MERRYWEATHER & SONS', GREENWICH
PATENT DOUBLE-CYLINDER STEAM FIRE ENGINE "GANGES”.
This
class of Engine is made in one size only.
It is the lightest of the double-cylinder Engines of our make, and is
constructed to be drawn either by men or horses. One of these Engines was supplied to the Municipality
of Calcutta some years since, and has given every satisfaction; since then
orders for similar Engines have been er &
Sons sent six Steam Fire Engines to Paris for its protection. One of these
engines was of the above class, executed for the same municipality. The wheels .are made of wrought iron, as shown in the illustration, these
being found to suit the climate of India better than wood wheels. During the Franco-Prussian war Merryweath
and, although it left their works unfinished, having to go into Paris by the
last train previous to the closing of the city gates, it was selected to supply
the street mains with water, as the waterworks had stopped, being outside the
city, and the work was accomplished very successfully. This Engine was also employed to supply
enormous reservoirs placed at an
elevation of two hundred feet from the ground. It has, therefore, been amply proved that
this Engine is not only a most excellent Fire Engine, but also a powerful
portable Pumping Engine. The other .Steam
Fire Engines were, according to the Engineer's report, instrumental in
extinguishing very extensive fires during the bombardment. This size of Engine is in use in the Moscow
Fire Brigade (made to burn wood). Her
Majesty’s Government, also adopts it for the Colonies. Another Engine of this class was taken by the
makers to Stockport, where it was shown off in the presence of the Town
Council. The Town Council met specially,
and purchased the Engine at once, although it was on its way to another part, having been lent only to the Corporation of
Manchester, about eight miles distant, during the building of a more powerful
Engine to their special order.
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