The evening world., 1902-09-17
Charles MoatI Gives
Practical Test for
the Visiting Fire
Chiefs.
WANTED TO GO H
Young ohioan, Who Holds
Worlds Record, Wished to
Jump from Fifth Story Of
Grand Central Palace.

Before the assembled nre chiefs OF
hundreds Of cities from every Eng
disappearing country on the face of
the globe. young Charles Moat, of
Greenfield, O., to-day gave a prac-
teal test of the big fire net used by
the New York department by jump
ing from windows Of the Grand Cen
tral Palace.
This Is the net which six months ago
saved fourteen lives in a fire at Lexing-
ton avenue and Sixtieth street. Moat is
twenty-five years old. He does not
know what fear is. and holds the worlds
record Of ninety-two feet for a leap OF
this kind. and he says he has Jumped
100 feet into the net several times. He
was not allowed to take any >Inneces-
sary risks to-day.
Attlred in red and blue sweater. black
yachting cap, black kn~ickerbockers.
stockings n tennis. shoes. the,-young
man made his first leap into the net,
heldspy inexperienced men. from the sec
ond story window OF the Palace a
distance OF twenty feet. He then went
up to the nth story to jump fifty feet.
but the Assistant Chief. who had charge
Of the test. called him back and thirty
five feet was his largest jump. The
toSt was a complete success.
It Il Exhibition Day.
This Is exhibition day for the fire
chiefs attending the annual convention
~ AkA TnkAraaklanaI Aa1ANl0H nn ~ Fire
Engineers. There 8 to be no business
session, and the whole day Is being de-
voted to the exhibition and testing Of
A~re-fghtdng apparatus. The how is be-
ing conducted in the vacant block east
OF the Manhattan Hotel. and Is under
che supervision OF the committee APP
pointed by the convention.
Now standpipes and water overs
with high pressure engines are the fea-
lures In many respects. The chiefs say
that it Is becoming important that
mechanism be invented to send q stream
Of water to the twentieth story of a
q building. The new skyscrapers fur
nish the necessity for these powerful
appliances.
A matter which is calling for the es.
pecial attention of the firemen Is the
test Of an engine run'by gasoline which
can get up steam in twenty-five seconds
and which, Its makers say. can force a
stream OF water through 1000 feet of
bose In less h half a minute.
No More Heavy MnchincsF
This engine, II a success, will do away
with the heavy machines which now
ppoye cumbersome in dashes to fires. y
81 said to be much lighter, quicker. anu
more powerful. The one on exhibition
win be given a thorough trial.
Tests of extension ladders are also pc
ing made. OF these there are various de-
signs, many OF them new.
During the business session tomorrow
1t 10 expected that the matter of electing
q President for the coming year will be
considered. Among the delegates. 1t Is
said that so far, only one name Eas been
mentioned with, strength, and 1t is>that
OF Fire Chief Croker, of New York, now
under suspension on vague charges.
At IL o'clock 325 women. wives and
daughters OF the visiting fire chiefs.
were taken out to Claremont in one
hundred automobiles from the Murray
Hill hotel by way OF Fifth avenue and
Riverside Drive. George Ehret, jr.. was
an charge, anu was assisted by the wife
OF Battalion Chief r. w. Garrison. At
Claremont luncheon was served and in.
formal speeches were made.
There will be Il theatre party of 800
Of the visitors 1t the Broadway to.
night.
In Pittsburg.