Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 300, 5 September 1909 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PAIXJLDIUM AND oU-TfiliEGBAM, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1009.

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PREPARE RIDES TO RACE TO FIRE Pennsylvania Has 423 Equipped With Fire-fighting Apparatus. i mmmam ITS ALTOONA EQUIPMENT i ROAD HAS A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF MAINS ANO APPARATUS OF ITS OWN TO PROTECT ITS IARGE PROPERTY.

Philadelphia, Sept. 4. To determine offiriAncv of its own system of

fire protection, the Pennsylvania railroad has undertaken a thorough test !of its fire fighting facilities In Al

toona. where there has Just been nn

hA a. new hieh-nressure water sys-

)tem, for fire protection purposes only, iiinii without connecting with any oth

er distribution pipes. A conflagration At, Aitnnna would seriously interfere

with the operation of the entire Pennsylvania system, because Altoona is the mechanical center of it. The in!mrnhl value of the machine and car

.shops at Altoona, with the equipment in adjacent yards, Is more than $6,000,000, not to speak of tlie large Juniata shops, where the company

builds many of its locomotives. ' Grldlronlng Machines.

Grldironing the machine and car

shops at Altoona are more than seven

miles of large water mains, witn sev

entv-two two and three-way hydrants,

minnlvine 184 streams of water. In

: addition to two fire engine companies, chemical extinguishers are dis

tributed through the shops, while sana And water nails-: hose racks, chemical

engines, 'water casks and ladders, add

to the equipment with which these

railroad fire fighters are armed

'som 21.000 feet of cotton rubber-lin

ed hose are available for utilizing the water from the hydrants, which, owlnar to the uniaue arrangement of the

mains and valves, cannot be shut off

from their water supply by breaks in

the nine lines.

I To guard against breakages in the mains, clogs from mud. and similar troubles experienced so frequently by municipal fire departments, the company has. in its system of fire protection, adopted the method of laying Parallel mains under its shops and

equipment yards, so that by the use of gate valves any part of a broken main can be cut off to itself and in no way interfere with the flow of water

to the different hydrants.

On account of the congested areas in the machine shops the railroad has found it necessary to erect four-story Tmildmef?. " These 'Structures are more

than inn feet hleh and an important

part -of the test was to determine if the recently installed high-pressure,

system would throw a stream of water on the top of these buildings. By

the use of what is known as a "deluge set." which is nothing more than

two lines of hose siamesed at one noz

ale. a two-inch - stream of water of 400

gallons a minute was thrown on the

op of the machine shops. '.. v , A Further Feature.

A further feature of the Altoona

fire system is that by means of a reservoir in the Pottsgrove Hills, back of Altoona. there have been dammed

some 180,000,000 gallons of water, which, even in event of a severe drought, would be available for fire-

fighting purposes. The high eleva

tlon of the reservoir gives to the sys

tem a static nressure which cannot be

interrupted by a breakdown of a pump

ing station or fire engine.

In the same way as at Altoona the

Pennsylvania has established its fire protection at every large and small terminal and station. At the more lmnortant noints. such as New York,

Jersey ' City, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Baltimore, systems proportionately as elaborate have been Installed to

nrotect the property of the company.

At the test in Altoona, a number of

sunnositlons fires were started in dif

ferent parts of the railroad shops, and firemen, with their helpers, responded

to fight Imaginary flames. Some thir

ty-two regular firemen and a score or

more of the auxiliary force directed

the streams of water, while inspectors checked un the results.

To make the test thorough, seventeen streams were brought into service, v At Intervals of two minutes

stream were turned on, and after all

of them were throwing water on the

tmilMlncs ' readings were taken of the

pressures. The test continued ior one i

hour and a half. , during which time some 185,000 gallons of water were used. Locomotives as Fight''.

Not only have these precautions

been taken at Altoona, but in the realization that flres are likely at any time to ocour at places which cannot

be reached by ordinary extinguishing

apparatus, the Pennsylvania has

eouiDDed 423 locomotives with fire

fighting apparatus. These locomotives

are used continually In yard service at various points on the company's lines, and are available at all hours of

the day and night. One a given sig

nal, their crews, all of which have been trained in fire fighting, hurry

their engines to the scene of the fire,

and all tracks are cleared that no time

be lost en route. So successful has

this method of protecting property at

out of the way places proved, tnat an

additional number of yard engines ar

beine similarly equipped.

