Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-07
Heating the Insune Hospital.

A prominent contractor ard builder who
was in the city Saturday and who has figured
quite extensively on the new method of heat
ing at the Insane Hospital was seen by a re-
porter while at the Cony House.
When asked how the work was ressng
he said
1T is getting along first class. The lorg
trench which is TO hold the pipe is all complete
and the gentleman who is to superiBtend the
work of laying the pipe has already arrived
and will commence the work Montay. The
pipe laying is decidedly particular piece of
business. The pipe is of iron about inches
in diameter and comes in lengths of sixteen
feet. II screws together and as it is affected
by heat and cold has to be So laid a. to pro-
Work Will be pus' ed raj lly on it AMI i, will
be all in position when cold weather comes >
'Will they erect Il ne~ boiler house,
Not yet They already have tao large
72-nch boilers in the old boiler house, with
room to add another Of the same size. The
new one has already been ordered. and when
it arrives will be Immediately set 10 place.
The fue will be attached TO the old chimney
AMI for the present it is thought tn will
supply all the steam necessary
1T is to be heated by steam, than.'
ayes, it will be heated by direct steam
and it is probable that they will have return
pipe. They have had several experienced
engineers here and there are Lone who can
reckon with any degree of certainty what
boiler capacity or amount of fuel will be
necessary to heat the building as it should
be. If coal were to be used they could esti-
mate the amount needed quite closely, but as
sawdust and other mill refuse will be the
only fuel burned. it is hard to reckon on it. =
The frs, year will he an experimental
onef'
Yes, somewhat so. from that fact. The
contract reser es the right to use the old
boiler and coal for heating the first season if
necessary ard should the accommodations at
the mill be inadequate the old method will
be again called into use until the necessary
accommodations can be secured
What is the large shed they are efecting|'
at is shed for the storage of fuel and is
an immense affair. large enough to hold
some 2000 cords of WOO /. The whole thing
Is Of quite large dimensions and it will take
s)ne little time to perfect it
Two girls from the Industrial school, Hal
lowell, escape from the institution Saturday
night at about ten o'clock. They came across
the fields directly to this city. At the Au-
gusta House they asked where the road led
to which run by the State House and were
informed that it went to Hs!lowell and were
advised to return, the persons of whom they
enquired suspecting from whence they had
come. They declined to do so and starting
out were overtaken by two young men. The
four struck up lively convers ition which
ended in short walk and chat together. One
of the men evidently not liking his company
wen, to the police quarters and told on Il e
girls and officers started out in search of
them. They were found in barn on State
street and were sent back to the school.
Another staging collapsed at the State
House, Saturday forenoon. Fortunately
those who were on the staging at the time
escaped serious injury, but Mr. Henry
Worthing was not so fortunate. He was
mailing a prop on the horse at the time and
the planks came down onto him, injuring hin
quite badly, but breaking no bones.