Show IN NOVEL 01 MACHINE JL A bicycle fire engine now in use C in tale th french capital paris has a fire engine propelled by cycling fire firemen men the me machine has the appearance of two tandem wheels coupled with a single steering post ranging hanging between the two bicycle frames are the hose reel and a rotary pump the whole outfit weighs less les than pounds and four experienced wheelmen wheelman elmen can puh pu h this along faster than any other fire engine ever was wa the me foot power of the four men propels the machine to the scene of ac tion and when once there the same power pumps the water after the arrival arm il at the scene each man is ai rind to some part of the duty of biking the chanze oue one rais ans es the bick back f tin the machine im lime on a leg al lowing low ing the rt ar ewels IK I 1 to revolve n ol 01 e broo iv he alc also 4 throws throw the pump int into w ork ing order ind the others hive have un reeled the in e and ana amille ni ide t the he couil coupling 1 u ng conecpion 1 in u jumpie jun pin into the e s id 11 dies at latiin rain the brier rui its i ts t of the nun inen cire are directed to pump pumping hig about hout 4 ao 50 gillons of w banter per hour can in be thrown beian v n seventy five fhe and aw feet in tin the in ill the rii lit with winch which this machine cm can in bi ii p alel to a fire ni and al so with w which hie li it cin can le be put into action are its two greatest ld antio in tio es in two or three s after its it arrival irvil all nece csar ary chin pt es cin in be raide and the lichine Is putting a stream over the roof chicago journal |