. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . - nozzle (con-nected and ready for instant service)and a supply of extra nozzles, lanterns,fire axes and hose spanners (for connect-ing together any extra lengths of hosethat may be needed). To obtain the necessary supply ofwater the network of pipes is connectedto the pumping station, which is in afireproof building so located that itwill be out of the zone of any confla-gration that may occur. Five powerfulfire pumps, three of the Fire Under-writers pattern and two of the Blaketype, all of 1000 gallons per minutecapacity, supply the water, which al-w
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . - nozzle (con-nected and ready for instant service)and a supply of extra nozzles, lanterns,fire axes and hose spanners (for connect-ing together any extra lengths of hosethat may be needed). To obtain the necessary supply ofwater the network of pipes is connectedto the pumping station, which is in afireproof building so located that itwill be out of the zone of any confla-gration that may occur. Five powerfulfire pumps, three of the Fire Under-writers pattern and two of the Blaketype, all of 1000 gallons per minutecapacity, supply the water, which al-ways stands at a pressure of seventy-fivepounds. This water is conducted to thepumping station by a tunnel extending 34 THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE. TEST OF SEVEN 2HXCH HOSE STREAMS FROM PIPE LINES, AND GLAZIER -NUZ/i.!. ON TUG TRANSFERMakng eight streams that can be thro^\Ti at one time, and showing what can be^lone in case of emergency to the harbor (upon which the terminalis situated), a strainer being provided toprevent any floating refuse from reach-ing the pumps and possibly damagingthem. Should this source of supply fail,a connection with the city water mainsof Baltimore is at hand, so that there isbut a remote chance of a failure of thewater supply. Steam is always kept upand upon receipt of an alarm the waterpressure is immediately raised fromseventy-five to one hundred and twenty-five pounds, where it is maintained untilorders are received from the fire chief toeither raise the pressure or shut down tothe usual seventy-five pounds. As the magnitude of any fire is de-pendent upon the time that elapses be-fore the arrival of the firemen, an exten-sive, efficient and reliable alarm systemis an essential adjunct to the prote
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