The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-16
THE NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

Inauguration OF the Telegraph System
Yesterdsy-Roll Cali Answered from
All Quarters-First Practical Alarm
Apparatus the Ground In Four
Minutes-Important Order or the Police
Department, Sc.
The Inauguration yesterday Of the system OF fire
alarm telegraph marked in the history Of the
Metropolitan Department. Weeks Of labor and
planning and general preparation were 70 eliminate
yesterday either in failure At twelve O'Clock
the knel OF the old system sounded, the Supern-
tendent tMr. Chaplin started his testing tour, and
by one the various stations marked the note OF
triumph before the eyes Of the expectants In the
Central Office. Every station was visited by tho
superintendent and signal and reply passed unerrngy
Tho roll calls at two O'Clock NJ and at eight O'Clock
p X. were answered promptly and simultaneously from
all and stations Tho tests not merely ari
ncial--one veritablo fire alarm was sgnaed from sta
ton No. Ia Fast Broadway, and In four minutes an
apparatus was the ground This TO lamp the
measure as a marked succesr Commissioners Pinckney
and Able were present In the Office anxously observing
the pogrsss Of the great trial. and they were perfectly
satisfied Tho general force take great erest in the
matter, and will be weaned by ~ Fractions Of
the new from the jlpgling memories Oh 90. lid alarm
ss0n ~ 40 S h.s
In the meantime they will ring the signals but not the
districts as formerly None understand the signals
save those who may possess the station and signal card
about 70 bs issued by the Commissioners
aEEERAL ORDER 70 THE PorIcs ForrS... g.
Ths following wss psonalHstsd yesterday morning
OfyfrE on The SUPERINTENDENT of TUE MET. POLICE,
300 MuLBERHy srRrxr, Ngw YoRH Nov. is, 1866.
Tho Metropolitan Fire Commissioners having reorgan
nod the Fire Department In that part OF the city yng
soutb of Fourteenth street TO enable them o. dis
penso with tower bell alarms the manner heretofore
made and 20 adopt system Of Geographic alarm con-
Meeting with thrtynine localities in that part of the
city whereby those localities and twenty four others
where no instrument IL stationed, may 20 indicated by
small bell signal striking tho number Of the location
~ discovered. SO
Third Fourth and Fifth Fire districts lie south of
Fourteenth street aud tho wnoo or the Sixth Seventh
and Eighth Fire districts, abolished.
Hereafter the Police Fire districts In that part of tie
city will be designated by letters A. b. G D and the
severa precincts will alarm Of FIRE reaching them,
send their to The locality Of the Gre indicated
by signal In case " any arrangement Of the tclc
graphic limos, by which signals may he Distracted, IL
formation should be sent by messenger TO the adjoining
precinct stations in tho same Police Fire district
In all cases the reserve will BE- sent TO IRE IN ad
joining precinct whether II ~ in the same Police Fire dis
trict not Also, when specially ordered from the
Central Office, and then as speedily rs possible
| list "a, 4th and Oh precincts
Police Fire district will embrace tho limits Of the 81,
| 9th and 9th procincts
Police Fire district & will embrace the limits Of the
| 9Th, 9th, i4,h, 18th and 2sth precincts
Police Fire district viii embrace the limits OF the
| 5th, 10Th, 18th 18Th and 18Th precincts.
Reserves will be sent % the several Police Ere districts
| ~ follows
For district A. from ist ID 3D. 4tb 9th 9th, eth is,h
For district D. from Isl, ID 3D. sb 9th, sth 27h and
2Sth precincts
For district c, from 9TH sth 9th l0th 14b 18TH 18Th
17h. 2Sth and Goth precincts.
For district D. from 7th, 10th 11h, 10TH 17th and 18th
precincts
Until farther orderp reserves will be sent 70 the Frs,
and Second Fire districts and TO such portions OF the
Third Fourth and Fifth Fire districts as lie north Of -Four
tenth street. pursuant 10 General Order No. 26s
When fire IL discovered In your precnct II ls the
duty OF the policeman discovering proceed with nil
haste TO the nearest Firc alarm station and give the
alarm in the manner required by the Metropolitan Fire
Commissioners.
On receiving alarm Of fire your precinct yourself
or OF your sergeants will take command OF the police
force sent to assist you unless Of the Inspectors Is
present. who will assume command; you viii mme
diately proceed 70 form lines tho street IN the
vicinity Of the Gre at distance OF not less than two
hundred feet from the locality OF the same and then
cludo all persons whatever from within your line 81
guard except the officers aud members OF the Metro
p0itan Fire Department. the officers and members OF tbs
Insurance Patrol the Inspectors OF Gas the Fire Mar
shals the Superintendent and Inspectors Of Unsafe
Buildings and the reporters Of the press each OF whom
must be equipped In the Uniform Of their posi-
ton, show such specific badge may have been de
termined as pass by the Metropolitan Fire Commits.
OF premises within the lines must be strictly aud
percmptorily excluded thercfrom. Fircmen In no
case TO be admitted unless In their appropriate dress
No badge heretofore In be recognized ~ en-.
ttlng the bearer b. enter the lines unless the Metro
politan Fire Commissioners have designated a. pa's
Neither persons nor vehicles permissible y pass the
lines shall be allowed % pass the footway unless on
the special order Of the Chief Engineer or police officer
IN command but ngress and egress shali % mahc 40
near the centre Of the street a. practicable
You will arrest and hold, subject 10 The complaint OF
the Metropolitan Fire COMMISSIONER any pcfson who,
without authority, may appear 10 the Uniform Of IRE
man. 81 the Insurance Patrol or who shall, without
authority any badge designated ns pass by the
Metropolitan Fire Commissioners
ANY pcrson who NAV be- detected 10 stealing al IRE
whether by policeman fireman. shall be detained Al
tho station house until The witness Is relieved from the
duties which he Is then employed
JOHN 4 KENNEDY, Superintendent
DSSIu CARrEStER, Inspector