The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-11
DEPARTMENT IMPROVED
NEW COIBINAIIOS ENGINE ADDED
10 THE SERVICE.
Other Apparatus Coming-rwo New En-.
eines-Other experimentation
Gals Efficiency.

Richmonds Fire Department is fast
becoming a thing or beauty as well as
efficiency. and almost weekly some new
Improvement is added which Is rapidly
pushing Richmond into the ranks or the
best equipped in the country.
Although the appropriation annually
melted out 70 the FIRE department. Is III
tie enough, yet with pinching here anu
curtailing there, sufficient Is annuahy
saved to keep the department in touch
with every Improvement Invented In the
line Of fire-hghtng.
COMBINATION APPARATUS
on Wednesday a handsome addition was
made 90 Ilichmonds fire department III
the shape OF a combined chemical engine
and hose wagon. from the Chicago iac-
tory of the Fire EXtinguisher and Manu-
featuring Company Of New YORK
That. in % parlance, It Is beauty
On inspection Of Il, as it rests az the en-
gine-house, on Twenty-hfth street. "lll
convince Ii carries two thirty-nVe Bti-
Ion tanks Of "extinguisher'' one 10 pc
kept in reserve during the use or 'he
other. The hose is neatly c0iled IN an
iron basket over the wagon BODY, Whele
IL can he easily handled and replaced.
10 viii be lettered Engine Company
No. g."
EFFICIENCY OF THE CHEMICAL.
A striking demonstration of the eff
cheney OF chemical engines was given IN
the city recently, when, during hre or
disastrous promise, I'm the Everett w ad-
dcy Company building. on Main street.
the $1,000 stock OF stationery in the
lower floor escaped without damage what
ever. and the fire. in an upper story, was
eXtinguished with but the use OF Few
gallons Of the chemical That Is but
one Of the dozens Of instances brought TO
attention recently.
In addition to the chemical combination
engine, there will be shortly received a
brand-new France engine from the works
at Elmira, New York, and another prac-
tically new. which will require the most
knowing eye 10 discern as the old No. s
steamer. from the Rockets company. IL
has been entirely reconstructed, except
the running gear which IS In perfect Or
der.
GETS QUICKLY TO WORK.
These new engines are OF the most
powerful pattern made, Thirty BOUNDS
OF steam can be generated from cold wa
ter and from the touch Of the match In
either Of their boilers. in three and
half minutes. and eighty pounds can be
had in five minutes.
They will be able 20 shoot two streams
OF water over the Galogo mills without
Wetting the roof.
The La France engine cost $500, and
some Of the Improvements secured in II
will surprise the oldest fre-tightcrs.
Another Improvement to the depart
ment was the remodeling Of the Hayes
truck, stationed al No. 3 house, IN which
it was converted into an apparatus of
rare efficacy
LOCATIONS CHANGED.
The Ia France engine Will be stationed
at no. house. and the engine now at
No will be taken 10 Laurel street; No.
company and the engine 20 supercedes
Will bee placed in reserve.
new system Of water heaters Is be-
ing placed in the different company houses
which viii keep the water IA the engine
boilers constantly hot. and furnish hot
water for the use Of the hremen, at
saving over the old methods Of heating
hy gas Of 500 a month.