. The Street railway journal . BOILER HOUSE cylinder rolling-mill type of Corliss engine, manufactured bythe Murray Iron Works, the other two being driven by Brown-Corliss vertical cross-compound engines, at a speed of 135r. p. m. The sixth unit is of 400-kw capacity, at 150 r. p. m.,and uses a Harrisburg horizontal tandem compound 15-in. x40^-in. x 26-in. engine. The last generating unit in the seriesis driven by a Doble water-wheel, made by the Abner DobleCompany, of San Francisco, the water pressure being fur-nished by a Jeansville Iron Works pump. The unit is of 100-kwcapacity, and runs at
. The Street railway journal . BOILER HOUSE cylinder rolling-mill type of Corliss engine, manufactured bythe Murray Iron Works, the other two being driven by Brown-Corliss vertical cross-compound engines, at a speed of 135r. p. m. The sixth unit is of 400-kw capacity, at 150 r. p. m.,and uses a Harrisburg horizontal tandem compound 15-in. x40^-in. x 26-in. engine. The last generating unit in the seriesis driven by a Doble water-wheel, made by the Abner DobleCompany, of San Francisco, the water pressure being fur-nished by a Jeansville Iron Works pump. The unit is of 100-kwcapacity, and runs at 700 r. p. m. POWER PLANT IN MACHINERY BUILDINGThe power plant in Machinery Building will undoubtedly beone of the most interesting collections of large prime moversever assembled under one roof. Here the latest things in steamturbines and gas engines will be shown, as well as some of thelargest types of reciprocating engines. The sources of electrical energy for the operation of theExposition may be divided into three classes
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