Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-01
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GRAND AND SUCCESSFUL TGrAL or the
PATENT FIRE Observation-Disclosures
to notice published yesterday, MIR. L.
L.. Levey, general agent for the new
patent fire extinguisher, advertised IN
another column, gave n public exhiol-
ton of the wonderful powers OF his
little machine last evening at Vir.
pinia. A small shed, some twelve
feet square and eight or ten
feet high was erected for the purpose
on the large vacant lot, or circus
ground, just north Of Sutton Avenue,
between G and u streets. A lot Of old
boxes and other combLsrbles were
placed inside, and together with the
whole interior were we'll saturated with
coal oil. The time announced for the
trial was 8 o clock sharp, but by some
laundering Misunderstanding or over
weeuing desire TO see the fun, large
numbers Of people were on hand nearly
an hour before the time, including sew
eral companies OF the Fire Department
with their machines. Indeed, before 8
o'clock the crowd was so dense in the
vicinity, and the excitement so great
that the thing could not have been de-
layed an hour longer without ending in
q general row. One of the engi..e COM
panies as it was, got so very impatient
that not knowing what other d~eyiltry TO
get into, they commenced playing upon
the crowd in the square gathered about
the little shed, wetting them pretty well
with dirty, sinking water, from a
n%eighboripg c~istern. Much tall swear
ing was the result from those whose
clothes were so recklessly befouled and
injured. This part Of the performance
was entirely unjustihable, u~ncalled for,
unnecessary, and the boys should be
ashamed Of themselves. They would
hardly like it to be served the same way
themselves. Mr.. Levey brought three
Of his little machines with HIM in an
express wagon. He only needed one,
but he brought the two extra ones so as
10 be fully ready in case Of any unfore-
seen emergency. They are about AS big
around as a nail key, and nearly twice
as long, and are charged with pretty
much the same material rs is used for
soda, indeed they are simply a portable
soda fountain arranged with straps for
the shoulders, ready to be thrown across
ones back and run with when required.
A short piece Of hose, about the size Of
your thumb, with a little nozzle to di-
rect the stream, is all that is required,
and by simply turning q faucet at the
OPERATORS elbow, the stream is turned
loose on the coniagration, 4 stream
of water, strongly charged With car
bonic acid gas, IS forcibly elected from
his soda fountain FIRE engine to the dis
lance Of forty feet or more, and when
ever the gas comes in contact with IRE
or flame, extinguishment Is the chem
ical consequence, the water being used
merely rs o medium for conducting the
gas. One of these little machines,
fully charged, weighs about IS pounds,
and will nj ten or twelve minutes
without any other manual eXertion than
merely to turn the faucet, or pack the
concern about. When all was in read
mess u match was applied, and in a few
moments the whole interior of the shed
was a mass Of roaring flame. Mr..
Leyey, With his little extinguisher on
his back, and pipe in hand, stood by,
and even waited until after several per-
sons hear him, as well as many OF the
crowd, shouted to him to put out the
fire, aud thatit would be a fair test. He
then marched up 10 near one OF the open
windows Of the shed, and turned his
little stream loose upon the fierce
flames. Instantly, as though by magic,
the FIRE was deadened, and in o very few
moments Was extinguished entirely. It
could not burn at all in the presence OF
that gas. A second and a third time
this FIRE was lighted aud the little build
ing enveloped in flames, With the like
prompt aud satisfactory result, wheo,
the trial being concluded, the whole
crowd dispersed. From what we saw
of the arrangement, and our wi appre-
citation Of the principle involved, we are
fully satisfied Of its complete effective
ness in case Of q small FIRE, or thu COM
meucemeut Of q big one. A mop and
a pail of water, or even a piut cup,
to throw water with are found very et-
fective in putting out u fire at its first
starting, but carbonic acid gas COM
biued with the water, and kept in this
ever ready and easily applied shape is
far more effective under the same cir
cumstances. When Music Hall, at Vir-
ginia, took FIRE a year or two ago, we
were present, and personally know that
one of these little machines could
easily have saved the building. The
burning coal oil from the broken foot
light, although easily beaten out at The
top Of the stage, ran through the cracks
beneath, where it could not be easily
got at, and water dashed upon 1t did
not seem to have much effect. Before
the nearest fire eugine-only across tue
street-could be got to work, the hre
had communicated TO the scenery and
was bursting out Of roof and rear Of the
building. The last FIRE at Virginia, GU
South c street, which destroy ed W o or
three buildings, commenced in a small
mule shed, not so large as the one used
for the trial last evening, and could not
be put out with water dashed upon 1t,
vet one Of these extiuguishers would
most infallibly have quenched the lanes
inside OF two minutes from the time the
FIRE was discovered. As we said before,
we fully believe in their effectiveness IN
all cases Of small fires or commenced
confsgratious, aud all theaters, mills,
mining works, public buildings, ETC.,
should be provided with them.
PipxR's OPERA HousE-"SAN."-The
famous play Of "Sam' was enacted last
evening at the Opera House, in the
presence Of II very good audience,
Wheatleigh sustaining the title eharac-
ter in his usual perfect aud effective
M Willie Edouiu sustained the
peculiar character Of Dick, the circus
imoued servant Of "Sam," in a
very commendable style. He has all
the gymnastic and acrobatic talent
requisite, and he certainly exeels IN
that character. II is one Of the Priu-
cipal points Of the piece, and without
"Dick" the entire play would be con
sidered as rather insipid, uotwithstand-
ing oil Of Mr.. Wheatleigh's superior
acting. The other characters were
generally personated in a c~ommendaoie
manner, and the piece passed Oh
smoothly aud we'll. II will be repeated
tonight. Go and see ''Sam.' "Dicks
great fun"