. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. after the Revolution this was the only way of puttingout a fire. At last some of the citizens bought a little fire engine and gave it to thechurch for the useof the town. Ofcourse there wasno steam aboutit; the power ofsteam was notyet known. Theengine was merelya pump on was a smallreservoir for water, called a tub, and the pump handles werelong wooden rods at each side called brakes. In order tosee it in action let us suppose that
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. after the Revolution this was the only way of puttingout a fire. At last some of the citizens bought a little fire engine and gave it to thechurch for the useof the town. Ofcourse there wasno steam aboutit; the power ofsteam was notyet known. Theengine was merelya pump on was a smallreservoir for water, called a tub, and the pump handles werelong wooden rods at each side called brakes. In order tosee it in action let us suppose that it is the year 1810, a yearin which a fire occurred in a house on the corner of Dwightand State streets. Whoever has discovered the fire has shoutedthe alarm. Everybody who hears it shouts Fire! Fire!Fire! at the top of his voice. The cry is taken up untilprobably from Mill river to Round Hill people are shqutingfire! The bell on the old church is ringing. Every man isobliged to keep a fire bucket and some have bags in which tocarry out articles to a place of safety. When a man leaveshis house he catches up his bucket, or if he is not at home,. THE OLD FIRE DEPARTMENT 147 his wife tosses it out to some one who is hurrying by and willgive it to the owner when he meets him at the fire. Meanwhile the engine men have opened the door of theengine house, then standing at a place which is now in theroadway of State street, near Market. The machine is pulledout and run up the street to the burning building. Men are
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