. Electrical world. e taken placeon Wednesday afternoon at , when the United Company expectedto turn current on to the new underground, three-wire, direct-currentsystem. Fig. 4 shows the new McClellan Street station, which had amost fortunate escape, the only damage being the breakage of thewindows through the falling of neighboring walls. Fig. 5 shows therotaries, transformers, in this station after- the fire. The build- FIG. I.—ELECTRIC LIGHT POLE. of the various companies first flames burst from the building and was on his way to it andwithin two blocks of it at the time of the e.
. Electrical world. e taken placeon Wednesday afternoon at , when the United Company expectedto turn current on to the new underground, three-wire, direct-currentsystem. Fig. 4 shows the new McClellan Street station, which had amost fortunate escape, the only damage being the breakage of thewindows through the falling of neighboring walls. Fig. 5 shows therotaries, transformers, in this station after- the fire. The build- FIG. I.—ELECTRIC LIGHT POLE. of the various companies first flames burst from the building and was on his way to it andwithin two blocks of it at the time of the He and hismen were thus on the ground from the very beginning of the service was shut down as soon as practicable, but the city light-ing was resumed a few minutes after dusk in all but the burned ter-ritory ; and the power circuits were in operation next morning. TheMcClellan Street station and the Pratt Street railway power house,both of which stood up so wonderfully while in the thick of this. FIG. 5.— OF ST.\TION. unexpected fire, were designed by Mr. P. O. Keilholtz, consultingengineer of the company. In all probability Mr. Keilholtz did nothave the remotest idea that his wprk would ever be subjected to sucha test and strain as this ; but he would wish no better example ofendurance in design and equipment than was afforded at both still remains a wonder that both plants were not wiped out ofexistence, and central station men might doubtless do worse thanstudy the features of construction embodied in the stations we understand it. the fire would have destroyed Pratt Street hadthe material there afforded the least encouragement. It is a remarkable fact that while 30 city arc lamps on a roughestimate were in the burned district, a number of them were in placeor could be readily renewed. One of the views herewith, Fig. I,shows one of the several city arc lamps in the district with the
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