Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-14 | Page 8 | Fire Hose

FIRE HOSE New XIII Tork York Jan 14 H As a 0 result ot or lire fire In iii which the Parker build buildup up lug was practically destroyed and four tour ten ion n lost loat their lives the Merchants ns as o has hns asked Mayor Maor McClellan to an Investigation of tho the hose used jy y the fire fira department and the methods to test It It An Unusually large larg mount of or hoso burst under the tha high re put on n It Il during the tho fire lIro when were vere being made malIc to force tater well up into Inlo the tall taU building What amounts to LO almost a II scandal has baa lr In Ill the tho matter It Is la said that moro more than 7 per cent of the lengths It f lines hosA put pul Into Inlo use ul at the thore lire tiro burst burs I Iho Tuft Iho ho association a report re ye recently made madu by a n of the 1 association says OI I that tho the tests for hose h se which ishichi is ts pur punt hosed ha ed under specifications which call callor or hose base to withstand a pressure ot of pounds pound under a n guarantee have havo not been bean made of or late hate years It Ills la is I o stated that thal a very ery large percent p reent lyo Igo of or the tho hose hoso now noir no in use by hi the thado de do department Is more than seven revert years old