Bridgeport Elated Over Its Waterous Engine

Bridgeport Elated Over Its Waterous Engine

The Bridgeport, Conn., Standard of June 14 contained the following: "When the official test of the pumping capacity of Bridgeport's handsome new Waterous gasoline pumping engine was finished this afternoon at 12.30 o'clock, it had demonstrated to the authorities of the department that it could live up to every guarantee and even better. Pulling water from the harbor 10 feet below the city dock, the pump forced out 889 gallons a minute, or 189 gallons a minute more than guaranteed, and during an endurance test which lasted steadily for one hour, with the engine running normally, 725 gallons were pumped without trouble. Commissioner Prank L. Cogill, who had charge of the tests for the city, is enthusiastic to-day over the results of the test. It is probable that the machine will be officially accepted by the city this afternoon or to-morrow. In the pumping test held yesterday afternoon at the close of the road tests, the engine gave a satisfactory test from the hydrants, pumping as high as 803 gallons a minute, but because of averse conditions which made the test an unfair one, the engine only pumped 668 gallons a minute when pulling the water from the harbor. While the stream of water did not register the required 700 gallons a minute at the nozzle, it was pulling water up from the harbor 16 feet below, when the tide was dead low, and the contract only specifies 10 feet. The water was so dirty it was at first decided not to hold the test yesterday. It was one of the most severe tests that the machine could have been subjected to, and it showed wonderful results. To see the huge machine thundering along Noble avenue, towards Beardsley Park at a speed of 38 miles an hour was an interesting sight and deeply impressed the inspecting city officials and the out-of-town guests gathered on the scene with its wonderful ability', to get to a fire and get there quickly if necessary. The road test both for speed and for hill climbing was far beyond the fondest expectations of the commissioners and very satisfactory to Frank J. Waterous, vicepresident of. the Waterous Engine Company, of St. Paul, Minn., who was one of the interested spectators.”-

The Bridgeport, Conn., Standard of June 14 contained the following: "When the official test of the pumping capacity of Bridgeport's handsome new Waterous gasoline pumping engine was finished this afternoon at 12.30 o'clock, it had demonstrated to the authorities of the department that it could live up to every guarantee and even better. Pulling water from the harbor 10 feet below the city dock, the pump forced out 889 gallons a minute, or 189 gallons a minute more than guaranteed, and during an endurance test which lasted steadily for one hour, with the engine running normally, 725 gallons were pumped without trouble. Commissioner Prank L. Cogill, who had charge of the tests for the city, is enthusiastic to-day over the results of the test. It is probable that the machine will be officially accepted by the city this afternoon or to-morrow. In the pumping test held yesterday afternoon at the close of the road tests, the engine gave a satisfactory test from the hydrants, pumping as high as 803 gallons a minute, but because of averse conditions which made the test an unfair one, the engine only pumped 668 gallons a minute when pulling the water from the harbor. While the stream of water did not register the required 700 gallons a minute at the nozzle, it was pulling water up from the harbor 16 feet below, when the tide was dead low, and the contract only specifies 10 feet. The water was so dirty it was at first decided not to hold the test yesterday. It was one of the most severe tests that the machine could have been subjected to, and it showed wonderful results. To see the huge machine thundering along Noble avenue, towards Beardsley Park at a speed of 38 miles an hour was an interesting sight and deeply impressed the inspecting city officials and the out-of-town guests gathered on the scene with its wonderful ability', to get to a fire and get there quickly if necessary. The road test both for speed and for hill climbing was far beyond the fondest expectations of the commissioners and very satisfactory to Frank J. Waterous, vicepresident of. the Waterous Engine Company, of St. Paul, Minn., who was one of the interested spectators.”-