The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-11
GRAND DISPLAY.
Apparatus for the E1tinEui.hment
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Fires.
We clip the following from the Pitts.
burgh Commercial asats OF the OH inst. !.
The Consolidated Fire Extinguisher Co.
a Pittsburgh organization formed some
months ago, have opened q large ware.
room in the Seventh Avenue Hotel, and
the display Of Fire Apparatus Is not only
attracting the attention OF fremen, but
crowds Of the unlnitiatedlma be seen In
their rooms from morning until night,
On visiting the rooms Tor the purpose
Of examining the machinery, Messrs. j.
H. Connolly 4 Son, the General Agents Of
the Company for this district, gave us q
history OF the Fire Extinguisher business
and the rapid strides made by Chemical
Engines into popular favor, The Company
are proprietors OF and manufacture the
Connolly" "BabcoCk," NChampion,H
Peerless and Great American Extinguish.
ers and Engines, and are able TO supply
customers with any style OF apparatus de.
sired. We were shown q large Chemical
Engine, 70 be drawn by horses, that Is q
model Of beauty and workmanship. We
were surprised To learn that Chemical En-.
gines were,constructed on such extensive
scale, and freely confessed our ignorance
Of such matters. On the Messrs. O. in.
forming US that over two hundred similar
engines were now used by tiredepartments
throughout the United States, New York
City having Ten OF them, Now Orleans also
ten, Chicago five, Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Louisville, Detroit and Buffalo, each two,
and almost every city Of prominence in
the country has one, Pittsburgh In fact be-
Ing the largest city not provided with
them, thus sustaining her reputation for
being the last TO adopt improvements that
experience In other and more progressive
cities have proved valuable.
The reports Of the Chiefs OF Chicago.
Buffalo and other Fire Departments claim
that q Chemical Engine can be used to
great advantage on more than half the
fires occurring by extinguishing them
utatout any aid from he steamers, thus saw
ing great loss from drenching the building
and goods with water.
The raptdity with which q Chemical
Engine car be brought to play is a strong
argument In its favor, q stream being
thrown within five seconds after II reaches
the scene Of action.
The Chief OF the Buffalo Fire Depart
ment In his report says: "Out Of total OF
torty:two fires attended by Chemical En-
CINE No. !, located on Pearl street, twenty
seven were entirely extinguished by said
engine, and good service rendered at
nine.n In view OF the above we would
urge the city authorities to investigate the
record OF the Chemical Engines and il
found as claimed, to purchase at least one
o. o o as practicable.
This Company also manufacture Hook
and Ladder Trucks, Hose Carriages and
Fire Department supplies generally.
The Messrs. Connolly inform lis that
rarely a week passes that they do not re-
ceive word OF their small Extinguishers
doing effective work and saving much
property, three fires being reported the
past week, at one Of which a man was
drenched with burning oil, and would un.
doubleday have lost his life had it not beon
for the promptness OF a fellow workman
using an E%xtinguisher upon him,