Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-06-13
The Fire Engine.

The Fire Engine.
Monday morning Mr.. Philip Walters,
the expert sent out by the Mansfield
company to place our steamer in good
working order, overhauled the machine
and in very little while had everything
in readiness for thorough test. Moth
ing at all was the matter of the engine,
as far as breakages or damages were
concerned, the only fault lying in tho
fact that the engine proper was out of
line. 1t took about two minutes to line
it up, after which there was nothing else
to do.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
engine was taken out and placed at the
well in front of Cornwelrs furniture
store on Main street, and the suction
hose dropped in. The water stood
twenty feet four inches below the en-
CINE. The hose was attached and the
engine started. In less than two min
utes the well was pumped dry. The
engine lifted the water easily over
twenty-four feet, only carrying forty
pounds of steam.
The engine was then taken to the
creek at the foot of Second street and
two lines of hose laid, 800 feet each, on
an upgrade, and two streams were
thrown solid and steady, through three
quarter inch nozzles over $50 feet, the
guages showing ITO pounds of steam,
and LAG pounds water pressure. One
line of hose was then laid 900 feet in
length, and fine solid stream thrown
through seyen-eighths nozzle a dis
lance of 1856 feet. With this stream on
the pipemen stood at the crossing of
Main and Second streets and threw
water over the Sheridan house, on the
roof of the Abram building opposite,
and on the old paint shop of M. s.
Currier. The stream covered heavy and
and well the large building in the rear
of the Star beer hall. After this had
been thoroughly tested $50 feet of hose
were attached to the engine and with
about sixty pounds of steam and the
same amount of water pressure, with a
seyen-eighths nozzle water was thrown
over 200 feet.
In every test the engine stood up to
the mark, and never failed particle in
doing what the engineer desired her to
do. The machine gave satisfaction in
every particular, in suction qualities, in
throwing abilities, and in general all
around actions.
The engine cannot be beaten for good
work, and the committee having the en-
CINE in charge was more than pleased
with her action and thoroughly well
satisfied that she will do whatever is re-
quired Of her. On Monday evening the
board of trade held a special meeting
and the engine committee reported ia
worably on the engine, and on its report
the machine was accepted and a warrant
ordered drawn on the treasurer for the
payment of the first installment of the
purchase price. Several things were
lost or stolen off the engine while in
transit. When it left the factory it was
covered with heavy canvas tarpaulin,
painted with iron-clad paint and se-
curely tied on the wheels. On it's ar
rival here no tarpauIin was in sight.
The board of trade has received word
that when the engine passed Fremont no
tarpauiin was on it, consequently it
must have been taken off east of that
point. Several polished brass ornaments,
including oil can holders, ETC., that
were placed on the engine before ship
ment, are missing and without doubt
are now adjoining the cab and boiler
head of some locomotive between Mans
field, Ohio, and Sturgis. Mr.. Walters
says his company will replace these
things at once free Of charge with the
exception Of the tarpaulin.
All ii all everybody are more than
satisfied with the Mansfield steamer,
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