Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-18
ROCK ISLAND WATER WORKS.
Final Test Satisfactory in
the Highest Degree.

According to announcement, the FINAL va
ter works test took place to-day, ('he lo'n'J
under the supervision of the pAten'ee' Mr.
AR. Holly. At 10 o'clock A. NJ, the Wes-
tern ERE company, attended by the band, Po-
lice in uniform and the Mayor and Alder
men marched to the house Of the Rescue
com pany, where they were joined BY the
Rescue company, and proceeded to Court
Square.
At 1880 the signal to commence The
tess was given at tho hydrant 90 the cor
ner Of Illinois and Elk streets, which was
answered Immediately by the FIRE alarm at
the engine house, aud in an Incredibly shor'
time a stream of water was playing over the
top of The stesple ofths Presbyteris church,
which is lO2 feet in height, not Withstand
ing there WAS a smart breeze which greatly
retarded the force Of the stream. The low
est estimate Of the height Of the stream from
this bydrant is 1870 feet; one hundred feet
/ Of hose were used here though the regula-
ton is but fifty feet
The next hydrant opened was the one en-
the corner Of Buffalo and Illinois streets.
where the stream reached the height of over
f. 100 feet
The third hydrsnt opened was on the cor
ner of Eagle and Illinois streets, and here
the stream shot up las feet high.
The Argus hydrant was then opened aud
the result wss entirely satisfactory.
The fifth test ct the corner OF Washington
and Illinois streets proved equally satisfac-
tory.
The sixth and last hyd.ant was then
opened on the corner near the Harper
House, and The result was the same. City
b Engineer SIoddsrd was not present when the
: stream WAS at its highest point, but when
d measured It's height was los feet.
5 Four Of the nozzlss used we're each one
inch in diameter; the other Two were l F.!
5 inch. One Of the latter was used at Eagle
: street. where the stream reached the height
Of ll5 feet.
buTlhE Tue Aeth n NAtcA pressure "a 80
= pounds to the square inch Was kept on the
8 pipes, with q steam pressure Of 80 pounds
But two hose burst while the test lasted
T. The measurements were all taken BY EngI
neer S,oddsrd. ana can be depended upoI
as correct. The contract with the HolIl
Manufacturing Co. stipulated that eli
T. l., q a Hyr. . 'n
n the height OF 100 feet, and much better bal
N been done. The resu!! FsO' couclusiTel!
that the Rock Island Water Works are al
y unqualified success, ind the thanks OF al
}. are due to those men Who have generously
i given their time and labor TO the enterprise
j. After The test, which lasted but hnlf al
- hour, the fire companies repaired to Cour
SQUARE, where bountiful COLLATION. wa
served for them at the expense Of the city
g A large number OF visitors we're present fro 4
l. Davenport and other places After dinner
d speeches were made By Messrs. Geo Il
e Parker, Geo BalIon, Dick Richardson, "
g ". EgglestJn, j. S. Drake, c. B. Knox, P
h T. MeE herne aud others. Three cheer
a we're given at the conclusion OF Dir. Nc
Of Elhernes speech, aud the JOY and goo
Is feeling Was universal The DayeupoI
c speakers regretted that their city lacked ID
en,erprisiug spirit which imbued the peopi
s. OF Rock Islsnd, and were vry congrstull
p tory, 10 their remarks, to our city.
ii WATER WORKS Us. ENGINES.
al Immediately after dinner preparation
70 we're made to give the ERE engines = tris
o. The steamers Ezgleston and Rescue wer
-" taken to The river at the foot Of Washingto
" street. and 500 feet OF bose attached to escl
lie Five hundred feet Of hose we're also Gttache
be to two hydrsnts, one on the corner Of Gag
IS and Illinois streets aud one on the corner
Washington and Illinois streets. About
O'Clock the four streams we're sidrted. tt
IN greatest height reached by the stream fro
u The Egglesson was 81 Peterborough a
inch nozzle. The hose attached TO the Re
/" cue burst several times and the mea
W urement was not taken. The stream fro
DIV The Water Works wps thrown to the heigj
OK Of 1872 feet, through a inch nozzle.
lie will be seen that the trial resulted in a gre
90 victory for the Water Works. 1t was e
mr. pec,ed, even by the ERE compse,es, 81
~ when we reflect that 81 streams can
,hrown simultaneously by the works, al
equally SIS high, the disparity between {.
81 Two forces becomes much greater.
ITS The FIRE com panies may have been som
10 what Jealous of the Water Works, but
IN so they appear to have relinqOished So
feeling.
ms The intention now is to reorganze q
m FIRE compepies and form four hose comp
r., MES with about Is men in each compsn
Nv A large crowd rmained till the close
he the test. aud all departed well pleased wi
the days entertainment.