(Published In 1891.)

The Lakewood, at Lakewood, N. J., is a four-story brick and iron building, with a frontage of 465 feet and a total depth of 408 feet.

Figure 1 is a general view of the engine-room in the basement. Lake water is received in suction tank A, through two ball cocks in the supply pipe B. C is a 4-inch suction pipe to the (Blake) house pump D, which delivers through 3-inch pipe E to the roof tanks. F is the live and G the exhaust-steam pipe H is the fire pump, with a 4-inch suction I, from the tank, and a 3-inch suction J, from an artesian well. K is an air chamber. Pump H delivers through pipe L, in which a short section of heavy rubber M is set to prevent the transmission of vibrations through the house by the riser and branch pipes.

PLUMBING IN THE LAKEWOOD, N. J., HOTEL.

N is a branch by which the tank A may be filled from the artesian well if lake supply fails. O is a 4-inch fire line, with hose cocks and reels in every corridor. P is a branch connecting with delivery E from pump D to the house tanks. Q is a pressure regulating valve. R and S are branches from the exhaust and live steam pipes G and F respectively. T is the 400-gallon hot-water boiler supplying the washbasins and bathtubs throughout the house and the kitchen through 2-inch pipe U. It is supplied through branch X and may be emptied through Y.

The coils receive live and exhaust steam through pipes V and W respectively. & & & are condensation and drip pipes and Z Z are emptying pipes for riser lines.

Figure 2 shows the laundry boiler A, about 3 feet long by 3 feet 6 inches diameter, and containing a 100-foot coil of 1½-inch copper pipe. This receives steam through pipe B, connected with live supply C and exhaust supply D.

E E are 1-inch return pipes, and F is a drip and emptying pipe for the coil. G is a special cold-water supply from the roof tank, but the regular supply is from city mains through pipe H and check valve I that prevents tank water escaping to the street. J is the 1½-inch cold-water distribution to the laundry, and K is the 2-inch emptying pipe. L is the 1½-incb hot-water supply with 1¼ - inch branches to servants' toilet and bath room, and laundry tubs. O is a steam pipe, and P is the safety valve set at 75 pounds. Q Q, etc., is a 1½-inch pipe frame supporting the boiler.