. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . FIRE ALARM BOX. or i; k i k k m v. \. tin- arrival of tin1 midnight relief force ;i1 the old office their astonishment wasgTeat to find their former office abandoned and in a state of chaos. The trans-fer had been a perfect success, not a hitch occurring. The wires of the New York Fire Alarm Telegraph are carried ex< lusivelymi poles, DO housetops being1 used for the purpose. There are now nearlyr,000 poles and 1,0.)0 miles of wire, divided into ,S circuits, all of which arem
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . FIRE ALARM BOX. or i; k i k k m v. \. tin- arrival of tin1 midnight relief force ;i1 the old office their astonishment wasgTeat to find their former office abandoned and in a state of chaos. The trans-fer had been a perfect success, not a hitch occurring. The wires of the New York Fire Alarm Telegraph are carried ex< lusivelymi poles, DO housetops being1 used for the purpose. There are now nearlyr,000 poles and 1,0.)0 miles of wire, divided into ,S circuits, all of which aremetallic, with two or three exceptions ; there are 5:5 box signal circuits, five ofwhich connect with the public schools, and three connect witb theatres, man-ufactories, hotels and other buildings, and known as special building circuits. There are four combination circuits connecting with the various companyhouses throughout the department which receive the signals at the CentralOffice from the lire alarm boxes, and convey them direct to the ®^§e if mi SEND THE A LARK INSTANTLYThe nearest Box is at. Cor. Christopher & Fourth Sts. A Sign on the Pole over the Box showsthe Location of the Key, DIRECTIONS FOR SENDING THE ALARMARE INSIDETHE BOX. All Policemen s Firemen Carrykeys
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