The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-30

London Frenen and Fire Engines. London
correspondents Of the Scientific American. writip,
under date of the eth ult, gives On account Of ths
display Of fire engines at the Crystal Palace. "A trial
OF The merits Of which was made onthe Serpentin
large body Of the London Fire Brigade and Z
company & OF Foot Guards, were selected 70 work
uie.n. Ihere - one Canadian Fire Engine built
II Monresl. which was compared with t6a Inn.Ior,
Engines, and proved superior. It is built Il, thr
same style, exactly, a. The old NewYork Ensines.
Inns !, Engine was tried against TWO Of the Etelish
a,asss Ias.ss combined and discharged not only
distance How wished that come Of the Nav
York Or Philadelphia Engines bad been hsrs j
think il is shame that they are NOT, In Fire En-
glnes the United States excel but who knows abont
inat mere People think the Canadians are ahead
Vi US. lam confident that q NewYoSk Fire En-.
gfne would have come off bearing the hall. I
should state here that the Canadian Engine vas
much arger being l6 inches stroke, OF double that
Of the London one. '-'' :"
10 the streets Of London, the small compact Eoe.
lish Engines answer WELL they lake up hut little
room, and they do wonders for their sizs. Ths
London FIRE Department. OF Brigade, az il il called
Is very differently managed from that of NewYork
1t Is under the superiniendence Of Mr. Braidwood
scoichman, who planned the system. He is en-:
contract, he furnishing the engines srld men. aHd
keeping up the system. they paying 90 much. &C.
cordiDg to the property they insure The nan /. :.
uniforms black leather Roman helmet. And trim
blue irock coat with standing collar. In undress
they wear caps. There are six men, think EN-.
plol ed for each engine they do nothing else but
wait upon and manage it /; some of them ALWAYS
sleep ia the engine houses, and are f" ever resdv."
They do not drag the engine TO fise--two horsea.
DAY and night, stand ready at moments warning
to De htched to the machine, and their evolutions
are exceedingly rapid and we'll directed. e.
The men are ! flns set Of fellows, trim, irony.
and active; they are paid very good wages. And
have mostly been London watermen. They do
not moi work the engines-the crowd at the fre do
this I; the men from the crowd are selected ana
paid one shilling sterling per hour for their labor
they are managed and directed BY the regular fire.
men, and plenty Of stout fellows can be selected A.
every lire. The regular 6remen of the brigade
mount the ladders, and manage the hose. They
are are very eh daring and supple they run along roofs
cats The Fire Brigade is model one, certsipiv
the Scotch superintendent is an engineer. :
keen, wiry, Paul Jones looking char. fhera s,s
other companies in London, such as the " West Of
England Bfigsde." ba. il cannot compare with
the London brigade. There j. Fire Engine in
every barrack; the soldiers turn ont At the Eres.
and are very efficient set Of Rremsn, especially
the "Sappers and Miners" They are verv intel.
iIgent soldiers. being generally selected for thar
pechanical qualities. The small Leadon engines
are said to be better adapted for this city than
ser O'ys, 40 they tako up only about One-third
the room Of common NewYork Engine. They sav.
we can get two streams quicker on the Gre than
ens large onen This is true; but large tsn.inch
New fcrk cylinder, or one Of Agnew's Philadel.
pha cylinders, can send a stream of water so feat
higher. ! am partial to the large engine. but
they say the large ones have been tried in london
and were not 50 useful q the ANAL ones. Their
are two huge iiossing engines kept on the Thames
by braldwood; each one will take more than !
m hundred men to work it; they are but seldom used.
pense Of the Fire Department-it il borne by the
gentlemen Of the Fire Insurance Companies. who
by very sensible policy oI John Bull are made to
do something for their own property. IN de trial
which took place between the London and Cs.a.
dian Engines, the men did their work vsll md
systematically. At fires there is no confusion Al
no noise; the Superintendent il always on hand.
and IS man who appears to be every where Il
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