New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-14
New Fire Anuihilator.
Corr,Sp oudence og the Boston Transcript
N6w-YoRK. Monday, Juno =. 1881.

to offer vour readers such description OF H. as my
limited knowledge OF It's peculiar construction and
operation VIII allow. l! - known as Fss1iPFs
F.rs nA.as.8.oT aud y now IN successful operation
ard Use IN England So entirely has Il answered the
expectations OF is inventors, that II has already been
introduced INTO Iho residences OF The nobility, irom
the Queen dOwn-and also into the CRYSTAL Palace.
Lord Brougham recently stated ma Parliament thM
De intended soon 10 submit proposition. NAT no YES
~, 20 allowed 10 20 - sea without i supply OF Ihoss
AamLlators on hoarl | mention these ia'tS, 10
show llat am not talking about thing Of possible
ties and probabilities but OF actual permanent prlc
GCal existence
"phnnpS's Annihlaior" extiusuishcs Ere without
the Oi water. TIE machines are of various sizes,
depending upon the use 20 which they are required
10 to applied Those ordinarily GSeostor iho pro1o1-
son oi dwellings and stores, are about the SIZE "i =
COni->Cuttlc, and weigh about twenty pouniS each.
They -ro made OF su0ng sheet mon, somewhat IN
nc form Of pail with slrou. cover AMI Win 'arl-
oI> commitments inside. W thin these several divl-
~ions are placed a number ot chemical preparations,
which, when brought INTO contact Oy eunpic mo
Cl.nCal Cu.ltrymce, produce an immense Foiumo 81
gaseous y9nor on steam. which PUSHES ont from an
aperture ore The cover and hls the room rms vapor
coming I'D contact Win flame, instantly cAlngulshss
10 although 1t can DO btoalaod with perfect mpun-
w. 4 room that l~ 6lcd with flame and smoke, 81
as 20 Pc Inaccessible under ordinary circumstances,
can readily be entered with one o these machines IN
Tie AnpL,afor Instantly enyoops itself, and the
person holding It, in an atmosphere which can De
hrtaihcd and al the same tune keeps AZ bay, ana
exungulShos all flame IN the apartment. have nor
examined the chemical preparations, OF the results
al their combination so as % state the precise chem
zeal CfIec. upon the fame m Distinguishing It But
that such is the effect, no one can doubt who mas pad
any attention 10 the accounts gwen IN lhe hhSlisn
journals. The London TINES, in giving reporter
some experiments witnessed, says Before ths
experiment was shown, Mr. Philips gave SORT OF
explanatory lecture, illustrated on smaller scale.
lie stated that tho great advantages possessed Oy the
gas employed by HIM over water a. follows nc Sas
Was evolved at "A temperature Of about 100 degrees
Fahrenheit and came in contact with lame having a
temperature OF about 300 degrees, and under which
temperature II could not exist Inc gas aDsOrDei
part Of tins heat and not only IN proportion 10 itS
original volume, but expanded As much As hundred
times more, each part still retaining highly absorbent
powers
Now. water thrown into body Of fame only acted
on the part Immediately IN contact with II, and al
though u might be used at, say 81 degrees Fahren-
het much lower than the gas yet II Was found thh
very small part assumed the form OF VapOf n com
ing cOntac with flame, and spread through II, mo
greater quantity fell down by u. superior weight,
and Was wasted Mr Phillips then showed an ox-
pertinent TO prove this Tie lighted coal gas IN the
hold OF model Of ship, and poured jug after Jug OF
water On Il without any effect, but immediately tho
'apoI vas brought ln contact WIN IL inc h"1o was
estnguIshed"
The cost Of such machine a. have mentioned.
when charged, Us about ten dollars aud can DC re-
charged for one dollar One such machine Is aDhn-
dainty sufficient for the protection 81 any ordinary
dwelling house OF store. Larger machines 10 run Oh
wheels. and 90 which boss can De attached ana used
for large iTes, cost homt"O to three hundred dollars
each
The following description Of series 81 slriklngex-
pormeuts with the AnuhilatOr ~ Nj Philips, viii
be- read with interest Il Is taken from the bD'llo"
Shyptng Gazstfe.
