芝加哥的木材火

芝加哥的木材火

One of the fires so frequently occurring at the present time in lumber plants affected the Red River Lumber Company of Chicago, Ill., recently. It started from an unknown cause about 4:54 p. m. in the southeast corner of the large shed covering 200x250 feet. The workmen tried to extinguish the flames before giving the alarm, which some person at a distance finally sent by telephone and part of the shed and numerous piles of lumber were involved when the department arrived. There was no fire protection on the property except water pails. Edward J. Buckley, acting fire marshal, was in command, and found it necessary to employ every means to keep the fire from spreading. John P. Stahl, chief of the Eighth Battalion, sent out extra alarms, and a force of 225 men was used, employing two fire boats, two AmericanLaFrance pumpers, one Seagrave motor engine, and ten steam fire engines, including Knott, Metropolitan, Ahrens and LaFrance. Ten hydrants, 2 1/2and 4-inch double, 350 feet apart, were available, with a 20-pound pressure from 8-inch and 12-inch mains. Thirteen engine streams were thrown at one time. About 12,000 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose, with nozzles 1 1/8 to 3 inches, were laid. The fire was stopped, after burning about 36 hours, in the lumber piles. The building, which was valued at $13,000, was damaged to the. estimated extent of $4,500, while the loss on the lumber, valued at $180,000, was estimated at $100,000.

A recent inventory taken by Racine, Wis., shows that the city has nearly $150,000 invested in its fire protection system, including the six stations and sites, valued at $69,150.