New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1e 1902

space would forbid In case Of ''Kilfyre' tes-
'iaSniaIs 1t IS an embarrassment of riches
tyre as an instant and infsiii6ie hre destroyer
IS tSatS question which remains to be considered
parative figures Of the initial of installation
M rpen9 ree oFf5 re baTd 20 n
detail Compared with LIQUID extinguishers designed
20 iuFnsh the same protection as to area protected
ana ana nre e%tinguishns 4ualitesl 'I{ilfyre' Is not
ungushers require constant attention with the
added cost for maintenance. And. by the way. you
1re damage onv while liquids are apt to carry
tomato sprnklers stand-pipes and hose cost for
IneT IN instalation thousands of dollars. the cost
Rsht here re b., efing & me re & &9agatee in Gomparis2n
supplemental 70 all automatic water devices for
ian "a be extinguished before they can gain headway
averting water damage"
And having acquired a thorough knowledge
OF the company's organization. system and policy
OF the realm in which it holds undisputed sway
and OF the achievements Of it's potent fire annihila
tor, the reader will naturally ask What is Kill
fyre'?' And who so competent To answer as Mr..
Carpenter hack Of its merit the chief factor in its
triumphant success?
This answer s so clearly. lucidIy and conciseIy
given, IN a recent letter nquiring
spondent. it Will serve the readers purpose well:
Dear Sir: AS to Ilnyres merits we would
1t is q dry powder compound. composed of five
OF the best known chemicals deadly to fire. but
harmless to life. To this is added sixth ingred-
then A seventh ingredient is added to make it
make it scientifically competent to cover the three
points 9t efciency Durability and non-conductiye-
9sGiSher en- the market 50 sgrefpy and scien-
As to its special points in use. would call
your attention to the following:
EiTSt4B Being dry powdered compound in a TN
b %sns ms 9a rb 5hre o P5 it S6 be banded
'SecondIContsined in A lin tube, With self
sealing cap. which cap s released upon pulling the
! Is entirely devoid of mechanism, with nothing TO
get out of order or 10 keep in repair. making it
Third Being a dry compound, without liquid, it
FogrtThe o II hree pounds Of chemical Gompoqnd md
than S1 worth OF any other chemical eXunguisher
"Fifth-It will extneuish any fire in one-tenth the
time it takes with an extnguisher of any other
''sxth-It will extinguish any IRE that can be ex-
unguished by am, other exjinguisher, @ Ter ,A,- -
tinguisher can extingiiish: for instance boating
oil. grease and fat fires aue fires acetyIene gas
Eighth-The compound and the gases generated.
only harmless 10 life but also to anything with
which they may happen to be brought in contact
the gases breathed with mpunty It can, likewise
rics of the most delicate texture or coIoring ma
chinery. switchboards and the like. even gilt ptct-
"Ninrh-Its low cost enables any householder
manufacturer TO have complete protection against
ere Nnlch means simple aIWays TeadE ettecllLe
@ @nre ektlnsulsheF plenutuhy distributed az con.
.
/ "Tenth-The case containing 'Knfyre' being
small, slender and easily concealed behind drapery,
! Is unobtrusive, and viii therefore strike no dis
| cordant note amidst the furnishings and decora-
lions OF even the most elegant apartment or draw
/ The rapidity with which 'IIilfvre has been in
dorsed and adopted by the leaders in the scientific,
by government and charitabie institutions. bears
proof most convincing that claims are not with
as to It's prompt and effective work in fire emer-
gencies Of all kinds and conditions, together with
! renewal orders.
/ the correctness Of the Judgment which prompted
| them TO make their Initial purchase
GEORGE T. CARPENTER.
General Manager
Where the tales of customers-from all the walks
of nfe-culled from their experience Of the varied
! and startinEiy strange ways in which fire has
made its g. expected attacks. have been laid be-
! fore The Tribune's readers; where the pronounce
ments Of important technical journals. laborers in
wide fields, the harvest of which fire endangers or
! destroys. sound for them their notes OF solemn
warning; where the testimony Of both, supple
Of the co1ntry point to .Fiifyre as the sovereign
cure, who so needless of life and property as to
| turn away unthinking, or so obstinate as to re-
! In sick chamber and hospital ward in cosy
/ parlor and stately Withdrawing room, in private
and massum e I'm brnf. nd pubc m bIldhes R
| schools and colleges, N asylums and prisons. IN
in the shop and department store in the ginhouses
| and warehouses in the lumber and the coal yards,
In the mines and the tunnels IN the grain elevators
and the lighters, in the ferryboats and the river
/
the streetcars and railway trains, pier sheds
! and railway depots and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. on
sea and land, whore man lives, moves and has
| his property-should the fire demon find. no matter
| how stealthiy his approach. how unexpected his
attack, that silent unObtrusve little guardian that
| small but mighty defender "Kilfyre." awaiting
| him Then would not the feeble. unmatched in
! valid wither under his scOrchng breath, the ces-
tive gatherings become funeral pyres, the clouds
| of sail change to sheets Of fame, while panicked
mortals seek less painful death in the deep. the
horrible collision be followed by the horrible
holocaust the maddened brain 90 madder still with
toll OF years, the visible products of science
and learning turn to ashes vanish into thin air;
| then would not sunken cargoes and dead mems
bones pave the oceans floor, or blackened ruins
| cumber a smiling land.