Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1899 — Sand Used to Put Out Fires. [ARTICLE]

Sand Used to Put Out Fires.

If a fire should occur In the new Telephone Company’s exchange, at Indianapolis, Ind, sand win be used to extinguish 1L It is used because It b less Injurious to the electrical appara turn than water or chemical would be. The sand b stared In a large tank above the exchange room, and b sifted automatically to any or all parts of the a fire effectively.