TRIAL OF FIRE ENGINES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 9010, 24 January 1895, Page 5

TRIAL OF FIRE ENGINES.

A trial was made last evening of the Fire Brigades', engines. It took place at the Hereford street bridge in the presence .of the Mayor and Crs. Gray {Chairman of Fire Brigade Committee), Samuels, Prudhoe, and Widdowson. Superintendent Turton was in charge of the.city plant; and Superintendent Hemsworth of the Rail- * way engine. The horses were ready harnessed. in the stables, and the engines Were in the stations when Mr Gray gave an alarm from No. 7 indicator. The two chemical engines reached the place simultaneously iv 2min, the Licbfield street steamer in . 2£tnin, the Chester street in 2min oOseo, and the Railway in lOmin 6sec, a alight delay occurred to the ~ last through, the breaking of a trace at < starting. Tho Deluge, which is supplied with hot water, had water on through two branches in 4tnin 20sec. The Extinguisher . which had to get up steam, in lOmin ssec, < and the Railway through four branches -in 13rain ZOtec, lime in each -case being 1 counted from the time the box was broken. y About 750 ft of hose from the Deluge was ; x runout to a canvas tank at the junction of .Hereford and Montreal streets, where the *.- Extinguisher was stationed, .and it pumped \ -the water thence through about 850 ft of - ' additional- hose, which was carried along "Montreal street and up Cashel.street to •, within two chains of the bridge. Through - - this length of hose, 1600 ft, the engines sent -...a stream of water which roso-about 30ft. . > The Extinguisher was detached, and the '■- Deluge produced an almoat similar result .-• .through the same length of hose. The last test was with 100 ft of hose, the Deluge sending a stream which horizontally covered , about two chains, and vertically rose between 50ft and 60ft. The city engines used indiarubber lined hose, a large portion of which was of recent importation. The trial appeared to be satisfactory, and unmistakably manifested the, advantage the engine supplied with hot water had over that which was not.