Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 204, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1916 — Monticello Fire Apparatus Threw Water on Top of Court House. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Fire Apparatus Threw Water on Top of Court House.

A large crowd witnessed a demonstration of a new fire fighting device, the Howc-Ford patent, which was made Thursday aftenoon for the special benefit of the council. The apparatus consists of a fire engine on the rear of an ordinary Ford machine through which the water is forced and the pressure materially. A connection was made to a hydrant and the pressure showed 35 pounds, but when the engine was put in operation the pressure was raised to 125 pounds and a stream of water through an inch nozzle was raised to the top of the court house. There is also a chemical attachment to the outfit. —Monticello Journal.