The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08


,aKe MS place. The chiefs idea In estah-
lshing this hospital and relief system
was TO keep the service from being Grip
pied by the lack of horse and to have
the sick horses where they could be at
tended to properly and be within easy
reach OF the veterinary II is one Of the
oest features Of the system.
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The equipment consists of three steam
.rs, one second-class LaFrtnce, one third
class Lal'rancc. one third class Clapp *
Jones. one chemical engine, double sixty
gallon tank Holloway. one Hayes aerial
truck with Il 1j-foot extension ladder aud
10 feet s.nsle ladder, and one Preston City
Nuck carrying lI5 feet OF single ladder.
TWO hose wagons, each with II carrying
capacity of 1000 feet OF cotton hose. Two
Preston hose reels, built TO carry 1000 feet
of rubber hose each TWO Silsby hose
reels. each capable of carrying 500 feet OF
rubber hose. There are II 800 feet OF new
hose, 1900 feet being rubber and 1870 feet
cotton.
In addition there is a full equipment of
shut-off nozzles and all other appliances
necessary to IL We'll organized department.
The chemical engine Is, perhaps, the
most Interesting piece Of machinery. II
looks like d wagon with two polished
tanks lying on it, Each of these tanks
holds sixty gallons OF water. into which
twenty pounds of btcarbonatc of soda is
put and thoroughly dissolved. making an
akali water. On COP OF The machine is a
receptacle Of lead containing seven rounds
of oil Of V.iriol When the hreineh are
ready TO commence operations the con-
tents OF the box are dumped INTO the al
kali water in the tank ana a gas WIN
pressure Of $50 pounds is at once generated
Tho LIQUID Is conducted through specially
prepared rubber hose and the hOsemnn d.
reefs the liquid 10 the scat OF me hrei the
gas generated has the euecl OF uoeoHlpos-
ing the air and eNpeling the oxygen lhere-
from ana where there Is no oxygen llTe
can not live Tho Gas does more towarn
the extingu.shment than does me llquiu
The supply is controlled with the lloHzle
and the hosenan can always regulate II,
The largest stream which can be thrown
is only half an inch in diameter, a. ~ ~
most successful where the iire u eoi'l mel
and effective work anywhere. III TAXES
only three men to operate IL.
Every hose wagon, reel and truck also
carries two small hand extinguishers,
charged as Is the chemical engine. with
80 .ayo-al ircipient blazes have been
MI ont and the damage by water M,iiSn
would have rnsued had sTc"'" DeS'
turned on prevented
The aerial trucl; is another very inter
es,ing part OF the equipment, 1t Consists
of sliding ladder-or rather several lad
doris fitted together-which can be sent up
e,sbtv-fve feet into the air; equal to the
IN floor OF the Binz building ON Nam
ana Texas avenue. With TINS nAclhhe'
the ladder being operated from me t tll',ii
In the ceuter OF the street nieii', l1i.
on ann, ono side of the street, step on the lad
der and be carried 10 the top OF n.y.
story building on the other sid ier OF Of he he
street without changing the posi,oih o.. ~, ,t,o
tr,,cl In ADDITION 10 the fixed LADDER the |
truck carries 225 feet of ladders ,o q,
Near the top OF the ladder nozme
aLed and when the special hose, wMcn
is oIwavs carried, is attached 10 TINS ana
made with the siamese COUP
ing al the bottom. the truck serves as
az ~ S,ater tower. With this a stroain OF
a a.. tor can he thrown through u four-story |
window or on top of three-story build
ing and quickly flood it, The stream Is
n Powerful one, and an immense amount
of water can in short time De sem
An Interested crowd always watches
the drill OF the crew. and as man grasps