Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-13

Inc boston ADVERTISER OF yesterday, gives inc
following report of an interesting paper read be-
fore the institute OF technology on Wednesday
evening:
Mr.. John A. Coleman, the gentleman who
told so mOdeStly and so well in the November
Atlantic the story of his long fight against
railroad, read last evening before the institute of
technology paper cmbodying his ideas of the
proper method of eXtinguishing fire in ware
houses and stores. Professor Runkle presided,
and Mr.. Coleman's audience included number
of distinguished scientists and several of the
most prominent engineers in the country, Sev-
eral members OF the board of trade, by whose
invitation the essay was prepared, were present.
Mr.. Coleman began with plea for the much
abused Mansard roof, which previous TO the fire
was much in favor with the public, because it
came to relieve our buildings of the hideouS
monotony which before distinguished them.
The old story of thoughtless haste in jumping Mt
conclusions is again illustrated, as the pendulum
of public opinion swings from the extreme OF
love to the extreme of hate. Architects advo-
Gated those roofs and are now swift to denouuce
them. They reared lofty structures and now
say they must be RACED. The Mansard roof is a
beautiful structure, unsurpassed for grace and
elegance. Was the recent fire caused by the
Mansard roof, or was the fault in its miserable
construction by modern builders? Did NJ
Mansard recommend the roof to be made
a finder box, or was that one of
the devices 10 evade cost which are
peculiar to many of our buildings? The
purpose Of the present paper is TO show that,
80 &c c t'ii9 Noiiti tio' 10 1t N" ~. 'iO "
- .loiii ny, anu tu"! wy nTIu nv D,oP Uui
euIneeS a. loul iIs ~ Ieit uPoi ANU t i
remedy is simply one Of engineering. The ar
chtect need not destroy the decorations of his
buildings nor need the merchant cramp himself
for room, but they must call in the engineer 10
ne tuEn ouU VI tueli uii,'It''tI' " ndt vac
!ne laGlI ol l1e lasi uieF a lault Vi ehsineer-
In5' II was Ihe ldliuie VI our hte appliances
~ -et siuun qua9tlls Vi Mutel upon the IlSht
Pray az tne IlSnt tllne. our uFe ap}aIat4s was
alalluIc, because our theory o. atIacNihS hre IN
ialAe warehouses Is WIoug. Jug lrue principe
loI atldchluS nre Is 10 meet inc ure at us
commencement WIN an instant Ieheoy' A
uuthet iull vi water at inc right llhlej III inc
iiSrI Pi3ce, Is WoIt more thah tons VI wafer
nan an iour Ia'eI' IL Is pIoposeu 10 describe
pau lor protecting large oiochs OIL warehouses
Mhic t WIZ Ienuer thelr security against nre
lnatIer ol absolute ceTtaIIty, as lar as hulnah
agency can DC CERTAIN win inc engineering
applcahceS oil the day we can RAISE colnmh o.
wafer one OF more thousand leet III inc ar II
necessary, III an iron Pipe.
but ouI lhuniclPa nte enSlhe - stell uoes iioV
aulilit inc use ol the IRON pipe. 10 such Senue
ulgu as arc interested IN COTTON ana WoOlleh
nlllls theTe VIII oe hothlng new IN inc plan pre-
se 1 IL IS proposed 10 apply inc mn system,
oIu' tleu anu PROVED, 10 tue ploteeuoh OF our
sleat warehouses Inns plan lor promptly OK
tinSulshIhs uies embraces also the means ior
heating ana FURNISHING power 10 every building
ii ohe OF more ploehs' Inc plan oreny Is as
ioiio"s' we piace from one 10 three thousand
morse power OF boilers, more or less, IN con-
Fehleht locat;oh uhder ground, arcned over Sc
cufely, so that no INJURY would result II the
"ahs Vi ourEhlg Dullalhg cropped upon the
heaVy steam pumps Large steam ana water
pipes as arteries are 10 NC carried tnronSh tlght
covered uehcheS uhder ground, between the
plochs Vi pulluihgs OF uhuer tne slfeet, WIN
" "ioues loI steam ana water, rlsht ana ie't OF
me main pipes 10 eacn Dundlng' Inc steam
pipes WouIu DC properly covered 10 prevent loss
ny Iauldtlon. Two nelhodS should DC adopted
" eAtuSuIsh hre' flrst' Tue use OF steam 10
shotuer an ihciplehl hre III cohnhed apart
hehl' second, inc use OF water IL the hre has
salhGu 700 inucn progress Tor tue steam Steam
sIahu Pipe should NC carried 10 every story oil
e eI puinulls, WIN waves tnut can ne con-
1iuli tI rom r iIt GROUND ana whlch should 0e
outslue VI punu!l7S' wafer stahu pipes should
90 W eaIl'eu run the MAN water
10y ~ the top oi each puiidlhg, win
,io,.5i hSo VI peiiVlaleu pipes cale9 spiIh-
hn;,5i ailiS Iio'A elu W ehu vi Ine
y, n,oot ~ 1Son also otel the ellre rooi
~ 80 ~ 70 az On ny naIs Vi UIueL uullulhsS
cd hoo 4. =.
-, up ~ heeP mnatea 1 water ~ eI
Iii ~ ,.',iils uutIns hte' ne spEnklets
,'ii.h ~ VIZ a.. area VI tnuE leel III
80 eNU ,,iitaa 'en .u Vi ane ou'lune' "uu
,,ii5or ~ ~ ~ puiiulng
III bir r, Iese VI III ~ mn,In Eeous uIe
ya,er nos sn Ia oiso ho "iioI GI shese
rron Tba to "a Ti3 ~ u st rom t'e
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dav war in and year on sn Iaa, m a t,
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