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them ont of the building, to work them in such a manner as was 

 agreed by all parties, which was as follows : 



First,— The engine presented by Messrs. Silsby, Mynderse & Co., 

 to work twenty-two and one-half minutes, and throw water 

 through an inch and a quarter nozzle, and the same length of 

 time through an inch and a half nozzle, to continue working with 

 out stopping for forty-five minutes, resulting as follows, viz : 

 Eighteen and a half minutes raising steam to the pressure of 

 twenty-six pounds to the square inch, throwing one stream of 

 water through a one and one-quarter inch nozzle to the distance 

 of one hundred and sixty-seven feet, and in consequence of some 

 part of the engine getting out of order, was compelled to stop, 

 after working eighteen minutes. 



The engine presented by Messrs. Lee & Larned, to work the 

 same time and same manner as the above, resulted as follows, 

 viz: Working twenty-two and one-half minutes, throwing a 

 stream of water through a one and one-quarter inch nozzle a dis- 

 tance of one hundred and seventy-one feet, and the same length 

 of time through a one and one-half inch nozzle a distance of one 

 hundred and seventy-two feet and four inches, thus working the 

 full time, forty-five minuies, without stopping. Raising steam to 

 the pressure of forty pounds to the square inch in ten and one- 

 half minutts. 



Your judges give all these gentlemen great credit for producing 

 their steam fire engines, and they are both entitled to much praise 

 for inventing so good a practical machine. 



We would, therefore, recommend Messrs. Lee & Larned as en- 

 titled to the premium for the best steam fire engine, and Messrs. 

 Silsby, Mynderse & Co. as entitled to the premium for the second 

 best steam fire engine. 



We Avould further recommend that they both receive a gold 

 medal and honorable mention made of the two. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



ORISON BLUNT, 

 PETER HOGG, 



Judges, 



New-York, October 21st, 1856. 



