The three steam fire engines lately built for the Philadelphia Fire Department—the "Philadelphia," "Young America," and "Hope"—made a trial of their powers a few days since, in the presence of a large concourse of spectators. The result was creditable to all the machines, but the "Philadelphia" was the winner. The "Philadelphia" threw a stream through a 1! inch nozzle, a distance of 231 feet, the "Young America," 209 feet, and the "Hope" 212 feet. The "Philadelphia" and " Hope" were built by Reany, Neafie Co., in Philadelphia, and the "Young America" by Abel Shawk, in Cincinnati.
This article was originally published with the title "Trial of Steam Fire Engines" in Scientific American 13, 44, 352 (July 1858)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican07101858-352c
