Show NEW Y INVENTION fOR fiRE PROTECTION A system b by which fire upon penetratIng ing lag to the vicinity of oC the itus turns in Its own alarm was demonstrated at the central centi-al fire station yesterday Pst afternoon b by C. C R. R Lumley of Butte Eutte Mont ilont inventor of the system The Tho apparatus is constructed in tn the fol- fol lowing manner A small I steel wire is stretched between two w screws c implanted n t in a It small piece of wood At ordInary temperatures this wire Is slack and pe permits pet per mits a a. spring arm to swing awing clear leal of two points point contact with which would result In a current thus turning turning- in the alarm Immediately upon a II decided change of temperature the wire Irp becomes taut the spring arm is brought In touch with the contact points and the alarm sounds sound Mr Lumley has covered his Invention with patents lie Irp admits the possibility of many false alarms by his system but intends to so Improve it as to make male it ii Infallible The rhe demonstration was as favorably regarded re regarded regarded re- re by the department officials |