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pened to their engine which caused the company to cease play- 

 ing. 



No. 4 of Lansingburgh, met with an accident in breaking 

 some planks on the platform, at the river, which lowered one 

 side of their engine so much that it could not be worked to its 

 greatest capacity. 



The two companies from Lansingburgli being the next to ex- 

 periment, labored under some disadvantage in consequence of a 

 severe shower, which continued during their whole perform- 

 ance. 



The trial through the pipe for the second premium, was dis- 

 pensed with for the present by a mutual agreement of all the 

 companies, in consequence of tlie bursting of six pieces of hose on 

 the two first trials, it being found that there was no hose on the 

 ground which would stand the pressure ol water when the en- 

 gines were worked by the full force of the company. New 

 gutta percha hose was tried, and gave way almost immedi- 

 ately. 



On Saturday morning, engine company No. 9 brought their 

 machine on the ground, and worked under the inspection of a 

 part of the committee, playing through the same liose from 

 the river into the tank, for the same time, eight minutes, 

 with the following result — 44^ inches in the tank, and 2,047 

 gallons. 



The committee award the first premium to No. 13, Jonathan Os- 

 trander, of Troy, for having thrown the greatest quantity of water 

 from the river into the tank, being 43 gallons over the next high- 

 est. No. 9, and 82 gallons over No. 8, and 480 gallons over the 

 lowest. 



The committee will make a further report on the machines, as 

 to the capacity of pumps, length of stroke, &c., as soon as con- 

 venient. 



On Saturday afternoon No. 4, ol Lansingburg, which broke 

 through the platform the day previous, played through the same 



