EAGLE STEAM FIRE ENGINE, No. 3. HOUSE ON WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR DOVER. This engine was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, at Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a double-reciprocating vertical engine, 7-inch diameter cylinders, 8-inch stroke; pumps, 4 inches in diameter, and 8-inch stroke; will throw 500 gallons per minute. It has 4 square feet grate-surface, 219 square feet heating-surface. The weight of this engine, with the hose carriage and 500 feet of 24-inch hose, as drawn to fires, is 8,100 pounds. Put into service July 1, 1867. Nathan L. Hussey: in place of James F. Dutton, who died June 19. BARNICOAT STEAM FIRE ENGINE, No. 4. ENGINE LOCATED IN J. B. SMITH'S STABLE ON BULFINCH STREET. This engine was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, at Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a double-reciprocating vertical engine, 74-inch diameter cylinders, 8-inch stroke; pumps 4 inches in diameter, and 8-inch stroke; will throw 500 gallons per minute. It has 48 square feet grate-surface, 219 square feet heating-surface. The weight of this engine, with the hose carriage and 500 feet of hose, as drawn to fires, is 8,510 pounds. Put into service November 7, 1867. ELISHA SMITH STEAM FIRE ENGINE, No. 5. HOUSE ON MARION STREET, EAST BOSTON. This engine was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, at Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a double-reciprocating vertical engine, 7-inch diameter cylinders, 8-inch stroke; pumps 43 inches in diameter, and 8-inch stroke; will throw 500 gallons per minute. feet grate-surface, 219 square feet heating-surface. December 24, 1867. It has 4 square Put into service The weight of this engine, with the hose carriage and 500 feet of hose, as drawn to fires, is 8,650 pounds. Lewis Keen: in place of Andrew J. Smith, honorably discharged. T MELVILLE STEAM FIRE ENGINE, No. 6. HOUSE ON WALL STREET. This engine was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, of Manchester, New Hampshire. It has two steam cylinders, 8 inches in diameter, and 12-inch stroke; and two double-acting vertical plungèr pumps, 44 inches in diameter, both working in the same air-chamber. At a fair working speed, it will discharge 600 gallons of water per minute. Put into service December 19, 1864. The weight of this engine, with the hose-carriage and 300 feet of 24-inch leading hose, as drawn to fires, is 10,045 pounds. T. C. AMORY STEAM FIRE ENGINE, No. 7. HOUSE ON EAST STREET. This engine was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, N. H. It is a double reciprocating vertical engine, 71⁄2-inch diameter cylinders, 8-inch stroke-pumps 4 inch in diameter and 8 inch stroke; will throw 500 gallons of water per minute; it has 4 square feet grate surface and 219 square feet heating surface. The weight of this engine, with the hose carriage and 450 feet of hose, as drawn to fires, is 8,970 pounds. Put into service September 25th, 1870. Chandler Griffin: in place of James S. King, honorably discharged. |