The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-25


THE TRIAL.
In pursuance Of TN invitation extended to the Com
mon Council scientific gentlemen members Of the presa
and oheIs select audience assembled in Tammsny Rail-
yesterday afternoon at three O'Clock TO listen to the
plantations a Mr.. j. N. GameweD, OF the proprttos,
and witness the aods oTdndt Of the system In creer
to convey Gear idea OF the working OF the alarm tee
Rrgph one portion OF the room made to represent
The City Hs central station Of the department. Wills
other parts represented the different localities Of the c.y
cslly received the alarm and conveyed il TO
all the precincts Of the place Radiatihg from
THIS In various directions ware two ss Of wires
one get called signal wires, connecting VIII four sigma!
boxes In different parts Of the ball. and fifth fcverI
hundred yards distant In the Parkhe object being %
represent the manner IN which intelligence Of hro 3
Immediately communicated from any r.rt Of city 70 the
central station sDd the other set called alarm wires,
BAN and ib erected IL the Park for tho experiment,
weighing thirty hundred pounds Alarm wires were also
connected with number or snaa gonRs supposed 70 %
the Of eaeiDee the purpose OF which was to gvo
the alarm them At the same instant that IT s received
at the central station. There must always be ope-
rstor 1t the central station, culpsbiy whose part,
either through absence % neglect Ii provided for by An
eli timer affords indubits bic evidence whether he has or
tas not tested the machinery every fifteen minutes
should be DONE Even The omissjon Of fifteen minutes ID
recorded on the face Of this truth telling timepece which
Is 70 be inspected in every twenty four hours by tho
chief OF the dera,tn
In tie course Of the explanations OF Mr. Garnewe he
set be could receive intelligence from
every quarter Of the city, and either the entire de-
parmept or any number Of engine companies required
and have them on ctr way TO the exact locAnv OF iao
Me Alarms were given and received oeifs strnck cno-
secuvely by twoe and threee and spr0
boxes made musical by the notes OF inteinyenco
which rarg out from their Interior the sonorous DAYS OK
the thirty two hundred FOUNDER, away on " tne
BOUNDING almos. the instant ehowed tnss the Same
spark Yves the moving power OF botni hremen we're
vhd Ct. their bur Ks by eorgs within their houses
corners Of streets inocated police were called acci-
dents made TO happen TO the wires TO show how soon
the The event could be conveyed TO head
qustrs without destroying the integrity Of the stem,
anc in short only required blazing building, running
csarucss in the sreete, thropg OF red shire, few
s,rt ans Of wa,er snd the rumVus Of real fire for one
10 complete picture already bali painted on his mental
canvasa
The remarks and lluftrntiors Of Mr. Gaewe occupied
about hour, sud were evidently regarded with n.e
rest by all present Il may be proper 10 add here that
eYs,ene which s proposed 70 introduce ths city,
hes been in operation in Boston eight years. St. Louis
twr three and lie Introduction Is already nearly CON-
plee 10 the city OF New Orleans Ttesher the prejucie
rbch exists here in favor Of ne preFen arrangements
cen be crtreome and NE new system ADOPTED instead re-
MANI 10 be seen