The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-04

The Philadelphia Steam Fire ENGINE.
THE APPEARANCE AT TINE FfRx IN THE B0wERY--
SINGULAR CONDUCT OF SOME OF THE NEW YORK
f1REMEN-DEPARTURE OF THE PHILADkLPuIANs.
The announcement In the Herald Of yesterday That the
Philadelphia steam FIRE engine which he prse in the
trial at Boston, would play in tho Park At 10 A. NJ drew
large crowd 70 that locality at time Designated The
machine. which Ia neat, compact looking engine, was
worked by twenty five members Of the company who
VISITED Boaon with it, They respectable and vigor-
ous looking body Of yourg men, and handled the mAchne
admirably Their dress was similar 10 that by New
York fremen, with the exception Of the esp, which
glszed cloth, apd in shape like Zouaves chapeau.
Phis dephia " possessed OF two steam nre en-.
gnef Of which the In The city yesterday the Arge
and by much the best: Three four can work the
ergne ss is to the 6re with horses tbs hose s
Of present dragged on carriage by the members Of
company OF whom there are hiiy In all.
The Phiadepha, as this sssam engine Is called weighs
74o0 lbs when ready for service is pump inches
tbree i've inches high AMI thlrtyiour inches in
diameter The machine il Of forty horse power, and s
capable OF $50 strokes minute, dur ing which time Il
viii throw $50 gallons Of 1t will throw three
streams through seven eighth inch IT'S feet.
l. can throw two streams perpendicualy nearly high
torough one ana qu rtcr och nozzes single stream
can be thrown horizontally 23s isst through or and
quarter Lch nczzlss the great merit OF nesc engines
Lowever, 10 not IN tho volume OF they thros or
the they H. thou n ia these particulars
they suIpats the hand engines, bat in continuous
stream they constantly keep noon Are This Always
gsged.
cured 10 the city Of Brothefy Love lss January
and the 1Iensn of that city who at hrst preudced
ssairst H. new regard ihe steam engine ~ q valuable
sux'lary tor checking coDfsgTaln. rhe Ore In kiudled
the alarm given and seven mlnases lhs
required amount Of steam really to the engine
While The PhIiaasphians we're preparing yesterday
morning 10 nsko trial Of their machine, the Ore No.
Bowery broke out and o. the request OF Mayor Tie
ihoy proceeoed thher 70 thsir ,oasaus on
arriving grcurd The visi,sfs were sur
Ifsed ~ ind that the New York comp obsa~
cs In the way Of their procuring water, and for some
tine they unable although ready 70 20 70 work Tho
fer the Phiiadrr rhians.
They first play ed through single hose and although
seventy feet frGm the blazing building they succeeded
throwing stream quite strong tne hssvy old hand
engines which stood INN cdstey opposite the ffe The
frce Of the watr however, burst the hose they
utDg and the Phlaselphians 1eTe compelled 70 STOP
This disaster strange 70 say iusseGd Of exciting The sym
patty proyoaed inc dersion 81 or the New York
rtmen, who hurrahed and chtcied and acted gencr
though they rej,coa AZ the bad lock OF shOir
Phatelobis vstcrg.
The after ncthiog dauned by ,hslr uhso, ncx, pro-
ceedsd 70 play two streams, with nes hose These tw /,
thrown 10 height rearly equal 10 tac on
thrown by Adra,io Engine Company No a. one of N
steam engine seemed 10 cnrsge the New Workers. and "a
mac who hed the pipe for Eosae No 81 turned IA !
ranirpcps cheercd by the areaes While
ri walk cried sshsnnsn fahameip Al tns ur ctura
seemed as Is ,hsass s'asssl s',scs -. .esus 70 es
taht nsirser Baach and the psss the stranger Hrere
were prcected from psTroral violence
Afisr bspBg 70 put cut the h,e, the phiiaseiphan1
VITA tbeir machine returned - TIE PARK bat a the
were compelled 10 take the ADboy boa, for homo at on
o'clock tney bad not ,ine . mare the trial Of tho sppa
Although two days In the CIV, this company received
no couftesits from the New fork fuc Departrens and
.hey we're shoNeo 80 nome waout cvea ~ escort 70
Nov orleans, g. Louis cnciussi Philadelphia, arsson
A. yet New York has been without one IN active service
Our IRE Insurance companies shous $50 10 this