Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-23
$4,000 GALLONS OF
SWATER PER HOUR
At ST. JOSEPH'S
After Many Unsuccessful At
tempts to Operate Pump,
Expert Engineer Starts the
Plant Going.

When George Cuwuu engineer "t
~. Nar,'s hospital In rurhlu, Colo
transferred tcmporariI, lo st. J"-
scIh's hospital In Aluuducrauc'
started q puplcX Gurdu'r pump NJ
the bottom OF u hfty-lhrcr'ioot wei
at - lusrph's hospital THIS morning
aud Ia" pump pumped 1000 ghl-
Ions at water into n tuuh tu less IMAM
forty minutes, MIR toVun proved hlS
contention that II was practicable L"
pump water from the welt success
fully. provided the right kind of u
pump was used. The Milling ui tn"
~. OUO-gallun tank In l"sH than nm
hour tudu, is an impuithnt event In
the history at st. Jus"ph's, ana AZ
may l." imagined IN source ut muCh
Joy and qualification To- th" manage
mcnt 81 tn" institution. The wen
from which the water was pumped
today with entire success tor the hrEt
time. was put In sCvcrnl years ago ~
a cost of thousands at dollars the
entire hftv-thrrr feet from the sur
taco t. the water being cncascd with
pressed hrIrk, aud tn" tank being
placed 1T u good elevation with
pressed hri"k tower all the way,
Various experts on pumping gave
various rcasuny why water rould no,
he pumped from the welt \ number
at different type pumps w"r" used,
being Installed az great CXprus and
abandoned az useless FOR the purpos"
after faithful trial \ year ago an
rNpru-INr pump WHT Installed with
the guarantee at the people who In
stalled II that II wOuld M the bill
.utisld,Aurlly ur the tril would not
cus % cent This pump. however
Waa dlsu abandoned after being given
4 thorough trail
II remained tor Mr. CuwHu. the cn,
giu,vT a 81 MIrN's In Pueblo, +,
come 90 Albuquerque ana accomplish
what many other had failed tn do
with MT, wears experience" ~ an "u.
giur"r Hud expert pump man, Nj
Cuvuu assembled diHrurdoh puIuI
| IN ia, 'tuI'ruum at the puwcT huu"
at st. Ju",pl's ne placed the -.
| constructed pump M IA" bottom {"
the v"ll mad" - tcw minor change
| In the su,li"u scheme AZ The cdg" al
| ia" water aud turned on the steam
! Soon lhr merry ohug, chug Of Ia,
|
| Iva great abundance The water wa
/ forced through thu uNc-inch casing I,
| the luuk tar ahu,, After forty min
| utrs ul pumping the i2.0OO-gnllul
| tank was nll"d ~ capacity ana tn
fnct had hrou demonstrated brynn,
| pcrnd,"ulurc ~ ~ doubt that pump
| Ing for water ~ ~. Juscph's tx nm on
| tir" success. rhr success OF IA,
! pumping plant Ht 81 Juacphs TX i'm
! purlant tu an that section at tn
| highlands ana the mesa. h"UHus,
pumping tor water Ia that section ha
| been ATTEMPTED only with Indifferent
results num time a. time during tn
| last few yours
Another we'll pat IN at ST Joseph
som" years ago, twelve feet ava,
| from IA" w"ll from which water wa
| successfully pumped to-day. VIII h
used AZ an auXiliury water supply
Mr.. Iowau having thought ont
! plan to usc the lrst well In commune
tiOn with IN" pump In the sccun,
well without additional expense,
IN" successful operation Of IN
lWCll ut 81, JOHephs means saVln
10 the institution Of approximate
Fl75 Il month the year around. II
IN" Intention To uEc much more waite
on Ia" lawn aud shrubbery at ST. ia
Srph's next summer than formerly
This WIN mean much In brautlfyin
IA" already beautiful grounds an
surroundings At the institution Her"
t"inrc water furnished by the waite
supply Cnmuany was used sparingl
because OF the great expense.