Davis County Clipper | 1922-07-28 | Page 3 | Curious Fire Engine

curious fire engine what might be described as a dou ble tandem tandern bicycle with four wheels arranged like those of a wagon and four seats for riders two in front and two behind belil nd and carrying a hose reel rotary pump etc was exhibited recently in paris the machine Is intended as a fine engine in small towns when the scene of fire Is reached the pedals are thrown into rear gear with the pump the hose Is unrolled and we riders resuming their seats seat work the pump by means of the pedals it is claimed that this machine can outstrip any fire engine drawn by horses on the way to a conflagration and that its pump Is at least as effective as those of the hand engines used in many towns