New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-25

hotel with 'KLiIfyre' and have on several occa-
sions. demonstrated its actual value. Any hotel Is
liable to have fires in its kitchen, for instance
from grease boiling over the pans, we'll from
defective unclean shues. Another fertile source
OF fire carelessness of smokers in tossing the
burning stumps OF cigars into lace curtains and
other drapery In each of these emergencies 1
have found 'Kllfyre' to put out effectively the
flames. 1t smothered them as quickly as though
a wet blanket had been suddenly thrown upon
them. OF course there other dangers then
those l have Just mentioned. such that dan
gerous combination, rats and matches, live wires
oil and gasolene explosions, carelessness with
lighted matches and a dozen of other equally COM
mon contingencies. The starting of little blaze
Is a frequent occurrence. and many inCipient
confagraton is sought to be prevented by a lib
eral of water, with the result of nearly as
much damage to property the fire would have
wrought Judge. then, of the satisfaction of hotel
owners at finding an extinguisher which accom-
plishes the work without injuring the deli
cate fabrics. Now; there exists warm, fraternal
feeling among hotel men, and the news of the
valuable invention for the protection of life and
property went the rounds. with the result
that hundreds of hotels equipped with Kilfyre.'
l think every hotel should be equipped with these
little tubes. in addition to the other modern fire
appliances which are carried by all hotels for
Kilfyre' does everything that it's owners claim
for it, (Mr. Whitaker's thoughts seem to be
pretty generally shared by bonifaces. for already
such leading hotels as the Aston House, the Buck
ingham Hotel. the Fifth Avenue Hotel the Grand
Union Hotel. the Gramercy Park Hotel, the Hotel
Grosvenor, the Morton House. the Manhattan
Beach Hotel. the St. Cloud Hotel and the St. Denis
Hotel equipped with 'Kilfyre.'O Two things
that especially commend this extnguisher are the
ease with which It be handled and the quick
ness of its work"
At the Hotel Manhattan the writer was told by
its management. that that hosiery is thoroughly
equipped with 'Kilfyre," and that owing to the
convenient manner in which 1t is put up the night
watchmen carry a tube of 'Kifyre' with them
constantly that should fire occur (they never
had yeti it would be Immediately extinguished.
Mr.. Walter Ross. Manager of the Hotel Imperial
said that that house although previously. there
had been fire in which "Kilfyre' had been salts
factorily tested, was fully equipped with XII
tyre" but. fortunately, there had been thus far no
occasion to it since he assumed the manage
ment of the house But" he added, we think il
a fire extinguisher. and therefore have felt per
fectly safe since it has been placed in the
hotel. OF course In common with all we'll equipped
hotels we b have other m fba b Of hIng e
Luncn Co, adds his testimony TO that OF the other
e91iPped with 'Kfyre' and We have had many any
out this effective extinguisher We would have had
several bad fires, especially from the spilling OF
best way in my opinion. to use Kiifyre' is to
throw it out Of the tube Just as If you were sift
way. think it will be but a short time before
every large kitchen in the country will be equipped
The introduction of 'Kilfyre" to the public was
Of he Tnon buildings we're en- e a6
then in the presence of the Chiefs of the Fire De
partments. Mayors and city Councilmen the
structures ablaZe and the fire eXtineuish-
demonstrated In Chicago "Xilfyre" had
perhaps the most severe test Of all A building on
the lake front, constructed of pine smeared with
pitch and saturated with OIL was fired in the pres
ence Of interested crowd. The wind was blow
ing a gale and the sceptical SPECTATORS fell 10
laying bets. odds against the inadequate looking
little tubes provided by the Monarch Fire AppIi-
Company. When the cracking flames were
tapping the sides of the building and apparently
beyond control. single tube Of ''Kilfyre" was
thrown into the midst of the fire. The effect was
instantaneous, the spectators were converted TO
a thorough belief In the new preventive and the
Chicago newspapers spread the fame of the magf-
cal chemical preparation. The result Of the demon
stration is that almost every great building i'm the
Windy City is equipped with 'Kifyre''
The contract for the furnishing of extinguishers
to the Government buildings at the Paris EXPOSE
ton was awarded the Monarch Fire Appliance
Company, and the protective measures adopted in
among visitors at the Fair
AS member of the Monarch companv rscaptt,y
explained; The Introduction OF "Kilfyre" wus I'M
hill work People generally realized the necessity
OF a genuine eNtinguisher but they could not be-
leVe until they had actually seen ii demonstrated
tnat TINS boon 10 mankind actually among the
discoveries of this wondrous ern of progress Now
since the efficiency of the wonderful chemical has
been proven In numerous notable cases Insurance
underwriters and other authorities on such matters
express the belief that, in the twentieth century
NE and property Will not be Submitted TO auch
fearful fire risks In the past - ~