The New York herald., 1876-11-10
THE HOLLY wATERwORKS.
THE NEW SYSTEM AND ITS INTRODUCTION INTO
GARDEN CITY.


THE NEW SYSTEM AND ITS INTRODUCTION INTO
GARDEN CITY.
Yesterday a special train started from the Long
Island Railroad depot a. Hunters Point which had on
board very distinguished party OF ladies and gentle
and corps OF scientists interested In hydraulic
experiments Tho destination OF the party Garden
City, whsre it was announced that grand carnival
would be held by the In conseq OF the
opening OF the new waterworks which are to supply
the inhabitants with water In their houses and with
exceptional facilities for extinguishing fire. The
Holly system is the one adopted, and yesterday was
selected test its efficiency. In Rochester and
OF she where already been introduced very
favorable accounts have been given or It's workings
and numbers Of gentlemen connected with nro in
companies, ~ well as many Interested in the
proceedings from scientific reasons nocked to the
scene OF the experiment On the tram Mrs A r
Stewart, Judge Hilton, Jackson Schultz, General
shaer and quito number Of distinguished gentlemen
reaching Garden City the place was found 10 be
high state Of excitement The entire population
crowded the streets holiday ATTIRE and Of
brass. band were borne on the air from the drec-
ton OF tho Grand Plaza. Here the Hempstead
Fire Department, with their machines and equip
ments, were receiving q kindly greeting from
tho townsmon, and whom the honors had
been done them the fire addes prepared to take part
in the days experiment In holly system OF
work q steam engine is tho motor used 10 distribute
the regular supply, and IN emergency 70 increase II
with this forcing machine, and these main
channels supply smaller ducts leading into the
The water is conducted from an immense well,
the flow Of which Is 4,0OO,0O gallons daily. u
be regularly used in tho town ana OF course the sur.
plus furnishes AN available reservoir 10 resort to in
OF connagration or somo unexpected occurrence
that would require increase OF water. The engine is
an automatic machine self-actng and So
constructed 10 admit Of having the press
urc II exerts increased or reduced as the
demand for IL requires. Bya system OF valves the
engine made feel the action Of amy OF the numer
GUS hydran,s scattered through The town, and
spond 10 it by reduction Of pressure.
So OF confagra no iro engine Is needed.
Instead OF dragging along umberng machine which
necessary TO ADJUST hose TO the hydrant AS soon
as the INTO It she engine feels the need OF
further pressure and automatically Increases IT, And
SO with every hydrant in the place Each additional
demand for s answered by the machine al once
and IN very satisfactory manner; n Yesterday the
WELL which is immense tank over twenty
feet deep, drawing its supply from springs OF very
Is close hand and here the party next proceeded
An Illustration hero gwen Of the workings OF tho
system. Hydranls In remote portions OF the town
were opened and AZ onco the automatic machine ap-
Piled a greater pressure they were closed and the
pressure was at once reduced. THIS experiment was
ton The engine house, with all its machinery and
appliances exhibited. and everything having
0oen tuOrOuk0ly party euJouIuou W
open air. Here six lines OF hose, zach fifty feet In
length, adjusted to many hydrans, located
considerable distances from another and through
q onc-nch nozzle streams OF water were thrown into
the air q height OF 100 feet The population OF the
town, who had distributed themselves over
the whole place 10 witness this expert
ment, cheered again and again ~ the clear
water spurted up to magnificent height and tho fire.
men repeatedly called upon 70 repeat It, An EVIL
Of the wonderful power Of the engine was shown
In the difficulty the members Of the IRE company who
olcated had IN moving the hose about, the force OF
the rushing through them being SO great as TO
frequently make them almost unmanageable The
last experiment occurred the Grand Plaza front OF
the hotel Here all the townspeople gathered and
here, TOO. numbers OF country people from the
villages around, eager 10 see what was TO them very
novel spectacle. The party ol visitors were arcommo-
dated with good positions, and then number
OF lremen brought several lines OF hose TO stand
pipe IN the centre Of the square and adjusted
one and three quarter inch nozzle. An open space
then cleared, ana when the nozzle WAS elevated
Of shot in the air nearly 200 feet The
series Of experiments was entirely successful and
the Holly engine with its appliances and the Eureka
seamless cotton nre-hose, which was used in connec-
tion with tt, voted very valuable addition 70 the
invention IN use for cxtingushing fire. The townsmen
Of Garden City seem very we'll pleased with their
and the utmost confidence in their
capacity Of supplying all their domestic wants as we'll
In their power TO prevent any condagration from
making headway in the town. The train with the
visitors returned the city late In The afternoon
leaving the townspeople TO entertain local Callers who
had hrOp nd IN hv