Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1913 — Latest Fire Engine. [ARTICLE]

Latest Fire Engine.

An Interesting new type of automobile fire engine for Parts has Just been decided upon by the municipal counciL The machine will be of specially light construction, and will carry

four men only, but will be fitted with a large tank containing four hundred liters of water. Thus as the engine arrives on the scene of a fire It can begin pumping water while the firemen are making In the necessary connection at the nearest main with a minimum waste of time. The new pattern Is a vast Improvement oni the cumbersome automobile fire engines which the Paris brigade possesses at present, and which in the future will be used only as auxiliaries In exceptionally large fires*