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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1900)
8 OIUATTA TT.T.TTftTT ? iTnmmry 14. 1000. Some New Wrinkles for Fighting Fire ( Continued from Seventh I'aRO. ) places HO 11IIod with Rtnoke that an unpro- tcctcil man could not oxlnt therein nt nil. In front of Ilia eyes nre Illtlo round win- down nbout twlco thu fll/.o of a silver dollar. These windowH are mndo of stout iHlnglnss , protected on the ontHldo by wire. Air IB supplied from a llfilit nickel reservoir car ried at the back of the lielmot and con- Htantly kept charged with comproB cd air , an ordinary blcyclo pump being used In the charging. At the regulation prctnuro of eighty poundH the helmet will carry enough air to Biipply a man for Boveral hours. Protected by It a fireman can carry IIOBO Into placed where formerly ho could not possibly venture ; ho can explore- with safety the nidHt dangerous cellar ; ho can go any where without rl k , so far as smoke or nox- IOIIH gases are concerned , meanwhile kccp- SMOKH HELMET. Ing constantly In touch with his comrades outside * by means of a whlstlo attached to the front of the helmet and worked by an ordinary i libber air bulb , such ns In used on throat sprays. for KliTim-n. Another "tool" carried by Truck 20 IB In Rome rcHpecta as Interesting ns the lire hel met. This Is a "door-opener , " a burglar ious device that would hind any ono not be longing to the department In Jail If Itai found In bin possession 1iy the police. It IB guainntced to open almost anything ex cept the door of an Iron safe and It might even make things Interesting for a safe i door. The door-openor IH nbout three feet high i and works on the pilnclplo of the jack. Its i mnln part Is n stout steel bar , one end of ' which tests on the ground mid the other against the door that IH to be forced. A lever that slides on this bar "jacks" the door with such force nnd rapidity that the firemen are limldo the building almost ai soon ns the wheels of the truck that has brought the men have come to a standstill , To help the "Jack man" along , there are generally two other men , ono of whom manipulates n claw-booked crowbar nnd the other nil axe. The crowbar Is used to wrench off the padlock that Is usually found on store doors and the chap with the axe IH on hand to glvo the door a vigorous tap so that It will spring open tlio moment the jack has forced the bolts. If by some chance n door should bo found that could resist the "Jackscrow , " the bat tering ram Is rushed to the rescue. It Is a hugo Iron post , about six feet long , wltb two handles on either side. When n couple of husky firemen swing this against door or wall , something has to glvo way and glvo wny suddenly. For collar fighting n set of novel "pipes" has been designed. They arc long , curved Iron tubes with nozzle ends. The hose la attached to thu open end nnd the nozzle Is then poked down Into the cellar , enabling the firemen to flood It nnd to point their hoao In any direction without exposing themselves to suffocation from the smoke that almost always pours up In denoe black columns from cellar fires. There nro also biibccllar pipes , by means of which n stream of water may be thrown nnd controlled twenty-five feet underground by the firemen working nbovc. Ono of the cellar pipes has n revolving no/zlo that works like the fnmil- lar lawnsprlnklcr , throwing a complete clr- clo of water In every direction. This Is used when the firemen are not certain ns to the exact location of the flames below. Ono of the most Interesting of nil the new lire-fighting wrinkles Is a lifeline gun bomowhnt similar to those In use on the const In cnso of shipwreck. Its possible \nluo when persons nro Imprisoned by the llamcs Is obvious. Indians and Railroads As the traveler passes through the big Sioux reservation In Montana on the over land express , relates the Atchlson Globe , bo Is Impressed with the uniform respect with which the Indians treat everybody con nected with the railroad. 