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An interior view of the power house,
showing the 500-horsepower motors, is
presented in the photograph above.
About half a dozen men will be em-
ployed in the power house. The
switchboard gallery, from which the
electrical apparatus of the station is con-
trolled, is in the background. From
this board the machinery can be stopped
or started and the lights turned on or
off. Below is the control table of the
station. On the table are a wave-meter
and a decremeter. The engineer in
charge is able to control and keep in
touch with the operation of all the ap-
paratus connected with the station from
this table. When the trans-oceanic serv-
ice is opened he or an assistant will be
constantly on duty there, ready to send
orders or to meet any problems that
may arise.
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