Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-16
CONVICTION.
THE OFFICIAL TEST
Holly Water-W0rks Machinery
CoVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

The official test Of !he Holly Water work.
Machinery recently erected in this city, was
one OF the most noticeable events that ever
trsnspired here. The test was most thor
ough, rs il WAS performed in accordance.
with the programme published IN the Cln-
cihHAti papers OF Wednesday. The fret
test was To demonstrate the time required 70
raise the water pressure on the pipe throu b.
out the city from 40 pounds to 90 pound
TO the 20 lSre inch. This was done q thirty
seconds; from the time Of alarm given a.
the WAter-wOrks Office to the pun pin 2
house, the gauge IN Water works Office ind
Gated 100 pounds pressure.
And the test fully showed the capacity OF
the works TO supply, At the same time, any
quantity of water that the citizens may re
quire for al purposes.
Everything VAS got ready before the hour
advertised for the official test of the Water
works, in order TO have the exhibition 60 of
according TO contract. Notwithstanding thu
wind was blowing young gales people begar
assembling in the region round about tins
Planters HOdss and street corners after
early dinner, tSkiag positions in many cases
were they could fairly test the dGmpness o.
water, the Newport BarrrskS Band, the me-
az While, discoursing sw-et music from tn,
balcony of the Planters House.
AT precisely 1870 p. N. the programme
was inAugurAted by turning in FIRE alAru u
from FIRE hydrAnt This alarm was glver
BY turning water through the FIRE hydrsnr,
full for about one second, closing dow
az ain. attaching hose, open the hydrSnt, Anc
the alarm is given st pumping house BY
means Of so automatic regulator that is con
troled by the pressure of water in the pipes
10 opening a replug in any portion o.
the city this regulator causes small vhistl,
20 sound, calling the engi neer's attention to
the fact Of more pressure beng required OIL
the pipes.
Al about 2 o'clock sections Of hose wert
attached TO six tre-hy drAnts, in the vicinity
OF FIke and Madison street, and the water
was sent rushing up hesvenwsrd through
one-inch MOBILES. II performed the AIloteo
work cleverly and splsndily, giving satisfse-
ton and evoking hearty encOmIums from
the throng on the streets and those gathered
on the house-tops to again q air view of tn.
hight attained By the streams.
At Is six additional sections Of hose
were attached, near the corner Of Seventh
aud Madison, within two squares of eacl
other, making q remarkable aud novel spec
tAcle.
These twelve streams we're kept up to a.
altitude equal to the half dozen for half al
hour, demonstrating there was no end to To
capacity Of the works to throw water tn,
doubters being carried away with the sire
ans All the streams towered above ont
hundred feet, and away above the top of an y
building in the city, relieving those VIII,
doubted the capacity Of the wotks to maxi
anything like Such dem onstratiou, prior t.
the test
We are not e1sVEeratiug the public senti
ment in this matter
At 3 o'clock four one aud auArter-incl
streams we're thrown through sections OF
hose, aud these monster streams lowered
like great columns Of water above the high
of one hundred feet.
At3:3O one lead of hose Of 900 fee
and two Of 500 feet each we're run out, ant
attached to the FIRE by drants, and gave th'
most entire satisfaction Of any effort mAd'
during the day especially to those familiar
with she difficulties to be overcome in fore
ing water through q long lead of bose Eacl
OF these streams was J inoh, aud exceeded
l25 feet in hight when the wind would lult
The exhibition was to have closed with
throwing twelve huge streams Of water from
the open hose without pipes, showing tn,
capacity of the hydrants for sending ou
water in torrents that would, If the hos
we're carried 80 the top of bu ming builc
ing quench in short order any flames the
could be igniIed in an ordinary structure.
During all these hours of the test, tn
people crowded the sidewalks, frequent
catching "splatters" from the hose whe
turned upon the street that made them surg
and rush for protection to the nearest shel
or. Nobody appeared to mind the wettinl
but rather appeared to like it, for it WI
Holtl)y water. Everybody seemed to be in
good humor.
10 accordaucs with published programm,
all ffe was removed from the boilers q
hSlEpaSt. A P. NJ, bat owing to the fact of q
order delivered at the pumping house bein
nilsson strued by the party sent, the Ere wa
withdrawn at Il minutes past 4-the steAu
gauge indicating 20 pouuds.
hAs machinery was set 10 motion At