness trial Of the
cseam Gre engine owned by the Philadelphia company
which now a visit TO this city In addition to the
Demeers Of the New York Fire Department, who were
axs hither by curiosity were officers and directors Of
sAe several IRE insurance companies (among whom @s
matter exciting much in,erest and many merchants
and business mcnto all OF whom the best mode OF extn-
gushing Ores Is Of considerable Importance The great
political mass meeting held at the Merchants Exchange
did greater crowds than assembled yesterday
- witness this trial
Shortly before three O'Clock the fires were started, and
about seven minutes the engine began 70 work The
nrst trial with single stream from ripe OF an men
uczyie The stood nj the corner OF William ana
Wall streets the stream in horizontal direction
reached the Hanover street The ppe was neSt
elevated he7onith ard 10 the great surprise OF inc
crowd the stream easily cleared the flagstaff the top OF
sbe Exchange. The Exchange building is abeu 50 Feet
nNh the flagstaff about % feet and could se
computed the stream must have shot up lou 3eet
perpendcuarly This intermittent, but steay,
continuous stream, which could have been KEEP " ~
hours required After playing Tor some tNcny
minutes the stream was stopped, when inc crown Nar,y
appauded the performance Even old members q Tue
Fire Departmert strongly prcudiccd against TINS nhova
sson loudly cheered the Phadelphians me next tIai
was with two streams with seven ognths no.2es, ana
the other A height OF about l4o feet was
reached, ard immense volume OF water was cas-
IL, intention OF Phadephans 10 have made one more
exhibition show 10 what distance they could fierce
water through hose ana for this purpose hose
pended from the top Of The Exchange 10 the ground
mshap however occurred. The suction Of these steam
engines very great and nseems tina. m this instance
The water which did no little damage TO the machine, II
supposed that il win cost $500 to repair the mischief
During the progress Of the trial there some
ausng arising from the crowded streets and the
efforts Of the pedestrians escape from the water The
scampering created much Amusement. Chief Engineer
himself much pleased, aud Is now IN favor Of trying
. steam engine forthwith N this city. We
by John Leverick and others for meeting next satur
day evening, to organize New York Steam Engine
Company From every quarter hear favorable opinions
expressed by the city hemen of these new agencies FOR
exLngulshing Ares.
No s. the Philadelphia Company partoos OF dinner at
he Appo0 Rooms last night Some three hundred per
sous sat down a NEST sumptuous rcpas,. Mr.. X. j.
Brown the foreman Of the Manhattan Company, presided
The FIRST toast the Mayer end Common Council Of
New York. which was approrriats responded % BY
John Clancy The toast Our Guests brought out Hon
Thomas Florence, OF Philadelphia who is an OK ember
q Hope Hose Company No T. Fe expressed on behalf Of
bis associates their acknowledgment for the attentions
they had received since they landed AZ the Battery on
Saturday night last They had been received with cannons
Fune, the ringing OF bells, and every salutation that
could have met a victorious army. Ho denied there
could De rivalry between New York and Philadelphia
ere certainly would not b, between Fire Departments
Of the two cities applause In the exhibition Of that day
Me Phiadelphans had shown that they had taken step
advance q soL the progress Of The devoarins element
paid FIRE department and steam IRE engines strong pre-
yudce against them, because supposed that the
introduction o he steam Dire engines would destroy the
volunteer associations This why tue Philadelphans
did like them and he supposed that feeling still ope-
rated with the New Workers Was, however found pos
sbe to keep these organizations and st have these
engines and they had to New York 10 show what
might be done There had been progress ia everything,
and he did not Why improvements could not be effect
ed in the means Of extngushing fires as 10 other things
Mr.. X. }. Brown, foreman OF Manhattan Engine Com
TAny, next toasted and responded appropriately.
Othcr speeches then made by Mr.. Ed. u. STAINS
bury, Secretary Of the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Com
pany; MIR George H. Purser Mr.. Adrian Of Philadelphia,
and others. Mr. Purser mentioned curious fact that
the frst OF the large engines Southwark from Pha
de.phia, and that there quite predJrdce against
Ihem 1fs All the speakers favored the early Of
e,esm engbes in this city
The Phad -lphians " III return home to-day. They
very respectable aud intelligent body Of men, and
credit 10 the city Of Brotherly Love.