Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-26

thrown out OF work temporarily.
Should rebuilding be commenced,
doubtless many of the employees, who
are carpenters and wood workers.
would be given employment OH the new
buildings.
Insurance on Car Shops.
The insurance on the car shops, ma
chinery, contents and material, ag-
gregates $4,000, which was carried In
the St Paul Fire and Marine, and re-
insured in other companies. The in
surance is divided as follows:
On building ............+....... S,Voo
On building :. ..............$ S,ooo
On machinery ................ 24,VoV
On material ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,oOo
Total .................. .Soo'VoV
There was no insurance carried on
the paint shop and It's contents. On
the rolling stock the insurance carried
is not known locally. II is carried in
ST. Paul, and telegram from the
r.-R. to General Manager Day. rela-
tive to the insurance and his estimate
of the loss, failed of reply.
Pressure Was Terrific.
i He SlealtSt pISNouiS ~ viz
of the pumping station was maintained
during the fire, owing to the long DIS
lance from the plant, and the fact that
the mains south Of Main street are but
six-incf. For three hours, during the
time the flames were the fiercest,
pressure of 40 pounds was carried.
This was fifteen pounds more pressure
than was ever carried in a fire in the
history Of the city or the pumping sta
ton, and IL was not carried without
risk to the mains 1t was the small
ness of the mains in the south part OIL
town that prevented larger streams be-
ing thrown, and all hose playing on the
fire that was fed by the larger mains
showed all the pressure necessary.
The company's hose did not show as
heavy streams as was desired, but ~
was owing to the character OF the con
nection with the city mains.
During the fremont hotel fire the
pressure maintained was 100 pounds.
and during the Let's Fletcher fire 12b
pounds Superintendent Madsen, III
speaking of the pressure carried. sald:
eve carried really more pressure last
night than we really should altho Oh
course we had to accept some chances.
Had it not been for the small mains
south Of Main street there would have
been no trouble about getting plenty
of water. We had one pump that
wasn't working, and the pump that
was furnishing the water was not
working up to its capacity. We couldn't
go too strong. on account OF endan-
gering the mains. Had we burst some
of them we would have been up against
it," The pressure was so heavy that
many private water services We're
burst during the fire.
Pumped 943000 Gallons Of Water.
AS the Friday nights fire was the
first large fire since the new 100000
gallon reservoir was installed about
four years ago, the T.-R. took pains to
perintendent Madsen on the amount OF
water pumped, and how the reservoir
stood the test According to measure
ments made at noon today, 1t is found
that the reservoir did all that was eX-
pected of it, and could have furnished
as much water again had it been nee
essary.
The average pumping in one day, to
supply the ordinary wants Of the city,
is 100000 gallons. The record for
Fridays pumping showed total Of
$194s 900, indicating that the extra
94S,000 gallons were used for the fire.
The reservoir showed drop of 100000
from its usual stage, and at noon today
showed that 1t still contained $4,000
gallons. Superintendent Madsen said
that he could have pumped twice as
much water during the fire had the
pipes been large enough to carry it.
1t will require just one days time,
with normal consumption, to fill the
water to its full capacity again.