The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-06-28
THE NEW PuMPE
LIVES UP TO REPUTATION AND
PLEASES PEOPLE.

After the Monday afternoon and
evening public demonstrations of the
new Seagraye motor pumper and fire
fighting apparatus public opinion was
almost unanimous in its approval of
the new pumper. Tests were given
on First street down town where
stream of water was forced almost
to the top of the tall flag staff on Top
of the court house, and at the river,
where the water was pumped directly
from the stream and forced at least
two hundred feet distance, proved
the bumpers worth in fire fighting.
The tests at the court house were
made under difficult conditions. One
coupler, to be used in the connection
of hose line to one of the delivery
outlets on the engine, was missing,
and the demonstration was given
with only three lines of hose running
into the one stream which was forced
to an unusual height II was the
intention to use four lines of hose
for the test
A stiff wind blowing from the
southwest sprayed the stream of wat
er when it reached any great height
preventing the making of any record.
When consideration is taken of the
fact that the flag staff on the court
house is over 10 feet high and that
4 machine throwing over seven hun
| lred and fifty gallons of water a min
ute was able to force the stream OF
water almost to the top of the staff
some idea of the force of the new
pumper can be gained.
| Oskaloosa may never need the tire
mendous pressure demonstrated, but
| what the town does need is the pow
ar of the engine to keep four smaller
| streams flowing at one time, thus
| providing an addition of the number
| If hose lines necessary for fighting
| fire such as occurred down town last
| winter.
The four streams of water were
forced almost one hundred feet higi
and provided sufficient force and
water to easily handle any blaze
which might occur in Oskaloosa.
1t is possible to increase this mum
Der of hose lines a number of times
by the use of Siamese couplers.
What the pumper can do in draw
ing water from a river or well wa
shown in the demonstration at Glen
dale on Skunk river where the pump
or drew the water from the river anC
forced it throughla hundred feet o
hose and out of the nozzle for a dis
lance of almost two hundred feet.
The pressure gained through tn,
use of the pump alone, when adde'
TO the city pressure gives a combine,
force of over one hundred pounds
That's certainly force enough to tea
down a brick wall.
Although the pumper is rated t.
pump seven hundred and fifty gallOn'
If water each minute, the pumpe
frequently registered over eight huT
lred gallons per minute, and at n,
lime was the engine running wide
open.
Four different sizes of nOzzles wer'
tried out, the demonstrators usini
the II inch, the II inch, the II incl
and the 2 inch.
Late yesterday afternoon the truCl
was taken to the M. & st. l.. cross
ing on High avenue west where con
lection was made with a hydrant OF
IN old four inch main.
| Scarcely any change in the fore,
Of the water was noticeable.
For the first time in the test, tn
fire chief called the pumping station
at Skunk river and the station turned
on the extra bumpers used to provid
pressure for fires. With this adder
pressure the stream was forced owe
two hundred feet.
The demonstration at the cour
house last evening was witnessed b
a large crowd, made up mostly of cit
liens who feel a great interest in tn
new fire apparatus, and who watche'
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