Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-07

WINS IeeItu huu hhtnu W piuks GNos' VI
7. 8. and 8. The change occupied
about 30 minutes before everything
was again In running order. From
the plugs last named four streams
were thrown through go feet If hoss
for twenty minutes in good style. The
next change WAS Ia plugs Nos. 10. II
l2 and IL. ard occupied IN changing
about 20 minute. TIL, pl,v ut thest
plugs was as, excellent. To ease ~
on the boys who had to handle the
hose, test No. 5 WIS suhstitUt' d for M
4. THIS test called for u rtr"sm from
Plug No. Is ut the shcool bou,s
through 1000 feet Of hose. 1t WEI
naturally exp rtrd that the friction
through M long a line If hose would
re ult IN consider able l,ss If power.
aud II was more Ia ZEE what could be
done thsn tbrou ,h the expectation OF
any adequate results thst lhi- test was
msdp, but to the surpris. OF everyone
the stream vas nearly " not quite the
eqnal Of snv Of lie predecessors. The
h"s. was laid from the school house
plug Ia the coort house, ard during
the whole time Of the test, the water
could a. any time and frequently WIS
thrown owe the II g.taff on top If the
court house, which il not less than
seventy feet from the ground. The
next f+st was through $40 feet of hose
each from plugs Nos. IA end Is, for
twenty minuie.. which WAS satisfac-
tOrily accomplished. The last and
most severe test ss far ss thu water
supply WAS concerned. was from plugs
Nos. IL and -. tgkinP two streams
from zach plug through $50 feet of
hose each and play for 40 minutes. 1t
wss $50 when everything was in read.
mess for this test and the signal
gwen. BY this time the few m-m-
brrs OF the fire department who had
responded t. the call were about tired
cut, ami II being afr-r dark, spscta-
tors hsd Departed aud enthusiasm had
waved. The b,ys, however, stuck
gsllsn'lv to their self impo-ed task
unit 6:45, when they called N quit and
IN Difference IN their wirhes the l,st
test was cur short Is minutes.
B.yond tn. TACT that In all tests ex-
cept the last one, the full period of
play was -xscted, there were no other
conditions imposed. None Of the
streams were measured, as there was
no appliance at hand for this purp Sc,
but the general feeling # the public
vac that the test was entirely satisfsc.
tory. demonstrating the fact that we
had a system OF water works that was
adequate to the extinRuishn,ent OF any
fire we csn have here for q plumber OF
years. Until We get buildings four
stories and higher We shsll be able to
put water wherever 1t may be needed.
With the intervals of repleni shmeDt
from natural sources. the supply well
stood q d 'sinsRe Of about two hours
and n balf without giving out. which
ives really than WAS expected Of
IL. 1t ie the intention of the water
company, however, to at once sink
ano her well Of equal capacity TO the
one they now have. which will give
nearly four hours supply. euficient
to cope with any fire We can possibly
have. 1t was the intention to lay the
hose In the l.O00-feet test down to-
wa'ds the residence. portion of the
town ~ demonstrate the TACT that oil
Of cur better class of residences were
fully protected. but the change was
made to save time and labor. How.
ever. the stream thrown ut the court
hou-e shows that anywhere within q
radius Of I 900 feet from the outlying
plugs the most ample protection can
b. given to residence property. or
course IL Il not known what decision
the city fathers will come to 10 regard
to yesterdays test. but If public opin-
ion 10 to be taken as y guide 1t will
aartainty ha aaeantad M satiaf.ctnpy