Exactly 1,397 fires occurred in 1908

on Pennsylvania railroad property val

uei at more than $260,000,000. It was

damaged only to the extent of $346,-

149. Of these fires', 274 were extin

riiialiei hv the railroad's employes

with the company's own apparatus

with slight loss. The reduction of

its fire loss to such a minimum-means

that the railroad has had to make It

nractically Impossible for a conflagra

tion to start in Its yards and terminals. It has been working to this end

for thirty odd years.

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"Heiress of the Lindens."

The Labor Day attraction at the

Gennett this year Is "The Heiress of

the Lindens." which Is announced ty

Elwyn Eaton who is making the pro

duction as an English musical drama.

A special popular priced matinee will

be given for children.

"The Man of the Hour."

One of the leading attractions that

will be offered to the patrons of the

Gennett theater during the present

dramatic season Is George Broaar

hurst's great American play, "The

Man of the Hour," and presented by

Managers Wm. A. Brady and Jos. It.

Grismer's special company of players.

It is one of the biggest hits in the his

tory of the stage and goes merrily on

Its way sweeping everything before it.

An entirely new scenic equipment Is

carried this season.

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Nellie McHenry. who. in her line of

work is one of the best known actress

es of today will be seen at the Gennett

theater Friday, September 10 in a big

revival of that ever-popuTar western

drama, "M'Liss." In adapting the

play from the novel, the dramatist has

been vervhanov in retaining the de

liehtful atmosphere which the author

of the story surrounded his characters.

The situations and the climaxes are

most dramatic; and yet the seriousness of the play is relieved by aa abundance

of bright comedy. The central figure of the play, "M'Liss," is a bit of

femininity which one does not find

nowadays. She is a woman, every

inch of her, but all of her young life having been spent with a lot of rough

miners, and having in her charge a

father who is almost always in his cups, she has seen the seamy side of

life before tasting its joys. Yet with

it all, she is most lovable and adored

bv all around her. Miss McHenry has

several new songs and Manager

Wuertz has placed around her as

st rone an acting company as money

could procure, in fact the revival or "M'Liss" will stand re-eminent as one

of the best attractions on the "road

this season.

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ery explained that the millionaire

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he could give him and how he could

live in luxury all his life.

"Now. Pete, what do you say? ask

ed Mr. Emery, after painting such a

home for him.

"Pete" gazed at Mr. Emery for a

second, and then, muttering and chattering, leaped" onto Mr. Emery's breast and placed his arms around his neck, with a terrified expression which dis

tinctly meant, "Not on your life! 'The

Red Mill' for me every time.

And so it came to pass that not even

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lionaire's home, and Peter remained

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Can you believe it? And they say

monkeys are without intelligence.

This statement, however, has been in-

dlenantly denied by a young Harvard

graduate who. the major part of last

summer, experimented with several

Simians at the New York Zoo. To re

fute the charge, when he placed fruit

in a small cage which was locKed, ne left the key in the lock for Mr. Monk to open himself, which he did.

But think of a monkey who would

prefer to travel with a theatrical

troupe than to bask in society's whims at NewDOrt. Palm Beach and ' other

social conters. But this is just what

Pete." the trained monkey of "Tbe

Red MiH." did when the company ap- j

peared in Newport recently.

'Pete comes on in the Italian organ

grinder's scene. His cue is when the orchestra strikes up "Goog-a-Bya, John. and the moment he hears it he

jumps from the entrance to the cen

ter of the stage and is soon joined by

Swor and Woods, who are maoe up as Italian street musicians. Soon as

Pete" srives the audience a good look

to see if the dramatic critics are in

front he commences his capers as only

a well educated actor-monkey can

caper.

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt

and party occupied a box and "Pete" appealed to Mrs. Vanderbilt so persistently that she requested her hus

band to seek the manager arad learn

If he could not be bought As the cur

tain fell upon the first act, Mr. van

derbilt was Introduced to Mr. Emory,

the manager of the company and got down to business at once.

'My wife would dearly love to have

that monkey. Mr. Emery, and has ask

ed me to buy him. I don't know what

monkeys are worth or cost, but I will

give you $250 for him.

