The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-06-23
WONDERS OF A FIRE TRUCK.
sesres of uasay L1fe-Sast.s ApPlt-
saess 90 the Hsasra THts-
Date Maehtne.


The modern 6re truck heSaes car
ring longer LADDERS and q sTsaieF
variety Of thea JAAn the olt-tze IRE
truck. has q FAR more elaborate esp
ment Of s~oainvanees Of on soEi ard
another for use II gstuag al AID
eKhung Gre Inpr0vensats are con
SANITY nAkinS IN al these EPPAARees,
and new tAiEEs Grs being GSdsd al
the tina
On coe o; the 0seAgo tueks there
are u lAdtsrs the Longest Of thea AZ
extension ladder that eAa Be raised
20 feet This ladder Is OF the hEd
that is raised on the truek g which
iua foot 10 secured By means o:
erAnks and the neeAAn3eAl appliances
Sttaehsd TO it. e4ght nen- four Of
them standing On thu truck AID four
on the ground. can raise this ladder.
extended and in position for uss, In
q secondA Besides the sltoo; eI-
tension. there h carried On this truck
. S1fOot eKtenAiOa. which Is taken o.
the truck when used and raised from
the ground There 10 also . lStOOt
extension hd6~r. called = Junior ex-
tension. which 10 used when there 10
OCCASION 70 carr = ladder inside Of
. building where Ct would Be impos-
dble 10 carry . IS-fo0i ladder with
sold aide Feeea. Folded . nAa can
carry this ladder On kis shoulder al
most anywhere
Bekides the three extension ladders
described, there are On this truck two
sS-foot hdden one f5-toot. one -
foot and one ten-foct ladder, and four
lSfoot scaling LADDER Of the lind
with which hreDea climb the tront Of
. building those having each . single
khAft Of wood. with handles running
through II to hOld on By, AID with
. long, besk-hks hook At ons end, At
right angles % the SHAFT which IL
thrust through . window TO rest upon
the hIl There ere carried on the
truck four SealiRg belts that are used
With the scaling IAdderL
There are carried o. this truck four
ares. ten erowban, and two picn,
hAnnsr-hssded on one tde and pick
pointed on the other. which are used
for picking holes through walls into
an ~~6jo.niHg hutSins rThsrs are two
t~ineutterH lOng-hAndled implements
for cutting holes in tin roofs and ZIP
ping up the tn There are two win.
dow-breaksn. iron balls attached to
. length Of cord. A man on the roo;
throws this iron ball over the edge,
70 break the Window With which IL
comes In contact ol it backward
swing. and % lei out the smoke and
venulsts the building. Under the
ladders, away down at the rear end
Of the truck. 10 . hoseresl upon which
there Il . length Of hose which, BY
means Of reduction oouplngs. can be
coupled on 70 the frs hose Of any
sire There IN also . lot Of noules,
n Of which IL called the distributor.
This hha an attachment which whirs
rapidly under pressure Of water past
Ing through It. The distributor 10
used in cellar area A hole is cut in
she floor and the distributor IL thrus,
through.
Another curious sort OF pipe carried
10 the cellar pipe. The cellar pipe 4.
suspended from q holder standing on
the ground, thus making II possible
70 E1ing the pipe and point in differ
emit directions; the bends in the pipe
enable the throwing Of water 10 points
that could not be reached with 9
straight pipe.
There are two FIRE eXtinguishers,
with which 10 put out ANAL nres or
to keep, II the truck should get there
frat, 9 FIRE in check until an engine
arrives; there b . portable FIRE e.
cape, one end Of which can be attached
10 . window dn By means Of which
. AremAn can lower anybody from q
building. or . perSon can lower him
self. There IN two life line guns
that viii throw . slug utA . Light line
attached 800 feet up over . building;
. jumping net, two smoke maskA, and
signal hAp and red lanterns to Gag
trains on the elevated railroad. Fol-
other uses there are two white Tampa