Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1911 — Whistlee to Replace Bella. [ARTICLE]

Whistlee to Replace Bella.

Hew fork.—The clang of the bells on fire apparatus soon rill be missing among the street noises nf New York. Fire Commissioner Johnson announced the other day that the bells gradually would be replaced by whistles. as it has been found that the shriek of the automobile horn carries its warning for many blocks, while the fire ben usually can be heard in a noisy section of the city during the dhy only for a city block. / i