Another Hotel Goes Up in Smoke

Another Hotel Goes Up in Smoke

Chief H. O. McIntosh, of Kirksville, Mo., had a serious fire to light when the big brick hotel, known as the “Willard,” was gutted. The fire, which was of unknown origin, broke out at about 3 a. m. The building occupied a space of 90 by 108 feet and was 33 years old. It was a threestory structure with brick walls and partitioned with brick. About 25 people were usually employed in the building, but there was not sufficient means of fire protection to take care of them. A telephone alarm turned in by a citizen was responded to by the fire department. When the firemen arrived the flames had made good headway. The lire lasted twenty hours, and was fought by hydrant streams only, owing to the lack of engines. There were available five double t-inch hydrants set 400 feet apart. The water pressure at each was 90 pounds, and the nozzles used were 2 1/2-inch. The largest number of streams thrown at one time was four, obtained by the direct pumping system. The width of the street in front of the burned property was 60 feet, supplied with a 6-inch main. Sixteen hundred feet of cotton rubber lined hose were laid, of which one length burst. The loss is estimated at $100,000.

The Buffalo fire department has just ordered lit more holders and nozzles from Samuel Eastman Co.. Concord. N. H., making over 100 of these outfits in use in that department. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has also just ordered from the company two Eastman three-way deluge sets and 12 Perfection holders and nozzles for single lines of hose for its fire protection at Locust Point. Baltimore, Md.