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In 1863 the champion engine ' Sutherland,' gained the first prize at the Crystal Palace in competition with six other engines, English and American, was built by Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, and particulars of it will be found in the record of trials. This engine discharges 10 gallons at each revolution or stroke, and has delivered water through nozzles at the rate of between 800 and 1,000 gallons per minute. It has thrown water through a 2" nozzle to a horizontal distance of 180 measured feet, through a 13″ nozzle to a horizontal distance of 211 measured feet, and through a 11" nozzle to a horizontal distance of 235 measured feet. These trials took place under the inspection of the author, who took the measurements himself. The frontispiece is an engraving taken from the drawings furnished to the author by the makers. This engine was purchased by the Government, and placed for service in the Royal Dockyard at Devonport.

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Fires, Fire Engines, and Fire Brigades
By Charles Young
Published 1866
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