Published in 1899, this work tells the history of the fire extinction from its origin to its situation during the late 1800s. The writer explained the various methods that people used during different periods.
Contents include:
The Horsed Fire Escape Appears. An Exciting Scene
The Beginning of the Story. Hero's «Siphon.» How the Ancients Strove to Extinguish Fires
In Mediæval Days. An Epoch-making Fire
The Pearl-button Maker's Contrivance. The Modern Fire-engine
Extinguishment by Company. The Beginnings of Fire Insurance
The Story of James Braidwood
The Thames on Fire. The Death of Braidwood
A Perilous Situation. Captain Shaw. Improvements of the Metropolitan Board and of the London County Council
A Visit to Headquarters
How Recruits Are Trained
Some Stories of the Brigade
Fire-escapes and Fire-floats
Chemical Fire-engines. Fire-proofing, or Muslin That Will Not Flame
The Work of the London Salvage Corps. The Great Cripplegate Fire
Across the Water
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