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Show AMERICAN CO All GOOD ENOUGH FOR NEW YORK 'I-:V VOHK Ocl. L'O. After using ttelph coal in tho city's jlre engines for nearly fifty years, the New York fire department de-partment has decided that the home pro-duel, pro-duel, selected coal from Indiana fields, is not only cheaper, but also develops greater great-er energy. A rigorous ofllclal lest'mado b. Conimhujloner Waldo shows that the Indiana coal is about 20 per cent more efficient, while the saving In cost Is nearly near-ly two-thirds. The testa may also be of use to manufacturcra. Since tho fire department wa,s reorganized reorgan-ized Into a paid department in 1SGG. can-nel can-nel coal hns been used for making steam In the fire engines. A quick burning gaseous coal is required to got up steam in short order. In the teats just completed it was shown I hat the cnnnol coat developed an n erase of 210 revolutions a minute with fteani pressure sixty-four pounds and water pressure elghty-tlvo pounds. Tho Indiana coal gnvu revolutions of 27J a minute, steam pressure elghly-llve pounds nnd water pressure lUf. pounds. Caunel coal costs $12 a. ton; the olho kind about ?1. |