The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-13
KILLER OF FIRE
Remarkable effectiveness Of the
JOnes.ManvIIIe ExtInguisher.

A very interesting illustration Of how
quickly fire that threatens great dam
age can be extinguished was given yes
terday afternoon OH Francis street In the
presence OF a large party OF business
men and property owners and the merits
OF the new compound, known as the II.
w. Jones Manville Fire extinguisher
were clearly and successfully demon
strated
In the center Of the triangular piece
Of ground in the rear Of the Union sta
tion little shed OF hard pine lumber
had been erected ana filled with iniams-
able material. all thoroughly saturated
with kerosene all. naphtha and bensine.
large bunches Of newspapers and shaw
ings being placed In the bottom OF the
shed TO start IL or,
match was touched to the paper and
In an instant the whole fabric was a
mass Of roaring, seething flames
After the fire had gained q good head
way one OF Manager Richardson's as
sistants took a tube Of the powder and
shook Ii on the base OF the flames and
In moment the fire was out, not a
spark remaining.
A second test was made under even
more trying conditions. the huge box
and Its contents blazing high In the air.
Two tubes Of the powder shaken on CON-
pletely anuihiliated the flames In a very
few seconds.
The material is a very light brown
powder Of the consistency OF -four and
when poured on fire creates carbon bi-
oxide gas, which rises, and killing the
oxygen, extinguishes the fire. The pow
der needs only TO be shaken on the base
OF the fire, the gas arising does not rest.
In fact the gas serves as q blanket over
the fire and puts 1t out, no mater how
high the flames may have risen.
This powder has been on the market
for about two years, q most thorough
test having been made Of its merits be-
fore IT was offered for sale. and the com
pany Is prepared TO guarantee all they
claim for II when used promptly and ac-
cording sto instructions.
The extinguisher is very handy to use.
being simply a dry powdered chemical
put up in nicely decorated tubes. The
tubes are hung on hook fastened In
the wall In any convenient place In home,
office store or workshop. In case OF
fire all that Is necessary is to jerk the
tube down, which removes the cover,
and IL Is ready for use instantly. The
extinguishing effect OF carbon bioxide
gas is far greater than water or any
other known agency.
II doesn't matter what material the
fire has to work on, whether II be acety-
lene gas or electrical fires. where the use
of water is often dangerous. OF oil var
nish spirits, tar or wood. the cxtinsuish-
er is equally efficient The powder VIII
not cake In the tubes or freeze. nor IL
II effected by dampness. and will not
deterioate with age The company sends
with every tube a guarantee TO ref1ll free
OF charge whenever and wherever Its
compound has been used In actual fires
and a bona fide statement In writing Is
sent them.
The powder is absolutely harmless to
the finest fabric and will put out Ares
with positively no damage, other than
that done by the fire, this In direct op-
position to the work Of water and liquid
Are extinguishers which often cause as
much damage as the FIRE itself
At yesterdays exhibition IL was the
unanimous opinion OF all present that
tho extinguisher certainly accomplished
exactly what had been claimed FOR IL.
The extinRuisher has been exhibited In
nearly all the larger cities Of the west
and has been endorsed by ell chiefs OF
fire Departments.
Mr. Robert +. Greene is the Rhode ISL
and agent for the extinsuisher, which
can be examined at his warehouse at No.
60 Washington street.