Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-14
From the New YORK independent.
A BOSTON NOTION.


ccs as this same Boston. The city maxim seems
to be that there's best way of doing all things
| In public and domestic affairs, the solid men Of
Boston are not content with simple achievement,
! but they must have Achievements by the best meth
/ DDS. a. ...,-s.. s.
| The latest illustration of this IS their scientific
| wav of giving Il fire alarm, and calling out and
guiding their fire department. a very simple
matter, one would think, to raise the widow sash
and shout fer two or three times, and leave the
| alarm to spread. Every villager knows how TO
count the booming strokes Of the big bells tell
off the district number n very simple thing -
One way just good as another, 50 long as rou-
| sing alarm IS started
BY no means These Boston men have found
out best way.
If your house takes fire, and gets past domestic
control, and you feel it necessary to appeal to the
municipal authorities for help do not be III all eX-
cited or alarmed. Do not make yourself red in
the face, and hoarsc with shouting. Put on your
hat and run TO yOnder corner, where YOU see that
little iron box fastened up against the wall step
into the store. ask quietly for the key, adding
"My house is on FIRE" BY way of apology for the
intrusion: now unlock the little iron door. and
remembering that the longest way round is some
times the shortest way home, obey the inscription
and "tlin six times slowly" Your responsible
! " is ended. You have done all you need do
Boston viii take care of Your house. Shut too
the little door Hurry home or the engines will
be there before YOU
Every bell III the city. and several moro across
the water are telling people where you live and
that your house is on ire. In other parts Of the
city, mon with Glazed hats and brass trumpets may
be seen running to these same little boxes they
seem to whisper moment, then they listen and
| then look knowing, and slap the door TO and here
they come, all pclmell to your help. How much
time has elapsed since YOU needed help Perhaps
three micutcs There is best way of giving an
alarm, tuGt ) Il fact.
Bat how was it done?
That little box vou opened was a telegraph sta
ton Won can see the wires where thcy come
down through those two iron pipes into the box.
The crank YOU turned is merely coftrivance that
enable, an inexperienced person to send the only
message ever sent from this box-its ot-a member
Just so a hand-organ enables the grinder TO play
one tune we'll even thougl he be no oyrauilt =
You turned it six times. Once would have been
enough, but six times over and every time the
same number, there could he no mistake. The
central office knows in an instant of Your distress
Yes, but how did that make the bells ring all
over tie city, and East Boston, TOO 10 they
keep sexton at every hell-ropc all the time, rco-
dy to pull when any body tclegraphs
No thar would be fali as bad rs the New York
plan of keeping watchmcn ND in the fire towers
on a porpetlal lookout. Thar would not nof he
scientific enough for a "Ecst" WAY. Eut Won know
a church clock strikes the h,rr, without any helm
from the sexton except 10 wind il I'D. .J,,f so
The bells are rllng for fire in every stec0Ie there
is 4 machine like the striking Of a cock These
machines will strike several hundred blow, each
with their heavy hammers bv being wound up
once. When YOU sent eff your dispatch, it went
direct to third story room on Co.rt : .ulle. and
was read by a man whose business Is 10 attend to
such messages. From this same room he can, by
touching a key, send by another ST OF wirts =
current Of gaivane?n - every a, ept'ta The city.
If v0u lock- Won can s,e these V,s c.itgl.ins, eve
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