Test by Tungkadoo Brigade on Saturday The Tungkadoo volunteer fire! brigade tested their new Sumara pump on Saturday afternoon the Anierican School, demonstrating Just what the powerful fire-fighting apparatus could do. Major Ser. chief of the brigade, had charge of demonstration." There is. 10} little rivalry between the various Chinese fire departments, and the men under Major Sen, full of pride con the occasion, looked spick and span. M. Chapeaux, 0. C. Lo ud Mr, Shotter, Settlement officer, were present.
The pump, according 10 the prow' possessors, is one of the two strongest in the world, the other being in Paris, Before the local machine left Paris a practical working of it was made, and in a distance test, two two-inch streams were thrown all the way across the Seine River, 100 metres, The pump, a new-system, rotary pistoned engine, has an take of 1,250 gallons a minute, and ejects water at the rate of 75,000] gallons per hour. With a 100 h.p. motor, it can maintain a pressure of 186 1b, for six three-quarter-inch jets.
On Saturday three important tests were carried out under personal direction of Major The first consisted of forcing water through a double-feed of two six-inch Tines out through a two-inch nozzle—same as the Paris test. The men directed the jet over the Jake in the Americsn School premises at objects 200 fect away and reached them. It is needless to say, that the nozzle could not be held in the hands, and the specially conducted frame with broad base, was brought in to use. Later 12 2i-in, lines were attached to the ump, and 12 streams of water were thrown high in the air. The third test consisted of 24 12-in. tines, attached direct to connexions on the pump. With these the men threw a regular barrage of water, about 55 or 60 ft. before them.
Unfortunately the pump is too large for use in most roads, nor are the necessary six-inch hydrants to be found, and until Sun Chuan fang completes the needed acco sories, the firemen will have draw water from the Huangpu, and run lines as far as possible, And wells must te constructed in. the river to overcome difficulties at low tide. In the meanwhile Tangkadoo ar the largest and most powerful pump in China, and the alleged feecond largest in the world, Tne Chinese authorities have consented to rescind the order for the collection of taxes en fish come ing into Shanghai. 7
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