Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07

left. these indomitable men of science
worked on; reinforced by Spraeue came
the Richmond Road and then followed
the revelation that it was now an
accomplished fact.
Today We enjoy the benefit Of the
electric street car; the horse and the
mule have been emancipated then
came interurban communication; then
long distance communication, and thus
whole districts are made to rival our
largest cities, adding value to realty,
increasing business and giving hap
piness 10 all.
What AN age this has been! What
wonderful transformations have taken
place! And yet the Ninteenth Century
seems to be more than lavish with the
GOOD things that electricity provides.
Having contributed SO much to our
convenience, our comfort, our pleasure,
is it possible that she can be still more
lavish? Yes. Upon this occasion, the
close of my term as president of this
association. | am proud to be able to
say that electricity. overtopping all
preceding acts, has placed around us
her protecting arms to save our lives,
and guard our homes, and preserve our
places of industry, and like the true
| philanthropist she is, holds over us the
| Shield of her protection from lightning,
from fire. for inoendiarism, from van
| dBiism.
The novelty of Morses invention had
| hardly time to dim before new cleo
trio field was developed. The birth of
the telegraph originated the idea of
municipal fire protection by electric
SIGNALLING But six years had elapsed
when DIR. Charming of Boston pub
lished description of the method of
using tho telegraph for the protection
of life and property.
Before khiu time cities were Distracted
and w,,;ah tower provided for each
district, with a Waterman on duty at
all hours. At the sight of smoke or
flame, or If told OF fire, he would
strike upon his bell the number of his
district. This Is the way they do in
Japan today, but the Japs are advanc.
ing along these lines and are already
preparing to modernize this work.
In 1851 the city of Boston--leader in
all great enterprises as she is took W
the matter of fire protection and voted
$1,000 for the experiment. So with
DIR. Charming, resourceful in ideas,
and Mr.. Moses G. Farmer, recognized
as the most expert electrical mechanic
of that day, the fire alarm telegraph
system as we now have it was developed
and made practical.
Then came Gamewell = indomitable
persistent, born organizer-to Who's
J able management is due the fact tina
80 per cent of all municipal fire alarm
business of the United States is dom
by that company. The names of Chan
: ming, Farmer and Gamewell stand higl
| on the roll of municipal fire protection
, fame.
Fire, while one of mans usefu
agents, is also his greatest enemy. 81
t appalling is the annual destruction o
: life and property that the genius Q
3 mankind has been aroused to encom
pass it's effect. 1t is not enough t
!, know that fire has broken out in
c certain district; but the building. aye
S the very room. the dangerous heat Q
? incipient flame must DO known.
/ Great has been the struggle to arriv
at this result. Devices upon leyic
0 have been originated, until our paten
q office became thermostatic Mecca fo
0 the inventors of such devices. More c
+ less meritorIous have they all beer
r and some have maintained unite
b commercial status, but the great bul
e have gone like ''ships that pass in th
4 night"
+ A manual auxiliary fire alarm ths
Q would reliably give the desired result
o was found, and gave rise to what
d known as the Gamewell auxiliary fiji
t alarm return call system. This
n operated in connection with the stree
g fire alarm boxes, greatly extended an
S perfected the area of municipal iii
protection. Automatic devices thel
j were, but none possessing that elemer
of continuous reliability so necessai
# to the proper adviseInent IF actual dai
8 ger or fire. 1t was Chief Bonner (
New York who said: "Given advis
1t ment Of fire in the first five minutes
o | will put it out in the next five;o an
9 now all this is possible, and today, ;
Q human being is equipped with
n nerve centre and nerves radiating Their
d from, wherein every part of the body
" sensitive TO touch, SO any building ca
e be equipped with similar nerve-cent
t. and radiating nerves. so sensitive
% dangerous heat or fame as to be alb
} to signal a warning to common cent
l. without delay, so that the first minu
II will not have elapsed before the war;
i. ing is given both locally and CENTRAL
q This is accomplished by the Montat
II multlpnaSe caDie, tue ihSt Srehb elc
a trcal invention of the Nineteenth Ce
- tury, and in many respects the creates
l. because of its saving OF human life ar
X protecting business from. serious int
A ruptions.
ic In the construction of this cable
D. natural law was awaited of, and q
D conditions are such that when DANCE
- ous heat or incipient flame are in pro
G. unity thereto, the action of the cab
le is immediate, electrically sealing, tn
I'd closing the circuit, as telegral
m operator would his key for sending Il
a signal to the desired points. By it,ove
I'd building of whatever character al
$. wherever located, may bs vitalized al
n have it's own fire and police protectio
in Suburban homes; suburban factorie
40 all buildings in or beyond the enviro
to ment of tho muicipal fire derartmer
MI by the use of this MoDtanK multipha
20 cable, are enabled to have their oy
re fire alarm systems
nj For this great boon we are indebt
to the consistency of n Gould, su
10 norted by CORPS of scientific expel
al for its completion. With this Mo
s- tauk multiphase cable installed in
10 building, there exists no reason tod
n, why perfect fire protection should L
oy be had. We all know full we'll that
ne we could know of dangerous heat
the commencement of fire, it won
n, then be possible in most all cases,
to suppress the same.
lis What greater blessing can be &C
ferred by any product that which say
". life and property. Welcome. then, I
,le multiphase cable, which being operat
he under natural law of the Create
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