The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-06
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Rffairs
notwithstanding Schools In the
Fire Department.

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| The inside OF the steel hook is armed with sharp
| teeth to keep it. from Slipping
! With one of these ladders he can climb to the
! top of the tallest building in New York, without
| the aid Of staircase or elevator; with two OF
them he can make his way from side to side
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| mm and thr,lsts its hook through the window
| above him. and SO he proceeds until he reaches
| the top of tic talest building With the aid
of this ladder some of the most thrilling rescucs
were made from the Windsor hotel fire, in which
so many lives were lost year a year or so ago.
Its usefulness is being constantly demonstrated
| in the less dangerous fires, and by no means
| its least value is found in that it keep the men
! in constant training for the most hazardous un-
dcrtakinrs
With two ladders a man can work his way
diaConally across n building To 60 from side
to side he places one ladder in the window d.
| rectIy above him. then n second ladder through
the window to the right or left as the case NAV
! be; stepping out on to the first ladder he swings
back and forth until he catches the one 10 his
right and so trayerscs that distance when the
first ladder is taken down and removed TO the
next window TO The wight. and 50 on. In this
! fashion tho trained fireman can climb I'm or
down. and to the right or to the left. II would
seem Ia he so awkward us TO he extrcmelv slow
| in oneration. but the fact is that two mon can
fake a ladder aniece and climb 10 the ton of !,
Gvc.storv building in less than three minutes
There are times. however. when the ladder i,
o, no avail: for instance. when drcmpn has
been cut off from his wov Of escanc hv !, culi
q, fire and is left nm the ton of =, burning bnild.
;ny Then il is that the cantoin cnts his cnn
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inc stock heinz. made of solid stceJ If il ,scd
in murh tbc same wav that , small c,rnnn
is used 10 throw a line over . Wrecked vessel
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