The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-29
Naugatuck Receives
 Fire Engine To-day
New Seagrave Machine Draws Favorable Comment;
 New Ladder is Four Feet Longer Than Old One
Special To The Democrat)

l (SDcClHI lO IuC OCIHOCTdtD f Naugatuck, March 29-Kids ir | the borough are excited today for word has spread around there's a peach of a new fire engine in ! town. And young and old are swarming to view the powerful l looking up-to-the-m minute new Sea- grave 6O0-gallon pumping engine which arrived in the borough this morning.
 The machine is we'll worth in- spection for it has many new features which will make it the most valuable piece of machinery in the fire department, it is ex- pected.
 On first glace it stands out from the other engines in the fire de- partment for 1t is longer and gives the appearance of being bigger, be- cause it is equipped with a wind shield which the other machines have not got. It has lower center of gravity however and is really lower than the other trucks.
 Faster Speed
 This low center of gravity will tend to faster speed when going to a fire and thus save precious minutes which, if lost, might re- suit in a much more serious fire.
 Because of the big "boomer" water tank which the new machine has, the old chemical engine will be used little from now on, Chief Thomas Walker of the local de- partment expects
 The new tank will be able to pump water at a pressure of from 100 pounds to as high as 400 if required. This will give higher pressure than the chemical engine secured. The advantage of chem icals is that they produce more pressure than water but heretofore with the chemical engine the high est pressure secured was 250 pounds. It can be readily seen that as the new tank can produce 400 pounds pressure with water, it will be much better. The old chemical engine will not be required now to answer most alarms.
 Red and Gold
 The shiny machine, glittering in it's red and gold newness, makes q beautiful appearance. It is equipped with double wheels in back which are expected to lead to more speed in turning corners because the wheels will prevent skidding. It has two wheels in front.
 On the left side of the truck high up there is a rota-ray equip. ment, consisting of three revolving red light which will let motorists know at night time that 1t is a fire machine and not some truck con- ing.
 It vii be almost impossible not to start the machine when desired, Chief Walker states, for it is equipped with three ignition meth- ods, the battery. the battery and magneto and the magneto. If one won't work the others probably will
 Carries More Hose
 It will carry more hose than the other trucks, being able to carry handily 1,500 feet of hose. in it's hose body. Where in the other en- zines the booster hose was carried on a reel in the front of the ma chine and sometimes hampered the view of the driver. in the new pump it is carried underneath the hose body where it is just as handy and will bother nobody.
 There is an automatic clamp to the nozzle on the running board of the truck. This releases the nozzle quickly and saves more time. On the other machines the nozzle screed on to the running board.
 The nozzle is equipped with a guard which enables a quicker hitch of other sorts of lines. There is a special flexible hard suction tho ,r,L tat, will be able to bend to a 90 de- gree angle without kinking. There is also a fine strainer which will not allow anything to get into the hose which will do damage. In the past occasionally some small stones have got into the hose. This is a finer strainer however.
 Longer Ladder
 The new machine has a 24-foot ladder instead of g. 20 foot ladder as in the other truck. It is equipped with a windshield which will break the wind but which is so adjusted the driver can see over it or through it as he desires.
 In the old machine the water for pumping was taken from the pump through the radiator into the ex- haust pipe but in the new machine it passes from the pump through cooling coil in a chamber above the engine in conjunction with the radiator. keeping the water in the radiator cool and making it pos sible to have alcohol or anti-freeze solutions in the radiator in the winter. This is also a safeguard against the blowing up of the ra- diator due to excess water pressure from the pump. Clogging of the radiator by sediment in the water from hydrant is also prevented.
 Lights Inside Hood The engine is equipped with oil