The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-12

ed down to Mr.. Eargle to force his
pump, that / had cut the standpipe
off. To be certain about it, I notified
him that | was going to cut the stand
pipe off. l went TO the standpipe my
self and shut down the valves, and I
know that the pump was running
when the valve was shut down, for I
could feel the pressure Of the pump.
[ ran around to the standpipe hurri-
edly and coming back T was not in
any special hurry, Of course I did
not take my time, but T did not
hurry particularly, and T could see
the streams and could see that they
were having all the pressure that they
could handle at that time.
@. How long did that last after
you cut it OFF,
a. 1t is hard matter to say, but
| should say that it took me posi-
bly, three minutes, may be four, any
way hardly five to walk from the
standpipe down to the place and I
walked lalong leisurely, and T got
back there ten minutes possibly be-
fore there was the com plant that
there was no pressure, that the pres
sure had gone down, and happened
to be at one of the hydrants at the
time that the pressure went down and
[ told them to open the hydrants we'll,
and they said they were open. Some
of them then tried it and I caught
hold of the handle and sure enough
the pressure had gone down, and I,
of course, realized that something out
of the usual had happened, so went
around TO phone to Mr.. Earmlc and
told him that we had the standpipe
cut off. 7 Immediately ran into a
little store near the Mower Company
and as l. came out of the door I re-
marked that the pump had broken
down, and two men volunteered to go
and open the standpipe. I saw Mr..
Dunston and told him to 60 with them
as he happened along just at that
time, so rs they started on up to the
standpipe and I ran to the power
house and the pressure was out long
enough for man to run from the
fire to the standpipc, don It know how
long, but possibly fifteen minutes.
@. That was done just as soon as
you discovered that the pump was out
of fix?
a. Yes, sir, and fortunately found
somebody right there.
@. After that you had ample pres
surcq
A. Yes, as much as the water in
the standpipc could possibly give.
@. What was the condition when
YOU "ot to the power house?
A. Mr.. Earelc and Mr.. West we're
there. 7 was not at the power house
when the pump broke down, but went
down there and found Ear"lc and
West. They were on the side of the
pump and had gotten the pump ready
to go again. was not there more
than two minutes before bhe pump
was started again. Before the pump
was started 7 looked up at the guage
and the water was within fiftecn
feet Of the top Of the standpipc at
that time. I am positive Of this.
O. What was the trouble with the
pump?
4. Now, it is just the hardest thing
to say exactly what was the matter
with it. There were no parts broken.
The pump did not come to pieces, and
as 7 said. T was not there when it
stopped. Mr.. Eargle can tell you cx-
actly how the pump acted and [ can
not tell you what made it do it, and
after the pump was started up then
we got a good pressure and worked it
up until the water was exhausted
from the reservoir.
@. What difference, Mr.. Boyd, does
it make, if any, to cut the standpipc
off9
4. Yes, sir, it makes hig differ
cncc. The pressure from the stand
pipe when it is full just here at this
point is 70 pounds. and up there the
force would not be quite rs much,
and when the standpipe is cut off, it
is possible to run the lines up to 125
pounds. 1t makes quite difference.
@. With the standpipe on, what
pressure would you haveq
A. Tt makes little greater pres
sure than with the standpipe Of,