Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-10
NOW FOR THE TEST.
After All the Talking the Engine
judges Have Fixed the Rules.
THE CONTEST FOR NINE HOURS.
No Efforts Will be Made to Keep People Out
of the Grand Stand.
CHIEF BROWN PREFERS LONGER TINE

Chief Brown yesterday received copy of
the rules adopted by the judges appointed
for the fire engine test of the Amoskeag and
Silsby engines, and publishes the same, 50
the conditions governing the contest may
be thoroughly understood. He processes
satisfaction with the rules, although he
would have preferred a more extended time
for testing, as he says the public well knows
that engines have had to do "a, Sc and even
mucb longer terms of continuous work.
Still. he thinks the nine-hour test will be
sufficient to cover the points requiring in
vestigation.
Asked if any postponement on account of
weather would be made, he said, decidedly,
no, as the fires which break out do not con-
suit the Signal Department before getting
into operation, and he desired the test, as
far as possible, to be made under the same
general conditions as at q fire. 1t will be
held at Exposition Park next Wednesday,
commencing at A. NJ. and continuing until
5P. NJ The grand stand will be thrown
open to sne general public and no fees or
admission will be permitted to be charged.
The rules adopted are copied below:
FIrst-The contest to take place on Exposl-
tion race Iack, Allegheny CITY.
Secopd-Both engines to be weighed on the
city scales before the test begins, the weighing
70 he done in the presence Of the judges, each
engine to have SUFFICIENT water TO proceed TO
work, due allowance to be made for the dlfter-
ence in the weight of the engines and the
lighter engine to be properly credited
Thrd-The gauges of both engines to be
tested by the judges before the test
THE JUDGES IN CHARGE.
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the test All orders coming from them to be
promptly obeyed. said orders to be issued
through the officers Of each fire department
The test to be as follows; Both engines to
stand side by side and draught their own water.
Each engine to play three hours through 15S-
inch nozzle, three hours through two (2l "a
inch nozzles and three hours 1sz-inch nozzle.
The time of play through each size nozzle to be
increased or decreased as may be required by
the judges.
Fifth-The nozzles of both streams after
being fixed at the proper elevation, to be
securely strapped down, and not to be
iuterfered with except by order Of the judges
Sixth-Both engines to play through lines Of
hose to be laid as follows: Two lines Of $50 feet
of three-inch hose to be laid from each engine
at this point the two lines to be siamesed, from
this siamese one 50foot length of hose Of the
same size is to be laid to this the play pipe is
to be attached.
Seyenth-Water motors to be used to measure
the amount discharged into the tank by each
engine.
Eighth-Two engineers and two stokers to be
allowed to operate each engine; said engineers
and stokers to be members of the fire depart
ment the engine belongs to.
A VERY BUSY JOB.
Ninth-Each judge to appoint two men to
take statement of gauges every five minutes
throughout the test.
Tenth-Fuel of the best quality to be fur
nished both engines by the city the test takes
place in.
Eleventh-Both engines to be started and
worked up to their maximum speed, and to
continue working until ordered to be stopped
by the judges The engine having the greatest
displacement, discharging the water the great
est distance and maintaining maximum work
the longest time to be considered the best.
All other conditions to be subject to the
above proposition.
TweifthEFiYe minutes time to be allowed to
change nozzles
Thirteenth-The third judge for the ito be
appointed by the committee of the Board of
Underwriters. This judge not to have power to
change any Of the foregoing rules. but to de-
eide any points in the rules that may be in dis
pute by the judges appointed to represent each
engine.
Assistant Chief Steel, who has great re-
gard for the engines which he has SO long
and ably manipulated, said he was very
sorry the test had been limited to nine hours
as the longer the test lasted the better, he
said, the Amoskeag engine would come out
"Why," he said, "when the cinder bank
fire was under way some years ago we sent
two engines out, harp tank Amoskeags, and
they ran for two weeks continuously, with
almost anybody handling the engineering
end of the stream. For duration 1 think we
can put up the engines which Pittsburg uses
against any engine in the world, and this
simply on the basis that the very best provi-
sions have been made for protecting Pitts
burg property,