The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-09
CITY LNTELLIGENCE.

TRIALS OF STEAM FIRE ENGrYEs-On Saturday
afternoon, public trial of the new Steam Fire En-
CINE, John Cushing, No. t." built by Messrs Poole
Il Hunt of this city, was had on Centre near
North street, attended with great success Steam
was raised in eight minutes after the fire was kin
died, and with pressure of IS pounds of steam il
threw body of water from | e inch nozzle the
distance of 220 feet, on a level. IL was then re-.
moved to Exchange place. where the trial was con
tnued with the following result Steam was raised
in So minutes and with Il pressure of 80 pounds
stream of water was forced through an inch noz
zle the distance of 2l0 feet. The IL nozzle was
again tried, when with 80 pounds of steam the en-
gine threw the distance OF 2l6 feet Leaving Ex-
change Place the engine taken to the South
street wharf, where, drawing water from the dock
it forced horizontal stream through an inch noz.
ze the distance of 2l2 feet. Two sections of hose
were then attached, when the engine threw two
separate streams of water out of Is inch nOzzes
lis feet each.
The steamer is built upon different plan from
any other IN the city Its steam cylinder is eleven
inches in diameter, with II inches stroke. 1t has
two pumps, 4 4 inches bore, and II inches stroke
while it weighs but $500 lbs, being the lightest
steam fire engine in Baltimore.
About the time that No. was being tested on
Centre street, Messrs. Murray & Hazlehurst were
engaged in trying at the dock in front of the Vul-
can Works, Federal Hill, a new steam fire engine
lately constructed by them and called the "Deluge
No. g.. The engine was built for the city, and will
be placed at the Independent Engine house, on the
corner of Gay and EnsOr streets. 1t is in size and
capacity equal to the Thomas Swami, No. s."
having been built upon the same model The re-
suit OF her trial is as follows In minutes, 10 lbs
of steam were raised, and with so lbs she threw a
stream of water $50 feet out of "a inch nozzle
SERIOUS ACCrDENTs.-On Saturday morning, about
lO o'clock, laboring man named Cornelius O'Bri-
en-, living in Wyatt street, near Albemarle was
severely injured by the falling of a heavy lattice
which he was assisting in placing on dray at the
machine shop of Messrs. Ames Il Green, on Pratt
near Scott street. The piece of machinery was
made entirely of iron, and weighed about thrty-six
hundred pounds At the time of the accident o.
Brien and several others engaged in sliding it
up two inclined pieces of timber or "skids." to the
dray, when its great weight caused one of the tim
bers to give way, and before O'Brien had time to
let go he was Frustrated to tne ground with the
machine partially on top of him. He was taken
up by some OF his comrades and carried to a res
taurant opposite, and surgeon sent for, who upon
an examination OF his person. ascertained that no
bones were broken, but that the man was severely
injured internally, and also about the left shoulder
head and legs.
On Friday morning man named Henry Caruss,
living on West street, and emplo yed in the Piano
mandatory of VIM. Knabe on the same street near
Eutaw, was seriously injured by falling through an
open hatchway. 1t appears that in crossing the
floor of the workshop in the third story, he STUN
bled over piece of wood and precipitated
headioremost, through the hatch and fell upon the
first floor, where he lay for some seconds senseess
On being taken up it discovered that his collar
bone had been broken, and he was otherwise injured
internally.
About three o'clock on Friday afternoon, a car
penter named Thomas Lynch, engaged in working
at Phillips coal yard, Locust Point, had two of the
toes ofhiS left foot cut off by the slipping of broad
axe, with which he was hewing piece of timber
CENTRE MARKET.-On Saturday morning there
was an abundant supply of vegetables and other
marketing in the Centre Market. The following