Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-02
Underwriters Fire Extineuisher.

Mr.. John L. Hyde, Maine State agent
Tor The Underwriters Chemical Fire
Extinguisher of Boston, Mass, states
that he has placed over two thousand
of these machines in this State. and up-
wards OF one hundred in this city with
in few weeks. Having placed them
in State House. County Buildings.
| City Buildings and Fire Department
and many of the leading manufactures.
These eXtinguishers are endorsed by
nineteen Boards of Underwriters and
are highly recommended by all NUM-
cipal, county and State officers
! wherever shown,s as well as mill own
| ers, manufacturers, electricians and
| store keepers everywhere. They are
purchased by many people for their
| private residences, and that they are
successfully operated in every
! case is proven by the following
| partial list of places where fires have
occurred within the past eighteen
| months, and been eXtinguished by the
use of this little chemical machine
| thus saving thousands of dollars worth
| of property. and perhaps many lives
Portland: ThaXter Bros. grain store.
coal combustion. City Armory Build
! ing. confined fire in band stand. dur
| ing the late Mechanical and Cereal EN-
! hibition when the Auditorium was
crowded with visitors.
| Windham; Souie Bros. mill. gasolene
! fire.
Headfeld; John c. Ryders residence.
! fire from imperfect chimney Mentor
! Bros. store ceiling fire.
I Il ,e,fe fr;..
I ton from emery wheel.
/ Newport: Cooper Bros mill. shay
/ ings and oil.
Dexter: Printing office, cause un-
/ known.
/ Foxcroft Heughes e. Sons residence,
! fire between floors Edward Mayo's
| residence, attic fire.
| Sangerville Carleton Wooden Mills.
| oil fire.
Greenville Moosehead Lake Inn, oil
| fire in basement. Eveleth House. roof
! FIRE.
| Atkinson; Harvey & Harveys store,
/ cause unknown.
/ Milo: pr Shows residence, cause I'M
! known II. +. Dagsett's mill, stove ex-
/ plosion IL. f. Dageett's residence.
ashes and oil. West Bros. residence
/ and store, roof fire.
Henderson: Alex. Dougherty, resi-
( Gcace, ceiling Ere,
Patten: Ira b. Gardeners starch fac
tory, unknown.
Bangor. Bangor House, cause un-
/ known.
Augusta: Hotel North. lamp explo-
+ sion.
Gardiner: Lawrence Bros. Co.'S mill.
over heated shaft.
Biddeford: Saco * Biddeford Elec-
tlic Il. r.. car fire. electric.
Liberty: Hunt, Walker & Co. tan
nory, root fire w. II. Moody, resi-
dence, fire from furnace. Mr. Gould'3
residence. chimney fire.
West Pennington: Lowell Block, fire
/ in barber shop, kerosene stove explo-
sion.
BY the action Of the chemicals the
water in the extinguisher is highly
/ charged with carbonic acid gas, which
being driven Ander strong pressure go
lbs. to the square inch) into the fire.
renders the atmosphere fire proof. the
carbonic acid gas having about forty
times the extinguishing power of thc
water, and the liquid when thrown
contains nothing that will injure even
delicate fabrics.
The Underwater Extingusher'
after charging is always ready for use.
it acts instantaneously thus prevent
ing FIRE from gaining any Roadway,
and can be used by a lady or half
grown child more readily than pail OF
water, as it is no heavier and throws
Il stream over fifty feet
John l.. Hyde, State Agent, fs Elk
| change St, Portland, Me