Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-05

I and cleaning. There are an infiuent, an
effiuent aud drain chambers, and delivery
and drain pipes connected with the reser-
voir. The cost Of its erection was $l0O0,-
| 600, most Of which was expended in the
purchase of grounds and of right of way
From the reservoir we went to the en-
gile house, situated on the. southerly bank
OF the Mystic river, and 200 feet from it
| 1t embraces under one roof the pump. well
boiler and engine room and repair shop
and is neat and substantial edifice
builtof fine brick and freestone, SS feetlons
\ by 81 wide The engine Is something en-
tirely new to US. and is the Worthington Du-
| plex Pumping Engine, invented by H.. X
aWOrthington, of New York. 1t is COM
bination of the high and low pressure
principles. The engines are direct acting
u horizontals, arranged in pairs, the valves Of
one being operated by motion from the
iother SO regulated that before one engine
has ceased its stroke, that of the other has
begun. The steam, is used ,expansively,
passing from the high into the low pres
sure cylinder, and expanding through the
stroke, the steam piston rod connecting di-
rectly with the pump cylinders. The di-
mentions are: low. pressure, cylinders, 43
$40 inches; high. pressure cylinders %
Inches; pump p inches, total length of
stroke As inches the number of strokes per
minute is Al; steam pressure As lbs; vac
umn 26 inches.
The water is discharged from the pumps
to delivery chamber at the end of the
cforeemain,f and passes, owing to the ar
rangement of the continuous stroke, in a
constant stream without any concussion or
,pulsation or slamming Of valves. The en-
gine is capable of elevating 100000 gal
lions, in "a hours, 15O feet high, and deliv-
ering it into the reservoir through 80
inch pipe $500 feet long. 1t is the most
perfect yet invented, being considered SUI
perior to the celebrated Cornish engine,
heretofore without rival, ,..-..-
The cost of the engine building was
$4,000. We can build one just like it for
half that sum. The engine cost from $780,
600 to $4,000, with supply or dummy
engine and boilers complete. One peculiar
ity of its construction is.sshat it requires no
extra foundation.i This is great saving,
especially when we consider that the
foundation for the engine in Brook
lyn, New York, alone cost more than
this engine put up and in working
order i -is- 1871 - fa dir75a. III /
of our visit, reserving it until our return
home, when hope to be able to give fur
-ther Interesting particulars. IS 1 -....
We drive now to that historic ground,
Bunker Hill. Here towers 22l feet above
our heads a shaft of Quincy granite of
beautiful proportions, comnIemorating the
bravery of those who would rather die
freemen than live slaves. The corner.
stone of this monument was laid by the
devoted Lafayette, on the 18th day of
June, 1926, the fiftieth anniversary of the
battle. 1t was relaid two years afterwards.
1t was finished, and the cap-stOne put on,
at 6 o'clock ON the morning of July 23d,
1872. The foundation extends IL feet be-
low the surface. The monument is 80 feet
square at the base and 15 on top, and is as
cended by 294 steps. 1t cost about $780,
900. Several of the party climbed to the
! top, but as the day was wet and the air
foggy, Thought the game wouldn't pay
/ for the candle, so did not 60 up.
To the east of the monument, and facing
I Chariestown Navy Yard, is a portion of
/ the old breast works where our glorious
ancestors SO nobly fought the British SOL
I dierys on that eyentful day. "A stone let
into the ground at either end of the line,
informs the reader that the mound of earth
before him is sacred to union, to liberty and
to Independence: that the soil is sacred,
Z having drank the blood of heroic men who
/ fell that their bodies might be the corner
stone for the grandest republic the world
has ever known. To the northeast of the
monument, and on the slope of the hill,
a little granite block bears this Inscriptions
~, HERE FELL
-z. l-rrF ~ ft.t WARREN -ft' f-l.
June IL, 1775. s, .,.-l,..-I..s
Here in the presence of these mementoes
of 1.-THE days that tried mems souls" we
stand, and while gazing monument, houses,
all disappear. We can see a small -detaeh-
ment stealing across the Charlestown Neck
They ascend the hill. They carry, in addi-
tion to the old flint lock gun, a pickaxe, OF
shovel or spade. Silently the ground is
measured off and the line indicated. Silent
ly, but with look of grim determination,
that little band prepare to dig and throw
up those hasty works, behind which they
intend to resist the flower of the British
army. Hasten, men, oh, hasten! See, the
gray dawn streaks the east, and our vol k
is not half complete. All, from the side
Of yonder isloop-of of-war lite puff
OF smoke, then the whistle of the sho
and the roar of the gun. We are dis
covered! We have not finished eur
work; our line OF defense is not COM
plete, our sallyport is not secure. But
what of that? Wen fight 'em as we are
| Not heart here fears. We are here to dc
or die. The foe is sending his forces from
Boston. and under cover of the iron hal
from the batteries anchored down yondel
in the bay, lands them. One short prayer
"Oh, God protect my county aud aid my
wife and little ones if Ifall in this days
fight" is the offering of the brave hearts
behind that fhasty embankment.. Hark
| Our leader speaks: 'Reserve your fire
until you can see the whites of their eyes
then bore it into them." Ha, ha! Tha
means work, hot work, for the red lint
yonder, moving with the precision of th'
veterans they are. They have fought OIL
many well tried field. We are green ant
inexperienced. They fight for pay. w,
fight for God, our homes and for our we'll
loved land.
Steadily, steadily on they come. W.
can see the smile of contempt wreathins
| thair Hns as thew annroacIl- haliauinso thi