The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-09
TESTED FIRE APPARArus.
system on Hutchinson's Island Was
Given a Trial.

Given Trial.
A very satisfactory IRE TEST wss made
ou Hgtchison's leland vesteriay u.ofn.ng
Ar electric pump thar has just been com
-.etea and s. 81 res3.rtss % b turned
over 70 me seaboard Air Lane ~ me FL
.s0n Illuminating Company Was given
-esf. and lts operation y the eatire IRE
svsfsrn % che island was saown 70 D. eE-
eueat Mr ~ w Mackau o. the sea
aoard Ar Line expresssd thorough safls-
factsor with the test
Secretary Fleming = t1e Southeastern
Tarln Association. local Insurance n'er.
SIR Mackau. ar Drum. manager for the
EEson Electric Illuminating Company.
ard Mr George p Baldwin. re president
SIR Il II Bacon. chairman q the Water
Committee % the C.ty Council. Director
~ Pubile Works Gadsien. Superintendent
Mcguire % the Fire Department, and
Foreman J. = Camps % Engine Com
-any No. =. all ,nczei .he test
The Insurance men deslred 20 see the
apparatus tested 10 order that they nigh
iudge ~ the RISK ard establish t-e rates
thar should prevail for Insurance. The
efficiency q the system would seem o. iu-
8ieate shat the rates should D. low The
seaboard officials also desired 20 see that
the IRE apparatus Is % the bes' and thor
oaghly effective before accepting b.
The pump house and - esl-ga.lon tank
are locased or rae merchandise pier at
me western end ~ the island and are
fralated from the warehouses 50 a. 70
be- absolutely free from any danger 81
being SCI on Gre from any % tae other
buildings The equipment a. tie pump
house consists u two pumps driven hy
electric motors. current Tor whleh b. sup
piled ty "a large cable stretched across
rhe SavuUual river a. the foot o. BlL
sfress. ana connected 90 the underErourl
mains o. the Edison Electric Illuminating
Company. The pumps we're manufactured
3y the Henry r. worihington Company %
New York nrd are equipped with General
Eiectrl, Companys motors
Tire smaller pump is arranged 20 supply
drinking water from an arteslan well
which has been bored on the island ard
she larger pump Is a special IRE under
writer's l.ooo-rallou dre pump. which Is
-apab.e 81 supplying water AZ Ie1 pounds
pressure for { - lines o. hose This
IRE pump g. direct-connected 10 a e.
horse power motor wAlch is the largest
electric motor al present in use 10 savan-
ran.
The IRE pump feeds INTO an s-iuch main
rlpe line which connects hv means of
3-luch mains 20 each % the piers. aherc
being two f-iucn mains or the naval eorss
pier and on the cotton pier. These mains
supply water % hfty-six FIRE hydrants
which are ample 20 cover the entire lsl-
and. and 80 located that from four 20 I've
lines of hose can almost touch nozzles or
ars pier 90 that ia case % IRE the SUM
piy 81 water from four 90 i've lines o.
hose can b. concentrated az ans one point;
The operation q this FIRE pump De- entire
iy automatic and it g. so arranged that ln
pounds o. water pressure IS maintained
constantly in the pipe line and in che
event % FIRE n a hydrant o. turned on
The pump starts automatically ard IN ff-
teen or twenty seconds IS supplying fs
FUN capacity % water az 100 pounds Eres-
sure
The automatic starting and stopping o.
This pump was demonstrated this morn
ing when the elty's hrcmen turned on
and turned on their lines o. hose and was
n revelation 20 everybody. as almost in-
[ simultaneously with the turning on q the
hose one could see the pump start and
whenever all the lines Of hose were turned
on the pump stopped itself Immediately
The immrnFe advantage from tho auto
matte starting ana stopping of this pump
was apparent 20 al the spectators. a. b.
showed in The case 81 Are rot a seconds
time would b. lost and the fun volume %
water from four TO FIVE hose would BE-
supplied The Electric Light Company
guaranteed q continuous rv.ce for this
FIRE pump and are able TO DO 80 as they
have capacity az their eloctuc light etn-
t'on 20 supply the power necessary 90 run
- pump many Zines over.