The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-11-13
TRIAL OF THE NEW STEAMER
The In France Successful mud nm,
fIremeH Proud.

q The LIN France SuccessTuI ana ON,
firemen Proud.
: On Tuesday last the test trial of th,
new La France mn size steam f. e en-
' glhe TOOK place ut the cistern IN from
. OF the capitol building. This engine
: was quit by the la France Fire En-.
g'he Company, Of Elmira, New York
ana was built for the Jackson Steam
: FIRE Engine Company, No. |, and
under their supervision the following
tests were made, notwithstanding !,
, very unfavorable wind was prevailing
at the time.
In thrce-lourths of minute from the
Tine of applying the torch, the whistle
was blown. In three minutes and
twenty seconds the steam gauge reD-
istered forty pounds steam. In four
minutes and forty seconds, eighty
pounds. At this point the engine was
started, throwing instantly beautiful
lire stream through one hundred feet
OF hose, with an inch and one-eighth
nozzle. "A stream was maintained with
ease two hundred and thirty feet. A
thousand feet of hose was then ottocb-
ell, and an average distance of one
hundred and eighty feet was thrown.
Two lines of hose were then attach
ell, and two splendid rcams were
throwh from ten to twenty feet above
the magnolia on the dome of the Can
itol building, which is one hundred
and thirty feet high. The average
steam pressure during the trial was
ninety pounds.
There was considerable doubt among
the people present about this little en-
glne being able to accomplish this
throw, but the ease with which the
play was made brought forth enthu-
smstlc cheers from the crowd.
Although the committee were satisfied
with the above tests, Messrs. Forbes
and La France persisted in making
one more test-playing two streams
over the fiag-pole, which feat was ac-
complished with seventy pounds of
steam. The height of the pole is one
hundred and eighteen feet. The Jack
son Fire Company, Immediately after
the test, met and accepted the engine
without dissenting voice.
She has been appropriately named
Thomas Green" in honor of one of
Jackson's most illustrous firemen.
The Company No. /, may well fell
proud of this little engine, for she is
perfect beauty in every particular.
The exposed paris are all handsomely
She is crane-neck style,
when admits of the engine turning
around in its own length. The price
paid for this beautiful and effective
little engine was So, 800
The Jackson Fire Company, aft n
carefully examining into the merits of
the different build of engines, decided l
that the Improvements claimed by the I
La France Company, were valuable, !
md now have reason to congratulate !
themselves that they contracted for |
me of these justly celebrated engines. !
Mr.. Groome, President of the con- q
titution Fire Company of Viksburg, Fl
Mss, and Mr.. O'Conner, Engineer for |
he same Company, We're present T.
Turing the test, and both agreed that k
is the best engine they had ever C
cen work. Mr.. O'Conner is the ex- o
'ert engineer of the Vicksburg Fire =,
Department, and run the Silsby engine II
leVen years, and VOWS he will not N
est until he has La France, Il
Mr.. Asa La France, brother of the q
lventor of the La France steam g,
re engine, manipulated the throt- W
e valve as engineer, with con- w
lmmate deXterity during the trial;
nd the fact that he has only one arm
lily demonstrates the ease with
'hich the La France can be handled u
hen at work. -,
We feel justly proud of this valuable -
,quisition to the protection forces of N
II city against the ravagcs of fire, VI
nd we are satisfied that our unex- Ii III
He'd Fire Department feels that its al
1iciency is very greatly enhanced. in
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