New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-06
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.

PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT.
We have received from very respectable mer-
chant of Cincinnati thoroughly satisfactory account
of the workings of the Pay System of the Fire Depart
mont He writes that if we of New-York could see
,s the people of Cincinnati do, the very great moral
reform in their Fire Departmentsince the introduction
Of the raw system he thinks would not hesitate to
At once adopt it, Our correspondent says that the
feouency of fires or false alarms, sometimes three or
four times night; the great number of boys attach
ing themselves to every company the rivalry OF COM
panies leading to fighting and SO forth; in short,
general decentralization. rendered imperative
the reform which has taken place. Acting
promptly when things came to this pass
the voluntary companies were dissolved and the
nav system adopted in Cincinnati. All the engines
now in Cincinnati are drawn to fires by horses.
given number of men paid and form the fire brig
ade The fire steam engine is also drawn to fires by
horses; four are required for it. portion OF the
brigade is always at the engine staton-house, so ut
moments notice to harness and start for the hre.
Tie steam engine also, with water in its boilers and
fuel in it's crate and with the horses and men to start
IT, is also ready A central tower is erected, and
lookout constantly kept When a fire breaks out,
signal where it is is given from the tower the fire bell
is tapped, and at once the whole brigade is in
motion. Fire is at applied to the furnace OF the
steam engine and such is the quickness with which
steam is raised that by the time the horses can drag
il to the fire. il is ready for action, to work at power
equal to five hundred men, and to continue without
abatement till the fire is put out. Ii acts both
supply engine or by its five or six hose, directly
the fire.
The results to Cincinnati have been since this sys-
tenn was adopted, when fire does take place, that
everything is done with the utmost celebrity and quiet
ness-no shouting through the streets-nO boys and
outsiders allowed at all--no fighting between compa-
nies-not half the real fires. and hardly any false
alarms Our correspondent says can judge, See
ing what we see in our City daily, how great a re-
form this is Add to this that the passion created in
the minds of boys and others for their vorte engine
the bets made and the great temptation to make
fires is cut off. The steam fire engine in Cincinnati
is called The MORAL REFoRMER, and with Justice.
The Cincinnati Ga-stte gives the following account
of this steam fire engine:
City after city send their representatives to the Queen
City Of the est, not in search of the Golden heece
but witness the magical display of the greatest inven-
ton ofihc agc-the steam fire engine.
On Saturday Messrs. Blddle Roberts, Edward Gregg,
George Ray and I. shrnon, committee from the CITY
of Pittsburgh to the city speca visit OF obser-
vatior witness the working and acqaant themselves
with he advantages and capacity of the new steam power
TO extincush 6res.
Tie Committee designing to return early Monday
morning. Mr.. Miles Greenwood, the enterprising Chief
Engineer determined that they should not be disappointed,
and invited them TO be at the intersection Of Sixth and
Vine near the Mechanics Institute Monday morning at
4, O'Clock precisely and they might something novel
and perhaps instructive
The new steam fire engine that is in of exhibit
ton the Fair, disconnected from the machinery
there furnishing with steam and taken down to tho
Hook and Ladder Companys plug on Center-st to have
s boiler filed with water
Nine minutes before the time set, The Citizens Gift
fla l.af
Piled; at a. A. NJ the Cathedral bell tapped three times,
and before the peal died away the water thrown to the
dome the Mechanics Institute.
This feat a surprise Ia the committee, but another
one was The Chief Engineer had ordered all
the fire companies in the city at the tap of the bell to
spur up the horses with the machines and enter the ring
in line the first arriving To take position the steam
fire engine, ranging in order, westwardly on Ffth In
one and a half minutes, the Cncnnatus Of the Twos
took the place OF honor; the hose carriage of
Fourteen, from tho Of Fifth and Smith next IN
minutes and seconds the George Washington, row-boa
of the Eagle fire company, Sixth between Carr and
Harriet next the Texas machine Atlantic and Fashion
hose carrnge then the Indians Powhatan and the Poca
hortas The Brighton house Reindeer and the hose Brgh
ton Bell took their position in 10 minutes like war cours-
ers bloody with spurrng fiery red with haste. The
Queen City Of the Skies in Fulton not having heard dis
tnoy the alarm, came in next The hose Veteran, of the
Ihrees, with "Constitutlon' unimpared made good
The Three,, Ike the Sizes heard ndstnctly the alarm
but came in with cataract" rush, followed by the
." Bob Iytle' Hose
Tie Pat Lyon No l. with their boat, sylphike, and
the Lake, in harbor of Medical College Point sails
reeied and anchor set in "jiley' OF time.
The steam engine worked like charm. II threw
streams of great volume great hight and dsancc
they raised through three four and six pipes At
time and deluge of the conservative element thrown
about in all directions, and at the time. The
culinary and the lovers OF the triunphs OF large
scale may pore the recita the inventions OF the
murdeous instruments Of carnage and the bulletins Of the
naval victories If Napier by which the dreadful murder
engines deal death and destruction every explosion,
but we prefer the Iriunphs If Peace. Cincinnati me-
chancs sending the fiery the Railroad and
her workshops distributing 10 all perts OF the country
tie trumphs of peace. No greater iuiaphs among them
all be boosted Of than the steam FL. engine the
ploie of which witnessed by the Pittsburgh
Con mtee.
As many millions of property ;..e annually sacri-
feed in York under the present system; as
scores Of lives lost; hundreds thousands OF
youths are demoralized, We trust that thai thosa
whose authority and interest most contribute to
reform, viii be active n producing it in this re gard
without moments lose Of time
LAW TO BE ENACTED.