Mr. Emery explained that the mon

ker was not worth any such price.

but in this particular case was worth

much more to the Martin & Emery Co.

as he was acclimated and thoroughly

broken,' but he would take mm back on the stage and Introduce him to

Pete" and see what he thought about

it.

Thev found "Pete tucked away In

his little box for the night, but at

Mr. Emery's call he jumped out and

onto his Ian. Pete" was introduced

Uncle Tom's Cabin. Aee does not wither this popular

play. Every year it comes and every

time it olays to one of the banner

houses of the season. The old folks

have seen it many times and will see it again and again and the young folks, Lor bless you tfncle Tom,, they are

waiting for you and no doubt will for generations to come. Oelrich Bros.

will eive their nraenificent $10,000

production at the Phillips theatre on

Thursday, Sept. 9th. A cast of 5 people, band and orchestra, special

scenery and real blood hounds Is aJbsolutelv necessary for a good produc

tion of this nlav and teh Oelrich Bros.

say they will give a production perfect

in every detail.

At the New Phillips.

Everybody should attend the grand

opening of the New Phillips, Labor

Day matinee and night, and witness nmo of the bitnrest ami best vaudeville

shows ever presented in this popular

nlav house.

This show should be especially In

teresting to the children or account

of Henderson's "School Boys and

Girls" as this act is full of comedy.

In addition to this biff act there will

be four other big vaudeville acts of

unusual merit Including The Musical

Brobsts. Bush and Earl, very clever

song and dance artists, Earl and Bar

clay In a little playlet entitled Mabel

B and a winning soubrette, Marie Sal

isbury.

Philadelphia, Sept. 4. Three Italian maids, passengers on the Italia liner

Verona, were married in the Church of

Our Lady of Good Counsel, at Eighth

and Christian streets yesterday, in a triple wedding, at which they served

as bridemaids and matrons of honor

in turn. The weddinO took place so soon after their arrival in the country because of the United States immigration lctws.

When the steerage passengers were being examined by the authorities yesterday the officials learned from 19-year-old Santa Ruggiari, of Naples, that she had come 10 this country ex

pecting to be married to Angelo Sesi-

alo, of 134 West Cambria street

Similar information was received

from Dominica Sorronava, who came

from the northern D.irt of Italy, whose

affianced was Giuseppi Coronfolo of S30 Montrose street. Further inquiry

developed that Restitua Giacoma, from

the southern part of Italy, expected to

marry Antonio Megliacci, of 809 South

Eighth street.

Assistant Immigrant Commissioner

Huehes told the three that the laws

of this country require that young wo

men unaccompanied by their families are not permitted to enter, unless they are married. There was only one way out of the dilemma for them, he said.

Either they must be married at once or thev would have to go back to Italy.

Tears which had become to come when the commissioners began to talk gave way to blushes. The anxious sweethearts were hunted up. They were all waiting and willing. The licenses were sent for. and then the bridal pairs, accompanied by immigrant station officials went to the church. The Rev. Father Angelo Caruso did

the rest.

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Eating Too Much. The Lancet, the great English medical paper, says that Englishmen and Americans eat too much. It especially advises people of middle age and older to practice self restraint In the matter of food. "As the fire of life burns less fiercely and the output of energy is smaller. says th writer, so the fuel supplied should be reduced that the system may not be clogged with ashes and half burnt cinders, whereby the activity of the whole machine Is from time to daie iaaoaitxl and may even be premamrHy anvsiini.-

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The most entrancing musical treat of the year. Its gorgeous score is rich In originality. Exactly as presented one year. New York, four months. Chicago, three months, Boston. The most elaborate equipment ever given any opera in America. Music by Victor Herbert Book by Henry Blossom. Presented by a select company of 60 people Including Bert Ot Swor as Con Kidder. Franker Woods as Kid Connor Tho Fomouo HDtitcH middles A Beauty Chorus of Forty and A Special Augmented Orchestra. Ersit Thz Cx Ecr Fererer Mignonette. The Legend of the MJH, Ton Never Can Ten About a Woman, Good-a-Bye John. Whistle It, A Widow Has Ways. The Isle of Our Dreams, Go While the Coin's Good. I Want Ton to Marry Me, Because You're You. Every Day la Ladies Day With Me, The Streets of New York. , Prices, 50c, 75c. $1.00, $1-50. Box Seats. $2.00. Sale opens Thursday, Sept. sth.

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