. The railroad and engineering journal . partments, four in each, with fore-and-aft arc two fixed smoke-stacks extending to a height ofabout 60 ft. above the lower grates. The forced draft ison the closed ash-pit system, the air being led into theash-pits by ducts under the fire-room lloor. The blowersare driven by enclosed three-cylinder engines, and drawthe air from the engines and fire-rooms so as to give goodventilation. The main and auxiliary feed systems are duplicates as topumps, piping antl valves, excepting that the main feed-pump draws water only from the tanks, whil
. The railroad and engineering journal . partments, four in each, with fore-and-aft arc two fixed smoke-stacks extending to a height ofabout 60 ft. above the lower grates. The forced draft ison the closed ash-pit system, the air being led into theash-pits by ducts under the fire-room lloor. The blowersare driven by enclosed three-cylinder engines, and drawthe air from the engines and fire-rooms so as to give goodventilation. The main and auxiliary feed systems are duplicates as topumps, piping antl valves, excepting that the main feed-pump draws water only from the tanks, while the auxiliarypumps can also draw directly from the sea. Provision ismade for heating the feed-water. The auxiliary machinery includes reversing and turningengines, fire, bilge, drainage and Hushing pumps, ash-hoists, workshop tools, etc. liesides the steel machinerythere is a complete hydraulic plant for operating the tur-rets and for loading and turning the guns. The working Vol. LXIV, No. 7.] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 307 pressure of thi
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