Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 592
the only explana-tion that could be given, by the officials in charge,for the breakdown of the building so soon afterthe fire started. This same danger is also en-countered at fires in malt-houses and grain-eleva-tors, or in buildings where large quantities ofgrain are stored. These structures are,… … FIGHTING FIRE IN A COTTON-WAREHOUSE. fall to the ground or bottom floor in one enor-mous pile. Here, saturated with the waterthrown on the fire, the grain begins to swell, and when the firemen notice a peculiar bulging outof the lower part of the building they know it istime to retreat to a safe…
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