The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

"yeTy few people know how many pounds,
net weight, arsmsn is obliged 20 hold when
using common discharge pipe with any num-
Der OF rounds pressure On the hose, SAD Gs-d-
Der kellogg, chic. OK the Ere department. last
evening "So man in the fire department las q
more difficult JOB than tie pipeman- With 3
154-lnch nozzle, the most common used, VITA
the engine running on 100 pounds OF steam,
there Is 8 net weigh. OF d pounds 81 the
noxze; with l5o pounds OF steam the weight AZ
the nozzle u increased % 2S3 pounds. aad WITH
20 pounds the ppemen have 4s3 pounds TO
handle with Ii5-inca nozzle, the steamer run
ming under q 15o-pouad pressure, the p.pernen
nave weight OF tSi pounds, snd with ~
pound pressure AS pounds Win q 2-inch stream
and q lvo pound pressure there Is weight In
the hands OF the pipemeE Of 800 pounds, and
with pressure of l5o pounds there - net
weight at the nozzle OF ess pounds. The great
resistance thus shown means that pressure OF
Az pounds at the nozzle, with al lisinca stream,
IL shout all that even . skilled nossnsa can
eonveuienfiy msnage unless he has one or two
men TO halp him, and q nozzle pressure OF 90
pounds will tax the energies OF ta7es strong
men 10 hold The way these nozzle pressure
tests are naie.is very simple. FIRST. We get
large set OF new scales, and the pipenan with
the empty nozzle is placed on the scales and
weighed Then the water is forced through the
nozzle oy an engine As the different pressures
are reached a. the steamer, signal whistles are
blown and the weight taken, each size OF the
nozzle being run through separately. The
weight OF the pipernen Is then suotracIed from
the total weights, and the result Is thus reached"
Henry Bergh, Mrs. E Bergh. Miss Bergh, Ed.
win Bergh and Mr. and Mra william Peckham
came in from Alaska yesterday on the steam
ship Queen. Henry Bergh and Edwin Bergh
ere nepaews OF the Henry Bergh who attained
national reputation Through his connection
n g. p-a- -srsl-1r rs
Cruelty TO Animals. His nephews, who are now
In the city. were intimately associated with him
In the work. The entire family, when seen a.
the Rainier hotel las: night, were en-
thusiastic in their description OF Alaska
and the trip in general Edwin Bergh
said: "As We came ont OF sitka on
Thursday last q strong current bore rs upon an
unseen rock The ship struck with dull.
hard. scraping sound, and many on board grew
greatly exci:ei. Some of the ladies wanted 70
throw themselves overheard. Captain James
Carroll was kind and courteous and assured all
that there was no danger. The vessel leaned
several feet TO one side and il looked just little
dangerous. 1t was low tide then. In four
hours the tide rose and, putting on full
steam, the ship was able to back of
the rock and resume IL: journey"
Mrs Bergh was quite charmed with
the party's good luck in witnessing at Glacier
Lay part of a glacier over 200 feet high break
on and dash into the Sea 1t sank out OF sight
for q minute and then dashed up again into the
cir. The sun played upon the great mass OF ice,
and. rejecting many eolors, presented a picture
which the lady said abe would never forget
Henry Bergh said he was glad 10 see the single
industry develop as it has in this country. as
the East was in need OF an unlimited supply.
The party viii remain in this city several days.
A joke Yves played on d.. A. e. McCandlass
BY his companions, George A Madden and J. P.
Brown, on their recent trlp to the Cascade min
ing district which might have deprived him Of
his supply of snake-bite while he was beyond
reach of civilization. When the party reached
Hamilton the doctor insisted on having q sup
ply of whisky to keep out the cold. His COM
rades agreed 20 Lay in . supply and then sur
reptitiously filed two small stone jugs with
pure water, sealed them up and consigned them
TO the doctor, with strict iniunctions not 10
open them until they were right il the mount
aims. The doctor, believing that the Jugs coz
tanned pure Mouongahels rye, slung one on each
side OF pacK-mule and went along
with the procession. He guarded
those Jugs so carefully that be carried
them across the river at one place rather than
trust them TO anybody else. But he did not
guard them closely enough, for q teamster, who
had been eyeing those jugs lougiagly, opened
one of them at Sank while the doctors back was
Turned and tasted the contents. "Why. that
amt whisky; it must be gin!" he exclaimed,
reaching back into his memory for the recollec-
ton of someth ng that tasted like it Then he
took another sip and the truth flashed upon him
like the sudden recognition of a long-forgotten
place "By - it's water" he said, dropping
his voice at a warning sign from q by-stsnder.
But the doctor has sharp ears and heard the re-
mark about gin. He took out those two jugs
and filed them with the liquor be loved and
went on his way rejoicing. having turned the
laugh the other way.
Charles Celery, United states bank examiner
for the Northwest district. was formerly fell
low-.ownsmau of Manager John W. Hanna, of
the Seattle ope-s-house, at Charleston, Ill Mr..
Cleery was appointed to his position in
April, aud said last night: "When l was
signed TO duty in the Northwest 1 began
10 regard my lot as particularly unfortunate.
Now that am here l think otherwise. TIE
! banks here are solid institutions, and
money is comparatively easier here than in the
East The bank statement which has been
called for August II is nothing more than that
which is required by law. All banks are called
on for sworn statements Eve times year. When
examine bank l slways ask for the last state
nlent for purposes OF comparison Northwest
e-n banks are as well conducted as any in the
country"
An interview with Lieutenant ". P Goodwin,
published in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES some
men were not acceptable as recruits in the army.
has aroused the ire of the Spokane Reristr That
paper shows a surprising familiarity with the
pedal appendices of all the great generals OF
history from Hannibal down 20 Grant, and pro-
claims that they all had fat feet Il ignores the
TACT that the lieutenant was merely explaining
regulation established by the chief army off,
Gals, who, IL may oe presumed. know their bust
ness Can IL be that the editor OF the Rerieu as
touched on tender spot AMI himself has tat
feet, that he defends them so vigorously
T. J. Bass. president of the Bass-Hueter Paint
Company, OF san Francisco, returned from a
trip 10 Alaska yesterday on the steamship
Queen, aud, with his vile and son, 10 the guest
of his nephew, Daniel W Bass Mr.. and Mrs.
Bass and family viii return to san Francisco on
the steamship City of Puebla. NJ Bass says
that the party had a splendid time while in
Alaska. the weather having been pleasant
throughout
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob T. Bennett, of Philadel-
phis; Mr.. and Mrs. John Colahsn, of Cleveland;
Mr.. NJ. l. Patterson and Mr.. Orion Patterson. Of
Knoxville, Tenn. Mr.. and MTs ". II. Spencer.
OF Ssn Luis obispo, Cal: Mr.. and Mrs. A B.
FO-bey, Mrs y. D. Thompson, Miss Foroey, Mrs.
Brewer snd son, OF san Francisco, returned
from Alaska on the steamer Queen yesterday
and are az the Northern.
John NJ. Platt. the banker of Anacor,es, Is at
the Northern hotel 81 came down for little
pleasure" he said last night, ''out just as
neared seatt e today Dr.. Sparkling boarded the
train ant compe led NE to bare my arm to
vaccine point Well, there is one salts faction.
I an insured against tie dreadful disease al no
cost rO rnyssif