Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-13
AUTO CHEMICAL TRIED
OUT ON THE HILLS.
Excellent Results in About Nine Miles
Covered = Big Chemical Tank is
Charged.

There were many who took occa-
sion to have a look at teh new auto
chemical car on Tuesday and all ad-
mired it greatly. The car was charg-
ed by Chief Stanton on Tuesday and
it was also given a run about the city
with six men in the car. 1t was tax
en- about to all the stations, that the
members Of the different companies
might have a look, and incidentally a
number of the bad hills were tried
with success.
The Seventh street hill, which Is bad
because crooked and in poor cOndi-
ton, was climbed without trouble. and
it was also easy to go to the top OF
the hill where the Mt. Pleasant street
school is The school children at re-
cess gave 1t a warm welcome there
with shouts and cheers.
Sales Agent e. S. Hopkins who
came here with the car from the fac
tory, remained over until Tuesday and
spent the morning seeing if the car
was up to the specifications in all par
ticulars. The car is guaranteed by the
company for from one to five years.
Mr. Hopkins has done everything
suggested by the commissioners and
chief in equipping the car, and made
some other additions. and they were
much pleased at the attention given it
by him. David Lindberg will remain
here a week till the local men are sat
isfied they can run it. Mr. Hopkins
handles the pleasure cars in this sec
ton, as well as the commercial cars.
Henry Taft, who has a drivers Ii
cense, will probably run the car first,
and Driver Fitzgerald will break in
with one or two others as fast as
possible. There will be five men for
the car and possibly six at all times.
With several men able to drive it will
be possible to draw from them to lake
care of any future cars added to the
department The securing of the car
means the gradual reduction in the
number of horses. Fourteen is the
larger number the department has ev-
er had and probably will be. The
horses at the West Side station will
be purchased by Kramer & Henderson
just as soon as the car takes the place
of the pair in the Central station, the
Central station pair going to the West
Side, as they are younger. The wagon
is turned over in deal for the car, but
equipment will be removed therefrom.
Ned, which is one of the West Side
horses, Is the oldest in the department,
having been bought in 1902 The men
gret their leaving the service, from
which they will go bedecked with rib
bons.
The body of the new car is fitted
with seats running lengthWise, which
will accommodate eight firemen. The
front seat accommodates two more. The
fire fighting equipment includes 1000
feet of 2 IL double jacketed water
hose and a thirty-fve gallon chemical
tank with extra jar and holder and
connection for IL inch water hose.
The tank is placed under the driver S
seat. There are two hand extinguish-
ers carried on each running board. A
metal hose basket with capacity for
$50 feet of chemical hose is placed
behind the drivers seat. The car also
carries a complete equipment of fire.
mems tools as well as a 17-foot ex-
tension ladder and a 12feet roof lad
der.
The car Is propelled by a 4-cylinder
water cooled motor. rated at so horse
power but capable of developing con-
siderably more Power is delivered to
the rear wheels by shaft through a
selectiVe sliding gear transmission.
The car is very speedy and can take
the hills a. a fast clip.
The success of the Pope Hartford
auto chemicals has created a large
demand for the various types of com
binatlon chemical, hose and squad cars
manufactured by the Pope company.
There are a number of towns which
have two or more Pope Hartford auto
chemicals in use. The frequency with
which an initial purchase is followed
bv the installation OF a second and
often third machine, is convincing
evidence of the reliable and efficient
service to be obtained from this type
of apparatus. Among the cities and
towns which maintain two or more
auto chemicals of this make may be
mentioned Westfield, Mass, two; Fall
River. two; Hartford, three; New Ha-
ven, three; Jersey City, three and
Brockton, Mass, two.