Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-06
Tnx New STEAM F,as Exo.xs.-The tri

Tnx New S1EAn Fia. Exolxs.-The tria
of the steam fro engine. recently purchased
for the protection Of the government works
on the Island came of yesterday afternoon,
commencing q shout three e'clsek. Not
withstandisg The intsnss hsea, ths Fire
Kings Of our city attended in force, while
Rock Island was represented By goodly De-
tachmsnts frem The Rescue Csmpasy Ne. 3;
Hope Hsss Company Ne. :, ssd ths wss-
tern and Wide Awake Osnpssiss. Ths
"Unele San" eahs engine has ssss aAosd.
vas At once brought forth, esooasdiag ~
sdmiratiso of I'll. Il b . assa elass aash,as,
weishise 1900 psusds. - rsqsinsg ~
Ipewssfal hsssss y draw t. IL WAsels ~
I've feet nine Inches ID disastss !; iss sngiss
fiaas 10 twelve Ssss = lsagth its bsile q.
pacity. sixty gallsas IL asss ere one and
. fourth insh. - Inches b lsagth. .asd tAsss
hundred and thirteen in numbss it, cyiin-
ders srs eight inehes il disostss, With
twelve inches stroke; working TIVE forcing
and lifting punps Ssur and oss half lngAse
in diaassss. twelve inches stsoks, saeA a
which have TOO Discharges, nakiae Ssss
esnnsctions en the engine fos leading hose
its capacity fss steam 10 one hundrsd and
sixty pounds; its capacity for watss, I've
hundred and sixty pounds. The sngiss is
constructed with suetien attaehmsuts On
either side. The two hose casts ars double.
wheeled, and carry one thousand feet Of
hose each, which cosld with ease bs inersas.
Cd 70 fifteen hundred, end one hundred isst
Of suction hose.
On the arrival Of Gen. Rodman, numsr>
Gus prominent citizens froa Daveuport
aud Rock Island, and hest sf spsesatoss,
the engine vas moved down 70 the mead
amizsd road next the river. and imnsdi-
atsly in front Of hsadquartess. The Fire
Kings ran out and attached Seuf lines Of
hose. two hundred and any fsst is lsagsh |
each, while Mr.. 8. 3. Fas,sag, of ~
Amoskesg Works, sttendsd y The work.
ing Of the engine. steam commenced sais.
ing in six minutes aad 6ltssn seconds from
the lighting Of Tie DIRE; Il eight ninstss
two streams commenced plsyine through
onsineh nozslss; end in eleven minutes
two moro streams vsss adlsl, through 70 |
inch nosziss. the water bsiag shsown dssstl
ninety fssa The asss gsod tAssw wss
ono stream one hundred and eighty
feet, through au inch nsssls, he sngins
carrying enc hundred and ten pesads oil
steam. and one hundred pounds Of water. |
The distance sabssqusatly thrown wss Two |
hundred feet, With enc hundfsd ed esvsa.
ty>0vs pounds Of steam. The throwing
would have been much bsttsr, but for ths |
fact that the water, in being carried 10 the
eugins, was raised twenty-five or thirty |
feet through one hundred feet ofsuction.
The trial resulted satisfaetorily, beiog
continued several hours. The hose 10 Of
and excellent quality being Of double rivet
ed leather, and 10 exactly what our Fro Dc.
partment stands in need Of. The engine
cost & 900, including carriages. hose and
suctio", and when the island is properly
supplied with cisterns aud macadsmixsd
roads, will prove Of incalculable valus.-|
We understand that every psr,nansat en-
ployse sa the Island will b required 70 do
duty in its FIRE department. Tho heat be-
ing most intense. Gen. Rodman caused .
cask Of ice water 70 b. conveyed 70 The
grounds for The use Of The assemblaes.
which was duly appreciated.
Wool IrEn.-Last ysar Judge Grant
bought Geek q Cotsws,d shssp 10 CAsae
Do. He had. alss, nice deck Of Mssiness.
His shsariag resulted - iollsws: - Csts.
wolds prsdu ~ sacks q washed weel
90 Mcrinoss prsducd 3 sasks Of washsd
wool. TIE sseks wsigh absss l9S pssnas
each. Il u veil ksown that The Cstsweld
10 harder and easier taksa care Of than ~
Narino. alss hat Cosswsld WOOL is wsesh
ID csats noss pss pound than The Nasiss.
These are the Tests. new The figures:
u CotoWoloo. ...... 500 0o. Wool.
~ xettnoeo. ...... 800 ibs. Wool.
- lsos sheep. .. $50 ne. more Vool
500 fbs. Cotswela wesl q 0be. 1l16.O 90.
$50 TBS. Nesinss cool zoe q olS6.Oo.
81 sheep less pseduced o25o oeee.
| We might extend the figures showing
the difference in risk, difference in cost Of
keeping; the superiority Of Cotswold mute
ton over Merino. both in weight and qusl>
itv hut 80 hn.,> Al. >k~.> e..s. - a.
ures will set farmers who grow WOOL, to
thinking. True the first cost ofthe Cots
void 10 greater than that Of the Nesino
so is the cost Of Jersey Ridge prairie worth
more than a like amount Of wapsis bottom,
but Il 10 worth % much more, that differ
nee in7price is Lost sight ef. The bese 10
the ehsspese-ia sbssp - well - sshss nat.
ters.
Pollcs CouRr. Freo the police records,
It seems that the Fourth ID not satirsly
over Jet. Nsssrs. Downs, Z. Kinney, 81 |
Jas. Timneos were afraisnsd bsSers Justice
Blood this morning. sAasysi with various
degrees Of drunksansss. o. plssdine guil
y, thsy were each Aasd % and essts.
Hsaaah Mask ~ ~ yiehel up ~ /
sisht 10 stats Of glssisss sblivios Il ~ /
cares Of The battle ef lils. HasaaA y ~
girl. aad eau rattls u Byrsa, nssss. - |
Shaksspsss 10 naaass uu1v aa6oaasSaAe.
Vet hasiag osaey sasegA - ~ ~ De-.
she w. discharged % ths peyasas ri
essta, 81 ~ psooiss y leose ~. ~
within 6ftsea minutes, u ~ sesld nake
rAirA 1ssge laGanasy..sueelss.
0fArR OF Iowa.
ADJufANr 0RHRRALs Ovv1Cn,
CLINTON, June - 10eo.
In accordance with chapter 1z4 laws oil
the last session Of IT, 0onooHl Asoembly. the |
Adjutant General Of The STATE has procured |
copies Of the folb Of " Third Iowa lnfhn-
try. for the purpose Of refundine to the SOL |
diers the amosnts seoppsd aeainss them for
clothing furnished in the ffrst instance By /