, 1874-10-07
Test Of The Chicago WateT.supp}y
Yesterday.
Detailed Report Of tie Result Of
Operations.
Convention Of Fire Engineers at St.
Louis.
Tho insurance Companies.


other general contagration las been agitating
the minds ot the people, aud Incidental theruto
has come up tho uaattor OF tho citys nator-sup-
ply. At tho outset, tho Tire Marshal ugftncd
that !o would hhVo put atop 10 that liro III isB
earliest Htago Ind he had the requisite water fa-
o1litioB. The Police Commissioners made tho
same oaim, md advanced some strong argu-
1no1tB to provo that they wcro not to blamo for
Ito constauty-rocurrinE flrou, groat and SMALL
but that the Common Council was at fanlt, be-
ing hoedess Of thoir aslvico aud pouur1ous III its
Firo Department appropriations. Indignant cit
izcnB. q maturity of tho Aldormen atnoug tho
number. nono of whom possessed the slight
est knowledge Of IRE sorvice or Its requi-
sitos, eutored couutor-claim, inserting
that the hoads OF tie Fire Department. wero re-
sponsihlo for all tho damage, being incompetent
and untrustworthy. Then eanle tho Citizens
Association, othorwise known aa tho Committee
of Ono Hundred, and it took sides In the getoral
argument. making common CAUSE with tue
Indignant goutlonon baforo referred to. Attor
tho Citizons' Association came tho dictatoral
underwriters, with tue aarious threat TINT many
Of them would Withdraw from tho city unless
go,ne imptacscaDio Hchenloa wero carriod out.
This threat alarmed TIM CiizouH' Association,
aud they sont for Cor. Bhalor. Of Now York, to
come on and tako good look at US, examine
our water-supply, Inspect our Fire Department.,
bend an cur to tho whistle OF our prairio win1a.
and give us hin opinion OH our chnnces Of being
burned ou4 asuin.
Before the Genoral arrived. the insurance
companies Withdrew. But that waa Of no oou.
eeouunco compared with his yiewB On tho whole
fro question. When Ae got Into town tho Citi-
zons Association took hold Of him atld pilotod
lin n'onud, introducing him to this onsiue-
ilouAe nnl thut, to this hydraut and that cistsrr,
mud, teio1e be VAS fully rosted aftor his tourney
West, he WAS pied with moro questions than he
could hnswor III year. Lis good sense prompt
cd him to eay nothing thGt he might regret, and
III a unttor OF fact, he has gouo away from us
without tutoring but fow "oria. Ho went to
New York last eyoning, tho understanding boing
TINT he should put hlR retloosous OH paper, and
aend them back 60 uB By mail.
Yesterday morning
TWELVE ENGINES
wore turned out and business WITS stoned on
some 0f tho principal atreotB for two OF tlIroo
hours. Con. Shnler wanted to know-or rather
thu Citi2onB' ABsooiRtion were anxious that ho
should know-what our water-Hupply amounted
to, and. it possible ASCERTAIN his views thereon.
Al before romarkod, ho went away without OK
pressing any particular view, Tho various tests
{ began at 9:30 4. IN. nudsr tho direction Of First
Assistant Marahal Swcutte, aided by Assistant
A[urBlnls Potrio, Muaha'n, md Kinney. They
woro Witnessed by vast concourHe OF peo-
pie, au1ong whom, wero colnnaItto from tho
Citizens fABaociation, co1nm,tteo OF under
writors, and various city otfcials sucl as the
Mayor, Polica Commissioners, Aldermon, and
otAete,
THE FIRST TEST
was made at tho corner Of Michigan avenue ansl
Madison street. There Ia riHtcru ut that point
connected with m 8-inuh naiu, and it waa DOOM
cd important tint the cistorn Hystom should be-
oxperimonrea upon. Tho result of tho trial waa
evidently satisfactory, for, after half an hours
waste Of water, the officials mud others directly
interested cried "Enough!" and tho dozen on
gines woro hauled or to tho corner Of State and
Washington streets. there to exert their powers
iu exnauating another clAtorn and also an 8-inch
main connectou with 24-iuch Hocyicc-!.ipo. 1t
was found that there was sufficient water to
supply good streams for all the engines, and
after business had boon blockadod for M hour
OF more t4e fro forco WIS ordered Into
THE LArELY-BunSED D1BTR1CT.
Tho water supply here ~hs found to bo Alto
gethor inadequate. Gen. shaler himself &C.
could draw streams. and they riled up tue Water
10 that tho residents in the vicinity woro loud u
thoir denuncatious OF tho act. From tho
burned district the engines we're taken back to
rioua corners, all Of which gavo satisfaction.
THE PRACTICAL RESULTS
Of the entiro trial 30 far as the engines con-
curned, is as followH:
Tho first test occurred s: the Of Al,chigsn
from ito cstsr, o1hausung It in thrty minutes Tao
snButat "ator-l.1esan1n ontalne4 "ae a. toHowh:
cngsns No. ls3 ronhas; Eas,ne 70. q ~ pounds;
Engine Mo y; ~ poulios GnB!ne Ho. ls. " pounds
EnB!ne ~. - tto popMua 1t8!lio 40. ~ u Ponhus.
ire" M rno sas'eSn, ',,,u.1. En4lno 10. ~aa afaW-
lnG aro 1 .ag ty1ni, ayafait a. e cotnas o. ehi-
aan aVonHe aa ianapn ats1e. tno hlRncss pressure
. mele @ ~: Ponhas Eh%hos 40. ~ aha II
~oss , usa|9 asp' ~. ,ue o. ane enGr o1 Ma-
pasu anu Maasvn, ~ ue9eS1 Lreaueo entalneo heIo
nsan iso itu raa an 4oo ahas EnG9n ~ u
aa MS %nt ,n-n IT, i,,as ~ e core5 n MEnga
avenue ana Alo1!oe, tno hRuest pressure Icing 60
EaGhH a1aia Mo. - wss as~S tEon tho hydsa,t
@ W. ~ ht ~ .3 r wv ats!ab' ~ ~ lne nlneHt
pressure ueng ~ pounas Engsne ~. - WIS Drawing
from tnS aSaFant H., edrnSf i,n Ach1ean aSenuo
an ano ', @uSdns'on ato t n'sness pressure Ieing
~ " p.n.n, p1aaa ,ssn.nt Sos w w.. panent 81 some
.. sno o ' ss was aac Of tn waor
~ ' r po'uo ~ enRa9os COM
oAcSn "1sa. inu plesss.te pIosea 70 10 ~ pounds,
Yas n rMcad " = WORKING o pressure
"sS IT, aes ~ ~ - nse,,rra luuna =, ~.
nv s sonu @ - uteoteeu ~ ulo corner OF Waahng-
soa cn sdto aSo a ese1 With a.
o.'.su .. @ n"t4. ton4ss.eu VIZ s4-'uen IhM IAis
E!htEEA "Ao noL N!fluY {fl!% nut