Ne attended another denon,f Of the powers and
applicability II THIS wonderful invention AZ hlbanA On
Tuesday last The spot chosen Me-srs Iohnsons stone
yardl eng especially for te convenience Of members u
the lfssstafe and other puoc men our business IN at
allure should such occur bpt the see Of the op-
erton The more IRE convinced u - uhefnns ~ tY,
rendered also mo valuable ~ The scy ~th ~nsh
applied under every cOnceD die crrunslinco "hch may
attend CONFEDERATION The FIRST exhibition vas $50 WOO"
framed house. allied /" IN pitnAns and shashk, l'eia"
Nth sun tHtiAt tla t "heh heic'f fm.'i ~ aims
pouring olt u the window. and through Tie )o the app
eaton II two hand machines 4leAchod me me oOp1""V
The second ual tank, twenty foe, long and
tar: ths. The most uaammale maternal known, wa So
TO- ard allowed % attain he greatest poss DIE ntersy
dyYe No stccafors to distance stream # saPur 81
rect,d from machine ciased away ne flame aud us
experiment like the INST competed, successful iho
ihd. h0~t'.f was more mpoah, tnli anu .i" n'',
particularly interesting o. ~, - DO IS Y lhs hnlyhS NOR
est tA ~uuld earnestly commas nj TIE Invention mo
hold u vessel II about 10 lus hDOfsd ~ g "iari "a-
filed With agar hogsleads tufpenine iAffe' ies Dai
and resin was beautifully spunkled ths whole vas set light
from below and the hatches opened 70 gss to hfs
aamcs sceaded high a5Ye the decks Two men, ch bear
No machine. y SIMPLY dfeci,ns ne nyl1.s q s.s
srpsrstus o. the aperture succeeded 10 lisp ling eFey
- "a ~ rs 49, hi an. c,.e descendeo ~ DO Is er-
irsordnary u annhIatng me mighty aniagonslc
element individually manifest u every Dehoce thh
tmlsni VIII esss and certainly be- apPnea uAlsi stsJ
ever possible colingencT spDoard both r and prop
sy teng rescued fom the assa danger al yuI i-aahsa-
ne5ss.v on ne application
A similar description Of Tue above experiments Is
gwen n the london Times, Chronicle, Post, Afyer-
tlsCr Journal &c, all expressing entire satisfaction
nth ne results witnessed
In conclusion, will glance AZ few Of the adyan-
lages OF Ills nYent.On over water IN eIlngulshing
ire.
Frat It is directly al hand and can be applied At
once, without giving my alarm. In nine cases Ous
Of ten tres when hrt discovered are conined 70 one
room and. although Tho room may be 50 MED VIA
ssaOke and fame a. 30 be entirely indccessDi5 WIN
the ordinary apparatus Oi water, yeL WIN uils u
these FIRE annihelOfs ~ hand, me room can % eil
tered With safety and the flames az once e1Nhsui5n
81 The gas thrown out envelopes me person h"il-
~ the machine. n yapori which IS Dreamed rea1
w. md az the sans tILne drives he flames away ana
.rtIng1Ishes them With he present tarcy arrange
mert an asann j. gwen, and before water rom INC
engines can brought ~ se1E upon the hIe, the whole
house NAV he ID flames
c,-osd The gas Or Vap0r when thrown into a room
pernesIes every pan and performs Is once without
beng directed 70 any particular point! Water VIII only
EFT guish Ere By being thrown directly upon The
united mass from which tho fame springs This
cannot always be accomplished Water mas no effect
upon fame, TIA. element which spreads and com
nlunc2.es the IRE. Firemen know very well Il u
useless 20 play upon 4 fame.
Third child Of zen years car operate the Anninl-
.ssor for he has only 10 turn plug give rap "ish
ms fist then throw INTO the room on hre' ana tns
work done. Wafer il not always at nana' ana Il ~
were The room cannot probably be snIeieo ;" a.
throw i upon tho burning part Inc lesu'' - "a
alarm must % gwen - ,...t.
FotrtA The gas rom the annhiiaior IS perfectly
harmless 10 goods, dresses or flrn1uIe lua' aJ 20
In The room It's well known that Ees@ IS @oouI 40
Il may well Be asked, why II IS thai an invention
Of such practical mposahGrs snou4 800 !,
tIgcSSced INTO his country The only answer can
irarlre t. that the English patentees and monopo-
hsts have hoped TO advance rs value and Price IN
RS country By Is increasing European reputation.
n tbs he true they have exhibited very selfish and
Liberal spnt towards US
Yours respectfully, u. v CoLros'