卡拉马祖部门停止大火
最近在密歇根州卡拉马祖的Hanselman Candy Co.建筑物中爆发的大火造成了30,000美元的损失，建筑物的损失为10,000美元，其中包括20,000美元的内容，包括糖果，雪茄和机械。这座建筑是由砖砌建造的，有三个故事，有22年的历史，并用砖块隔断，并配备了灭火器。它站在湖岸和G. R.和I.铁路之间，在50英尺宽的街道上，其中是10英寸的水主。正如C. H. Russell酋长向这本期刊报道的大火是未知的起源。在4.30 a m。一个字母载体拉了最近的盒子。但是，当设备到达时，火焰折断了第一层和第二层的窗户，并向屋顶射击。为了打击美国拉法国制造的四个蒸笼。有两个4 iuch和三个6英寸消防栓，分开约250个粪便。直接抽水系统的消防栓压力为80磅。 Twelve hydrant streams, thrown at one time, was the largest number operated. The size of the nozzles were 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 inch and a 3-way Siamese was also used. About 4,000 feet of cotton rubber fined hose were laid, of which two lengths burst Except that the firemen worked hard to confine the fire to the building in which it originated, they met with little difficulty in their arduous task.
Each fire in Cleveland, O., during 1912. cost the taxpayers $338.37 for attending suburban fires, $325 used to be charged: the rate is now raised to $375 a call. The total number of alarms was 3.060. The total number of actual fires was 2.622. During the year the department ran 17.512 miles; the cost of operation per mile wa s $50.66.
