The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-09

II INTELI41 GENCE
sf THEHEw NIAGARA.
Tho Ciiy's Eow Faro Engine Publicly
r Tes,ed-xvorything Satisfactory.
The new steam fire. engine for tho Wheel.
Ing Fire Department, an account Of tho arrival
Of which was publlahed in yesterdays TX.
vas publicly tested yesterday |
afternoon and accepted by, tho Committee
on Fire Department on behalf Of the city,
last evsning. VI F3 '6E
The test was satisfactory one In every 70.
Bpect and the city Is now the possessor OF
an engine she can we'll be proud OF. II Is
capable OF throwing two streams al the same
tims over the Highest building, In the city.
The test yesterday was solely an exhibition
tsst and the engine was put 10 seysrer tests
and required to DO harder work than would
DO demanded even at large tire II was An.
nounced that the frat test would tnts placa
at the Cathedral at O'Clock. '3 n -
The crowd commenced gathering a half
hour before that time, and 1T WAS not lorg
until Eof street from Thirteenth to -Four.
teenth streets was crowded with Councilmsn,
business men, insurance agents and the
ubiquitous Hmall boy. At tho Atlantic en-.
gine house, where tho new engine was being
gotten ready, there was m army Of small
boys. They had no fear Of policemen or
horses heels. They set up mighty cheer
when the word was given to 70, and ran on
before, behind and at the sides OF the new
machine, sdmiring 1t and envying tho driver.
Thoy were In the wsy and a nuisance, AZ
they always are on every public oocaslon.
But little time was Lost In making connec-
tons and laying two lines OF hoee each loo
feet In length. Then watches were pulled
and the torch thrust under the boiler, which
was filled With cold water. In min. 10 SEQ.
the gauge registered lbs. OF steam In min.
Is sec. 10 lbs; In min. l2k lbs; ind min.
80 SEQ 10 lbs; In min. 20 los In s min. ~
sec. % lbs; In 8 min. As Heo. 80 lbs. As soon
Ms 90 lbs was registered the word wAs given
and the water was elected from u In. nozz Q
In good fire stream. The aleaul dropped
back little when the water was started 10 be
thrown but soon recovered, mud at the end
OF min. 80 sec. there was As lbs. OF steam |;
In u min. 80 ssc. so lbs; In 10 min. ITO lbs.
About an honr was spent at the Cathedral
throwing horizontally aud vertically with
various s'zs MOBILES Maj. Bosch had said
the day before that with III inch and half
nozzle he would throw stream over the
cross on top OF the Cathedral spire. A ma
jority Of the crowd present was OF the opiu-
ION that the Major was Dragging when he
| OF the Atlantic, considered himself ahea by
one suit Of fine clothes which Maj. Bosch had
promised him II he didn't put the water
| where he said he would. This test was re-
served for the last. The distance from the
ground to the top CT the ;cross Is 2l21z feet.
The pipe was placed In position on ,hy side.
walk at the lost OF the spire and the word
given.
The water shot up With swish and 1t wSs
all four pipe-msn could do to hold the stream
in place. Up, up II went; the big ball was
reached, thou the arms OF the cross and then
away up above the top, fully thirty.iivs feet,
the stream rose a!mout solidiy and the crowd
chesred Justify. The result OF the tests u.
the Cathedral az taken aud agreed upon by
the committee was as follows: III inch
nozzle, water thrown horiz 1ntally 40 feet
~ inch nozzle, siamesad hose, 2G0 feet; ~
iuch Nozzle, sianesed hose 275 feat; In this
test the steam gauge registered o. lbs. and
the water pressure was IDS lbs; u inch ncz.
z!e, about 80 feet vertical y; this WAS the
|
and the steam regiatered 100 lbs., while tbs
water pressure was $50 lbs. In all OF these
tests 100 feet Of hose was used.
The engine WAS then taken to the river and
water drafted from the river instead OF being
taken from plug. With X inch nozzle,
steam gauge At 100 pounds and $50
pounds water pressure, water WAS thrown
800 feet; with IL inch nozze, ESQ
fsa,;lA inch nczz,e, siamessd hose,
2io feet. All Of these tests were made with
1UO feet OF hose. -Four stresms, 100 feet OF
hose each, X inch nezzles, were then thrown
LOG feet. Blk hundred feet OF hose WIS then
latd up the wharf, and with Ia inch nezz,e
horizontal stream of POS feet and vertical
one OF l3) feet was thrown. All measure
ments were made to where the solid stream
fell TO the ground. The epray reached from
4Oto 80 feet further. At first little difficulty
was had in holding steam, but that
IVES soon overcome by ateady firing.
All machineists who examined the engine
vera charmsd. Mr.. Jones Of the committee,
was more than pleased. Chief Dunning il
as happy as a boy with new boots. To-day
Maj. Bosch will give another exhibition fol
tho purpose Of tamiliarizing Engineer
klevis with the workings of the engine. II
will be tire test and tho Major promises
the committee to work the engine for three
hours with the IRE door open and to keep
the ateam at eighty pounds, which will in
sure two good fire streams.
The engine was built by the silsby Manu-
featuring Company, of eenaca Falls, N. Y,
and is what is known as a third BIZ, engine.
It has q capacity Of discharging 100 gallons
OF water per minute, and will play four
strears at one and the came tims. With
water and coal and all the trimmings she
Weighs ECO pounds; this is little heavier
than thiss:ze engine usually weigh0, owing to
her extra heavy running gear. It hand
parts being plated. The wheels are Of the
Archibald patent with nickel plated
hubs. The frame, fuel pan and wheels
are very handsomely painted and
striped with gold. Tho engine ia
hung forward on platform apringt; bali clip
tic springs are used in the rear. The a1les
are mads OF best Low Moor iron with 3.Inch
arms. The manufacturers number Is TO,
showing the number Of engines that have
been built by this company. In feb weeks
an engine similar 10 the "Nisgara" will bs
delivered by the .6iisby company to the Ale
gheny Fire Department HNee
At the committee meeting last night the
engine was accepted and resolution xdoped
asking COUNCIL 10 ORDER the CLERK TO draw his
order for the payment OF the same. 40
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Hand made shoes for gentlemen, soft, plia-
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BivEn NEWS.
Notes About tho steamboats,, Bank nriers
" md TcleKrhphIc Acpnrts.
The W. N. Chancellor has gone into retire.
ment At Cincinnati.
The Minnie Bay hes re-sn.ered the Ports.
mouth and Huntington trsde. I
Tho rtyer rkn r..kn.Jn,