The evening times., 1902-06-05

race three outlets and IL he west ter
race two outlets, with proper hose con-
neCuO1s, COTresT TOnding to the arrange
ment suggested for the Senate wing.
With this pipe system installed, It
would reduce the time Of the depart
ment in getting into service to mini
mum IN q great many instances. The
hremen, when called upon. would in
stead Of leading cut long lines Of hose
through the corridors and down and up
the different staiTWays sUbdue the fire
with the standpiDe system and the diff
ieTeuJ appliances recommended.
There should be d signal bell 10
Gated in each one Of the pUmprOoms.
with an enUnciatOT 10 warn the engi-
neer to start up the pump in case Of
fire
Il also recommend that three fire
alarm boxes be erected, as follows. One
IL the Senate wing. one in the TO
tUuda. and one IN the House wing and
that instantaneous Ere-aIarIr boxes be
located in different parts Of the build
ing and connected to these three boxes.
n suggesting the foregoing / invite
your attention 10 the fact that the
nearest hTe-aiaTm box 10 the Capitol
Building is located on New Jersey Az
enue between 3 and c Streets south
east. To use this box would result in
the loss OF valuable time. as the com
panies responding would proceed TO II. q
good distance from the desired point.
and in a different direction in the event
OF it being pulled for d fire in the Cap
itoL.
-Four twenty-five gallon hand chem
iCai engines should be conveniently 10
Gated, and a Jhree-gaIIOn chemical fire
.e&tinguisher placed in each Of the com
nittec rooms, with about eight hand
pumps with twenty feet Of hose at
tachcd to each. and eight fiYc-g gallon
galvanized iron water buckets. There
should also be distributed throughout
the building twelve fire department
pickaZes, six pounds 10 the ak. and
twelve ceiling hooks of and s foot
lengths These appliances would be
ample in the event Of q small fire. and
would suffice 10 keep in check d large
one until the arrival Of the fire de
partmout.
I would suggest that not less than
two experienced men be appointed 10
look after the appliances and see that
they are ready At all times for imme-
date use and to perform the duties
required Of a fireman
1T might be well 30 call attention 20
the following fires which occurred at
the Capitol during the past fifteen years
February * 1SS7-At Gle a m the
department responded 10 a fire in the
storeroom OF the House wing The
time Of service at the fire was two
hours and four minutes. No record of
damage
January IS, ISa1-AL 7:3S a. m. the
department responded 10 fire in the
House of Representatives. Folding
room No record Of damage Time OF
service forty minutes
March % Iss2-At 6.4S p. m. the
department responded TO FIRE in the
House 81 Representatives Folding
room Damage $500 Time Of service.
t..o hours and fourteen minutes.
March 2S, lSgt-At 3-Gf d. m. the de-
par,meHt responded TO a fire in the base
meHt under the Senate wing. No record
Of damage. Time Of service fifty-nine
minutes
August I3. lSaI-At 10.55 q. n, the
department responded to fire in the
basement under the Senate wing. No
record Of damage. Time of service.
twenty minute
November 8 1S9S-At J-i3 .. IL. the
department responded 10 a FIRE under the
Supreme Court room. Damage S3I .20C
Time Of service, Ave hours aud forty
one minutes. i required a second alarm
to subdue the fire.
WILLIAM T. BELT. Engineer"