The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-29

Ssenm Fire Engins--TAs first Bxih in Rich
mosd-Great Sxecsss.-Yestsrday was day o
4 rejoicing fJr those Of our citjzeus who tee
the ifveifest interest in the success Of Rich
mond manufactures. Our people had bee,
| informed, from time TO time. that Messrs. Er
| IIN9ER sS EDMOND were building 1T thei
works steam fire engine, aud that wher
completed the public were 10 have the plea.
| sure OF seeing IL. Yesterday morning We an.
nounced that the work W as com plete. and tia
| tne engine would be ext ibited 10 Main stree,
IN a9as afternoon. During the morning the once
I OF MeSsrs. E * +. was besieeed with anxious
| inquirers rs 10 the hour of exhi bitiou aud m
! O'Clock r. N when the hands in the rs IA b.
| lsnment were ready TO start with the .sma-
.nl"s, scores OF outsiders" manned the ropes,
and amidst the cheers Of the muititude. aided
| to draw it. to the f1re-plug, near the corner Of
i2tn and Main, when Capt. MCCACsLAND or
dered halt, and proceeded to make ready for
= trial. ~
As soon rs ali rangements were comp,s.
ted, the fire was lighted, and in ten miu lres
thereafter the indicator showed that twenty
pounos OF steam pressure-enough to start
the englne-had been generated. In f,c.irs
minutes the indicator marked tbirfy.ffye
pounds OF pressure, and in fifteen min tss
seventy pounds pressure, thus showing that
even with new boilers and new machinery. 4
nre engine may be put to work in An iucredt-
bly, short time. =
Al the word the engine commenced work.
drawing its water from the plug, and. after
throwing steady stream from an inch nozzle
nigh above the flagstaff and eagle ON the Ame-
rican Hotel, and entirely over all the sur
rounding buildings, threw the same stream
oown Main street tsco hvaiyed dxd fifteen feet
In ma, solid body, and scattering a heavy spray
TWO hundred and forty feet This test WAS 80
satisfactory in every respect, that not q man
OF the thousands that saw il, who was not
anxious to see the city own at least two and
We are not at all sure that enough money
could not have been raised by private su ubscrip-
uon, on the ground, TO purchase the machine
LOT pubic use and public safety.
Apotner test, however, was deemed neces.
sary' ana that was to see the engine draw its
own Wafer and pay 1t out. The fire was ac-
coroingiy extinguished, the ropes again
manned. and the machine was taken to sth
street bridge, to be tested from the basin. the
immense throng that had Assem- bled on Main
street following it up. The "suction.' being
ADJUSTED, and an inch and an eighth nozzle put
on, steam was applied, and a solid stream was
.nrowh .1ro distance OF TOO hundred feet, the
TINS, too, whilst drawing its water.
Inc thlrd test was with q nozzle full one
lnch and half, from which the body of water
The afown fo"rih one ,ss h4ndred and toy,y feet.
noZzles both streams being thrown ON, bua
drsd and eighty-thres fees.
from this point the engine was taken to
some OF the Broad street plugs and we have
We did not see it,
Thls engine was designed by Mr.. ALExAx.
DER HicCAUsLAND, and constructed under his
a. the works of Messrs. Er-
aNSEE h EDMOND, of this city, where we
nope that hundreds Of others will be built
ohe mas one steam cylinder, nine inches in di.
..ueter anu fifteen inches stroke-two brass
pumps, .. inches in diameter and Is inches
sHohe, Deing equal 10 one pump OF five inches
u ~ oia.heser-and an upright tubular boiler
loo tuoes, !. inch in diameter. The boiler is
cased with Russia iron, and mounted with
D'ass pahus, nlgnly polished. The air vessel
rs OF copper, with polished brass bands She |
has patent axles, case-hardened, and her
springs are cast-steel, polished. The engine
's iuinisheu with steam and acuum gauges
.! Aliens patent, plated with silver. The
team pipes are covered with brass, aud her
lantern is of colored cut glass
The weight OF the engine is 6OOO Mounds
uo with water in the boiler d. 500 pounds. Mr.
ACCAusLAND contracted to build i, for 50 500
tno guaranteed it to throw water ar average
u ustsnce OF $50 Teet, through an one-inch noz.
1tej ana maximum distance OF r3iU feet
through the same size nozzle
vi CH oehal1 OF the gentleman for whom Mr. |
NCCAUsLAND had the engine built. and who
lao contracted TO furnish it to the Russian
government, THOMAS DODAMkAD. Eco. &c ted
Is Juoge IN the trials made, aud after careful |
CT the work, and strict meas ure.
hent OF ner capacity as far as exhibited un.
iesitaiinSIy declared that the contract was
ON pIieo with IN every respect, and tina. the
'nSlne iar exceeded its requirements.
we cannot close our has,y notice without |
Messrs. Ettenger a Edmond |
IN inelr great success, and Cant. Mc(CausIand |
or the enterprise he has manifested i'm being
ne pioneer In steam fire engine construction |
n Richmond.
The engine will leave here for the North in
ue course OF few days. and will he exhibited |
n Alexandria. Washington, Baltimore. PhiIa-
'eiphia aud New York, from each Of which
'iaces orders Will be received if offered