, 1874-08-05
He Calls Special Attention to Tho Small
Size Of Water-Pipes. = -
Tho milwaukee, Avenue Fire.

| dEArLEMxn: Fur your Information concerning
or o as
showing the Positions akcn by tho apparatus tho sup
ply Of water aud osteat Of ts re sogcthor With oter
faca In relation toroto, with yow to sccuriug your
early action towards procuring tho noe4aaary nipl
a1ccs to prevent like occurrences Il possible. hore
with present tho reports Of the First and Second Aseia
arrival Al sho iro also report Of tic superintendent
ID s S Ut sSSs SteSs st aoy os & IL
Hec.sd and general alarm; alao tnnr lytg an outtuo
watsr-ains ii tho atrocts oeothcr wi IT, synopas W q
tho reports Of tic several forenen Of slo enBnocom
eomraiy, from which ii viii 10 sesn tast, vhSre tGo
engnes shold have lad at caat 100 pounds Of water
presHaro' thoy co!,l ,ai, emly q r. oGtain u l,,,
through from 400 to COO feet Of Aon which in many
cases Was not suclent to throw strean Of wator o
Tho are originatoi in small fr.r as building known
~ No. 277 Fourth aysane, sMa 10 aMproand 10 havo
an 5 d or Fa
the arrival Of tho first two aagin pa, Nos. Al aud 1o
as ss liz RH ssssa sgssy = IL ] Ns
nurthwest funk Of The fire, fro III 1 aud 8 inch
,nain respectively, tho water-rroas Engine No.
II bc1nX but ~ pounds, AID Engine No. 10 but
from co 10 100 pounds at tho time. r.
MY m FIRST INgI1A5ios o. Ttf1s t1na
miles diatant whom, giving he enaI Tor ru out, md
I'd largo voia.e Il .a,oko Will Ii sest to b. sro
nro III tho vicinity ot Twclfth Au4 CLARK streets.
llIlEu1al0!y VIGIL ~ tlte BCCnt1 uNQn HTf4fL
tero Haw my Fzst Assistant, M, b. j. sweate, who
reported to tho contlitton Of The rc anl Tie dis
tosal ho had inato Of tho appsratus under lfn
maud. .-. ..."
At that tin1o tho aee had spread 10 such ,n.gni-
tude that, seeing tint thu supply II vslsz va yssy
seanty,
1r r1nsr 1xpzAvoa
was to flank tho ro aud drve ii to point and ut tho
4nmo ts hasd # oI With al Tho fo1eo could
md We succeeded IN 10 doug aa faat ~ Tie mssns at
hand would permit sna you ase probably well nwaro
no sino cse than from four to twelve engines. Nlo
aparlts aud brands were a1ng heads, IennA,
obliged us to move tha eugtnns often, aud VA Mo:
cause Of M tia do Destruction Of quantity ot Hose
became aaailod that could not DO checked unsii il
reached Harrison street. accordingly concentrated
sd % tos to s s s aa When hs
Rnd Wabash arcnuo. Ind ten streams In ta vicinity
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE
that from No. 7. snfl. while ordering como nntca
found at sho had shut down. snd W. abopt 70 povo
upon Inquiry loarned tla tho ouginocr had alut ho.
down sud left her. / then ordered tho nreaon to
ea ss but Af ss t. "sss saa ~S t.
aseompsltd tho eornies Of oNei1l'a Quilting, On tho
1oatst @ &C sorner ef STATE an Harrison .trests took
nearly to TIsle sa ,outh sde Of the building IN
sls aS % ssseS Ss g s
remove, ef Ensls Nc t4sn doing spondd suFyico
%a1e sa It
tino Of shutting luwn and tbe time Of 1eeoup!ina Sic
would have prevented oNslll'a building FROM liking
|, Aon street.
TIN wHo1n roncn
TorKcd Win Wi ansl determination seldom secn,
and It IL With great pleasure that can say lint with
tnh exception ot hvo slr instances tho officers aud
n eena fseF afes s ae @ l. s f.
