The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-12

Exhibition Of the Holly Works.
A Wonderful Display at Roches.
ter n. Y.
A FOur.lnch Torrent Thrown
ago Feet.

400 Feet.
A HeightOf go Feet Reached by
the FOur-Inch Vertical
Stream.
From recent number Of the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle We copy extracts
from the report Of the tests Of the Holly Wa
ter Works system made in that city. The
people who witnessned the exhibition were
amazed at the power and usefulness Of the
works and utterly surprised to Sc torrents Of
water thrown nearly three hundred feet
high. The Democrat says:
THE TWELVE sTREAN TEsT.
At precisely 2 O'Clock the heavy sonorous
tone Of the court house bell rang out over
the city q the etroks-the signal for the be-
ginning of the display. A already announc-
ed, the hydrant opened by the inst signal
were twelve in number. For the first few
seconds after the water was let on. the stream
givea out were not particularly strong, but
Just - soon a. the machinery had time to
get into operation the pressure Was immedi-
ately felt, and the twelve streams sprang up
into the air with great power reaching .
great height. Everybody was delighted with
these streams, which continued playing for
twenty minutes, when eight additional ones
were added.
The eight additional streams apparently
made no difference with the force or height
of the others, and the twenty continued play
ing together evenly and finely until twenty
five minutes past two. This was understood
to be the
CONTRACT TEST
Of the machinery and apparatus. The con-
tract was to throw twenty streams to height
of 100 feet. Ii any one had entertained The
least doubt whether il was possible to &C
complish this feat, it did not remain long
after the pipes were opened, as the streams
mounted evenly and smoothly to height
far above the contract point and the body Of
water which deluged the streets soon drown
ID out all doubt as to the success Of the e1-
pertinent.
ATHIKrY-TwO-sTREAN EXHIBITION.
While the twenty streams were in full
blast twelve additional ones were put on ami
then the triumph was complete.
The next exhibition made after an inter-
val was the throwing of
THE TwOINCH STREAM.
in front of the court house - announced on
the programme. An iron standard was Plac-
ed near the northwest corner Of the building
and held in place by . half-dOzen strong
men, At $40 O'Clock was heard BY the tap
of tie bell and in few seconds the water
sprang from the mouth Of the pipe. Ii
reached but short distance for Rumber Of
seconds, but soon began to crawl up towards
the roof of the court house. Ii will be re-
membered that ~ vet no exhibition had
been given showing any extraordinary
height, and many entertained serious doub;s
a. to the success of the system when tested IN
this regard, Among the spectators on the
ground was Horace Silsby, one Of the manu-
facturers Of the Silsby steam fire engines,
and il is nee dless to state he too was one Of
the douhevs. The stream crept slowly up
till il reached short distance above the
roof Of the court house when suddenly it
spraDg upward and began to show sigus Of
giving the statue Of Justics surmounting the
lofty dome washing. This feat had never
been done BY any stream thown in the city,
and every body deemed il one impossible
to accomplish: 10 few seconds
more however the water reached
that height and dashed With great force full
in the face of the statue. Not content with
this it still mounted upward until its glitter
ing drops were flung more than twenty feet
above the head of that statue, which, since
the time it first took its station on the top OF
the temple OF justice, never had such an in
dignity offered it before. When this was &C.
complished the people showed their appre-
citation with deafening applause, and the
gentlemen present representing the Holly
firm must have felt proud Of their success.
Mr.. Silsby was heard to remark when the
grand climax was reached, eff could make
an engine able to throw q stream over that
statue I'd give all Pm WORTH" Proceeding
from the man it did, no stronger compliment
could have been given. The sight Of such q
body of water thrown to such height as II
was furnished beautiful spectacle. A gilt
tering rainbow surrounded the dome like .
wreath of honor. The statue itself shown
as if made of FURNISHED silver, and its refiec-
ton cast upon the mist gave the appearance
of double statue, Or rather, two statues, one
fixed, but the other movable, yielding 10 the
waves of sparkling spray falling aboutit.
This splendid stream was kept up for ten
minutes, when it was cut of and prepara-
tions made for the four remaining exhibi-
tions, all of which were given from the
middle of the street, in frcnt Of POwen'
block. At that point an opening had been
left in the street which when not in use Is
covered with = tight iron plate. By means
Of this opening q pipe of peculiar shape was
fastened to the main in the bed below. This
pipe was fitted with mouth-pieces of different
sizes and its position. or angie Of execution,
could be altered at pleasure. The first ex-
hibition given with apparatus was the
ToUR-INCH HORIZONTAL STREAM
1.-THE exhibitions previously given were
such ~ to call for praise and admiration the
one given BY this stream was, in truth, most
astonishing. After it had been playing
only few minutes every one thought
it was doing splendid work. They
thought, however, it had reached the full ex-
tent IF its power. and the crowd began 10
close up to it. OF this they soon alter re-
pented, with spring the water shot eud-
denly forward and continued to increase its
distance until the astonishing sight was
present of four-inch stream i,euing from .
pipe, arching gracefully in the air and strik-
ing the ground at distance of AGO feet from
the point Of starting. The distance took 1t
far below the Rochester savings bank, on
the corner of Fitzhugh street.
THE THREE INCH VERTICAL STREAM.
At $40 p. m. the horizontal stream was
shut of and the delivery pipe raised to .
vertical position. The water was then i'm
mediately let on and the stream crept gradu-
ally up until the great height Of 2S5 feet
was reached. Crowds of people were sta
toned on Powers block, in the Window,
and on the tower. These were we'll spFink-
led with wster carried over upon the build
ing by the wind This stream was very
powerful one.
THE FOUR INCH VERTICAL sTREAX.
Cutting of the three inch stream, the
mouth-piece was removed and another one
adapted for four inch delivery fastened in
its place. But little time was occupied BY
this change, and soon another fine stream
four inches in diameter was eeen mounting
in the air. This stream reached the extra:
ordinary heighth of 297 feet. After it bad
played its allotted time the water was shut
of, the nozzle changed, and in few min
utes the great
FIVE INCH VERTICAL sTREAA.
was in operation. 1t would seem hardly