Evening journal., 1890-05-03
LAST EDITION
FIRE DEPARTMENT TEST.
GREAT INTEREST EXCITED BY THE
ANNUAL SQUIRT.

Phenix Throws 2l4 Feet Inches;
Friendship, eOs-0; weocacoe, 1881; Re-
lance, 15s-The Delaware Truck Gets
the Ladder Up in Five Minutes.
The annual test of the fire de-
partment was held to-day beginning at
8 30 O'Clock, on French street, between
Twelfth and Fourteenth, and every
thing worked in ''apple-pie order" and
the event passed off very quitely. About
1000 persons were on the scene In the
morning aud in the afternoon that num-
Der was greatly augmented The best
of feeling prevailed throughout the day
among the hremen, although q few
chronic growlers were heard from while
the measurements were being made.
The streams were thrown through two
500-feet lengths of hose from Fourteenth
street and towards Thirteenth, and the
test was made by one hours continuous
squirting through various size nozzles.
from to I inches. The tiremen all lit
their fires as soon as their engines were
in position for work. When the steam
guage registered 80 pounds, the engi-
neers blew their whistles and started
the engines, which were compelled to
run until the time expired.
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were in position shortly after 9 o'clock,
and promptly at $50 o'clock they began
to pump and throw water at fierce rate
of speed. These enginees are pretty well
match I'd, each of them being rated at
300 gallons per minute They are the
most powerful in the department. The
Phoenix was in splendid condition, but
the Friendship was not quite SO good.
The later was, however, able to throw a
steady stream, while the former gained
ground by spurts. Tie streams were
almost even at the start, and from that
time the streams were kept together
with surprising accuracy until 10 o'clock
The Friendship then began to do her
level best and throwed 200 feet stream
for fifteen minutes. The Phoenix began
her popping" and few away past her
opponent, amid the cheers of several
hundred boys who inhabited or rather in
Tested the spot. The engines were stopped
q few minutes after 10 30 o'clock. and the
work Of measuring began. Chairman
William g. Baugh of the Fire Committee
superintendent this work The Phoenix
stream measured PA feet z inches,
and the Friendship 2GS feet 9 inches
the Phoenix Company used 1-16 and
II inch nozzles respectively on their two
streams, while the Friendship used
1-inch nozzles solely
The work of clearing up and removing
the aparati, to make room for the other
companies, consumed much more time
than was at first expected, and it was
IL 01 clock before the Weccacoe and
Reliance engines were placed in position.
At 1110 O'Clock the firemen touched the
flame TO their kindling and the black
smoke few from the stacks. 1t was
claimed that the Reliance had ten pounds
of steam when she reached the stream,
but this was stoutly denied by many of
her men At 11.17 o'elok the Weccacoe
blew a sharp blast from her whistle
which meant that she had the required
amount Of steam and was ready. The
Reliance blew two seconds later and the
struggle began.
Tie Weooacoe engine is rated at 400
and the Reliance at 900 gallons pei
minute The former claims the cham
pionship Of the department on contin-
Gus squirting. The company received
the contract to pump out a quarry on this
Gormon farm in Brandywine hundred
some time ago, and it was then that her
lasting powers were tested in six hours
squirt. without an intermission. She
was built by the Clspp g. Jones Manufac
turing Company, Hudson, n Y, in 1879
the Reliance engine is the prettiesi
and smoothest runner in the department
and her movements to-day excited muci
admiration While the other engines
twisted, shook and rocked at terrific
rate. sne worked exactly like stationary
engine and not movement of her run
ming gear could be diseerned. She was
built BY the Sisby Manufacturing Com
pany, Seneca, n. Y.
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the time of the test only falling bacl
when she lost steam which occurred
nearly every fifteen minutes WheI
the time had expired the test showed
Weccacoe 173 feet inch, Reliance Isl
feet, ali through inch nozzles
This Delaware Truck Companys pro
ficiency was tested this afternoon, and
the test proved more successful. aud thl
company worked better than ever before
At 13J o'clock the alarm sounde,
from the City Hall tower, an,
when the first stroke was heard
the horses aud truck were in their var
ious positions in the house. The animal
ran from their stalls aud the harness wa
clapped on Just as the last stroke OF tn
alarm was heard The doors wer
thrown open and the snorting horse
tore from the house at Sixth an,
French They ran to Fourteenth street
where they arrived at l. SO o'clock One
half minute later the long ladder wa
standing perpendicular, with a man a
the top The whole thing was done j
five minutes, and the Delaware's me
were overjoyed. They cheered for thre
minutes afterward
The Washington and Fames engine
were placed in position at o'clock, an
began to play a few minutes later
PROGRESSIVE EUcHRE.