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Excerpt from Handbook for the Use of Electricians in the Operation and Care of Electrical Machinery and Apparatus: Of the U. S. Seacoast Defenses; Prepared Under the Direction of the Lieutenant General Commanding the Army The installation and management of the electric machinery in United States battleships merit the attention of electricians in forts. Its character and object in the two situations are similar, and the conditions of dampness, limited space changing personnel and reliability are equally severe. Every implement or portion of the fortification plant must be simple, certain in operation, effective, proved in the industries as standard in its class, and it should only be intrusted to the care and management of an efficient engineer. To lie efficient lie must have ambition, intelligence and the skill gained by careful handling. The good order and working of his machinery at all times furnish the only reliable testimonial regarding his fitness. The preparation of the Handbook was suggested and aided by the electricians of the class of 1900, Fort Monroe. It contains in full the latest instructions, issued by designers and constructors. The portion relating to land and sea mines is intended for separate publication. The diagrams were drawn by First Sergt. Karl P. Runa. Notice of errors in this first edition will be thankfully received. - G. L. A. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.