The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-01
THROWING
|. TEST MADE. TODAY
With Engine Going, Fire Truck Puts
Stream Several Feet Over the
spire on Presbyterian
Church.
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY
Last Test Before Winter Proves Ev-
erythIns In Excellent Shape
Results With Different
MOBILES.
SATISFACTORY
HIGHLY

There's nothing the matter with
the engine on the fire truck This
morning the last water throwing test
! was made before winter and through
the inch and threequarters nozzle
and the inch and one-half nozzle water
was thrown over the spire on the
Westminster Presbyterian church at
Seventh and Blondeau streets.
This Is believed to be the highest
structure IA Keokuk and by putting a
good stream from I'VE to eight feet
over the spire on the steeple, the fire
truck has demonstrated It's ability to
cope with any FIRE In Keokuk.
The first test was with m inch and
one-half nozzle Water was thrown
over the spire Of the postofice from
in front Of. the building in Seventh
street ~ Us. f.
When the ono and. three-auarters
inch nozzle was attached, the water
was sent up from the Blondeau street
side OF the Westminster Presbyterian
church. Without the pump going the
water rose three-Quarters Of the way
to. the top. But when the engine
started. the water gradually mounted
until large stream was thrown five
feet over the apire. ~ 81 i
put on and water was thrown several
feet higher over the steeple. The
force OF the wind had great deal to
do with keeping the record down
For these two nozzles low pressure
| was used High. however, was neces
sary to send the water through the
inch and one-eighth: The water from
this nozzle did not mount as high as
from the other two. The pressure
varied between $50 and 100 pounds
to the inch.
When the inch and three-quarters
nozzle Is on. the stream 70 equal to
the force from three lines OF hose
with inch MOBILES with power from
the water works. In ali respects this
mornings tests were highly satisfav
| tory and John Adefson, chief OF the
Keokuk hre department II pleased
with the results. It is his opinion
that II the water can be thrown over
the highest church sDire In town that
the department Is able to cope with
any ire here In the future
/ This afternoon at 1 80 O'Clock anoth
er test was made at Ninth and Bank
streets in front Of st. Peters Cath.
Ollie church. This was for the purpose
OF determining from the location at
the top OF Keokuk's highest hill. II
! the water could be forced to the top
OF St. Peters steeple.
In making the run to Ninth and
Bank streets. Fire Chief Anderson
chose the hardest route SO that he
could be assured that the truck was
prepared for every emergency. The
route was down Sixth to. johnson
streets, out Johnson to Ninth street
then up to Main and ont Main tc
Tenth. Next came the drive up Tenth
street hill to Bank.
The tests on Bank street this aft
ernoon proved satisfactory. Tho water
FROM both the one and one-haH incl
and one and three-quarter inch
nozzles rose higher than the cross or
st. Peters Catholic church. The
water was taken from the hydrant al
Tenth and Bank streets.
/ Before making this test, the auto
truck was run up Main street hill a,
high speed. Tenth street hill was
also taken with eass. These are the
two steepest hills In the city.