New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-18
row 70 ppr our 1 FIRE.


cbapterof this book is devoted to the methods
of putting out fire-tIe flowing passages being
OF easy application; s5i.
z The persolsin the house besJdualided for such
duty should eiideaynr 10 ascertain, with Az much
precision az p0ssbles the extent and position of
the fire. while tire Others collect much water
theyaan If the fire inan uppera floor the inmates
should be got out nnlediatelyi although the lower
pafto the house may generally be entered with
safety for some time. 1T in the owerpart Of the
house, after eliminates have been removed great
! care should be observed in going into any OF the
upper floors, assthe flames very often reach the
stairs before being observed by those above. The
upper floors are besides generally. filed with
smoke, and, In thai case there ii great danger Of
Eufkoeation to tltose who may enter
On the discovery 0i q fire. iii is of the ut
most consequence to shut sand keep shut all doors
windows or other apenings IL may often be OBJ
served, after house has been OH FIRE, that one
Aoor IL comparatively mt oached, While those
above and below are nearly burned out This
arises from the door on that particular 00r having
been shut, and TTaug hit directed elsewhere. If
the person who has examined the ffe findsia risk
OF its gaining ground upon him. he should if with
IN reach pf tire engines, Keep everything close,
and await their arrival instead Of admitting air To
the ire by efforts to oppose it with in.
adequate sneans In the meantime, however, he
should examine where "a supply of water is most
likely to be obtained and Communicate that and
any other local information, to the 6FefGen on
1kleif coming forward. III there be no fire engine
within reach, the person who has examined the
fire shoald keep the place where it Isl situated as
close as possible, till as many buckets of water as
can be easily collected are placed~ithin his reach
Taking care always that there is some one
ready to assist HIM, hNslIould tlie open the d{or
nG eares t,s, forwafi on his hands and knees TIL he
gets as near the fire is aossible nolus2,gg 9is
otsalHi ana standing up for moment to give lAe
Ter a proper direction. he should throw il with
force using a hand-pump, If aFaiable, and in
stantly get down to his former Position, where he
viii lie again able to breathe. The. people he
hind handing forward agotheT bucket Qft water,
he repeats the operation till the fire Is quenehed,
or until he feels exhausted, tn which case some
one should take his place. If there beeuough Of
water however, two, three, Oh any convenient
number of people may be employed in throwing
i'll on the contrary, if the supply Of W, ia r. IN
sufficient to employ even one n., "a 49,
should be kept shut while w u w.
sIs HI eI .a b ,cluded as much az posi-
$500 III f .sas exactly In proportion To the
~ - air which it receives.
9ne great eyiei and which ought % 4pes eIletiy
guarded against by people not eensto1fed 70 ire
IA on te first alarm they exert thehlselR yes to
s4I3e geYv IltlnosE nf their Strength Il, This, ot
course can last but shoft time; and wilen TIC
feel tired which id that case soon sf75i
-sesra,sa III What .er Now this 4ls tue
fires. onght to be- II e. n and
r,ast 1fier things, ID cool jgaBt n I'LL silv
ateadY perseverance are tar 1lqEe
anv. desi,ltory exertipns which can W ill0s
Nh Rraid{yoea lost hslsfe AZ me SGeAs @ scs
horse Fe IN naag street. London, IN ulF, 1871
The fire lasteda fortnight, lSi
4han two million pounds worm 81 pkoI2Si4t33
Brentwood, having set his stan to 9Xotis, wy y
the most difficult point q W NJ tps Ji,{l,
courage the men who were eEilllloye ca tnsle : II
lie was speeding highBali belllnat lt1 sVi ~
aud fell, and thgee day Eer4 s'H iiis ~ As
taken from the ruins. - s34 &
Numbers a Mormon enliglapts. efreiit9 5o
Salt Fai5a 4ied AT ST. J0seigls4 QuTl3 or eh0leFA