Morris tribune., 1884-07-30
Perambulatins Reservoirs.

Commissioner Purroy's new tank which
it is proposed to use in the dry goods and ten
ement-house districts in case of fires when
there is scarcity of water, was tested near
the New York, New Haven & Hartford rail
road station, on the north side of the Harlem
river, yesterday. The tank, which is placed
on four wheels, is built of wood, and holds
4,3OS gallons. Commissioner Purroy's idea is
to draw this cart, when an alarm of fire
comes from point too far from either river
to permit the engines to pump directly from
the stream to point halfway between the
fire and the nearest river There it will be
filed by one Of the fire-boats, and from it the
engines will take water. Yesterday the fire
boat Zophar Mills was placed near the rail-
road station, the tank being on the Southern
boulevard, $50 feet distant. The boat drew
water through two eight and one-half inch
pipes, and transmitted it to the tank through
six lines of three and one-fourth-inch hose,
broken by couplings and reduced at some
| points to single line of hose. Engines Nos
| |, T. and IA drew from the tank, and from
the nozzle at the end of 1900 feet of hose dis
| charged water at distances ranging from It's
| to 225 feet, the distance depending on the
size of the nozzle The tank was placed forty
Eve feet above high water mark during the
test, which is about the altitude OF the high
est point in the unprotected part Of the dry
goods district. The test was entirely salts
factory, and the scheme was commended
warmly by the firemen and insurance men
who witnessed The experiment..
GreeIeys Remarkable Appetite.
New York World.l
| Charles Gayler, the dramatist, Gen. Sheri-
| dan and others were discussing Horace Gree
| ley over bottle of wine at the Union Square
hotel, when these two stories regarding Gree
ley's remarkable appetite were told for the
| first time within my recollection:
Charles Gayler-I was dining at Windusts
many years ago when Windust's was the
downtown resort Of all journalists. Dana,
Briggs, Greeley, and sat at one table and
talked and Toasted. Windust used to serve
salmon served up in some peculiar manner,
and also corned beef and cabbage with
plenty of grease, and both were favorite
dishes with Greeley. He had run through
the whole bill of fare, eating heartily of
everything put before him, and ending, as
we all thought except Windust, with boiled
dumping for dessert. But when Mr.. Gree
ley had finished this last course Windust
came to the table and asked: "Isn't there
anything else you'd like to have, Mr.; Gree
ley?" EYES," answered the old philosopher,
"you may give me some of that salmon and
another cut of corned beef and cabbage. "
And he ate the second plate of both.
Gen. Sheridan-I was stationed at New Or
leans when Mr.. Greeley came there on his
tour when candidate for the presidency.
The old creole residents gave him dinner
and to make it as fine an affair as possible
each of the many hosts was laid under con-
tribution for some of the rarest wines in his
cellar. When dinner was announced and the
half-shell oysters had disappeared the waiter
appeared at Mr.. Greeley's seat with plate
of beautiful shrimp. "You can take then
away" he said to the waiter, and then he
added apologetically to the Mortified old
French creole gentleman who pre-
sided, II never cat insects of any
kind" Later on soup was served, and at the
same time glass of delicious white wine wa:
placed at Mr.. Greeley's right hand. HI
pushed it aside quietly, but not unobservec
by the chief host "Do you not drink wine!'
he asked. "No," answered Mr.. Greeley, 81
never drink any liquors." "Is there any
thing you would like to drink with your
soup!" the host then asked, a little disap
pointed eff you've got it," answered Mr.
Greeley, "and it isn't any trouble, I'd like tt
have glass Of fresh buttermilk." "Mon
Dieu!" said the host afterward in his broker
a man vot drink buttermilk Wis his Soup'
| Prohibition Nomination Accepted
CHICAGO, July III. B. Hobbs, of thi
! city, who was nominated by the Prohibition
| hoe Of