New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
Auto Fire Engines
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"Righto." said Teacher; that's one
thing that would cause the motor not To
start Can you think OF another now2'
Bum ignition" wrote the German.
Very good. very good said the pro-
fsssor The Irishmans mood was not
made more sociabls by this pronounced
appreciation OF the mental CELEBRITY OF mo
Dutch" as he put II
After school the professor said 20 th-
Tribune man that, as rule. ne had round
the drivers OF TWO and three horse bitches
had better idea OF distances and mors
nerve than most men who mad not had
mat kind OF preliminary experience. Per
baps the most proficient type Of student
be said. was the til!erman, who had had
ttainlng Of a fine value IN the handling or
a nirety-foot over all truck, By the aid or
a wheel He v1U turn out graduates as
ran,dly as possible In the subjects OF Igri-
dom and the ane art OF taking down
Iotors. surnounung a thousand road
doubles. driving swiftly with safety over
Vi 81 streets and other important accom-
olishments
missioner Johnson st,ll sat in his
olara when the Tribune man returned nom
tie school.
L.r eavtng the bad streets out % L, tho
abtornobtIe. Won think. ls absolutely the
,Iinr Commissioner" ~ was asked.
.vvherever q village wants a new rr1
.,y-,a u wants the latest fashion" he re-
MED I'VE couldn give most OF our equip
MINT away. New York Is behind In motor
izh -,on. Manufacturers have oecn so busy
developing the touring car and the motor
TRUCK that they have Ell Us % he ast, be-
.ause we we're the stiffest problem Z think
tie Fire Department Of New York. broadly
s1eaking. Is ready 4rst for the motoriza :
tibn OF all hose wagons second Tor tha
conservative and careful substitution OF tha
rasolene engine for steam. stu keeping
stalls IN the houses for their horses. For
instance. II you put IN twenty pieces OF
automobile apparatus. you probably would
not need sixty horses, as now. II you
threw out twenty hose wagons you would
Id away with. say, forty horses and keep
twenty FOR emergencies.
~ am in favor Of automobile tractors
upon which tho nth wheel o. the present
steam pumping engine can Be placed. This
would maze Il possible 20 disconnect tho
ptIruo from the tractor In case OF accident
and substitute horses FOR mscnanical pow
err"
The Commit ssioner added that OF tho
arst 100 pieces to DO purchased ay the de-
partment. 70 is likely that there Will Dc
twenty pumping engines. or tractors.
drawing steam pumping engines, all or
which. OF course. will oe motor hose wag-
o1s scout chemicals and q few cars for
me transportation OF Administrative heads.
The high pressure zone Is being extended
and eventually. ne said. will cover al the
congested districts. thus widening tho
ss.d OF usefulness for m. hose wagon
equipped with a giant nozzle and capable
OF taking the streams from four or mors
plugs.
THE main advantages 20 be found In
automobile apparatus he continued. con
sist In their higher speed. which allows
a wider radius OF action higher ericisncy
because OF the Increased power and speed
and lower cost. The records OF the depart
rnent show that the average up keep ann
maintenance OF a Lhree-hcrse team and
apparatus Is about s.. so annually. This
includes shoeing and feeding Tie horses
ard oyerhauling and repairing the appa-
ratus
IA high pressure hose wagon OF cor
responding type to this would cost less
than 500 FOR gasolene, oil, grease and ne
chtnical attention and repairs, including
tires Thus he said, the taxpayers ~oulo
save $1,000 a year On the OPERATOR Of eaeh
wagon that displaces three Aorsfs. II IS
eatily figured that the department VIII save
al least $4,000 a year when the -5o pieces
OF motor driven apparatus nave been m
stalled
hut" said the Commissioner, 1.-THE chief
gain after all viii be- the augmented pro-
teitlon because OF the speed or tnk wagons
In getting TO the scene OF hosufues ana
me Increased efficiency or the arg Aghuns
equipment itself We are Looking TOT me
general type OF what we cali the Giant 20
gc and pump w.,n g1sClene We nlst have
az least 100 gallons "A minute. The Giant
OF i.S-horseuower has a capacity OK IA
gallons a minute 10 the sparsely settled
OUTLYING districts the automobile VIII save
millions in property. Take a Gre bn staten
Island two miles from the nearest are
house Give Us "a speedy forty nib an hour
continuation chemical hose waspn-w re
there In six or seven minutes. It's the Ideal
thing. The only thing to watch ia not 10
be carried on your feet hy d. THAT h. not
10 get am automobile just pecaufe it5 an
automobile
But Alr. Commissioner pleaded mo
I Tribune man. would YOU so 10 are with
"a multiple disk clutch' Te3ch9r AZ the
+ school failed 20 tell the class.
That" replied the Commissiohsr. srnil-
/ ing. would depend you know. o d eircum-
] stances"