The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-06 00:00:00

SHALDERS' PATENT PUMP.

At a Vestry Meeting held at St. Michael's at Plea, Nor-
.rich, April 25th, 1842, the Parishioners unanimously con-
gratulated Mr. Shalders upon having, last May, fitted the
pari,h up with an efficient, permanent, economical, and in-
variable Pump (60 feet in length). It was rightly remarked,
that although the water delivered by the former Pump was com-
monly cloudy, that delivered by the present one has been uni-
formly clear, and raised with half the labour.
(gigned) GEORGE IVES,
WM. WOODROW,
11. J. STEEL,
Churchwardens in 1841, 1842.
Norwich, Saturday, May 28, 1842.

BUTCHER and SON beg to return their most grateful
thanks to those friends and neighbours who so kindly and
promptly rendered them their assistance to extinguish the Fire
on their Premises on Wednesday last.
And the) likewise take this oppolunity particularly to re-
commend Mr. Shalders' Portable Fountain Engine, which was
toindso efficient in preserving their premises from total de-
struct ion.

Queen .itreet, May 26.

REMARKS OF THE EDITOR OF THE "NORFOLK
CHRONICLE," ON VIEWING THE PREMISES

AFTER THE FIRE:-

,‘ About half-past one •'clock on Wednesday morning the
premises of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-plain, were discovered
to be on fire by the night watch, who gave the alarm and called
Mr. Butcher up. It was at first gitlicult to discover in the
dark what part of the premises was on fire. Mr. Butcher
thought that it originated at his neighbour's house, but going
up to the top of his premises he perceived where it was ; when
he came down and opened the door of his store-room over the
back part of his shop, the fire and smoke burst forth so violently
that he could scarcely stand on his feet. It appears that the
fire had originated in this store-room directly over a paper loft,
but how, it is impossible to tell. Mr. Shalders, from over the
way, immediately brought two of his engines, by means of
which Mr. Butcher attributes his house being saved ; and per-
haps the whole street, for there being a good deal of gnu-
powder on the premises, had this ignited the consequences
would have been awful. Notwithstanding the natural agita-
t ion occasioned by the near prospect of danger from fire, Mr.
Butcher himself removed the gunpowder from the premises,
and most of the goods from the warehouse and shop were
brought out and deposited for safety in St. Michael's at Plea
Church. The engine from the Guildhall was on the spot
within a few minutes of the first alarm being given, but it
was impossible to bring this into play for some time, as
the water was not turned on; but in the meanwhile
Mr. Shalders' engines (Mr. S. working one and his brother
the other) were supplied with buckets full of water from
the pump near at hand. Mr. M. Yaringten and his men acted
with much energy and promptitude. Mr. Steel, Mr. Plummer,
Mr. Shalders, and others of Mr. Butcher's neighbours, were
most zealous in their services. In about an hour and a half all
danger was removed. Mr. Butcher is, we understand, insured
in the Norwich Equitable Office.
(The delay which appears to have occurred in furnishing the
engines with water on the above alarming occasion, impera-
tively demands the immediate attention of the proper authori-
ties. If the New Mills Company's works are the rain public
source of supply, some arrangements should be made for the
more sure arid speedy turning on the water into the pipes ; or
the city will sooner or later rue the consequences.]

BY THE EDITOR OF THE " NORWICH MERCURY."
On Wednesday morning, about half-past one o'clock, a fire
was discovered in the house of Mr. Butcher, grocer, Bank-
plain, by the watchman on duty. Mr. B. immediately rose,
and after examining hi, premises found it bad taken place in a
store-room situated over the warehouse. On the alarm being
given, Mr. Shalders attended with his patent fountain engines,
and after great exertions the fire was extinguished before any
serious consequences had taken place. Thero is not the
slightest doubt that this fire would have been attended with a
great loss had it not been for the fountain pump, and it was
entirely by that and the exertions of Mr. Shalders that the fire
wal so promptly extinguished, it being an hour and ten minutes
before the engines could be got into play; and at the time the
fire was dicovered the whole store-room was in flames, for on
Mr. Butcher opening the door he was twice knocked down by
the smoke and flames. but fortunately recsivcd no injury.

PROPERTIES SAVED BY THE PORTABLE FIRE

ENGINE.
A Dwelling House on Elm-hill, the roof on tire, but soon
?xtinguishcd by the Portable Engine.
Mr. llorton's Dycry, twice on fire, the second time, the pre-
mises, with 12,0001. worth of consigned prsmerty, must all have
alien a sacrifice, hail not the Portable Elgine, after a long
combat, got the fire under, which was completely i IFected just
before the first common engine made its appearance.
Messrs. Dixon's Foundry, the roof on the ; these premises
would soon have been destroyed, but for the new property
protector.
Mr. 11 atts' Foundry on fire, and saved by the new fire de-
nest rt or.

Plummer's Ironmongery wareheuse, slightly on fire,
501 n got under by Portable Engine; and
Stables, &c., Waggon and Horse-lane. The Superintend-
ent on duty that night considers this fire had a most alarming
appoaranee, as different extensive premises adjoining, being of
a very combustible character, must all have very soon been in
names had not the fire been immediately arrested by Shalders's
Portable Fire Erine