. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . the 24th of OIK Kl K K .M K N . 89? , and was practically completed the following Tuesday morning,having caused no interference nor inconvenience to street t rallir, although carhacks were crossed at five dillerent points, and one mass of six cables (thirty-three wires) were laid across Broadway, the most crowded thoroughfare in the( its . Upon the completion of the work and connecting in this undergroundsystem w ith the aerial lines, not a fault had developod in any of the cabl
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . the 24th of OIK Kl K K .M K N . 89? , and was practically completed the following Tuesday morning,having caused no interference nor inconvenience to street t rallir, although carhacks were crossed at five dillerent points, and one mass of six cables (thirty-three wires) were laid across Broadway, the most crowded thoroughfare in the( its . Upon the completion of the work and connecting in this undergroundsystem w ith the aerial lines, not a fault had developod in any of the cables, andall remain perfect up to the present time. In addition to the cables herespoken of are several Waring cables placed in dillerent parts of the city, whichwere laid in 18S4, and all as perfect in their service as when laid. While in constant dread of serious disturbances, to which we are liable,from storms, etc., especially in the winter season, it is a satisfaction to feel. TELEGRAPH APPARATUS, OLD FIRE HEADQUARTERS, MERCER STREET. that, though limited, we have some portion of the system not within its reach,and with a continuance of successful working, a strengthening of the beliefthat the proper place for the wires of this department, as a measure of econ-omy as well as safety, is under the streets. The Central Office of the Fire Alarm Telegraph is on the third floor of theHeadquarters Building, and located at the east end of a room whose dimensionsare 70 by 40 feet. Commencing at the front end of the room is a raised flooringor platform occupying twenty-two feet in width, and extending into the roomthe same distance, with an extension of three and a half feet, with broad stepsleading to it from the main floor. On the two sides of this elevated portion,and the end where it joins the side of the building, elegant and artistic cabinetwork of solid mahogany, beautifully carved, and divided into pilasters and 898 or K K I It K M K N. paneling to accommodat
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