, 1874-09-05

tending tho nrHto,n hl'd promoting tho sanitary
condition Of tfia city.
1}orlin receives 4
LIMITED f1rr1s or wArtn,
'puhpod mp ffotn tho Saroo but I'll fh notthorEood
i,cr abundant, aild. u1!l fey wccks ago. tho
HI, elgnged af % o 20 a ntt E9sa company
several w millions of tlolInrp iittio dam, with
lock to admit the paaaago Of canal-boats, ia com
htrictoi1 ncroas tho Sprcs II short distance bo-
ihus damned OF from tlie itly stroam below
Into Which tho Ac,YorH discharge their contents.
tic sowor.pumpa taiao thu water for tho con-
sumption tf tha citY:. In addition TO thoae
werlsa, wol; IT,, furnish ,.1st few Mi millions Of
fors to ths people, tho Oily Government aro
proceeding to enlnrge tho supply by conducting
water from enc OF tho lakes fow miles from
Berlin, fedsby branch Of tho Havo1 rhtch viii
water. B,ch na Berlin has nevor horot0f0ra cn-
joyo1. Honoror, the ntoady drink Of tho people
will still continue to bo boor.
f1nEa AnE Or EXTREMELY RARE OCCURRENCE
In Borltn, andthsro hhs tlever beon eoToro c0n-
Migration. An American gentleman, Who Inns
realded IN Tits city for tho last thirteen years,
informs me tint, In NJ that time. ho romembors
no tlro IN Which tho Fire Department permitted
blocks. but In eyory instance It confined tho out
broak to tho building in whicl, tho fire originated
and genorally subdned It before it had dono
much dnn'age evcn to tho building In which 1t
NHH ulHEufGkHAs hHUf WAAk III IHOTH TGflATH&Hl6,
there 10 not seonm hro.ongine in Berlin. Tho
Flro Department iB srn1l md inexpensive whom
compared With the groat. COSTLY ctu,nsy estRb-
1shrnent maintained tn Ohlcugo, city Of only
wo.Gftha Of t!lb population and oto-fift Of the
wealth OF norln. It costs but s12o, 900 per a,l-
NUN to Bnpnort It. The Chiot Marshal Of tho
1}orlin Tiro Department. ia IN engineer officer Of
the army, detailed BY the Government for this
mpSss % his 4s arc a1o sdussto I'd
onFhly ns1diod tho science OF e1tinguishing flroa
and prercntng fires. Tho nuborlinates sro oil
lonorably-diBohnrgod non-commiBslonod oticors
from the army, wlo Were n1asol,s or carpenters.
Thoro is practical machinlst in charge OF eacl,
engine. The Utmost caro- is taken in the sosctlon
OF every man. from tie Chief 1lnrahal down
TO tho lowest position. The highest state OF
discipline is n,asntained. anil tho Department is
constantly exercised and drilled in its dutios.
There nro
VERY FEW MEN IN THE ctroAao FIRE DEPARTMENT
wfloBo education wonld enRblo them to pnsH Nh
examination for pipe-man or hook-aud-ladd
man ln tho berlin Department.. much less for
tho higher roattiona Wien tho tire-a1arnl-tola-
graph gives tho signal Of tho outbreak Of a firc
| anywhera IN berlin. scarcely ono minute elapscs
before tho llorsos have an engine Oh tito apot,
and Ill anotnor mlnlite 1t ls playing OIL tho flre
right way; water " not wasted, but Ia directly
| applied where i VIII 40 tho most good. Tho
polico ropo aerk the crowd and clear tho s'rce,B
| IN tho Vlclmty OF tno nro. Iho mo
mob is mover permitted to impodo t1o
| operations OF tiio Department; Tllo honlf-aod-
latldor mon scale tno wallis like cats, bong IN
| praoticed yYmnaste. Wator IL thrown upon the
ilro from ladders reaching TO tho windows 81 any
story Whcfo II appears hn1ca arc matte III tue
roof, aud water is lot IN on tue ire from ;nl,"Ye
! Whore the Htrootn aro narrow, water In thrown
from tho roofs OF tho nd1ohshf houses, or from
their Windows. Nlllio all thib IA going OF, there
IS no NOISE, ora"lhg aWeAtlne confusion or co.,
| tfaaiotory osaels. moro ate 60 loneo Gomm'a.
|
IN me mahh:enont OF tho eomnat WIN tho IRE.
ana confuse the tlro1non with contradictory conf
manila n1ti m'so''ievouH intorlofenco. Every
fireman Knows ny p'aoo, anu attends stslc&iy'
| quietly, tcnrlossiy. Rntl intolliEnf'tiy to 1T.
ohoyihE lllH chlofH ordoro with n!acrity.
Very qMiokly tho lire u hnbuuoN, ana tho loss
Kept within trit!e. iho hro1nen thon withdraw
70 tlioir feApectivo sat1ons tnelr mach!hGs: G'
oxamiuca,' mud ti'o necessary repairs at once
mado. Iho mnchlnefy ana firc:imroinonts arc
al"ays Scpt III tno re- nest order: Turing tho pass
ycar tnoro wore ooo alarms OF tlro IN noriin' most
Of them, uf courso, nothing moro than bmrning
ch,mneys Or an upset lamp. Twenty buildinGs ne
only were totally or seriously damaged. Tho
wnlls, hoWevor. remained stantflnG nfter caesl
1lro md i'll no case was tho fire pormlttcd to
nprcaa into nsl1osnlnE nuiltainga. l'orlln be II
borne IN mind, IL almost rs much aabjoct tn
hieh Winds aS chteago. Tho aggregate fire
| lossca IN Berlin tor tho past twenty years
HAVE NOT BEEN oSE-rES1n FART As MUCH
70 thoso IN Clllca;o, cxclnAlVe o. the Gront rol'
tiagfatlon Of October. lS7l. No property III l3cr
lin IL allowed to ho insured foE more thnn 1iso
axths of itn value. l5it. II tho oalao Of tho fir
eau DO traced to ncgEonco or carclosanosa Of the
owner, lie roceTea nothing. 1noondiary slrcs art
or extremely taro occs'ricnce N this cityi mt
noll a:thng Ms a man sott3nE big own pFon'iso
on 1irc, or tenant firing 1is stock Of goods. To-
the sake of obtaining tho insurance, la unknown
IN norltu or Germany and is ael.lom ovor hear
Of IN Europe, o1copt in droat Britain Where III.
American rccklcsA systcm OF insurance SUI
temptation prevails to snall extent Bu
Anot'ea IN tho country Of ancenasars i'rss,~
snnS e. o d1s to the tue istameo Vn.
raontnrY to American cla!actor, IL it not7
Iho ots,sr M ;ay & ~ G'l'nbed up TO tho 1 ter o. th
tower or tho City-H~ll,--a height OF SUD foct,-
for tho purpose Of obtnining . comnrot1onriS
blrttscyo Wow OF the Shape, appearance. and ex
tent OF This great city. NJ well ~ to get gnnt
look at tho vaat plain in tho midst Of which lii
city is aitnnsea --......-.,. .,......--
nERLtN coYEna RATHER LESS TEnniTonY ;,
loS ny loas tha'' t,roa,l, when includes sup