The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-14
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.
%. NJ. Hobbs Gives Practical suggcs-
tions for Fire Protection.

tory. 1t would appear that Mr.. Hobbs
suggestions arc the lest yet offered for
fire protection. He is now in San
Francisco. where he is looking up the
cost. and hc will endeavor to get the
southern Pacific and Tonopah railroads
to transport the different articles free
OF cost. The energy and public spirit,
rs vel as generosity. shown Nv Mr..
Hobbs should be fully appreciated:
POWER STATION.
Bishop, Calf. July 10, 1905.
Editor Goldfeld News, Goldfeld, New.
Dear Sir-The writer left Goldfeld
about an hour before the disastrous
fire of last Saturday, and has no infor-
nation as to the situation which has
developed since the fire occurred. He
has no doubt, however, that the
thought that has been uppermost in the
mind of every person interested in the
future of Gold6eld has been the ques-
ton, how can adequate FIRE protection
against fires be secured. With a view
of assisting in a satisfactory solution
of the question the following sugges-
tons are offered:
Large storage tanks of approximate
ly $4,000 gallons capacity, which is the
size of the standard railroad water
tank, may be located at different points
within easy access to most important
sections liable to became endangered
by fire. These tanks may be set upon
the ground, or cemented cisterns may
be constructed in the ground. Water
to fill these tanks or c~isterns can, of
course, be readily obtained, and would
afford a sufficient supply to stop any
fire before it gets beyond control.
The most important question is how
in emergencies may the water supply
he made available.
The company with which the writer
is connected will in a few weeks have
it's electric power system in operation
in Goldfeld, and neighboring districts.
The high tension circuits of the com
oany will reach all important points.
The writer, therefore, suggests that two
,r three, or as many as may be neces-
jary, electrically driven pumps be
mounted on trucks and equipped with
forage batteries of sufficient capacity
TO drive the outfits to the tank near
st to the place where a fire may have
3roken out. Here the pumps would be
instantly connected to the water supply
md the motors switched on to the com
,any's high tension circuit, and the
!, treams would be playing ON the fire
s quickly as the fire boys could run
| nut the hose and attach the ~pozzles.
To outline a practicable system a lit
10 more in detail: There is a man on
iuty day and night at the company s
,ght and power station. Fire alarm
oxes can be placed st convenient
,oints about town in the customary
manner. From these the wires can be
un to an annunciator located in the
,ower company's station. When an
larm comes in the attendant on duty
'Till know where the fire has broken
nut, and can at once sound q, general
larm from the whistle of the local
| liant. For this purpose the boilers can
lways be kept charged with either
team or compressed air, and the. sig
ials can be arranged SO that before
he fire boys can reach the place where
he auto-electric pumps are kept, they
viii know precisely where the fire is
nd to what tank they are to make
Connection.
The entire system would be arranged
u the principle that q very little wa
er applied to a fire in the incipient
tage ma be more effective than many
thousand gallons thrown on q few min
ties, or even seconds, later.
The cost of working out such a sys-
sem as is here suggested would be in
considerable compared with the inter
,sts at stake; and with such a system
Installed not only may suah losses as
hose of last Saturday be prevented,
out a much greater calamity escaped
which, unless adequate protective mea-
lures are adopted, is as certain to come
20 Goldfield as that one can arrive at
she product from multiplying two times
we.
The writer viii be glad to furnish
he cost Of such a system as is here
proposed; and for the installation of
iuch a system the Nevada Power, Min
ng and Milling company win furnish
md install the equipment at cost; will
keep same in order and furnish free of
.harge the electric current for charging
The storage batteries and for operating