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Show SEARCHLIGHT USED BY CHICAGO FIREBOAT Purpose Is to Light Up the Dark Alleyways on the Lake Front During Fires. CHICAGO. Jan. 7. A successful test was made last night by City Electrician Electri-cian Elllcott of a new searchlight for the fire department. The light was mounted on the stern of the fireboat Illinois and a trip was made down the south branch of the river to Twelfth street and back to the foot of La Salle street, during which the powerful light was thrown on the warehouses on each side of the river. The object of the test was to demonstrate demon-strate the value of searchlights for lighting light-ing obscure alleys and courts and the Interiors In-teriors of buildings, in case of large flres. |