The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

ing in the inspection of all the new
things which are here.
The ombinaeion Ladder company
and Rhode Island Coupling company
finished its display yesterday and
makes a very .creditable showing This
firm has for q specially a combination
ladder, a double hose nozzle and eel
lar nozzle. which is a gem, in the es-
timation Of those who are posted. on
such matters. The ladders are extern
sion machines. which must be seen to
be appreciated. The common sense
nozzleS are new thing, and have
been on the market for a short time
only. They consist of a double nozzle,
which can be used to deliver stream
direct or used as a spray in fighting
fire, the sprayer being used not only
in throwing water on the flames but
in driving back he smoke. A test was
made during the recess yesterday,
which was witnessed by Assis ant
Chief Donovan and several members
of the department besides several cit
liens. which was entirely satisfactory.
The cellar nozzle will be tested ere the
convention ends.
The McGriff Fire Extinguisher COM
pany of San Francisco has a good ex-
hibit of machines. something after the
fashion of the wel-known Babcock
great deal of attention. All these ma
chimes are for the extinguishing Of a
fire in it's incipiency, and they are
we'll spoken of.
The Loeb Respirator company, whose
machine, in the opinion of the party
who is here in the interest of the con-
Germ, is "all lite has table full of it's
wares and the several firemen who
have not seen them are greatly inter
a,fo IL, Il -
a breathing apparatus, which goes
over the mouth when the fireman goes
into the smoke. warranted to keep him
from suffocating in the fumes It. too.
will be given a public test today.
The Ball Nozzle company have
unique device in the shape of a nozzle
with g. ball IN the front which scat
tiers the water a close quarters so as
to cover a great deal of space. 1t is
designed to economic the water sup
ply and at the same time do effective
service. This device is new in this sec
ton Of country and is being carefully
investigated.
The Cornelius Callahan Supply COM
pany has good supply of various de-
vices, which attract much favorable
attention and is visited by a great
many people.
The Hale Harness and Fire Supply
company, with its collars and other
horse supplies. is coming in for share
of the attention of the chiefs and will
no doubt be heard from ere the con-
vention ends. A new wagon and cart
wheel is on exhibition. which appears
to have some merit beyond the ordi-
nary.
Everyone visits the Gamewel1 Fire
alarm exhibit, which is the only one
this year. Alarms are rung in every
minute and the spectators are edited
by hearing box 43 ring every few min
utes. The Gsynor people are not here
this year. Sale Lake city has the latter
system and perhaps the firm thinks it
does not need to chase anything after
the same has been captured.
The Vajen-Bader helmet people did
not get their tent arranged for the
tests yesterday, but the same will be
all right this morning. Two men from
the Salt Lake department will be Sc
lected to enter the place amid the sui
phur fumes One will be provided
with the helmet and the other will not
The man without will stand the same
about a minute, while the fellow with
the helmet will stay inside an hour
This exhibition will take place during
the intermiSsion and is free, like all
the balance. The helmets were on ex-
hibition yesterday and were inspected
by a curious crowd during the day
The chief of the Salt Lake department
is going to ask for few of the helmets
after the convention is over. They are
expensive, costing 500, but the chief
believes the department should have
one or two for emergencies