. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nd , all told, of the best Eureka 4-ply hoseto draw on, besides 14 portable fire ex-tinguishers. Organization of the employesis relied on exclusively, gangs being as-signed to certain positions and duties, justas in a paid department. Upon an alarmbeing given, each man hurries to his as-signed duties, whether at the hydrant orhose carts, and the shops and grounds arcat once policed and the doors locked. Five streams of water have been madeto leave the nozzles inside of two minutesafter an unexpe
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nd , all told, of the best Eureka 4-ply hoseto draw on, besides 14 portable fire ex-tinguishers. Organization of the employesis relied on exclusively, gangs being as-signed to certain positions and duties, justas in a paid department. Upon an alarmbeing given, each man hurries to his as-signed duties, whether at the hydrant orhose carts, and the shops and grounds arcat once policed and the doors locked. Five streams of water have been madeto leave the nozzles inside of two minutesafter an unexpected alarm, which foundthe men at work at their usual duties, hadbeen turned in. Such a high efficiency isonly obtained by hard work in drilling,but it puts the insurance rate way down. A Bell-Cord Union. There are occasions when a reliablemetallic connection is required at the endsof a bell cord, or the numerous rope de-vices about a shop. The one shown in our illustration wasgotten up by Mr. Bergmann, the generalforeman of the West Shore shops atFrankfort, N. Y. It is one of the best.
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