The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
new IRONSIDES NOW AT
ANCHOR IN. PENSACOLA
IMMENSE NEW RETAINER OF PENSACOLA
GAS CO., HAS 100000 FEET CAPACITY.
PLANT WHERE ILLUMINATING
GAS IS MADE.

very we'll and was most interested IN
the new receiver This is a tele-
scopic container in two sections, and
has capacity of 100000 cubic feet.
The upper lift is u feet in diameter
and % deep and its cover is sheet
iron like its sides. When the gas is
directed into the receiver this lift or
section rises until filled when its low
er edge, which is shaped like a hook.
engages with similar lip on the up
per edge of the second section and
pulls that up after it like telescope.
This section is, of course, somewhat
greater in diameter than the first and
of about the same height. The upper
section of the container sinks into the
water in the tank and inside the first
section, which Is simply a ring OF
sheet iron, and the lip around its low
er edge fills with water. When this
section rises again and reaches and
engages with the hooll-like lip at the
top OF the first section a water joint
or seal is formed. This action is au-
tomato.
The tank is the basin in which the
two containers sink and holds $780,
900 gallons of water. This Is more
water than the average person would
imagine. To show his feature in Its
true light consider that two two and a
half inch streams were kept busy from
Thursday night until Monday morning
to fill this basin. When the contain
ers are full it requires "a hours to
empty them through a.two inch appa-
ratus allowing the receivers to sink
by their own weight. The building of
the new tank cost $25, 900 and be it
said to the credit of the engineers in
charge that when the structure was
completed it was but IL inch out
of perpendicular matter easily rem
edied by the diagonal method Of brac-
ing.
Fine View of City.
One Of the best views of the city and
surrounding country can be had from
the top of the tank when inflated or
from the top of the stairway. Natur-
ally on high ground the four-score
! feet of height affords quite consid-
cradle elevation. To the east Mulat
can be distinctly seen; south over the
bay and the island one may cOmman
an extensive and comprehensive view
and beyond them for miles into the
gulf Westward one may see the navy
yard and Warrington, Fort Barrancas
and even the smoke at Millview, while
to the north Goulding is almost at
ones feet and Brent but a stones
throw and the piney woods and the
oaks at Oakfield seem close enough to
allow one to hear the .warbling Oh
their birds.
Eighteen miles of mains are fed by
''the vapors of this dungeon" There
must be whole thankful of gas in
them kept there by the pressure of the
big tank. They tell us that they do
not even fill the receiver full on hot
day. The heat of the sun is capable
of expanding the gas in the received
about 1-20 If the tank were full T. )
would mean an expansion Of 10000
cubic feet or enough to raise the con
tainer three feet. These figures are
immense. But go over and take 9
look at the tank itself. Figures are
weak in themselves. They are MOI
easy of comprehension. The old say
ing Is that they don't lie and that Is
their only virtue. If you think this
chronicler does just go over and look
at that big New Tronsides. ,---