| Show lcmn Orrnt lonnUln The fountain that Ibo municipality of donevm hunt recently oUbllhed at the entrance of the port of that city Is certainly the largest fountain that ox hats upon the inrface Iho globe dneo III ha I no lees than 300 fe < it In height It may be Men from n great dlitinco la clear weather detaching liMit like a Croat white all flapping through tho effects of the wind The elq of Oeneva posseeseo a mod complete distribution of water under pressure Ibo motive power far which liobtilncd I from nn artificial ar-tificial fall Mtabllsbed upon Iho Ithono at Iho point of the lake The water for domedle purpoaei and for the running nf certain motor la I raised to a height of J15 feet above the level of the lake For the lldrhutlon of motive force It 1 li I raised to a height of 160 feet Tho reurrolr U on openair one and I is lit uilxl upon the top of Heidngin at a dlitane of three mile from the turbine building A very Inienlou regulator Invented by Mr Turrettlnl sautes tho uniformity of pressure In the piping The lengli of Ibe first pip line Is I about forty mils and that of the second about sixty It li with this latter that th fountain conduit is I connected Tho latter la I let la ploy only on Sundays It la sometimes set In operation also on week day In inn testing Initejad of a nlnrle jut at girt hegit several arc then utlll t1 o nol rise 10 high Powerful i rtii i luht iirojeo taro placed In i i nu nar by brightly alI ticn ulth their rays of arlod cuvj which transform them Into a lummoui fountain of Iho 1 molt beAutiful aspect |
