The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-30
MOVING
g
Commences at
Once.
new FIRE STATION
Will Be Occupied by Fire
men Within Two Weeks.

feleAalof IS IN running order, stall door
openers placed, and other small mat
ters essential in a building of this sort
have been attended to.
Considerable>work in the way of put
ting up. harness hangers remains to be
done, and to place these hangers accur-
ately it will be necessary to back the
apparatus into. theN house and locate
their positions. definitely.
The chief and deputy will probably
move their belongings the first of the
week, and it is not improbable that
the. companies assigned to the new
pulidlng VIII occupy their quarters
within a week or two at the outside.
AS soon as the department moves, the
new alarm system will be cut over
this change being a matter of compar-
atively little labor, and the new system
will be in running order. With the new
system only the first two or three
rounds will be Struck on the outside
bells, and these rounds for the benefit
of the call men.
Second and general alarms may or
man notbe struck outside, at the dis
cretion@o of. the chief. The intention at
the present time is to do away with the
outside bells with the exception Of the
first two rounds.
When this plan is in working order
the large crowds which often prove a
bother to the firemen, will not be as
much in evidence as formerly, especial
~ on night alarms
Small gorigsyanJ tape registers accom-
panying the use. Of the new system
have been installed at the different
houses, as have the new telephone in
struments, and with a few days. work
the system win be in condition for bus
mess. The Old Taper system of tele-
phone calls will be done away with.
When another station is wanted, the
central Office is called and the connec-
ton made there.
The annual convention of the Inter
national Association of Fire Engineers
held in st. Louis, from which the Wor-
cester delegates returned last week, was
one of the most interesting in the his
tory Of the association.
Year by year the people of the coun-
try as well as the fremen themselves
are taking more and more interest in
this convention which cannot resulA
otherwise than proftably to the people
of the different towns and cities whose
fire chiefs meet each year for the, pur-
pose of discussing the best methods of
fighting fire.
Papers are read and practicil Illus
conpliShed along these lines One of the
most interesting experiments shown at
the last convention was introduced by
Inspector McDevitt of the Philadelphia
Fire Patrol
The idea was to show that smoke will
burn. The necessary conditions are to
have the smoke at a certain heat and
mixed with a certain percentage Of air.
This experiment explains the reason
of fame bursting out all over the build
ing, when only few minutes before,
nothing but smoke was distinguishable.
A small house lined with metal was
used in the experiment. The structure
was held over a pan of wooden blocks
heated until they began to shoulder
when the smoke was allowed to pass
into the miniature building.
Paper was pasted over the windows
making the receptacle absolutely air
tight. AS the structure became filled
with smoke there was sudden eXplos-
ion, the paper was blown out and flames
burst from the windows a distance of
several feet.
Again the structure was allowed to
partially fill with hot smoke when the
receptacle was suddenly lifted away
from the supply. Flame Immediately
shot from the opening at the bottom Of
the affair burning brightly as long as
tile smoke above furnished sufficient
pressure to force the flame from within
The same experiment, was tried with
wheat smoke, the explosion being much
stronger, illustrating the cause of ter
rife explosions that sometimes. take
place in connection with large grain
elevator fires.
Sprinkler tests, IL discussion of the
benefit OF gymnasium practice for fire.
men and the best breed or variety of
Horses for use in the fire department,
were some of the topics for discussion.
The speaker Who handled the subject
of horses made the statement that it is
impossible TO &C, a horse too broad
across the chest Chief Vaughn takes
exceptions TO this statement, and while
admitting that good chest development
is an essential Quality, thinks there is
such thing as having too much chest
development.
TTis Experience with animals of this
sort is that they throw their feet out
too mach, and when. working in pairs or
three horse nitches, are apt to inconve-
nience their mates.
The theory, thar too much care can
not be taken in the placing Of electric
wires inside a building, if danger from
fire would bp cbvlased, was illustrated
by an incident that took place in the
office OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company about o'clock last Thursday
morning.
During the progress of a heavy
shower, an electric light wire became
crossed with one Of the district messen- 4
ser service lines that runs into the
main office Of the telegraph company.
The heavier, current followed the small
wires into the office, and for few min
utes sparks few in all directions.
1t was thought the wires would burn
tout in a few minutes but instead, they
&aacame red hot and set fire to the
eathing on the side of the rooms
ere the wires came in. The wood
TX blazed raerriiy and for a few
tutes it looked as though there would
cause for calling the fire depart
s IT..
he wires were finally broken and'the
.extinguished, but not until the oc-
ants .ef the office had been treated
thorough scare
apt M. III. Chadwick of Ladder 4,
b Was CRUSHED between the mud
nd yofsthe truck and side of the door
Chs senginei house. Friday morning,
s renorted yesterday as more COM
taejles He is able to get about the
USE and intended to have gone out
doors yes-erGay had the weather
en- suital5R.sT
Capt. Chadwick seems; rather unfortu-
ate, so far as accidents are concerned.
bout two wears ago, while he was sta
#Iioned at the Portland street house he
fell and broke two ribs, While hurry
ling to answer an alarm.
Lieut.. +. c. Moves. Engine l. who mad
his left hand badly cut a week ago, at