Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-25
WELL PROTECTED.
New 1OOO-Ga||on Fire
Pump at|nsane hospital
Recent Tests Of Pump Show
/ Has Great Power.
The Well Trained Fire Department
Needs More Equipments.

made by the Maine Insane hospital
Committee on the part of the Legisla-
ture and the Water District trustees
ain arrangement was made to have
large supply main 10 inches in diameter
running one mile from Cony street d.
rect to the engine house of the insti-
tuition, exclusively for the use of the
hospital, solely for it's use and better
fire protection.
There is located in the engine house
and now established George F. Blake
Co. 1000-gallon underwriters fire pump
attached to this 10-inch suction. under
a pressure of 20 pounds, discharging
into an Sand 6-inch discharge pipe,
reaching in two directions, complete
circulation of the hydrant system
around the entire establishment.
Six new hydrants have been located
and set. One mile of 1O-inch pipe. 800
feet of S-inch pipe and 1000 feet of c.
inch pipe has been laid during the
present season. The hydrants are tied
together in such manner and SO To-
Gated that when the system is COM
p!eted that there are no hydrants on
dead ends. complete circulation extend
ing throughout the entire system. max
ing 4 very complete and thorough ar
rangement
In an Interview with a Journal re-
porter, while showing him about the
place where the pump was installed
and some of the other locations, Treas
urer Manning S. Campbell, who had
entire executive charge of the work Of
installing said in part:
That 1O-inch supply main that you
note in the ditch comes a distance of
one mile from Cony street. This supply
main has nothing on it except the hy-
drant service at the arsenal. 1t comes
in under the pump and turns up under
the 12-inch valve rs
"As the pipe line gets inside the size
is increased from 10 to II inches. The
pump was made by the George F.
Blake Manufacturing Co. Of Boston and
New York and is known as the 1000
gallon underwriters pump, having a
capacity of 1000 gallons of water per
minute. or four good h-inci1 smooth
nozzle fire streams. The pump revolves
10 revolutions per minute
THE pump discharges into the en-
tire water system, through g. and g.
inch discharge pipe, connecting with
place. On this particular location there
are 10 steamer hydrants Of 6-inch size
The system is also connected to a g.
inch main with one end Of the circula-
ton under the pump. BY method now
used we can feed the boilers in two
different ways.
The pipe is by-pathed with the
pump with an S-inch connection from
the suction into the discharge, and in
doing so we are enabled to supply the
institution two ways with water. The
old way, established when the water
company first commenced here in Au-
gusta. was feeding through a 6-inch
pipe under reduced pressure.
AT the end of the fire service there
is check valve located at the gate
house, so that when the pump is oper-
ating the hospital reservoir is shut off,
and the pump is pumping against this
valve. This gives a pump pressure on
all hydrants and standpipes through
out the entire system. We now carry
a pump pressure of 40 pounds when
running
BY the old system of supply in
stalled toy the water company the best
pressure that could be obtained was
about ~ pounds. By the new line, run
ming direct. with very little loss from
friction, we are enabled to have 70
pounds of pressure at the fire pump.
The increased regular pressure is
about 25 pounds. We have a relief
valve in the 10-inch main which over
comes any air hammering caused by
al: in the line. The pump is set to be
released at 140 pounds pressure
through its relief valve.
THE steam supply for the pump is
direct from the boilers and is standing
on the pump at all times, properly
tapped, giving what is termed a dry
steam main, ready instantly for oper-
alton. 1t is our purpose to erect q
steam fire whistle. arranged to blow
with an electrical attachment to he
blown readily from points about fine
building. a. fire alarm.
Inc institution has a thoroughly
equipped fire department, recently or
ganized- The organization is rs fol-
lows:
Chief misunderstanding S. Camp
bell
Appointed ofticers-1stAssist. marshal.
Or. II. l.. Horsman; I'd Assist. marshal
John a. Getchell: engineer W. l..
Sampson; Assist engineer, James w.
sampson; electrician. Levi HalIowell;
clerk Albert NJ. Pingree.
Hose house janitor-A. A. Clark
Ol'icers Hose Co. No. l-Captain, ".
n. A'len lieutenant. Roy II. Curtis:
hFdrant man. NJ. A. Bradstreet: pipe
men, +. Jones. A. L. Jordan. Montelle
Cottle.
Officers Hose Co. No. 2.-Captain. A.
\. Pingree: lieutenant, George a.
Campbell: hyirant man. Fred ". Muir
ply; pipe men. w. F. Mullen, ~ l..
Higgins.
Hook and Ladder Co.-Captain, Levi
Hallowell: lieutenant. w. F. Gowen:
ladder men, c. II. Watson, H. j. White.
]. r. Reeves. ]. p. HalloweH, j. c.
McCurdy, W. E. Trask, A H. Hatch.
| Charles NJ. Taber. Will H. Taber. W. H.
Carey, II. F. Corson.
| Another season and we shall be
| equipped with all fire fighting appli-
ances, enabling the department to give
| exhibition drills. a new hose house
will be built in the spring. which will
be provided with fire apparatus, such