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The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
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The Charleston Fire Department's efficiency is demonstrated by rapid response times with steam engines, outperforming a new invention that keeps boiler water hot at low cost, as shown in a recent trial and annual parade where the steamer Etna won a prize.
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CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.—In yesterday's
News was published an account of an
invention for fire engines, which keeps the
water in the boiler constantly hot, at an expense
of seven cents per day. At a recent trial
an alarm was communicated by the telegraph,
the engine was run out a short distance. In four
minutes the horses were attached, and the steam engine
had steam generated, and a
quarter minutes from the time the alarm
was given a fine stream of water was playing.
During the last annual parade of the Charleston
Fire Department, the steamer Etna, with
cold water in her boiler, ran four hundred
and thirty-five seconds, and carried off the
prize. This shows that there is no necessity
for such an invention in our department.
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An account of an invention for fire engines that keeps water in the boiler constantly hot at seven cents per day. At a recent trial, an alarm was communicated by telegraph, the engine run out, horses attached, and in four minutes and a quarter, steam generated with a fine stream of water playing. During the last annual parade, the steamer Etna with cold water ran in four hundred and thirty-five seconds and won the prize, showing no necessity for such an invention in the Charleston Fire Department.