New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-02
4 NEW FIRE-EXTINGUISHER

At the instance Of the New-York Board of Under
writers triad was made yesterday, at Newtown, L.
J., Of Mueller's Fire-ExtUguishng Compound.
Among those present Mr. Coob, President of tn
Fulton Fire IDsurar Company, Mr., Underhil of the
New-York MIR. Satterth waite Fire Insurance agent,
Dr. Walton Mr.. Ward, Mr.. Mot, Mr.. Stevens III, and
other gentlemen connected with insurance interests
The Board Of Under writers represented by Capt.
Story and Mr.. agg.
little frame twO-stOry cottage on the premises Of
Mr. James Perry, Engineer of the Underwriters, was
selected for the experiment room on the first door,
llxl3, feet and feet in hight it'll closet k feet
containing in all 92 cubic feet of space prepared
by covering the floor with fresh EARTH boarding up the
heard and battg all the openings except the door
and windows. For the first experiment Capt. Story
laid pile of light pine wood logs, pouring tur
pentine upon oakum underneath. The mass contained
10 square feet Of combustbes. 1t was fired and after
It bad been blaze two minutes two round tin boxes
about inches in diameter oy Bin depth wereproduced
These boxes weie filed with the compound, aud were
gDiied by Of fusee which the operator touched
off with bis cigar Lighting each in succession, he
threw them iuto the room and closed the doors and
shutters. The fusees burned % seconds when they
reached the charge, and q sound like the escape of
large body of steam was heard. In an instant the
room was filed wi h dense, snlphurous vapor. In
eight minutes the doors and windows were opened,
when the fire fouud to bave been ex,ingaished,
leaving the chaued wood and oakum and two empty
tin boxs half full of black scoriae that looked like
the casts Of Benz lights
The second test very severe Over the
pyramid Of light kindlng wood Capt. Story stre wed
20 pounds Of cotton waste and 10 pounds Of oakum,
pouring over the whole gallon Of alcohol and gal
e. IT.. he holf Cd q
large pan with alcohol soaked heavy bag in that,
and spread ii over the top of the heap adding to the
DO, another bag aud some cotton. This all fired,
and Instantly burst into mighty blaze. In t@aki-
ing two of the cxtinguhers thrown in, and all
closed ND. Two minutes afr, window was opened,
when was found that the blaze bad been smothered
After waiting 20 minutes the door was opened, but
the cotton and oakum were found to be still shoulder
ing Two other poets thrown in, then two more,
nn,i at last eght bad been applied and after lapse
OF two hours and half the door openei and the
rsked out. Portions Of the cotton had ceased to
burn ut the mars of that material with toe embers
Of the hay, and large log still on fire, needing
only air 10 break ont into fame.
1t was claimed by the inventor that the test was
much more sescre than would be likely to occur in
ordinary fires Owing TO the ateness of the hour, an
experiment with cotton bal. could not be tried
Mueller says that he can put out any fire with his
preparation, provided the ceiling Of the room in which
il is has not been burned through The material is
pot up in very portable s. packages of pounds each
and can be easily aPphed but with how much sacces
further experiments must determine. It has a. leah
one adyantage-it does not spoil goods ike water, and
II saves the use of that damaging hud which is quite
heavy consideration 10 Insurance men in these days
when firemen are obliged 70 put stream a fine
whether it is requisite not The inventors propose
20 place these extingahers In stores ana ohce' liable
10 FIRE and fitted with network Of fuse which would
BET them of at the first approach of the destroyer and
thus stiHe the flames at the outs0t.