Use "syphon" in a sentence

1. They then proceeded to syphon nearly all of the ship's fuel

2. If feasible use a syphon to a lower level (a) to draw off water without disturbing the still

3. I have proved by actual experiment that a cubic foot of Runcorn Stone will take up three quarts of water by capillarity, and that it is possible to make a syphon of solid sandstone which will empty a vessel of water into another vessel by capillarity alone