Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 67
draw water fromthe river indefinitely. And to get perhaps aquicker and a clearer idea of the fire-extingui.sh-ing power of these two pumping-stations, it 616 PRACTICAL MECHANICS FOR BOYS [May, might be added that experts have figured thattheir water-throwing capacity is equal to fiftysteam… … rsIXG HIGH-PRESSUKE AT A WATER-FRONT FIRE If we walk through the section of Manhattanprotected in this manner —known to the fire-department, and water-department, as the high-pressure zone —we shall find the fire-hydrantsattached to these high-pressure mains much largerthan the old-style hydrant,…
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