Show I 1 tue tur THE MAIN WAIN THE ORli nain sain mover MOVED A QUICK UC 0 v CESS seldom have we seen such a general turnout of our citizens and business men as came calne together last evening to witness the test given by the harden hand grenade fite fife extinguishing co and aua les less ies seldom have we seen them go away with such a degree of satisfaction and wonderment won dermen t at the almost magical ina rua leai leal results A three sided structure tug tui was erected ot of dry pine boards hoards about twelve feet wide and a similar height this was ailed filled with kindling wood and it and t the be walls completely smeared with tar after which it was thoroughly batu bata saturated rated with kerosene oil and then set on fire the large assemblage sem blage that had congregated for the occasion had crowded closely about i the building out but while the flames suddenly shot forty feet in the air and the whole structure became a roaring mass of fire lire it re such a scattering is ig seldom seen even at the pasing passing of a contribution L box ox rear kear seats were at a 4 decided premium and men crushed from the scene as if the tax collector was at the door the reporter forgot to take his notes while several in their haste to obtain obtain more comfortable positions secured reserved seats in the irrigating ditch when the fird fire was at full fall headway and the chief en engineer ineer of the cites fire department apartment part ment ath eth with hose bose cart ready was casting canting his bis watchful glances to see that all was safe the Company Compa nyla nylo 3 representative dash dashed sd a half dozen grenades into the crackling flames and in less time than it takes to tell it a huge black cloud df of smoke arose and in another instant the fire washout was out weare we are informed that the grenades made by this company which are simply glass glas bottles filled with liquid have been adopted ay by over four thousand thod thou sand of the business firms othan ot 1 fan francisco and ay all the railways street streetcar car lines and steamship lines running it is claimed and aud we think with good reason reasone that they are the cheapest and most effective extinguisher ever invented for fires in their incipient state two more tests will be given tonight to night at at the same place one to show their advantage in cases of burning burnau flues or fired the plastering that cannot readily be rea reached c hed with water |