Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-01-22
UsEFUL INVENTIoNa
An AErfcLk OF VALUE rs SAVING LIFE AND
PAerERrg-A PROMINENT HOTEL
WELL PSoTECTEp.

An ArrfcIx OF VALUE IN SAVING LIFE AND
PRoPERrs-A Prominent Hotel
WELL PsoTEcTEp.
In this see OF progress and Improvement
in all the arts and scioucss as wall a. the
innumenble Inventions of ba6or-saving
machinery, which cheapens ali articles Of
dolly use, xad thus srings them within
reach Of spclasses, the most Necessary and
important among all these ase those that
are DEVISED and intended for the saving and
protection Of life and property, snd espec-
tally against that awsni scsurYe of cities.
public buisSi<nss. manuiactorrss, blocks and
residences Fire. The man who can place
an apparatus in q building that sAxif render
il absolutely or com parsn vely safe to the
sleeping occupants against thin devoaHng
element is = public bene factor. and il but'a
tithe OF all the precious siives who are an
nualiy placed in Jeopardy or lest BY ire shall
DC saved, TO say netting of protection to
property aud homes, nc will be entitled to
more honor and praise rom . grateful pub
lie than propaet, priest or king. The aoeve
reflections are caused By an examination OF
q simple and ingenious machine, or APP
paratus. Just placed in the halls of the
Bridge-st. House, OF this city. fer the'safety
and protection OF its guests. And it may
be said that the Bridge-st. House 10 now
fully equipped and protected against fire,
as the law directs. IL is recent iIvention
| OF Mr. Simonds, of this city and is known
as the Simonds and Howard Automatic
| Fire Alarm. When placed in buiiding
| the whole system consists of series OF
short wires ana flexible joints placed abou;
| eight feet apart, and connected ey q
| continuous line of wire with the asarm.
and indicator, in the Office, engine room. or
| basement. Let a fire start in any part OF
| the buildingl = heat of one hundre3 mad
| thirty five degrees will fuse one of these
| joints which, at once releases the wire In
| connection with the weights and clock
| work, and every Alarm in connection is
| furiously sounded for several minutes, until
| tue clockwork is run down, thus enabling
| the inmates to escape the im pending danger.
| There is no battery. no electrical ccntriv-
ances, to get out of order, but simply the
! principle of the centre of gravity applied BY
| wires and weighs. The alarm can also be
| sounded by mere touch of the
| hand, aud requires no further
| care than TO be kept wouad up.
| This is certainly one of the mes: tinaeay and
useful inventions of modern times. and
| should demand the attention of all who
| own or have the charge of hotels. blocks,
| factories, or other buildings filed with hui
| manity, and it will well repay visit of in
spectien to see the perfect manner ia which
| it performs the task of never-sleePine
watch man. 1t is understood that stock
| company will be formed at once for the
manufacture OF the Automatic Fire Alarm
in this city. Gen. Jehn Mcdonald, ut the
| Bridge Street House, is the general agent,
| who may be consulted by letter or in per-
son, in regard to work. stock or
territory, or application can be made ia
| +. A. simonds, at So and 50 Watterioo-st.,
| or Of Charles Howard. care of Phoenix Fur
1 niture Company. Anyone wishing to in
vest in stock or territory can by investiga
| ton convince themselves that there is more
| profit in an investment of this kind than
any ordinary business before the public
Many OF the leading manufactures 10 this
| city have already adopted. and given it q
| place in their estsblIshm ents. among which
are the Harrison Wagon Works. the Wor-
den Furniture Company, the Phenix Fur
siture Company, and Many others.