Evening journal., 1895-08-02


the department. Board o. Eiucafion and
City Council, the cfhcials and the Coun-
Gil Of NeN Castle, prominent professional
sud buslnefs nen OF tbis city, DJver
Chester and Philadelphia aud other
cities, inlurai O. msn ard prominent
citizsns The hour sst fer tie test was
3 o'clock and AZ that time fully $40 per
sons were present Mapy OF tie g
had never Witnessed the inside
Of one Of these Institutions aud evsrs
part Of tie immei Sc buildings Was thrown
open for their qualification From Tie
refrigerator " its air 80 degrees ahnve
zero, 10 the mighty furnaces which
furnish the power, aid from the big
tubs where the beer Is made 20 the huge
and costly ice machine which c3ols It, the
visitors thronBed Every thing WIS as
neat as wax, aud the visitor who was
not repaid for ccmlng was not to be
found
At.x ly 46 o'clock the auxiliary
box on the six fl OF Of the brewery was
pulled by Chief Walker, who at once
steried on run TO the street box which
Is located on the corner OF Fifth aud
Adams, right at the brewery Henry g.
Msheffy, than whom q better timer could
not have been selected stood by ths
box, stop watch in hand aud the
hrst struKe OF tho alarm was re-
ported by sx-Ghief Denuis Shitl is aud
Erark J. Nisdemeier, OF the Washingio on
Company. Ia 5j seconds from the tilns
the auxiliary box Was pulled. Chief
Walker had tho b5x NJ open ready to
send in the alarm. This meant tha saving
Of nearly one roimuss The Wecc acoe hose
wagon was the fest Go arrive, making
the run Ia / minute 81 seconcs a.
closely followed by its engine in 1
minute 40 seconds The Washy 5
chemical next put 10 en- appearance, her
time being miuuies % seconds The
Fame and Friend ship hose carts resched
the spot about the same time, having
made the run ia minutes as seconds
The Ffiendskip losi several secunds
owing to 8 collision with the Dslaware
truck at Sixth and WsEt The Friend hip
engine arrived ia 4 minutes aud the
Fsme engine In minutes 10 seconds.
All of the apparatus was ready for i'm
eaiate action and bad there bgen fire
it could have gained but litsle headway.
The test WEE eminently satisfactory in
every respecs. At its conclusion the
guests were entertained b5 barry
j. Stoeokls ia roysl name
Long tables we-e eprssd "a the
second flor Of this bre very and these
wsTs loaded Wih salads, cold meats,
choice cheeses Of foreign and home make
crisp celery, vegetables prepared Ia
German aud Az ican style, sardines,
eggs a Ia vEderlzao, saussgee a Ia Vein
erwurst, and host of ether delicLcies,
washed down with beAksrs Of the foam
ing, ruby beverage for which THIS
brewery Is SO famous Full justice was
done to the good things provided, after
which good bgts we're exchanged and the
visitors left for their homes, we'll
pleased with their reception and
enthusiastic in their praise OF the new
system
In connection with tbs working Of
these auxiliary bsxss an incident
worthy of notice my be cited In Ds-
troit July 10 last, two frss occurred.
Oae was that of a livery barn, unpro-
vded with the boxes. An alarm was
sent in by telephone aud the department
was quickly on hand The barn was by
that time all on fire, and before It could
be controlled was entirely destroyed, and
six men lost their lives. Ia the other en-
auxiliary box In the building was pulled,
sna ss tss ss snhtlneeS e5ow wsre Sn b hand II les
nearest street bcx aud turn in the alarm.
A. 4 conet quence, this loss was Of little
moment. That the system Is fayorably
ioked on By practical ire fighters is
3 lown by the words OF high and un
qualified endorsement from such men Us
sup srintendent Samuel B Rankin, Of
lSAa Francisco; Chief John AZ
/ 81 snnlck, Of Bstimore Chief Jamei
Foley, Of Milwaukee; Chief Louis
Back, Cleveland; Superintendent
w. 81. Thompson, Richmond; Super
intendent p L Watson, Brooklyn, anc
host Of others equally as well known
That the value cf the system is apprect
eted by that class of men most intereste'
ia the protection Of property from Gre
the underp riters is shown by the reduo
tion on rates Of Insurance where tn
boxes have been introduced In Boston
this reduction is ~ per cent; in Balti
more, and 10; in Washington, 10 an
90, aud in other cities similar rebate
Ia San Francisco, over 600 businet
houses are fitted with the system. Fror
Washington come the following letter
which speak volumes for its worl
there:
Instantaneous Fire Alarm Company
General offise, No 1898 street, n, "
washington, D. O., July l3, 1885.
81. w. Aydon. Sir; The rear of tn
o wens House is directly ia the rear Of th
Kellogg Building The alarm was give
from stiest box No. 145 which wa
operated b. the auxiliary box in th
Kslloxg Building After sending in q
alarm the jsnitor OF the Kellogg Buildin
went to the reRr Of the Ovens House an
} told those at the windows not to juml
that the Ere department was coming.
} yours truly,
"R G. CALLUG, Gen. Mgr. and Sec.
} Netser enclosed
Washington, D G., June 10. 1895
R.G Calum, Secretary lnstantaneol
Fire Alarm Company,
: Sir: The alar for fire at tbs wen
S House this morning was turned in fro
one Of your boxes located In the helloE
. Building by the janitor Of said bniidin
+. The alarm was ia reality iustantaneo'
: and worked perfectly AS we can testii
y No office, building or dwelling In u
8 city ought to be without one. The CO
Il is triaIng compared with the feeling
. security in having one's property pl
y tected against the possibilities OF IRE.
q yours respectfully,
"WILLARD a. REED,
o. IT, Z .lto-nr PuuafuO .