The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28


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her absence e0~ TO other military In
THE POWER OF FIRE WARDS
given by statute e the engineers and the city or
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used by drilling persons in its use we Were left to
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injury to their work. it possible for the Chief to
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need stated demSshss the FaspDss and ,t in%s
to scatter the flames II drives back and the
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THE DANGER OF AND ~ ons e
atlcas in one case at our fire. as explosives
frs preparation be made for the
future Tor using Jar more power anu ess t e II
THE sEsr EXPLOSIVE NOW KNOWN
powder it's ten times powerful gapp9wdsr Its
building rather lhsn % materials docs not
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DROPPED Jared in any way without danger nt and
ssa 9GReas Sas free Sm the peculiar Per
that the use Of other AND and Of
the midst Of fire. Some better article may be furnished
ny the a. Ofst
this pSran 81 s BE KEPT eos % e
partment should be instructed in the OF and espe
might do other and ordinary work in HE Department,
viii not be S 10 Keep be-
required for many years aud which we hope viii
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his assistants should be trained in the use OF explosives
THE LAW ON THIS sunJEcT NEEDS CAREFUL REVISION,
act should regulate the demolition Of buildings in Bos
ton OF so as more pro sna
powerful engines 1t would probably be wise to procure
few larger and them for great emer-
gencies the lighter are more easily handled
We gladly record the construction OF power
full hreboat and one member OF the commission i,..,
has witnessed its successful The feasibility
using u sclfpropelng engine with advantage in our
streets perhaps needs 10 be treated further In this con-
necon call attention to Richards hose elevator and
fire escape; sample Of which Is now attached to the
them should be placed in the large districts still
expssed and unprotected
THE NEEDS A BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF WATER,
especially in the burned district The sxinch pipe in
Summer street entirely inadequate to the needs OF
which has changed Its character from place of
private dwellings TO street Of great warehouses Nor Is
this only district where such need exists We also
hydrants and hydrants better adapted TO the
of iremen.
HYDRANr,
which Is used in the neghborng in the Highlands
Sixteen and I'm East Boston, quite
in the city proper The evidence shows that while Is less
liable than hydrant it will furnish four en-
gnes with two streams each. Such was the
operation of the Lowry hydrant which was tried
for n short time In Winthrop square 1852, and
its success then led TO its adoption by Charles
town. This styIc oil hydrant Il attached TO the