. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . a brick and stone structure, yet a fin;opposite would reach i1 and cause if to burn down in a very short time. Ifthe wind blew that way, everything would be against the Fire water in that district is at the very lowest pressure. For the bet ter protection of the vast property in the dry goods district,said President Van Cott, of the Fire Commission the question of the watersupply is a very important one. There is no doubt that it is entirely inade-quate on the lin
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . a brick and stone structure, yet a fin;opposite would reach i1 and cause if to burn down in a very short time. Ifthe wind blew that way, everything would be against the Fire water in that district is at the very lowest pressure. For the bet ter protection of the vast property in the dry goods district,said President Van Cott, of the Fire Commission the question of the watersupply is a very important one. There is no doubt that it is entirely inade-quate on the line of West Broadway. The Fire Commissioners think thatstationery cisterns should be placed at all important points in the district, anddirect connections made with the Croton water mains. These cisterns couldbe placed under the sidewalks and properly covered. Then, in the event ofa great fire, we could raise the cover and turn on the water to the cistern,into which the suction-pipes of half a dozen engines could be placed at we would have an abundance of water which cannot be obtained fromthe WATER TANK. Tanks would be required, said Chief Bates, at such places as Rid-leys in Grand Street, Claflins, and in Nassau Street. At these points thereis danger of a very serious fire. The main water pipes are laid four feet 882 OUR FIREMEN. from the surface of the ground, and if the cisterns were put five feet under,the3r could easily be filled with water There could be stopcocks to shut offthe water from the cistern when full. When an engine has a sol id body ofwater to draw from, she can throw a stream of enormous height and force. On this subject Lieutenant Kensehan, of Engine No. :J1, said: Some yearsago, at the big fire on Grand Street and Broadwa3r, where two of our menwere killed, we had ab mt twelve lines on the roof. But there was a fatallack of w ater. It would just spurt out and then go back. That was a(3,000,000fire, destroying five buildings. Some compani
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