Cotton mill, commercial features. A text-book for the use of textile schools and investors (1899)
Tompkins, Daniel Augustus, 1851-1914 · Charlotte, N.C., The author · leaf 271
specialrollers and inclined track overhead, so arranged that thedoor will close itself when not held open. It is held openby a cord and fusible link, so that in case of fire, the linkwill melt and allow door to close, thus cutting off one di-vision of mill from another. Fig. 58, shows a good… … Fig. 58.—Opening in Fire Wall. MILL. CONSTRUCTION. 167 One of the principles of good mill construction is tomake all floors water tight, so that in case of fire, watermay be freely used, even to the extent of flooding a floor2 to 3 inches deep, without running through and damag-ing machinery and…
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