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Show ei TRUCK FOR HUE DEPART 1EKT Tho new aerial truck for tho fire department arrived in the city Satur-1 Satur-1 day and has been installed ready for use nt the No. 1 station. The piece of new equipment is one of the latest models and Is said to be the best of its kind on the market, the cost of the new truck being $1,700. In size the new truck is longer and in every way larger than the old one. 1 1 weighs, fully equipped, four tons, and Is so long that tho rear wheels can be turned the same as the front wheels, and are governed by the tlller-nan. tlller-nan. who occupies a seat nt the rear of the truck and operates the loar wheels with a. steering gear himilar to that of an automobile. There is a possibility. howeer, that it will not be necessary to use a Ullerman, as the streets In this city are of uuusirl wllth nnd the truck will probably bo ab'.c to take the corners with tho tear wheels nt a normal angle. Tho tower of the truck is operated M means of heavy coll springs, an I one man can raise and opern'e 'ho tower with one man at the top. where as it required tour men to raise thn old tower. The record time Tor raising ine tower of a truck like that which ai rived Saturday Is nino and a quarter seconds, hut the local boys admit that they will requiie some practice before they can attain this speed. The first section of the towor ral6es to a height of 35 feet and the ladders can be extended to a height of 05 feet. In cases of emergency another ten feet can bo added By the addition addi-tion of a line of hose the truck enn be transformed Into a water tower. Tho truck Is fully equipped with regular ladders, scaling ladders, chemicals, axes and various other tools. |