The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-12
GASOLINE FIRE
 ' ENGINE FOR CITY
Continued from First PaSe.)

zinc In general during the past five or ten years, that to-day 1t Is known, understood and in use by probably as many, if not more people than the steam engine. It is such convenient power and adaptable for so many pur- poses that its progress has been an unparalleled record in power produc- ing machinery.
 The Westinghouse company at their works in Schenectady, N. Y,, have given much study to the development | of the gasoline engine of the multi | cylinder type for use In portable out fits and have furnished to tho United | States government for the artillery coast defense of the army a large number of portable outfits embracing their multi-cylinder engine and drlv- | ing electric generators operating port able searchlIghts and within the past year or two they hayo taken up the | fire engine matter and have brought out an apparatus which has many novel features.
 So important Is 1t to get tho water on the fro at the earliest possible moment when even seconds count, I that the greatest effort is put forth to that end. The speed at which the | men and apparatus may reach tho fire, the rapidlty with which the hose can be laid and the water delivered in large volume and under good pres sure, arc points which have received great attention. NMen are trained, competitive tests are held and every effort put forth to accomplish result, in the shortest time possible. The Westinghouse gasoline fire engine is | said to accomplish all this
 This apparatus, ready for instant service starting within ten seconds, thus requiring no wait to get up steam with this engine, and saving several ! valuable minutes. There is no falling of pressure, either as occurs in stok- ing the fire under the steamer. The apparatus weighs less 5,400 pounds for the size considered here and Is lower fin center of gravity than the steamer and consequently can reach the fire quicker and if can also be drawn over hills and rough roads far more easily than q steamer. It's fuel being gasoline, 1t does not make smoke like the steamer, and being n gasoline engine it consumes fuel only while running IL also carries with fl the fuel In condensed form, the tank on the apparatus holding enough fol a days run. A boiler not being re. quired as in the case of steamer a large item of expense in maintenance is cut out to say nothing of the fact that boilers are continually dctcrior. ating from use and lose their eff. ficiency
 It will be noticed in the Illustration that the apparatus is low in build, al parts are easily accessible. II is pro Yided with large wheels, rubber tired and furnished with a powerful hui brake of special design.
 The engine part of this apparatu has four cylinders and is 40 horsepower . 1t Is direct-connected to a rotary i'm peller type of pump. IL is provide, With cnergizng and ignition apparatu which make the sparkling absoutel, certain, as not only is there a dupll cate set Of energizng, distributing ant sparking parts but the different part, thereof may by means Of switches. b, placed into different combinations. thu actually making several additional ig hilton sets or systems and euardIn, against any possibility of failure as al . Of the systems of ignition would no be out of commission at tho same time
 The gasoline is fed to the engine b, means of positive driven submerged piston pump, delivering the gasoline {, an auxiliary tank placed above the car ? buretor which has an overflow pin, which returns all excess gasoline L ' the main supply tank. The cooling Q the engine cylinders Is accomplished b, positive circulation from the fire p,Imr The olling of the engine is by mean 5 of G modern force feed lubrlcatoi
 which while engine is running makes
 positive delivery of oil to the bearings
 Special attention has been given { ' the pump and hose connections. Tn
 latter have been so arranged as l. swivel completely around and are yer, ] adaptable so that the suction hose ant } the discharge hose may be quickly .con nocted notwithstanding the engin
 may not have been located in a certai or exact spot It will throw six hun dred gallons of water per minute an } even exceed that capacity and 1t wi , keep 1t up for twenty-four hours or fo
 one hour as desired By means of
 bypass valve when using water frot hydrant the water may be passe , around the pump at hydrant pressur e and not through it if at any time 1t
 so desired.
 One of these engines has been in Us in Schenectady the homo town of tn manufacturers for about q year and