Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1884 — Extinguishing Fire with Steam. [ARTICLE]

Extinguishing Fire with Steam.

A German contemporary says the introduction of steam in inclosed spaces for the purpose of extinguishing fires has been successfully tested in Berlin. The owner of a steel-pen factory in that city, in consequence of frequent outbreaks of fire in the drying-rooms, had steam-pipes placed in three of the rooms, shut off by short soldered pipes of an easily flowing alloy of lead and tin, arranged to work automatically. One day a hissing noise made the fireman aware that one of these appliances was brought into action, and it was found on examination that the contents of the drying-room had become ignited, but that the steam set free had extinguished the fire before it could spread. Had Not Yet Affected His Conscience. Mr. Sugarsand, the grocer, happened to look down in'the cellar, and he espied Jumpup Tabaferro, his porter, surrounding a glass of $lB-a-gallon brandy. “What.are you doing there, Jumpup?” inquired Mr? Sugarsand, sharply. “Look yere, w’ite man,” replied Mr. Taliaferro, shaking his head, “Doan’ you ’cuse me er stealin* yo* brandy. I ain’ teched hit” • Mr.. Sugarsand now understands a guilty conscience.—Hash. Hatchet Wx are only the echoes of those who have passed before us.