Evening journal., 1905-10-26
SUPPLY
IS INADEQUATE
Pressure at Farnhurst Not
Sufhcientto Protect Against
Danger From Fire
MAY PUT IN NEW SYSTEM

when test Of the appliances for
fighting fire. at the county and state
institutions at farnhurst was made
yesterday afternoon the fact was clear
Is demonstrated that should a fire OF
serious nature break out the buildings
would be totally az tho mercy OF the
flames
Yesterday WAS board day at the
New castle County Hospital and at the
afternoon session the subject of bet
ter water service for fire purposes was
considered by the trustees and a COM
rnittees Of the Trustees of the Delaware
state Hospital At Joint meeting Of
these W. "A. Cooper. Jr.. attorney for
the Delaware Water Improvement
Company Of New Castle, and j. II. X.
Shannahan. of Easton. Md, represent
ing an artesian well company. were
present and explained TO the trustees
the advantages to be derived from the
use Of the respective methods OF sup
plying water which they represented.
After going into the subject TO some
length it was stated by one of the coun-
.ty hospital trustees that "a committee
'of the trustees had met the Levy
Court, five of them at least. and had
discussed the subject OF better fire
protection for the buildings. The court
seemed most favorable TO the propo-
sition and had assured the committee
that II 1t was necessary to sink more
wells that the cost Of such work would
be provided for in the proper manner.
TESTED THE PRESSURE.
Before any action was taken it was
decided by the board to witness a test
OF the appliances used az the institu-
tions for extinguishing fires. Adjourn
ment was taken and the board proceed
ed to the State institution from the
porch Of which viewed the test. A line
Of hose was attached TO the pipe lead
ing from a tank located in the upper
story of the building and the water
turned on.
Il was with surprise however. that
the trustees and others assembled saw
the result of the trial. The stream
which came though a / Ia inch nozzle
was not OF sufficient force TO shatter the
glass. IN the windows OF the second
story Of the building and barely reached
the caves Of the structure In fact. In
case of FIRE. Of any dimensions the
stream would do little more. good than
one from garden hose. In the event
of blaze breaking out on the roof Of
the building Il would be utterly i'm
possible to check it by means Of water
from "A hose stream operated from the
ground.
After witnessing the exhibition the
fTnEfaau recommended m 60.
OF three composed Of Messrs Clark.
Turner and Bali were named by the
chair to meet a like committee of the
trustees Of the Delaware State Hospi-
tai in the Office of w. II. Cooper, Jr..
on Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Present at the meeting there win be
besides the committees and Mr.. Coop
er. w. E. Ahrens Of the Delaware
Water Improvement Company and the
matter Of water. service will be dis
.cussed thoroughly.
DENIED MAKING STATEMENT.
After this point had been disposed OF
al the request Of President Henry. Sec
retary Parker read a communication
received by him (Dr. Henry from DR..
Hancker. superintendent Of the Della
ware State Hospital. which referred to
AN article published in a local paper
under date Of September 2s. The arti-
Gle referred TO an alleged statement of
George r. Roberts, one of the county
hospital trustees, az the meeting one
month ago. when IL was asserted that
the insane hospital was dumping pa
tients on the county hospital. Dr.
Haneker took decided exception to this.
positively denying it.
Mr.. Roberts denied that any such
statement had been made in open meet
ing and said that what conversation
had taken Place was a private one be-
tween himself and two others. He de-
clined 10 act as a committee of one to
lstraishten out the matter between Dr.
Hancker and the paper. Upon motion
of Mr.. Clark the secretary was in
Istructed to write DR.. Hancker. stating
that Mr. Roberts never made the re-
marks attributed to him in public meet
ing.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Mr.. Turner. of the house committee,
reported that the committee had in
spected the buildings and found them
to be in good condition.
The farm committee and Superin-
|tendent Blackburn recommended that
the salaries Of two men inmates and
employed in looking after the stock be
Increased from S5 to IS per month. At
ter some discussion the motion of Mr.
Roberts to grant the raise was lost by
a vote Of 4 to 3.
President Henry named Messrs. Ster-
ling. George and Harris as house COM
lmittee for the month OF November
Superintendent Blackburn reported the
hospital ambulance to be practically
worn out and suggested that a new
one be purchased. as there was danger
OF il breaking down at any time with
Ia patient in il. lie did not think II
would pay to have it repaired. 1t was
decided to purchase q new ambulance
to cost possibly $3.50. o.
Frank White, of White Brothers, con-
tractors for coal. stated that owing tg
the scarcity Of coal cars and the possi-
bility Of a famine. it might be advis-
able for the trustees to store what coal
possible in the bins at the hospital in