The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-27

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VALUE OF THE ELINE-YiSTT AND INSPEC-
/ TIoE OF THE CoMMrTTEE ON THE FIRE
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Yaetarr1av AFTERNOON, fiia Cnr1nciI Joint
Committee an F;re. Alarm and PoJiee. .Tala-
,,,a ,,h oorn y,nsod ~ M SSnsars 80 r # eiisb
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fohn T,o,,ar and SanneI HT pr,II;am fnr- fI,e
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i;.paJ - I, p;ah,,n,sd u y;sitad -onS aIectsd
&C., q fra.siarr, stat;n, in tho c;tY a,1Si
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oe gslsalti{ anSm ... +,at M nit+, ,,ns 80
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estimated. The Whole line, mcludIng the
thlrtyrhYe aiarn-statlons, DaHery, &C., ~ y
worth to-day In money Slo,sS4.Vs. .,.!.
J. Ihe system Is pfoDaDiy tne most pe1.sct i.,;.
IN tne UnlleQ States, anu since lts estapilsl.
ment IN TINS clty, ~ ist9s nas senusrea Most
valuable service. All tnat Is necessary W
give an alarm 10 case OF Hre Is 70 procure
Key, Whlch can Always pe Iouna near tue
fire-box, unlock the IRON door, opening 10
an inner apartment, Where prass NOOK pro-
truding from an inner case IS all that can De
seen. Fun ISnls nook down as Iar nsI asn WIZ
go, anu then remove tne manu-. !ne l nooh
VIII spring DacK, anu .tne alaiM gifen'
Inc gonSs IN all lne enSlne-nouses anu ts po-
llce-statlons IN Inc CITY VIII Iecoro tne
NUMBER OF the staron instantly. AS easy ias ~
may be glyenian alarm sometimes proves
very serious matter. Ihe Workings OF the
box are very simple. When the brass hook
is pulled down it raises lever attached TO
clock-work. On the END OF the lever Is o
weight to run the .cloek-Work down. At
tached to this machinery IS anotcned Wheel,
upon when inc wire running tom tne top
OF the poies ress; As tns hes. aef!lses s,,s ~
records the notches on the gongs IN the
city. For INSTANCE, II III Is; BOX 70 tnere
will be two notches cut close togetner, tnen
a space and five notches: This wheel VIII
reVolye hve tlmes, Whlcn recoros the num-
beroi the oox nye 1lmes IN every ponce, %n a
station, eng1ne-nonse' andssreet-DoH. " men
the WIRE passes over que VI .ness AZ ~
tne Wneei u GUS 70 IN CMo ~ enessua.y %
II 1t was done IN the street. Ctrrsnty pass .S
ing through tine maghets 20 lI Wnlen asaS
gongs are attacned pecoine LolsSiialgeu'
allowing the an afmatuIe, .oI ia'lilaei, 4a saI,
attacnea 10 sne,! = .i ,,Hssns es oa -, thaaa aa
PACK putas s1oa - .a - pIs the ILL Gr baonnes
Dreass ~ .a5 .hn meo, o,,ra,t t aou,s from, ans
lnIace alu hn .ne vti tha o,Ser thronah ali
peie o1 jug pattsly w .ne o.nsl S e,.1 5uoM ~
the magnets III lue :DoAes anu sunss, aoaat maM
ing the armatare OF liainel w .ns noS.
W course as oiten Us .le VIZ paIses aha ,or oae.
Tne'c II cose co nf Roy Ok If strikes twice. then
pads lsaE;no Ok s A t;re.alarm box NAV be said
10 ,antS rnn.esent @ q hinge man With voice that
~ ~ io neretrote tbronoh an entire city. saving
20 .an III the 1;raman e Come to this Doint: q
70 an .ne nrabonSod, mb ;, Rnt 4 ia need.
gleat nie ,s.sha - app tha worLino 1T the system
iess 10 pursue 'no "o4'e y SO'-'
1uTEher. I'LL, ,.4oo YY,ot Of tbo, Office ., the
c,::ds !ae Esn;naor So ~ the Fire Denartment.
Cata; cue. na ainsI;e at talf.nast O'clock. and.
SaR SaI;no fret turned in an alarm at that sta.
@, ~, P pI ,hara tho citv,s battery Ia located.