Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-15
THE WHISTLE ALARM.
Feasibility Of Having the Fire Alarm
system Supplemented by Steam Whis-
tie.

10 Vii bs remembered .na. MAr.hsI Msrss
wanted the new fire alarm attached to ous
OF ne steam Whistles In the city a. we'll .,
70 tbs bells To DO this would hsvs usces
sisstet an exIs expense AID naal!y vas nal
though. bss:.
The marshal We ssea By . JOURNAL
reporter Saturday in reialioa 10 adassiF q
some method os giYiaz the alarm by meas
Of steam whistle IN connection with tt G
bells.
The marshal spoke Of his desire It the
beginning 70 have the alarm connected vi h
the whistle at D,u2aty's harness factory .
As lorg a. that scheme was thought too
exPsnsive he ssiI ihs, be .n:e=asa to sts
Mr.. D-ughsy AID have If possible
some Arrangement made for the right
police 10 Gaze Of FIRE 70 enter his bsildirs
and b Or the sAs4e. The w.tehmsn a.
the factory goes home q. mianizh. and /:
would be necessary for the police to have
keys TO the bulldog.
Would you t.-s sigaai ike ihs. Of
the new alArmtf
yes tbiak il you'd be easy ia nlass
oases for the ettieer 70 blow the whistle 70
correspond 20 tie number OF the district In
which the Ere breaks oas. Fur instance il
the ire you'd be rgag in from box - the
officer could eassly arrange to too. ,h-
wh.s'ii tHi1e, tAsn pla9s tot .ex second.
and loot five times
What could you do wi.hou, the whistle
on such night a, tina, Of the big s.orm:'
Well, ! mai: srfangsmsati for thu
whistle TO be blown on tina. night. But did
you see by the papers tha; ia some cities
the IRE slarm system bad to be abandoned
s. many Of the whes were down. Nov
hare car wires ~iihstood the gale finely
Ths system vas peri ct Friday noon
When such storm ~ that occurs many
cities have to pus on are patrol. Iasar-
snce men tell me Ih.E we have none too
m,ny bell. sad ,ha. / most places they prt
Ter the belts to the whistles as 1t IS more
likely to call attention during the day tin e
tasa are the whistle"
But doE't you thiak in the night time
waen the fremen are 50 scattered through
out the city that it is sln.o5t Necessary to
have ihs whistle blown to get all Of shem
out on sima?'
YES, ,niLk We oagat to d. that and
am going to see M. Doughty"
The reporter thso called Oh Mr. Doughty
and ths m ,meBt the subjse was broaehsd
be sail why cerisialy they can Gem, in
and blow the whistle. have told
the night police go before. II it
be thought desirable / will run the card
GU! 50 tina. they wor's bs obliged to even
open the door. Blu. IL taey want to open
the door they caa have the keys ard the
rope Is jast here by the DIOR 50 that thes
can easily tind It.
"Don's yGu thiak tie skis!le ought to be
blown
II do most csttsinly. AMI I think some
arrangement should be msde."
Officers Breen and Remick had an unpIeaf
ant task allotted tuem Saturday night about
midnight. fellow from Hslloxell CAM
to them and told them that be had nat leil
his companion down the railroad track in
sno~ drift so drunk thas he gould. leave
it. He said he had ,d to get him to bis
home in isllowell but had succeeded in
getting him only down opposite the State
grounds. The rfli 3ars Immediately went
to the place ard found the fellow dead
drunk in srow 3Ii,t with his cara and
nose frost bitten. They Cos him on his
feet, rubbed his face ard hands il the snow
but he could moi walk and they had to CAT
ny him the greater part of the distance
back to the police station. He gave his
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