Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1888 — Fire Alarm and Signals. [ARTICLE]

Fire Alarm and Signals.

The following alarms and signals have been decided upon: Ist Ward 1 stroke of bell. 2nd “ 2 strokes “ “ 3rd “ 3 “ 4th “ 4 “ “ “ sth “ 5 “ “ *’ As an explanation of this we state, should a fire be discovered in the 2nd ward an alarm will be first sounded then a pause then 2 long strokes of the bell; then the alarm is rung, then the long strokes of the bell, at intervals as long as the fire alarm is rung. The same will be done in case it occurs in any oth«r ward, the number of long strokes denoting the ward in which the fire occurs.

The following signals will govern the Fire Dept., 8 taps of the bell will mean a ’call for the officers aud 9 taps oithe bell for the Dept. Thus for a call of the officers 4 quick taps are given, then a pause then 4 quick taps. The explanation for the call for the dept, w’as given in the last issue of The Republican, but is here repeated, three quick taps are given, then a pause’, then three taps more, with another pause, then the three final

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E. P. HONAN.

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