St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-10
RINKER HAS BACKING,
Wopthington's Own Man Will
Help the City Engineer
Square Himself.
Engineer Boswell Says These
Pumps Are Not Up to Re-
quirements.
Death Of a Man on the Opep-
ating Table in St. Mary'S
Hospital.
Aldermen After the Fake Auc-
ton Shops--Eig Crooks
Ordered Away.

The Rollins pump investigating COM
mittee began its work yesterday with
the examination of NJ. V. Buswell, engi-
neer OF the East side pun ping station,
who stated in plain terms that he did
not consider the Worthington pumps
strong enough for the work required of
them.
Mr.. Boswell said that he had worked
twenty-five and half days altogether
at the North side station while one or
other of the engineers was absent on
account of sickness. The pumps were
working all right when he was there.
Witness had never seen main rod
with as much cut out of the center as
in the rods III the WOrthington pumps.
The portion cut ont he thought took
away one-third of the strength of the
rod. and it was at that point that it
broke.
In reply to question from Aid. Brad
ish he stated that under high pressure
the Worthington pumps would not
stand the strain placed upon them. and
that he did not believe them capable Of
delivering 100000 gallons Of water
dsily.
considerable, as he had seen the pres
sure drop thirty pounds in less than
five minutes. The engine cylinders
were out of line, as he had noticed that
rods vibrated and showed wear at one
place. Again they would pound when
speed was changed. In his opinion the
large main was no advantage TO the
pumps. Th9 friction in the small main
would retard the flow of the water and
would tend to make the pressure more
steady. The pumps would do very well
if they pumped into a reservoir instead
OF into direct pressure system.
He also stated that the East side
pumps had averaged $1,000, 600 gallons
daily during the past month.
Are You troubled with bacterial"
asked Aid. Bradish.
mo, they don't bother me. l drink
the water right along"
'Do you cook it first?" asked Mr..
Bradish again.
No. sir. If you come down to my
station will show you some of the
purest water in the city,"
MI BuSwell said further that the East
side station could pump 100000 or
100000 day with little more oil and
attention. His orders were to run slow.
He did not account for the reason for
mess.
1t took 5000 pounds of coal to pump
100000 gallons of water at the Moth
side station. If he ran at his full ca
pacity the city would save the cost Of
some 10000 pounds Of coal day. Five
mill powers were used at present.
Il can furnish 100000 gallons, but
it seems as if they don't want it, he
said.
The committee adjourned until 10 a.
m. tomorrow, after Aid. Bradish had
asked that eX-Ald. Mills be summoned.
Capt. Tarr. Of New York city, rep
resentative OF the WorthingtoE com
pany, arrived in the city yesterday and
will take hand in the investigation
himself
Capt. Tarr has secured a copy of the
evidence.
Capt. Tarr was seen at the West last
evening. but il did little good from the
standpoint Of man trying to get infor-
nation. The captain would talk but in
an exceedingly non-committal manner
about the pump investigation. He said
that the matter would be sifted to the
bottom thoroughly now and intimated
that the investigation might go fur
Their than the instigatOrs of 1t de-
sired. 1t is significant fact that
the WOrthihgton representative will be
allowed to ask questions Of the wit
nesSes. The committee would not let
Rlnker get in his work In that line prob
ably because he is an employe of the
city and the members of the committee
did not like to leave Rinker a chance to
appear as the representative of the
OrthingtODS when he should be the
city'S representative. But Capt.
Tarr may ask all the ques-
tiOns he pleases. This Worthlngton
man will not say anything further than
that it will be shown to the entire salts
faction of the people of Minneapolis
that the WorthingtOn pumps are all
right-that teey are the standard pumps
of the world, and are doing all that can
be asked of any pump under similar cir
cumstances. The Worthington COM
pany, he says, is not worrying about the
outcome of the investigation. The arri-
val Of this representative of the COM
pany on the ground means that the end
of the investigation is not in sight.
The committee has secured new in
formation within few days that shows
that it has not yet learned all there
is to be learned about the Worthngton
pumps. A visit to the North side sta
ton would convince any one that there
are several screws loose in the con-
struction of those pumps. The COM
mittee is now, more than ever, bent
upon tightening them. RiDker takes
as much interest as ever in the proceed
ings, and is quoted as saying that 1--WE
will give them something to talk about