Grain Storage Building at Omaha Destroyed
An eight-story grain storage building constructed of wood, with sheet iron covering, was recently destroyed by fire at Omaha, Neb. It was the property of the Many Grain Company, was six years old and occupied a space of 32 by 86 feet. It had some wooden partitions but no fire protection. The fire started on the top floor and burned for 22 hours before being finally stopped. Chief Charles A. Salter found some difficulty in fighting the fire owing to the great heat and railroad tracks. The force on duty consisted of 90 men with an equipment of three American-!.a France steamers, 10 hose wagons and three trucks. There were five hydrants with 6inch standpipes and 2and 3-inch openings, set about 400 feet apart The pressure was 75 pounds and the supply sufficient to fur nisli ten streams of water, using l^-inch nozzles; 10,000 feet of hose was laid and two Junior motor pumpers employed but the long leads of hose from the engines greatly reduced the initial pressure. The loss was $168,000 which might have been brought down hut for the difficulty of getting near the structure, and as mentioned before, the heat, which prevented close fighting.
An eight-story grain storage building constructed of wood, with sheet iron covering, was recently destroyed by fire at Omaha, Neb. It was the property of the Many Grain Company, was six years old and occupied a space of 32 by 86 feet. It had some wooden partitions but no fire protection. The fire started on the top floor and burned for 22 hours before being finally stopped. Chief Charles A. Salter found some difficulty in fighting the fire owing to the great heat and railroad tracks. The force on duty consisted of 90 men with an equipment of three American-!.a France steamers, 10 hose wagons and three trucks. There were five hydrants with 6inch standpipes and 2and 3-inch openings, set about 400 feet apart The pressure was 75 pounds and the supply sufficient to fur nisli ten streams of water, using l^-inch nozzles; 10,000 feet of hose was laid and two Junior motor pumpers employed but the long leads of hose from the engines greatly reduced the initial pressure. The loss was $168,000 which might have been brought down hut for the difficulty of getting near the structure, and as mentioned before, the heat, which prevented close fighting.
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