Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-25

Chemical Fire EXtlngulSler was submitted
to a severe test, early in the evening, at the
corner of Broad and Summer streets. A
wooden building, sixteen feet square and
two stories high, was filed with barrels,
shavings and other inaammable materials,
and the whole thoroughly saturated with
coal oil. At given signal the torch was
applied, and, when the building was
wrapped in flames, ana apparently beyond
the control of ordinary fire machinery, the
Extinguisher commenced work, and, in the
astonishingiy short period OF twenty-tIlree
seconds, had the fire under complete con-
troll, and entirely out in four minutes. The
stream from the Extinguisher was in full
flow twenty seconds from the time the sig
nal was given.
The judges appointed to time the work.
ing of the apparatus made the following re-
port
Fire under control in twenty-three Sec
onds; fire under the roofput out in twenty
two seconds; fire entirely out in four min
utes. We are satisfied fhat the Great
American Extinguisher would easily con-
troll much hotter or larger fire.
NJ. b. Howell, Mayor of Nashville; j. n.
Brooks, Mayor of Edgefield; S. A. Duling,
Recorder of Nashville; w. G. Nelson, In
surance, Agent; III. G.. Ross, Insurance
Agent; Z. S. Bodies, Insurance Agent; VIM.
Mcfarland, Lumber Dealer; w. III. Perry.
of Perry & Dumont; A. ID. Creighton,
Carpenter.
The following endorsement is from Geo.
w. Levi, Chief of the Louisville Fire De-
partment, and is in response to a letter
from the president of the company asking
his opinion as to the merits of the Great
American:
LOUISVILLE, KY, S pit. IL, 1S74.-To
the Great American Fire Extineuisher
Company, City-Gentlemen: Your favor
Of Sept. 16, asking me for an expression as
to the merits of your extinguisher, is at
hand. Justice compels me to say regard
the Great American as surpassed by none,
and equalled by few, if any. Its not be-
ing liable to become charged by accident
or carelessness renders it unrivalled.
Respectfully,
lSignedl GEO. w. LEVI,
Chief Fire Department.
1t will be seen from the foregoing that
theGreat AmericaniFire ExtingIisher is full
ly endorsed. not ODlyrb many of our leading
citizens, but by the Chief of the Nashville
Fire Department, as well as by the Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department of Lou
isville, Ky, Capt. George w. Levi. 1t has
never failed in test, and is endorsed by
every person who has seen il work. These
chemical fine extinguishers are a good in
veStment for ci'ieS, and positive necessity
for small towns where they have neither
public ciSterns nor water-wOrks,
as they require but little water, are effective
in their work, and can be operated on a fire
in less than a minute after they get on the
ground. They are being rapidly introduced
in large cities, and chief fire-engineers and
insurance companies endorse them fully.
Insurance statistics show that ninety-One
out of every one hundred nTes are discov-
cred early enough to ibe put out with
an extinguisher. Extinguishers are to
preUet big fires, and big fires gen.
orally burn out, whether with steam
fire engines or extinguishers. They do not
iniure goods or health, aud there is no ma
chinery 10 get out of order. The Chem
ical Fiu Extinguisher will put out burn
ing oil, tar, varnish, turpentine, etc, on
which water will have but little apparent
effect, as easily as a fire of common wood.
Major Fitch will probably be successful
in introducing his machines in this section,
and as they are all he claims for them, the
towns investing will not regret their ac-
tion.
GOLD MEDAL AWARDED.
The Exposition Board of Directors yes
terday awarded gold medal to Prof Frank
Goodman, of Cumberland University Bust
ness College, Lebanon, Tenn, for fine spe-
cimens Of penmanship.
The specimens on display by Prof. Good
man attracted great deal of attention, and
were among the leading features of the
Exposition. Mr. G.. is a thorough master
of his art, and the business college with
which he is connected is one of the best in
the country. Those seeking a business
education can do no better any
where than TO attend the Cum
berland University Business Col
college, and particularly should they seek
the instruction of Prof. Goodman, who, as
a teacher of penmanship, has no superior
and few equals. Ten specimens of chirug-
rsphy have ever attracted more attention
than those executed by him, and they have
never failed to carry off the gold medal
when gold medals were in order. Mr.. G.
is comparatively young man, yet such is
his proficiency that he ranks with the old
est professors Of penmanship in the
country.