The leader., 1898-03-16
AS OTHERS SEE US.
McComb's Delegation Highly
Pleased with their Brook
haven Visit.
Editor May Tells What They
Saw While Here.
The water Works, Electric Lights and
Fire Protection Pronounced y
Great Success.

Great Success.
On Tuesday Mayor q. Z. Jarvis,
Messrs. II. G. Dunn. v. Ii. Robin
son and w. F. Holmes, selectmen,
and Messrs. j. w. Witteman, w.
T. White, B. Heidenrich, w. 4.
Evans, L. Kell, DR.. o. B. Gum, 7.
w. James, 4. l.. Venable, Allen
Martin, VIM. McColgan and r. b.
May, as q committee of citizens,
visited Brookhaven for the purpose
Of inspecting the water works sys-
TEN, which has just been completed
by Messrs. Sanders & Porter, un.
der the management of Mr.. Gran
berry jackson, of townsville, Ky.
At BrO0khaven our delegation
was met at the depot by Mayor
j. B. Daughtry and Messrs. w. Fl.
Seavey, A. f. Moreton, Chas.
Perkins, Albert Cohn and Chas.
Schnorrenberg, councilmen, and a
delegation of business men. We
were escorted to the Commercial
hotel, where we were amply dined
by "mine host of hosts" Mr.. Isaac
Cope. After dinner we were es-
corted to the water works and elec-
trio light plant, and our investi-
CATION began in earnest, and every
member of our party became deeply
interested in every detail. The
machinery, the pumping apparatus,
the wells, reservoirs, dynamOs and
everything pertaining to the sys.
tenn was closely inspected and care.
fully inquired into.
At least four hours were spent
here, and there was not a single de-
tail that was not explained by
those in charge during this time,
the machinery all being in motion,
which Mr.. Kell, Mr.. Jarvis and
other members in the party, posted
on machinery, could thoroughly
appreciate and understand, while
Messrs. Dunn, Wltteman, Evans
and Martin got into the details Of
the pumping apparatus and reser.
voirs. The others of the delega-
tion inquired closely into the dnan.
cial part of the system, and when
this delegation left that plant there
was not a single item that had not
been inspected and examined to
their entire satisfaction.
Returning to the city at about
4:3O, We were shown the fire fight.
ing system, just now being put in
operation. This system consists
Of four hose carriages, 1000 feet OF
hose and four nozzles. The city is
divided into four wards, and vol
unteer fire company is organized
i'm each ward with a foreman. A
general department is then organ.
lied from these four companies,
with a president, chief OF depart
ment and other officers.
When an alarm of fire is sounded
the bell is tapped lively, then the
number of the ward where the fire
is located is given by the same
number of taps by the bell. In
less than five minutes after the bell
was tapped two large streams were
being thrown on Railroad avenue,
a distance of 100 feet into the air,
and i'm less than eight minutes six
streams of water were being thrown
into the air near the depot. Three
of the streams were from 1 3.4inch
nozzle: three were from 14inch
nozzle, thus giving enough water to
successfully fight any fire that
could possibly occur in a city the
size of BroOkhaven. This exhibit
was a crownlng success in advOca-
cy of water works in cities and
towns where wells are depended on
for water in case of fire.
After this we were shown the
electric light plant, which proved
beyond all doubt to he success.
The plant consists of two large
dynamOs, twenty-seven arc lights
and 700 incandescent lights. The
city is lighted throughout, the
lights being placed close enough