The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-18

&@ New YoRK. Monday, June 9, 1851.
Mr.. EDITOR: AS this most wonderful invention IL
attracting public attention, propose 10 offer your
readers such description OF my limited kno wedg+
OF its peculiar Instruction and operation will allow II
is known as .Phillpss Fire Annhllaor and is now IA
successful operation and use IN England 30 entirely
has answered the expectations OF ITS inventors, mar
already been introduced into the residences OF the
nobility, from The Queen down, and also into the Crystal
Palace. Lord Brougham recently stated in Parliament
that he intended soon TO submit proposition that no
vessel be allowed goto without supply OF these
annhilators on board. mention these facts 10 show
thai talking about thing OF possibilities and
probabilities, but OF actual permanent practical exist
ence H0a 1866 HE| seErH. 1.@
"Phillpss Annhilalor" exingushes fire without the
use OF waller The machines OF various sizes de-
pending upon the which they required to b.
applied. Those ordinarily used Tor the protection OF
ellisgs and about the size OF coal scutte
and weigh about twenty pounds each. They made
of strong sheeron, somewhat IN the form 81 pail,
with strong cover, and with various compartments in
side Within these several divisions placed
Der of chemical preparations, which, when brought into
contact by simple mechanical conlIvaDce produce an
immense volume of gaseous vapor or steam, which
rushes from aperture in the and fills the
room. This yapor, coming IN contact with fame, m
sranily exingushes H. although II can be bTeathed with
perfect mpunity. room thai is filled with fame and
smoke, to be inaccessible under ordinary circum
stances, readily be entered with one OF these ma.
chimes IN operation.
The hnnihalor instantly enyelops itself and the per.
holding it in atmosphere which can be breahed,
and at the time keeps at bay and exngushes all
flame in the apartment have not examined the chemi-
the precise chemical effect upon the fame
linguishing it. But that such is the effect
doubt who has paid any attention TO the accounts given
in the English journals The London Times in giving
report Of experiments Witnessed says: Before
this experiment shown. MIR. Phillips gave sort Of
explanatory lecture illustrated on smaller scale He
stated the great advantages possessed by the gas
ployed by him water follows The gas evov.
ed at temperature OF about 100 degrees Fahrenheit and
800 degrees, and under which temperature could
s The gas absorbed part OF this heat and not only in
proportion to its original volume but expanded much
hundred times more each part still retaining highly
absorbent powers Now, waller throw into body OF fame
only acted the part in contact with il and although
might be used say 80 degrees Fahrenheitmuch lower
than the gasyet it was found that very small part
sumed the form OF vapor in coming in contact with fame
and spread through II the greater quantity fell down BY
showed an experiment TO prove this He lighted coal gas
in the hold OF model Of ship, and poured jug after jug
OF water on il without any effect but immediately the
por brought in contact with it the fame extn-
guished."
The cos, OF such machine as have mentioned, when
charged, is about ten dollars and can be recharged for
one dollar, One such machine is abundantly sufficient
for the protection of any ordinary dwelling house
store Larger machines to run on wheels and TO which
two TO three hundred dollars each
The following description OF series OF striking ex.
perments with The Annihlator. by Mr. Phillips, will be
read with interest Ii is taken from the London Shipping
Gazette # .esE.@ #.
I've attended another demonstration of the powers and
applicability of thus wonderful invention ut Miibank.
yard being Y for the convenience OF members OF
the legislature and other public Our business in
failure, should such occur; bu the op.
erson the convinced OF its unerring certain
", rendered also valuable by the facility with which
il applied under conceivable Circumstance which
may attend conf ,graon The frs, exhibition a
WOOL framed house filed with planking shavngs .au
rated with 'urpenne and tar; when hercely igned the
humes pouring ou at the windows and through the root the
apPcat on OF two hand machines quenched The fire
" tey in thrce minutes
The second trial u tank twenty feet long and
Of Glxd
This The most milan mabe material known was set fire
TO- allowed attain the greatest possible in,ensi,v
driving the spectators distance stream Of yapor d,
reced from Que MACHINE ch lsed away the fame this
h,td however, was impor'ant affair, and the more
particularly interesting 10 is the shipping inter
hold OF vessel Of aboai 1871 TONS wharf was
hlled with sugar hogshead turpen,ine barrels,
els, &c all being led with shsvngs, which urpen
tine and ron plentiiuly sprnked whole was set
light TO om below, and The harches give tue fir,
slfel play When The combustion was complete, and the
ianes ascenGed high above the decks men, zach bear
ns No machine, by simply directing the nozzle Of the
apparatus 10 the aperture. succeeded Ia dpelng every
race oil burning In lar less time Than takes tue
Iaofd,nary work of ami Initiating the mighty antsgonsc
element was individually manifest every beholder
possible contingency ,hpbo.,d both lie and properly
being rescued from the awful danger ali but
on the application"
similar description OF the above experiments is given
in the London Times Chronicle Post Advertiser, Jour
nal, &c all expressing entire satisfaction with the
In conclusions will glance at few of the ADVANTAGES
Of this invention oyer water IN extngushng fire:
FIRST 1t Is directly al hand and be applied al once
without giving any alarm In nine OF ien fires
when first discovered confined 10 one room and al
though The room may be so filled with smoke and flame
as 10 be entirely inaccessible with the ordinary appa at,s
OF water, yet, with of these Fire Annhilaors in hand
the room can be entered with safety and the flames al
once ex,inguished The gas thrown out envelops the
person holding the machine in vapo which is breahed
readily and at the time drives the flames away and
extlngulsbes them With the present ardy arrangement
an alarm given and before water from the engines can
be brought to bear upon the fire. the whole house may be
in flames.
Second The gas vapor when thrown into a room |
permeales every part. and performs its office without be-
ing directed to any particular point Water will only es
hngnIsb IRE by being thrown directly upon gnited
mass from which the flame syringe This cannot always
be accomplished Water has effect upon frme,ha,
element which spreads and munioates the he Fire
men know very well II is useless 10 play upon flame
Ihird child OF ten years operate the Annihila-
toi of ne has only TO turn plug, give rap with his
sl lhen throw II iho the bre and the work is
done Water is not always al hand and il it w ere the
room cannot probably be entered so as TO throw i, upon
The burning part The result ia alarm must be given
Fourth. The gas from the Annihialor is perfectly |
harmless to goods, dresses furniture that may be in
he room, II is well known tina, vafsr is about as in
furious as fire.
IT may well be asked why il is that an invention of
snch practical Importance should be in successful opera
Ton whole year 10 England before it ia introduced
INTO this county The only answer can imagine l.
that the English paieniees and monopoiss have hoped
to advance It's value and price in this country by lie
increasing European reputation. II this be true they
have exhibited avery selfish and bea spirit towards
us. >
Yours, respectfully,
q q col TON