The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-01-14
CITY HAS ORDERED
CHEMICAL ENGINE
Four thousand Dollars OF
Fire Apparatus Bought
Jam-up Department.

Mayor Clay and the new conncilmen
have started after the improved fire
department which was promised dur
ing the campaign, and the city is to
have a jam-up department planned
and put in operation by soap" Joyner
the greatest fire fighter in the South.
The former chief OF the Atlanta fire
department whose home is at Fair
Oaks, has undertaken this task for
Marietta with the enthusiasm for
which he is famous, an enthusiasm
which ran all through the Atlanta fire
department.
CHEMICAL ENGINE ORDERED.
AT several meetings OF the new city
council the question OF improving the
fire department has been discussed
and former Chief Joyner has given the
councilmen the benefit OF his thorough
knowledge OF that subject with the
result that an order has been placed
for a combination hose wagon and
chemical engine and a thousand feet
OF the best hose made. A pair OF fire
horses will also be bought. The
steamer is to be repaired and put in
good condition, the engine house is to
be remodeled, several sleeping rooms
for volunteer firemen will be fitted ND
and Mr.. Mace Morris will be kept at
the engine house ready to set things
in motion as soon as an alarm is
sent in.
WILL GARRY Right MEN.
The hose wagon and chemical
engine carries also hooks and ladders
and will carry eight volunteer firemen
who, it is expected, will be picked up
en- route to the fires.
The chemical engine is fire-depart-
ment within itself. Itcarries the men.
the hose; the hooks and ladders and
has in addition its own 200 feet of hose
and its 40 gallon tank Of chemicals
which will put out practically any fire
that is inside house.
Mr.. Joyner says that five gallons of
kerosene oil could be poured on the
floor OF the council chamber and fred
and he could easily put out the fire
with the chemical engine.
HOW CHEMICAL WORKS
1t may be interesting to state that
this piece OF fire apparatus has 40
gallon tank very strongly built inside
of which is half gallon glass jar with
lead topper. This jar is filled with
sulphuric acid. The tank is filled
with water into which is pounds of
soda is put. Thus the engine is kept
ready for instant use. BY turn, OF
the jar.the sulphuric acid is thrown
into the water and pressure of 100
pounds is produced. This chemical
thrown into a fire smothers it. The
chemical engine, is especially valuable
in fighting fires inside buildings and,
using very little water, the damage
from large quantities of water is
avoided. The engine costs little less
than 1000, the thousand feet of hose
5000 audit is expected that the entire
outlay for the improvement OF the fire
department, including the horses, will
come within $4,000. The engine is to
come from Elmira, N. Y, and will ar
rive in about sixty days.
JOINER To DILL VOLUNTEERS
Former Chief Joyner after selecting
the horses will train them in the fire
department in Atlanta and Mr.. Morris
will go to Atlanta and work three or
four weeks as fireman. Mr.. Joyner
says the city will be equipped as for a
full paid department and he will come
to Marietta and drill the volunteers,
He thinks the idea of having several
sleeping rooms over the engine house
for tree use of volunteer fremen would
produce good results and that Mr..
Morris and the horses can earn what
they cost in sprinkling the streets
about the square so that the main
tainance of the department would be
reduced to nothing.
Mr.. Joyner expects to see a good
deal Of enthusiasm among the volun-
teer firemen when they have been
furnished the equipment so long need
ed. A big barbecue and some oratory
will celebrate the arrival Of The new
apparatus.