New-York tribune., 1900-05-20
FIRE ASPHYXIATlON.
A CHEMICALLY COMPOUNDED POWDER
THAT LAYS THE FIRE FlEND Lo" AMI
LEAVES HIS PREY UNFRAMED.

TRIO FTREs-wOMEN OR chill
DREN CAN APPLY IT.
Some one attempting disseet that suote nr I'm
ponderable now known the world over as amer
lean humor has said that its essence iS ~ us ,oon
Fire If that Irresistible gentleman would ;5dnd SEND
nSs b Ga ag or at IN ose s his
The prudent is to be always eTpGcthg n nun
rn sion 10 with this audable end in view, millions Of
maintaining in all towns and cities, fire depart
ments Of greater or less degree OF eLictncyo @ ~,
kept pace with the march of modern science IN IN ex
tngshRg co9ilaErai0nS rs Sben procurabIe that
in many. if most, cases in cities the losses by
About four years ago a group of scientific men
had their attention attracted to new ana marvel,
6ertpn n it's it's results. that they named it "kfyre
piiance Company with offices at No. q WiIliam-st.
The fire qes5ToyeT Kyrs itSslf is a. fipey @dy
dust one could scrape together on clay road in
times of dTouth This is Contained ] IN Ina and uefo
inches in diameter one end of the tube is closed
by 45 hT hp he n6e be-
to a hook in any convenient situation: When
@aEy nesdef 0F at ths tube ine he cap yed
the hook and the f has m IN b ns marey a m
throw at the blaze to it instantly die out leav;
ing no residuum beyond the trie of unconsumed
powder which the housemaid's broom will remove;
would be well for the pupG TO pkt ann 5 hat
although numerous worthless imitati9ns Ions nave been
Company has in all cases prosecuted the infringe
ments upon its rights. and VIII continue INV & TO 90 $50, so
bidding the use of the name 'kilfyre, the use or
tube similar to theirs or the directions for the
their business interests. but lest the public might
noWSer Which when put to the test would prove
inoperative thereby entaing heavy losses OF prop
Many public exhibitions have demonstrated the
wonderful efficacy of Kilfyre in subduing hames
The accompanying cuts represent Cne given IN
Buffalo last June, under direction Of Chief Neon
scribed ss in The Buffalo Courier:
70 e wooden ob qe Vide 1d 10 @ ah h GR" hav
at end chimney 36 feet high was erected
with a thick coat Of pitch pine tar mixed with
turpentine. To this was stuck quantity Of papers.
and over all gasoene and kerosene oil were thrown
in liberal quantities At word from Assistant
building was ablaze in hash. 1t made roaring
h hot e staS agsh h me sseRdd h
chimney and poured out of the top In waves of
gained good headway and the entire, structure
Mas Seethng tn aSs wen nse TO tba
burning building and rs scattered the dry & powder
instantaneous The fire was simply outclassed ard
In practical use this powder meets all conceiv
able conditions If The fire is burning in the eur,
factory or among bedding furniture. small
quantity thrown on is sufficient If the fire be first
noticed in the ceiling. the powder pitched in the air
makes cloud Of the dust which the indraught of
too. if chmney or fue take fire little of the
powder thrown into the fireplace is drawn directly
to the of trouble and the fire is out.
ing vigorously advert sed as doing ALL and more than
all, that be desired of them, but they too
many of them, subject to drawbacks, which, laying
aside for the moment all question OF their enecuVe-
lead to their deterioration and failure when called
upon after less brief period of inactivity.
They contain acids, the acids corrode the metals.
and in time of need they either sealed with rust
beyond the power of mere hands to open them or
their contents have mingled (acids and carbonate
of soda) that their boasted potency is gone
against the ordinary variations of temperature As
a matter of fact the liquid which forms the bulk
of their contents is water. and has often been
found frozen and useless when needed Here is {.
brief item in point from The Utica Observer OF
February Is. 1898:
After nearly "a half hours delay learning how
were DESTROYED by fire Investigation proved that
the extingusher was frozen. After thawng it out
1t found 10 have lost strength and otherwise
out of order.
''That the water in the extinguishers Hope
Hose wagon freezes was amply demonstrated to
Lieutenant II. II. MagnerS satisfaction last FRI
day. When he went to refill the cylinders he found
something hard inside. and he brought it into the
kitchen to investigate. While examining il there
was an explosion, and the chemical was thrown
Mr.. Magners hands and clothes and around
Kitchen
Here another danger of the liquid extinguishers
is rather more than limited at-exposon. Amy one
all familiar with chemistry knows that tho
affinity between strong acid and carbonate of soda
is almost beyond limit in its power. Chain this
power in rust eaten. half-corroded chamber, and
imagine the result of calling up force by bring
ing the acid and base into contact The Chicago
Record" of July D. 1897. laconically puts it thus:
IL. Matthews, wealthy banker used liquid
Nashua (N. HI Telegraph" of December 20 1898
says that H. r Farnum recover ten thou