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Scientific American, Vol. 44, No. 10 (1881) (1881)

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enabling her to turn, as it were, on a pivot, or fires is in many cases wholly inadequate for the purpose. | where it will do the most good. In our engraving on this|to move in almost any direction. The space below the deck Buildings are now erected double and treble the height they | page will be… … combat fires in large and be revolved in any direc- high buildings. Many of tion, while a telescopic our large structures have LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF FIRE BOAT. joint admits of running it a thousand tons of com- up or down. The lower bustible material n them, each ton of which, in burning, | by H.…

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