Fire-Brigade Matters.
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John Morris and Sons, Ltd., of Salford, reports a good accession of new orders. Seine of these are from abroad.
Why tiot include one or more motor fire-engines in the equipment of the official station at future Royal Shows?
The Cowdenbeath Town Council has appointed Provost Barclay and Councillor Penman to consider the purchase of a motsr fire-engine.
"Horses Going."
Lieut.-Col. Fox, head of the London Salvage Corps, admits that " horses are going." Ile thinks the time is coming when every chief will have his own motorcar, and that every station will be motorized.
Thornycroft's Type.
Tharnycreft motor tender and first-aid sets have been supplied to the Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch (N.Z.) Fire Boards. This maker makes a special feature of a chassis with four-cylinder, 30 h.p. engine for such purposes, and finds that the officers of some brigades like to fit ths superstructure themselves.
Oldham's New Argyll.
Prior to its despatch to Oldham. one of the latest Argyll engines afforded Glasgow people a unique display. This upto-date type of fire tender was paraded for inspection at the Glasgow fire station and, later, in the quadrangle of the municipal buildings. The formidable gradient of Balmano Street (1 in 5) provided one of the tests to which the vehicle WAS submitted, the new Argyll carrying no fewer than 18 passengers, and wending the hill twice in succession without a rest. The Leyland Engines.
Leyland Motors, Ltd., is engaged upon.: the construction of its first six-cylinder, 80 h.p, motor fire-engine (with Mather and Platt turbine pump) for the Sheffield Corporation, and it has just signed the contract to supply a similar machine to Calcutta. Dublin's Leyland engine, which also has a Mather and Platt pump, continues to do well ; it is lent, with true Hibernian generosity, to numbers of neighbouring authorities, as occasion demands. Kingstown's call took place, as we reported at, the time, while delivery to Dublin was literally in progress, and wild stories circulate as to the rate of speed at which Mr. Henry Spurrier. jun., travelled from Dublin at the wheel of his latest production. Now, as we are going to press, we have received the following account, from Dublin, in regard to a serious conflagration near the fire-station of the Pembroke (Dublin) U.D.C. It reads The Pembroke fire brigade have no engine, and this rather handicapped them in their work. The Dublin fire brigade were informed of the outbreak. and the section from the central station brought out their motor fire
engine. It supplied two lines from the River Dodder, and was a great assistance in checking the spread of the flames to the adjoining dwellings and the Veterinary College. The greatest danger was at the rear, and the occupants of Turner's Cottages hastily left them in the early stages of the fire. The flames approached the back of the cottages, and the Dublin firemen brought their hose lines through the houses, and attacked the fire from the rear. The great pressure of water from the motor engine undoubtedly obviated serious damage."
Halleys for:Leith.
Good progress is being made with the two 60 h.p. Halley engines for Leith. Each will have a Mather and Platt turbine pump. with a delivery capacity of 450 gallons per minute. A sister Halley, owned by Glasgow Corporation, recently worked for nine consecutive hours at a big saw-mill tire in that city, during which it ran practically without attention for long periods on end.
Dennis Hard Pressed.
It is proving a hard job for the Dennis works to keep pace with eiders in the fire-engine department. This nicker. who was the pioneer of the turbine pump in modern petrol-engine practice as applied to fire-protection duties, is now reaping the reward of his perspicacity. Gwynne-Sargeant, pumps are fitted, and the Dennis people have exclusive rights for their application to fire-engines. The Bradford brigade made the first puchase of this model, nearly two years ago, and it was largely due to the good results from that machine in service that other orders followed from Glasgow, Birmingham, Fremantle, Leeds, Lincoln, Kingston (two), Birkenhead and Worthing.