. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . g January 10, 1871 : Dec. 10—Chicago & St. Louis car No. 1,038)loaded with twenty bales of cotton, left atDecatur on fire; could not get at fire in cot-ton with water; put out with Babcock. Dec. 12—Water house at New Buffalo tookfire; put out with Extinguisher. Dec. 15 —Coach No. 28, night express east,took fire at Detroit; put out with Babcock. Dec. 21 — Repair shop at Michigan City,took fire at 4 oclock, A M from passing en-gines; put out wiih Babcock Extinguisher. Dec. 28—Galien—Store of William J. C
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . g January 10, 1871 : Dec. 10—Chicago & St. Louis car No. 1,038)loaded with twenty bales of cotton, left atDecatur on fire; could not get at fire in cot-ton with water; put out with Babcock. Dec. 12—Water house at New Buffalo tookfire; put out with Extinguisher. Dec. 15 —Coach No. 28, night express east,took fire at Detroit; put out with Babcock. Dec. 21 — Repair shop at Michigan City,took fire at 4 oclock, A M from passing en-gines; put out wiih Babcock Extinguisher. Dec. 28—Galien—Store of William J. Clos-80n, standing near the railroad buildings, tookfire at 10 A. M ; fire had attained considera-ble magnitude; four ofher buildings wouldhave burned if this had ; put out in two min-utes with Babcuck Extinguisher furnished tostation. Jan. 10—Lake—Wood shed tookfire fromengine used in sawing wood ; well under way;put out in less than two minutes with BibcockExtinguisher. EXTINGUISHER. b o -^ 111 2 tc Pn - CO r- Z < < CD pq T3Bc3 *-» C3 CDrB O. TJ B ro c-t- mN O B 2 hd m B >-s 2 ■33 1— B CD Insurance Companies Reduce Rates Where it is Introduced. tCrriti attention nf Practical RailroadMen is earnestly invited to the record ofworkduui, un<l to the Tact (hat nine-tenthsof the fire* thu stations, in woodpiles, aud on Trains, are within the powerof this machine when discovered F. W. FAR WELL, Secretary, 122 Washington Street,CHICAGO. H J. BOND, Genl Agent, 22 West Fourth Street, ,CINCINNATI. 34=4= THE KAILEOAD RECORD.
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