'Tho Indian Is no fool , " said n Great Northern olllclal with whom I discussed the subject. "IIo knows when ho is well treated and seldom expects anything unreasonable. This railroad has never knowingly done an Indian a wrong. Wo paid liberally for the right to cross the reservation , and any dlf- forences that arlso are treated with consid eration. Wo never try to Impose upon the Indians In any way , nor do we permit them to impose upon us. When trains first began to run through the reservation a number of ponies were killed by accident. Wo promptly paid for them nnd the owners wore satisfied. A few cunning Sioux thought they saw In the situation nn opportunity to make money and drove their ponies to the track to bo killed and paid for. Wo discovered the trick nnd appealed to the chief , who promptly suppressed the Iniquity. This Is the nearest approach to n misunderstand ing that wo hnvo had. " A good story Is told of a big chief who wanted to trade 100 ponies for a locomotive. IIo did not appreciate the utility of the track and thought ho could dash over the prairies nt will with the Iron horse. It took seine tlmo nnd patience to get the Idea out of the chief's head , but ho finally relented. It was , however , a great disappointment , Another story Is connected with payment for the right of wny through the rescrva- tlon. It may not bo qulto accurate In letter - tor , but It Is true In spirit. The through o\prosH from St. Paul to Helena had not boon running long when a strange Incident happened out on the pralrlo. A solitary Indian , feathered In stately fashion nnd mounted on a horse of rare beauty , occupied a conspicuous position be- sldo the track and gave the engineer a friendly signal to stop. Off went the eteam nnd a gentle touch of the nlrbrako brought the long train to a standstill. The red man explained that ho repre sented his trlbo In a matter of right-of-way. There had been a mistake and the railroad ought to pay some more money. In this formal and diplomatic manner the Indian explained , the matter was presented for ad justment , In full confidence that the great white chief who built the railroad would bo Just to his Indian friends. For the engineer this was a poser. He had no Idea that ho was a diplomat , but he was , all the same. Ho called the conductor , nnd all three discussed the case. The white men know nothing of the merits of the mat ter. The Indian talked llko ono who under stood his business and was telling the truth The amount Involved was only a few dollars lars and the conductor looked as wlso as possible. He was a man of common sense sharpened by frontier life. With duo de liberation ho wrote out a receipt , which the Indian ambassador signed and the engineer witnessed. The money was paid out of the cash collections , and the conference was at nn end. The red man mounted his horse nnd ap plied his spurs. The engineer stepped into the cab and pulled a lever. For an Instant a party of eastern capital- iHts occupying an observation car were face to fnco with the Indian horseman. The white men received a lasting Impression ot majestic dignity and grace. The red man was darzled by a vision of luxury o which ho had never dreamed. The extremes of civilization nnd savagery had met and parted In friendship. The In dian , according to tribal custom , reported the success of his mission with solemn formality and suppressed joy. The train conductor , according to the reg ulations of a modern corporation , mnde a notation to the auditor on n blank form provided for the purpose , explaining why h * was short In his cash , nnd nsklng that his report bo held In nbeynnco until ho could secure the npproval of his Irregular act by a higher officlnl. The approval came , with a statement that the Indian was right. There had been n mistake In the right-of-way settlement. It was also stated that the president of the railroad had Intimated that while rules are sacred things there are times when common scnso may serve a good purpose. Plum Creek Massacre NEBRASKA CITY , Jan. 8. To the Ed itor of The Illustrated Bee : In your Christmas edition you published an article written by M. B. Davis on the Fort Kearney & Oregon route. Allow mo to correct Mr. Davis ns to the massacre at Plum creek. Mr. Davis says In his article that the stagecoach was attacked on August 1 , 1801 , at Plum creek and the entire party of eleven was killed. The massacre nt Plum creek was on the morning of August 8 , 1804 , and Instead ot being the stage It was Fletcher's outfit fiom Sidney , la. Eleven were killed and two women carried away by the Indians. Ono of them committed suicide the first night. The other was finally rescued through some friendly Indians after having been with the. Indians quite a long time and Is still allvo at some place In northern Iowa. My father and mother were eye. witnesses to the massacre. My father owned the ranch at Plum creek and lived ( hero through all of those stirring times. Yours very respectfully , GEORGE M. THOMAS. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA 189 ! ) TOOT HALL TEAM § OFTHE OFTHEffiK ALL EFFORTS TO EQUALTHE Standard Typewriter WYCKOFF.SEAMANS ty BENEDICT- & , . OMAHA IJIIAXCII 1 < SU > KVIfSVM ST. DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS SCIENCE IN NEATNESS ? 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