Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-22
HallOWell Local News.

Trial OF steam Fire Engine.
The trial Of the new steam fire engine in
this city, on Saturday afternoon last, was
entirely satisfactory to all parties concerned.
The engine is of the third class, double, of
the crane neck pattern; steam cylinders CT
inches in diameter. and inch stroke. Her
boiler and all finished work are nickel plated,
and highly polished. All the latest improve
ments--platform, springs, ETC., eto.-are to
be found in this machine. At the trial on.
Saturday, the steam gauge indicated ten
pounds Of steam in four minutes after the
fires were lighted, and % pounds in five
minutes. Water was thrown through 100
feet Of hose in 81 minutes, and the engine
was playing a powerful stream; and in st
minutes the steam gauge indicated 100 pounds
of steam, and the water gauge showed pres
sure Of 220 pounds on the hose, through an
inch and q quarter nozzle, throwing a splen-
did stream $50 feet. On the second trial,
with 200 feet of hose and an inch and one
eight nozzle, the distance thrown was 24o
feet. Third trial. 200 feet Of hose, one inch
nozzle, stream not measured; but was about
the same in distance a. Mt the
previous trial. Fourth trial. 200 feet Of
hose, then branched with Siamese coupling,
&, nj tw, l;ras of boso ~, ont 1nn Coo. o.oL
18th / .nd ! inch n",zia. SLa ,hr.. 80
,plendid stream, lsO feet each. Fifth trial
two line, of hose. 200 fert each. one inch
nozzle.. .tream not measured S;xth trial
,wo limo. oOO foot inch roz,;e. s,room.
thrown 100 feet each. Seventh trial, through
four lines of hose, each $50 feet long,
! of an inch MOBILES, four splendid
streams were thrown n distance of 100 feet
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sha lid s,room oeo foot M ;rcho. wh;ch
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mod, v;,b on eiava,;nn of bose of abont Ok
Co, eron, ,ha no;n, ,bara tho ero;rs wos
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ii no;,,hhnr;r. Cite. ord iii woro or,hrs;..-
80. =, 80. of 10 ,v,-r;ro of ,ho no. mo-
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on Saturday evening lsst. delegates to the
stare and Congressional conventions to he
h.la in Auuusta ON "Wednesday next. vere
chosen as follows:
State Convention: A. M. Smear. A. u.
Niles. n. l.. Grirdell. +. Roweli. NV.
church r q. Pare and r. F. Warner
Congressional Conyention. I r Rod
we'll. +. G. Stevens. J. B. Thomas. ID. x.
Jewell. A. Doyle, G. s. Fuller and j. O.
A. Hawes.
Civ committee for the ensuing wear was
elected AZ follows:
WardI AM. Smear.
?. HI. Grindell.
{. 3 f. Rowell.
d" 4 FIG. Pare.
g I Geo 8. Fuller.
There sppears 10 he universal sAtisfaction
18th tho resnIt Of the Chicago conven-
,;on and next to Names fayorite can
d;da,e. Hon. James G. Blaine. the
selection of Gen. Garfield was un-
donh,edlv the most favorable to success
that could have been made. and ensures to
the country a President who will prove a
worthy successor to those who have preceded
him. Maine NAV be counted sure for an old
fashioned republican maturity. both for the