Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-07-13
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EDITORS PArRIor:--Our attention has been
directed to a Gard published in the Uason
and american OF yesterday morning, which for
its unfairness Is more than a match for the un-
fair manner with which the signers of that
card were disposed to treat the Committee
appointed from Deluge Fire Co. No. 3, to
make arrangements for meeting between
the respective engines from each Company.
That our citizens and all interested may
know the facts in the case, we beg leave to
give the proceedings of the meeting as it ac-
tually occurred, and in so doing agree to the
following siatemets as published by the COM
mittee from Broad Street Fire Company No.
2, to-wit:
That we did meet at the residence Of
Capt. SToCKELL.
2. That we did agree to a public trial on
the Public Square, on some day to be named.
3. That we did agree to the appointment of
two Judges from each Company, the four
having the privilege of selecting fifth.
So far so good. The Committee from the
each engine should be had from the valves,
and the section of hose and the pipe should
be deducted from the actual throw. They
claimed to have a goose-neck leading from
the engine near feet in length, which the
rs did not have, and forcing water so much
farther was a disadvantage. The rs wonld
not agree to this proposition, and after some
Discussion, the 3's yielded the point, and
agreed to measure from the nozzel. The No.
| 2's then propos d that as their engine could
only work A men. that each Company work
that number The SIS dissented on the ground
that the new Deluge was side-break engine.
aud on account of the leverage, required
more men TO work it. The rs then proposed
that they should have the privilege of putting
on extcntion breaks. The 3's d;ssented on
| ground that the challenge had been offered
with a view OF testing the merits of each
machine, and neither company had the right
| to make any alteration. The question OF le-
verage was then discussed, and every MEM
Der Of the Committee from the rs admitted
that there was an advantage in upper
breaks, but they were not prepared to
say how much it amounted to, and they con-
sented at last to work A men, and allow us
the privilege of working our full compile
ment, provided we were willing that the
Judges should be instructed to pub
| lish the number of men on each engine.
The SIS agreed to this proposition provided
the Judges were also instructed to publish the
difference between the engines, and explain
the advantage of upper and lower breaks to
Il. Il . nd
The rs would not agree to this amendment,
and the matter was then referred 10 the re-
spcctive Companies.
The community will please bear in mind
that we were the challenged party, bat in the
position, desired nothing but what was fair
The engines were both built by Jeffers,
and are of the same size cylinder, and the
builder and every other sensible man is
aware Of the fact that there is decided adj
vantage in two sets of breaks to that of one.
But we do not consider it necessary to
dwell on this point. That the objections urged
by them were cut and dried for the occasion
seems very probable to us, and we only
| counsel them not to be so eager in throwing
out the challeng. in future without they are
disposed to give us show to beat them.
JAMES T. BELL,
ANTHONY S. CAMP,
| w. Ii. STURDEvANT.
Com from No. 3.
p. S.-The Deluge will make Il public
throw on Thursday evening next, on which
occasion we expect to show as she has done
before to impartial judges, the best throw
| ever made in this city.