Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-08
A SUCCESSFUL TEST.
BY THE LINDGREN CHEMICAL FIRE
ENGINE YESTERDAY.
Fierce Blaze Extingufshed In a Few
Minutes-A Most Satisfactory
Exhibition - City Of
fciais Present.

The members of the city council,
board of fire commissioners, Chief Wal
ter Moore, Assistant Chief Dan Mo.
riarty, score of well-known citizens
and several representatives of the press
Assem- bled at the corner OF Fourth and
San Pedro streets yesterday afternoon
to witness the workings of the noted
Lindgren chemical fire engine which is
made in Chicago and has gained a
worldwide reputation of being the best
engine OF its kind in existence.
The test yesterday was most salts
factory one. A frame structure had
been erected for the purpose, and after
being thoroughly saturated with coal oil
q match was applied and in a mo.
ment the structure was a mass Of
flames, the heat being SO great
it drove the spectators back at least SO
feet. Mr.. G. o. Bowers, the repre-
sentative, advanced with hose in hand
and from the time the timber was
ignited until it was completely extin-
guished it took exactly two minutes and
30 seconds. The city is about to pur-
chase at least two chemical fire engines
and probably three. Councilman
Rhodes stated yesterday the latter num-
ber would. be necessary to completely
protect all portions of the city. IJwould
not be out Of place to minutely describe
the weil-known Lindgren chemical fire
engine. The weight of No. l is 3400
pounds and is equipped with two
tanks of 40, 80 or 80 gallons capacity as
may be desired, one 12-inch trip gong,
one ak, one crowbar, two pike poles,
one % foot extension ladder, two reels
of hose 600 feet each,) three brass liant
erns, two three-g allon hand extinguish-
ers, two 3xS inch brass replenishing
pumps and two pressure gauges. The
engine proper can be described as fol-
lowe:
The cylinders or tanks are of steel and
tested to pressure of 250 pounds to the
square inch. Into these tanks is pumped
an air pressure of from 60 to 125 pounds,
the chemical is then pumped in with
the same pumps and the engine is ready
for instant service. In case OF an alarm,
pipe leading to hose reel, and the pres
ing fluid through 100 feet of hose on to
the contents of cylinders will be needed.
tiO cuCblOA PlpO Cdh No p'dCCu Ill VIC
bunghole Of an extra barrel of extin.
gushing fluid. and the pumps will keep
filling the tank, and thus O. constant
stream may be kept up for hours. The
Lindgreniis the only chemical fire en-
gine that can be replenished while at
work. and the only one that is always
ready for instant use.
The Lindgren extinguishing fluid is
a preparation by which sn oxygen de-
stroying gas is liberated the moment the
fluid comes in contact with the fire, and
the etfe It produced upon the fire by the
use OF one gallon is equal to 500 gallons
water thrown at the same time. The
Lindgren has an advantage over all
other chemical engines from the fact
that when once charged with extinguieh-
| ing fluid the pressure remains until the
fluid is used. whether that be in one
year or five years.
| Chief Walter s. Moore stated to q
/ HERALD reporter that the test was an ex'
cellent one and satisfactory in every de-
tail. The councilmen and commits.
eioners present also conceded with the
chiefs ideas. The Bowers Rubber com
pany are the sole representatives fol
the Lindgren. Wherever these favor.
able fire chemical engines are used they
are spoken of in the most complimentary
manner. If yesterdays test is any cri.
terion of it's merit, the city would not
regret the purchase of these engines.