Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-04-19
Correspondence OF the Boston Atlas.
A DISCOVERY FOR PREVENT
ING FIRES.
LONDON, March /, ls49.

n
ING FIRES.
LONDON, March !, 1s49.
AT recent meeting of the Royslin-
s,i,u,ion, held about a week since, an
important paper was read, which is ma,
King some talk among the scientilic men
here, and is of great interest to the
world at large, lis importance induces
me to write you an account of it, in or
der that you may have the pleasure TO
be among the first of the journals ips
America to call public attention TO an
invention at once SO perfectly simple in
its operation, evolving familiar effect
from well known cause, and yet, in its
application, of such vast and incalcula-
BILE value. Ii is no less than a discov-
cry, by means of which carbonic acid
gas is applied to the extinguishment of
fires with complete success, in its oper-
alton instantaneous, and with this i'm
mense advantage, with none of The in
Jury TO furniture, buildings, &c, insep.
arabic from the use of water for sim.
liar purpose.
The paper TO which | refer was read
at the meeting last Friday. by Rev. !.
Barlow, and was an account of an in
vention of Mr.. Phillips, called "Phll-
lips Fire Annihilator." The paper has
since been published in the annals of tho
Society a, large. ! will give you an alb
stract of its purport in few words.
In large fires, flames is the great agent
of distractions; it occasions violent
draught, intense heat, and rapidly gen.
crates suffocating and noxious gases
For its existence constant supply Of
pure air is necessary, as well as con-
slant high temperature. To prevent the
latter, water is sufficient, but not so to
prevent the other condition. The "6re
annihilator" subdues flame by prevent
ing efieclually the supply ofits vital ell
ement, pure air, and supplying instead
one destructive to its existence--car.
bonic gas and steam--,hus rendering
the continuance Of flames impossible
These are generated by this apparatus
which is perfectly portable, for one am.
, pie for a private house weighs only
about twenty-five pounds. 1t is con.
trived that by simply touching a spring
this active agency can be aroused in
three seconds of time. For the protec.
ton Of larger buildings, such as churche:
factories, &c, larges apparatus in pro-
portion will be required, in conven
lent position. The potency fthis in
venlion was exhibited in several diff
ferent ways in the lecture room. Model;
afhouses, ships, &c, were set on fire
and when fully ignited the fame wa:
extinguished as soon as the annihilatol
was brought TO bear upon it.
The great advantage of this inven
ton are in the instantaneous etiec
( produced, long before fire engine could
have been go, in preparation or brought
to bear upon the fire and the complete
> freedom from any injury to furniture
inseparable from the employment Of
water. This apparatus may be always
at hand ready for use, is easily set ir
action, is always sure TO come into
, action, occasions no in Jury to the house
or furniture, and no injury need be ap
pretended from its use. This is all the
: account of this important discovery
; yet made public. There seems TO be
no reason to doubt the full value claim
, ed for the discovery, which cannot fai
10 prove one Of the most beneficial ap
plications of scientific knowledge tina
this prolifd age has brought forth. Il
| am able, during my brief stay in Eng
, TO learn more, will write you again
respectingit.
II curse the hour we were married,
E exclaimed an enraged husband to his
lalE ,.,I,;,I H. H., So.