Organization fur tho discipline carried out On tic 90
cation. yoaa. n,,,,-,
nacnts atoting That
flra FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS
shonau be nateat upon without delay v,z That
Tater~n'sshs for ro-purpo.os ahold 10 lcss than
nclea " diameter, and that those should only bo
Should be pacod III tito strees in tho thick1y.sottad
nori.on&s & e ths oy that whero there .ro rains al
ouoa bo substituted that =. System bo adonsted
as soon aa practicable. whoroby tho department. may
be- aapplied with wnser by ciasrng supplied by tla
wasof-1ua1hs. In this connection would say that
during conversation had with AIr Cheahrough, tl,et
ppdes whose direction our waterways
10 The imprscticAby or building eonduits and guu-
plylnR them from tue river loa diatanco Of naio.
distance Y would be necessary 10 dig fro,a il to Is
oay coming o. ns f. % w s tho
mud water Pipes already n tho strosta Tho cont Of
as II s9as IL Iauss 1T ,s pes s Shs e. e..
c1stcrn, with pressure Of 20 pounda to lis square
anSh; supplying Il4e cta.cEn q ths rats Of 5000
eugtnca with ordinary lre-ssreame, would bo ono
fourth leaa than the bc!ore. mentioned conduits.
Of our proscnt Wator-Worfs Ia sufficient e aunsi2
twiee tho number Of engnea wo now hayo In uyo 10
dstributlngptpes for 1ro-purpoaua certainly q M rl
no. 10 exneoed aat lnsgo ares can bo controed iii
1oD64 wIsr s aq ps
the fro o., July 20 1874 at No. liza llilwaukeo nvc
pae which f. enly ono Of tho many inssnocs # to
Kaads would 14ao recommend that your board ~
AMEND rt1H NuLEs
anu regulations governing tho department. in sucb
elatat Alarahal to tho services Of a,v t
,zsn IN no of large rcs IN order to rolie,e Srsnsn
cra or persons 20 doing TO bs rccoy onsod st
''lIn'n al 81 ts,,r1.atea sr{;a; q price ner hour
., 4sslsTANT-arAlsuAL swEN1Y
follows: ta4oaA1 - 10
sR hasusithi' suS1ait e you mr., -, :,
a, .ne nse on sAe itsh INIT. was III
he asy hsweSa eark .seot sn Fourh 1Ss ayapns ln,:
sosg gpio ot t ths Ss a @ fsS wea =. tho black
sn both sass Of thu alley fsturne to TsTios
s:'ss t. Ys s
vatoy to s saa oIl.w"2k, snS4 went sn IT, r.,
Easuo No. Is 70 droat Il. sae,s4 s tosssn :
o-woeks. Went gu Fourth yysns fou EIglpa @ ns ~ ~
H. wesh ss asasaSS Sv III Fourth avonuo sout oi
| on tho west silo 1t Fourth WANING ~ .a. nfo
taor strcam to tho cat sido Of Fourth yenne ~
roofa of four budthga belng on tic, oriers nai
cock No. 10 work OH wes side Of Fourth syo,,n ~
keep .ha Ase f.sa gol.ig south, II would driya m,
TO Fourth ayanue, whero mot you Anl repors ~
condition y tue hre and Worked undor your ordors
soeond alarm boing struck ioows; III ,1,vns ~.
could not open TIE ben cornos TwoItth mi cisrs
Streets but could not koud It Aa other boxes wara ns
pulled. l1u tlen drove to tho olcgrapho c.. whsn Il
! WAS tent out. Nespsesfut!y submitted,
Dksls ]. swgYts.,
FIrat Ansiatant ~ 70 hiarslal
| THE HEC0Np 4aBlRTAHT.
AaH Hennff, Fire-.Hurshat:
SIT: hsye The honor ia submit III, following RI
port Ut my AauEs aud nreraqs at tho tiro oil, ii.
18th lust. nfl my cngine- houso No. {n4y quar-
sers), upon rereyiuY tha first 4Ari from Box ST. On
lny way to tho lsrp I ordered out y:ngua No. s aus
11onk and Lauder Company No. !. both Of theep com
ran!ts wero due Ut thls ato ~ t!e arat alarm, Wel