The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-05
LOCAL MATTERS.

SUCCESSFUL lest OF VALUABLE AT
TAcHMENT TO AGRICULTURAL ENGINES
A RICHMOND ISvENTIoS.-By Invitation oil
Messrs. VIZ T.. Tanner & Co., OF the Die.
tropoltan Iron-W orlIs, number OF per
sons Witnessed Tuesday evening an inte.
fingliisher Invented by Mr.. Alexander
Delaney, OF Messrs. Tanner & Go. The
eXtinsuisher was attached TO ten-horse-
power engine, and the engine was put to
work to it's full capacity, driving heavy
pressure blower. Although the fire under
the boiler was kept constantly stirred, so
perfect was the invention not spar K
escaped from the stack. When the eXtin.
cuisher was shut off thousands OF sparks
poured forth.
The construction Of the arrester is sim
pie. The sparks are forced into q reservoir
OF water, and are completely eXtinguished
without affecting the draught OF the boiler.
Steam can be made as rapidly with the CX-
tinguisher rs without it. The reservoir is
Tiled with water automatically by small
pipe attached TO the engine-pump, and is so
arranged that it is impossible for the water
to 1ise above certain height. The whole
apparatus is mounted Oh wheels and pre-
sents 4 neat appearance, and reflects credit
upon the inventor.
Among the spectators present TO witness
the test were our prominent insurance men
and mechanical engineers, including the
Chief Engineer OF the Richmond Fire De-
partment, whose certificate Will be found
annexed:
"Wc, the undersigned, representing the
several insurance companies and Fire De-
partment. &C., of Richmond, Va, visited
Tuesday night the Metropolitan iron-W ks
OF William Il. Tanner & Co. to witness an
exhibition OF their Patent Premium Spark
EXtinguishcr. We would state that the Sc
verest test was applied bF eXerting the full
power of the engine in driving piece OF
machinery, that the fire was kept constantly
stirred in order to cause an increase III the
volume OF sparks, and that the result was Il
thorough and most satisfactory vindication
OF the merits Of this Spark-EXtiDe usher. as
not single spark escaped from the smoke
stack. The test having been made at night,
an escaping spark would have been plainly
visible. AS farther test OF the full efh-
cheney OF this Spark k-EXtinguisher, large
bundle OF dry cotton-waste was suspended
Immediately on top OF tue Smoke-Stack OF
the engine tested on this occasion, and re-
mained there several minutes without igni-
ting, though the stack was only about twelve
feet bigh. ....... ......
ID. C. Wherry. Jr., secretary Virginia
Home Insurance Company; w. H. Nc
Cartlly, secretary Virginia Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Company;.F T. D. Steger,
secretary Mutual Assurance Society
Howard SwineGord, agent Royal, lmpc-
rial and Northern and Connecticut ln-
surauce Companies; o. F. Weisiger, Jr.,
assistant secretary Virginia Home lnsur-
ance Company; W. P. Robins, assistant
secretary Virginia Fire and Marine In
surance Company; Davenport & Co.,
general agents Liverpool and London and
Globe Insurance Company; Montague
d Co., general insurance agents; j. B..
Moore, secretary Merchants and Mcchan-
les Insurance Company; j. Is. Grant, as
siStant secretary City Fire Insurance
Company; 7. Il. Peyton, secretary Gran
ite Insurance Company; Ro. L. Richard
son, assistant secretary Virginia State In
surance Company; James r. Werth, SUI
pcrintenGent Brighthope Railway Com.
pany; G. Campbell, mechanical engineer
w. 7. Gretter, editor Insurance Aduo
cate; George A. Ainslie, Chief Engineer
Fire Department"