The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-10
H|||D HOUSE
IIc Gut TED
BY $500 FIRE


Absat Chlnnsya
Ihs rock Island IRE dspartmsnt
tt6ponded to SIX calls between
lafuYday morning and early this
Spfning, four OF which came in rs
q result Of chimSsys burning out.
Ihess was one real hrs IN the half
1ogen ard another resulted In NOM
tnal damages TO clothes hanging In
i asclosst.
u Electric wiring In the attic was
{ 10 cause Of the IRE ut I'll Forty
second street Sunday morning at
1a:3s O'Clock Attic and roof were
damaged to the extent Of about $500.
9he house il owned by H. Peard and
- occupied bv J. Peard, e. Show
En- and T. Hampton.
First call on the list came In ut
1920 q. m. Saturday. 1t was a
small roof blaze caused by chimney
sparks at the residence Of W..
Adfich, 1880 Twenty-third street. A
licket of water put II out
Eat 11:15 a. m. Saturday, the de-
partments responded to call to
The home Of P. Britton, SIT Elev-
enth avenue. Another roof fire
taused by chimney sparks. The
damage was about $40.
ENext on the list was call to the
Peard residence yesterday morn
trg, in which the damage was COM
paratively large. Quick work OF
the departments checked The fire
before it could spread to lower
floors, but the roof suffered mater
f1Ily.
AT $40 p. m. Sunday night, the
trucks were called to the Industrial
Aome at POO Third avenue. Sparks
ware coming out Of the chimney. No
44mage resulted.
AT 11:10 p. m. last night a run was
made to the residence Of w. E. Es-
a0x. $50 Thirteenth avenue, where
another chimney was having its day
There was no damage.
At 1910 this morning the fire
men answered a call from G. D
Stainaker, 1884 Thirty -Recond
street. A blaze in q clothes close,
caused damages to the clothes be.
fteen IS and $40.
Needless Expense
Each year the fire department is
aues its warning about chime,
tfes, still the people do not learr
tie lesson Of prevention until the,
have one, according to Assistan
Chief Joe Valentine.
1--WE would like to have the peo
HlA Of Rock Island realize tina
every time the departments ar
called to extinguish sparks eman
ating from chimneys it entails 10
Of needless expense on the city.
"If persons calling in to the cen
trail would only check their excite
Inent long enough to tell us wheth
er it is q chimney fire or not. "
could act accordingly. II it is.
\ chimney fre, then the nearest sta
ton could be notified to take car
Of 1t, and we would not be Oblige
- send five departments to tn
6Nene; sometimes seven. Naturall
this condition causes the consumI
ton Of much gasoline, not to men
ton the wear and tear on the ma
chimes. and further, the grave dan
~ of accidental A little fore
thought would conserve and Jesse
the prospects Of some one or NOR
being injured or killed.
1--WE do not lose sight Of the fac
that We are public servants. bu
nevertheless the people should us
! discretion. not only for the individ
ual's welfare, but the citizens Z
lHrge. Understand that when tn
trucks are called out to quenc
chimney sparks, 1t requires quite
bit of time to return to quarter
Msthe meantime really dangerou
NE may break out and loss reSu
that otherwise could be averte,
This has happened before.
fs How to Prevent
~When carbon is burned and tn
Oxygen In the air combines wit
the carbon It gives OF carbon did,
ida gas (CO2). Zinc has an afil
ity for oxygen. II thrown into til
IRE in the furnace. it takes part {
the oxygen out OF the carbon-dio,
ide and leaves carb0n-oxide eco
The latter is combustible gas.
takes IRE and burns out the chin
neysa The zinc changes II into Gin
oxide and burns the SCOT and pas
cs out of the opening in the for
ora gas.
IA simple method to observe
preventing chimney fires, {
quenching those that get starte
ID to throw an old dry cell batter
into the furnace fire. You will |
ssurprised at how quickly the spasl
lose their lustre.
"a .Another method. perhaps MOI
Old-fashioned. but still effective.
t0sshoot a revolver up the Gimme
from the lowest opening. In d,
Ing this. be sure that all chime
spots are closed tightly. Otherwil
the concussion~ will blow them o,
and then Q fine mess of SCOT vi
dirty the house. Fire two or thf,
times In rapid succession mp Il
chimney and then withdraw II
hand quickly. The conclusion vi
bring the SCOT tumbling to the DO
tom without loss OF time"
JOINT INSTALLATION.
OfIicers Of John Buford post.
A. r., and Of the Woman'S Reli
corps. will be Installed at . joil
meeting at the Memorial hall
the court house On Friday, Jan.
at3 o'clock.