The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-25
TRIAL OF FIRE ENGINES.

BROOkLYN EN0INE VII AHEAU-bUhSIiN1 VI IuS
HYDRANT PIPE-NCiDENTs PARTICULARS, ETC
In accordance with their usual custom, the reen n
several Of city companies, with one Brooklyn CO.
gne yesterday the OF West Broad way aud
Franklin street. icr the purpose Of trying the qualities of
their respective engines. The day being windy, the
number present not large former OCCASIONS;
but notwithstanding wind, there very spr
tied playing, and, bad not accident eccurrei there
would most prob ably, have been brought to the ground
Two or three more engines.
At hafpa nine o'clock Washington Engine No %,
Andrew Seaey, foreman, made her appearance on tn.
ground and commenced playing, although the wind
blowing haro at the time THIS is third engine,
and had at the commencement about twenty N work
her, but towardn the last thirty ve forty 10 all This
engine made six trials, with the following results
FEET
First trial. one inch nozzle, near ear.............lO loo
Second iria one inch nozzle, over iw0
Third trial, one inch nozzle la
Fourth trial, inch nozzle .ft2
Fifth trial. and eighth inch nozzle. l36
Sixth trial, and one eighth ,noh nozzle .l27
On the rst three trials the engine burst her hose
cessively and would been able make further
trials had ehe borrowed india rubber hose from
Lady Washington No 4o which arrived on the ground
short time after the commencement Of her playing
During the playing Of this engine quite iaaghaole
took place Jnst the third trial commenced,
n target company passed by. Gu arriving within a
distance Of the pole the spray from the
great that the target company was compelled TO 10
balt which they did, and left the band 10 proceed on
their way. When the band found their followers hal
concluded not go till the engine stopped, they
mepeed 10 run when the captain Of the target ,aay
of after the band leaier thereby causing the sh,e
company 10 fellow suit, in q most udicseus
This gave rise to general laugh all round, and
every cart, car or wagon that happened " 60" within
ing, well showered with the spray ftom ths
etreams" The bursting # this hose caused consiera
BILE merment from the fact that some fifteen or sixteen
men got well 'iducked," and half doz
were thrown by the force Of the water in the mud
Lady Washington No. 40, James Campdsld. foreman,
second class engine then took her place, and played
FEET
Frst trial, ~ inch nozzle. ........... l24
Second II ral, la iuch nozzle Not hundred feet
Third trial inch nozzle. t30
On the second trial the wind blew so hard that vas
trial abe broke her lever IN two The company then
after their third class engine, the "0rgna (i0)
White 6hot, which threw on the
FEET
First trial. 4 inch nozzle. ze.............. 13O
Second trial, u inch pozzle 100
Third trial, Il inch nozzle. ............. =. .133
The playing was then stopped for short time, ill tn
arrival of Excelsior No. 2, second class engine,
Knight foreman, with hfty men; This y the ne new S enSine
follows
Ea
First trial, u inch nozzle. l3G
Second trial, u inch nozzc c,.................l las
Ihlrd ual, one ncn nozzle ................... !os
Fourth trial, 4 inch nozzle. 141
Eb trial, could mot mako 100 feet account Of the
wind.
Sixth trial, one inch nozzle. e................ 12o
Constitution No Z, of Brook James Lynch, forem an
with sxtytwo men, first class engine, played as fol-
lows
Fsa
First trial, i inch nozzle Observation-Disclosures. ll6
Second trial three quarter inch nozzle. e....... 1874
Third trial, three quarter inch ........ 1884
This company threw the highest number of feet that
thrown during the day There considerable dis
putting as to how high the stream went saying that
she threw fifteen feet the pole others ten The above
figures probably the correct When i94 feet
was thrown, the wind had abated little, and, besides
that pipe 6eet inches long used. On the second
trial short delay was occasoned by shell getting into
the pipe Our reporter told by OF the members
that they expected TO have thrown about thirty
the POLE would doubt have done had the wind
not blown go hard.
CINE, threw as follows