Test of the AmericanLa France at Lockport The motor engine recently delivered to Lockport, N. Y., by the American-La France Company of Elmira, N. Y., was tested and showed satisfactory results. Guaranteed capacity 750 gallons. First test—Two lines of hose, 1-inch nozzles; one line 150 feet and the other 250 feet. Siamese connections, 51 pounds pressure at nozzle, 140 pounds pressure at engine, 849 gallons a minute. Second test— Uq-inch nozzle, 250 feet of hose, Siamese connections, 70 pounds pressure at nozzle and 130 pounds at engine, 761 gallons a minute. Third test—11/2-inch nozzle, 200 feet of hose, 93 pounds pressure at nozzle and 135 pounds pressure at engine, 660 gallons a minute. Fourth test—11/4-inch nozzle, two separate streams of 150 feet, 70 pounds pressure at nozzle and 130 pounds pressure at engine, 772 gallons a minute.
