, 1872-12-20
All INTERESTING EXHIBITION.

Tho Usofufnesa Of the Fire Insurance Patrol
Explained to the Cook County Members of
thc State eLeRisfature-The Exhibition Highly
Satisfactory.
Upon inyitstion Of tho Chicago Board OF I'm
derw1itors, the membe1s-elect OF the next Legis~
lature from Cook County, The Board Of Fire aid
Police Commissioners, and other prominent citi-
liens, met at the Fire Insurance Patrol building,
No. 119 Franklin street, yestordny afternoon, to
inspect the building and witness tho workings
OF the Patrol Among those present were Sem
atora J. 8. Reynolds aud J. j. McGrath Repre-
sentatives John Lomax, John F. seanlon, J. Ole
son, and Otto Pc1tzer; Commissioners Eheridan,
Elokke, Reno. md Davis Fire 1Iarshnl Williams
and Lis assistants Charles Martin, Esq, Presi-
dent of tho Homo Insurance Company Of New
York, Mr.. L. q. Letter, and many other proIni-
nent citizens, with the members OF the Board Of
Underwriters.
The Board Of Underwriters will petition at the
ne1t session Of the Legislature for an act Of
incorporation for the Patrol, which ahan be simi-
lar to that obtained by the New York companies,
he principal provision Of which makes It
obligatory on tie various inHurauce companies
Of the ty to contribute in sustaining the Patrol.
The object Of the exhibition yesterday afternoon
was to show to the members of the Legislature
Just what the organization was for which the
Legislation would be asked by tho Board OF
Underwriters.
an exhibition Was given Of the tirnc consumed
in hitching up tho horses and reaching the
street with tho wagon, which was just u sec
onds. The hitching up OF the horses by nine
men, consumed 10 seconds, and with hre men it
was done in 8H seconds. With the horses at
pole, five men attached Tho horaes to the wagon
IN seconds after the alarm. With tho Lornes
at the pole, one man attached them to the wag-
on in Az seconds another in 16 seconds, and
a third in 15-
One of the most interesting exhibitions Was
given in the dormitory Of the Department, show
ing the PROCESS OF getting up at night when 81
ala: "a is sounded. Broad grins. extending be-
tween the ears, we're visible upon the faces Of
the astute legislators when, upon an alarm be-
ing sounded, the men leaped from their beds,
stair, all in the space Of seconds.
The party visited the fourth-story, where they
wero shown the process of unfolding, spreading
and fielding canvas.
An Informal meeting OF tho gentlemen present
was held after the practice, in the room of the
Board Of underwriters, where short speeches
were INDUCED in, laudatory Of the Patrol an dts
building.
The Farol Committee Of the Board OF Under
writers, consisting Of Charles y. Drew, Edward
NJ Teall, and James B. Floyd, deserve much
credit for the perfection reached bJ the Patrol
Department. They wieely concluded that Mill
tary discipline would be the most ef-
and. therefore, at the outset gave Captain Bull
winkle exclusive control Of the department.,
making his word and voice supreme. Uuder his
care the Fire insurance Patrol of Chicago has
become equal to any patrol in New York, and
has record which would not be unworthy OF
the Oldest patrol IN the country. The building
is q model Of neatness aud cleanliness, and has
nothing about it thas is not attractive and even
elegant. when compared with tie buildings Of
thu Firo Department.