The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24
1rMEN ON THEIR METTLE.

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~ Tests of the Capacity of
horOs-7d Machines by Chief Hale.
= ;us,ecrion of tde fire department
I'T IN Yesterday by Chief Hale, of
Citv. All the engine houses were
ns and a close inspection of the
Sl' ND machines and the general con-
things was made. Each engine
'Ol was called out on test call,
n ,s. time in getting out of the engine
md on the street and the time of
N the nearest hydrant was noted.
ISusIe was pleased with the results,
w. .aid that the showing was good
lS .. erst tests were made at the head
ars At South Broad and Abercorn
,s Al the tap of the big duke the
md horses sprang to their places.
o,gine cleared the door in fifteen
D.ads and the hose cart in thirty sec
BETTER time has been made than
II. but Chief Hale said this was very
The run was made to the hydrant
~ S,ntb Broad street, near Bull street,
~ straam of water was on in minute
"a half, and the engine was working
@-o and a half minutes after the stroke
THE FIRST TEST.
=, soven minutes the engines had on
.la+y mounds of steam, the usual pres
pLlo a. frcs. and stream of water was
.o, sbot up into the air through 100
w. Of hose This was with 1-inch nOz-
4 change was made to 118-inch
o,,le with which a stream was thrown
tlOo,riillontallv 223 feet, As an exhibition
~ The height to which water could be
~. " stream was thrown clear over
the @story residence OF Col. w. w. Cor
toD and into Bull street on the other
SlT NE aerial ladder was then called out
rro wagon cleared the door in twenty
Ave seconds after the tap of the gong.
The horses were then taken out and the
ladder raised. This was accomplished in
oTe minute and half after the signal
was given
AT THE ENGINE HOUSES.
AtNo engine house on Broughton
4 street the hose wagon cleared the door
s. in % seconds and the engine in 80
r seconds. A run was made to the
Garner of Habersham street and a
4 stream was got on in l minute and 55
seconds. Eighty pounds of pressure
we're On in 4 minutes. With this
pressure a stream was thrown a distance
Gf9g2, feet A z-inch nozzle was used
Foreman Connors received a bouquet of
flowers from Mrs c. A. Lamar as a COM
pliment on the good work of the Wash
ingtOn boys.
30 engine house on West Broad and
BRYAN streets was next visited. Fore
man Connouy's men showed up we'll. The
hose cart cleared the house in %
seconds and the engine in 30
seconds. A stream of water was gotten
on from the nearest hYdrant in l min
ute and 30 seconds. There was a
pressure of twenty pounds of steam in
Smiuutes. No. 2 made the longest
and highest throw of any of the engines,
the long distance throw being 233.5 feet
and the upward throw sufficient to land a
stream on the top of a four-story build
ing Chief Hale had a hole burned in his
coat by spark from the engine there
IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION.
The iremen at No. 4 engine house on
Barnard street made a good showing
The reel cleared the door in 10 seconds
and the engine in % seconds. Water was
passed through the nozzle in l minute
and seconds. and the engine was at
work in l minute later. Water was
thrown 100 feet with hydrant pressure
alone.
No. engine house, on Henry street,
was reached at dinner time, and there
were only four men on duty, one being off
on vacation and two at dinner. The en-
CINE got out of the house in 2Oseconds and |
the reel in q seconds; water was started
10 minute and 40 seconds and the engine
got to work in minutes and 80 seconds. |
In five minutes a. stream of water was
thrown 2l7 feet With hydrant pressure
only water was thrown 81 feet 10 inches
with inch nozzle.
TO TEST THE BAY STREET MAIN
It was decided not to make the test of
The Bay street main until this morning.
instead some tests of the hydrant press
ure In the southern portion of the city
were made These tests demonstrated
satisfactorily that the opinion held by
Chief Hale, that the hydrant pressure is |
sufficient for all fires in that section, is
correct. Chief Puder arrived at this con |
c-uslOn sometime ago, and was so quoted |
In the MORNING NEWS.
In speaking lof the tests to a MORNING |
NEWS reporter, Chief Hale said: II find |
all the equipment of the department in
HrSt-cass condition, as good as | have
ever seen. The engine houses are
wen kept and the men seem
M - P'OLipG III Iuelr WOfR. i
Inc exhibitions this morning 4
were very satisfactory So far as the de-
&rtment goes, it is first-class. The force
IS NOT quite large enough and the engines
should be heavier, in the business portion
OF Jhe city, at least. | have seen nothing
W attract unfavorable criticism as yet"
Cnet Hale was accompanied during
IN me day by Chief Puder, Assistant Chief |
committee.