, 1874-08-08

Ms. King asked how long d tiuo ha could have
to prepare bill VI exceptions for tho Supreme
Court,
IT, Rood said ho could havo ill tho ttmo he
Mr. King wantel the prisoner 1Sopt In tho
County jail uutu tho Supreme Court could bo
Mr Keed-Nok nnrcl,. IIe may u vol be son.
tanced now. uarofs Judge Gary.
That stern Jurist assumed bis place upon the
Derch tho priaonor was ordered to stand up, and
than
srnTEsoG WAS PRONOUNCED
Dr. Earl did not appear to be in tho 1east
moved by tho unonviabla position In which 10
stood Ills counsel is confident Of obtaining q
auporasdesa.
TRIAL OF WR. BIRDS F1RE-APPA-
RATUs.
trial Of what la kuow1, as tho Bird plan Of
preventing flros was had yesterday upon tho
lake-aIoro, at the foot of Van Duren street.
COMMITTEES Of tho Board Of Underwriters WAS
prcsont. A dozen of resln-bnrrels were 1gnited
and allowed to burn, until IL would soom as II
there was no possibility Of e1ttnguihl4tnG tho
fire. When Mr. Birds machines wero turned upon
tho barrels, aud tho Aemcs were brought under
perfect co1,Lsol ia less than minute.
3ir. Bird has beon interested in matters con-
noctcd With tlrcs Tor Bome forty-ono yeats, and
las fOlH0 tuQ HuDlEEt bkAA4 tA<A% k4u1s
He did not cxprosB himself in that way, but LIS
idea appears to be. every man bis own are-ex-
tjngliBher only TINT 1!o wants eyery woman and
Child pyeaacd into service. This machine Ia stm-
ply 4 forco-pump--th article known NJ "John-
sou'H force-p,,np," And can bo used BY child.
Ita force is aueh that it will throw a stream Of
wator from 50 to 10 foot horizontally, aud to tho
tor Of an average dwelling. ,,
Tue spartic1lar advantages are tlese.-.that
thousands of tho pumps-6, o00 was tho figure
3xn $-H f1on
{i,au tl,o cost Of tho land, the brick building,
Ant tho engine Of a singlo c1glne-house. Ihoy
can le put to nHo In u moment. thua Saving from
fvo to tlftoen minutes lost in case OF every IRE
Doforo All ongiue 1oAche8 the ground. hlr. Bird
LAS statistics showing that nine out Of ten dsaa-
tors by fire, including the great t1res,--.hoso OF
BoBton, Chicago, and other places,-conld al Or
them hive boon extingu'shea In tha!r early
h,,itl pumps u evory house, and in every porson's
hands. A single pail Of water st tho right time
could have uayed blra. OLenry's barn. The first
tyo minutes, or loss than TINT. Is usually tho da-
ciaiye time.
Another advantage Of Mr. Birds. systcna is
TINT tho pump aud hoBe, which may bo yard
dong, or uny required length, can bo used whore
THO ordinary englno-plp9 % eanIot Ia 10 nIEongns.
hesweeu iloura tho huaa mny bo introduced
through hole, md the lro aubdned by Aalr a
dozen gallons of wnter instoaa Of fooding 2
Aouao with it. Indeed, tliero neod not bo half
tho usual fro alarls probably nothing like half,
II every man. woman, aud child were provided
with theee machines.
in boston. tho city authorities anu tho Board
Of Underwritora hayo aaoptod hir. bir.fn ilna,
and tho Fire Commissioners OF tlAt city BpealL
in tic highost torms Of lt--more larttcniar'y az
regards tho oArIy stageB OK tlro The mill
owners at and around boston and through the
State havo Adopted It, md there ii almost al
universal expression Of satisfaction with 1t.
Fines, Us rule, oxtond after ignition In a
constantly accoleratiug ratio, partly because