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The Firemen's Record: As Gleaned from All Available Sources of the History of Philadelphia from Its Earliest Incipiency, Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, Also a Complete Account of the Large Fires of the World (Classic Reprint): As Gleaned from All Available Sources of the History of Philadelphia from Its Earliest Incipiency, Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, Also

The Firemen's Record: As Gleaned from All Available Sources of the History of Philadelphia from Its Earliest Incipiency, Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, Also a Complete Account of the Large Fires of the World (Classic Reprint): As Gleaned from All Available Sources of the History of Philadelphia from Its Earliest Incipiency, Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, Also

          
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Excerpt from The Firemen's Record: As Gleaned From All Available Sources of the History of Philadelphia From Its Earliest Incipiency, Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, Also a Complete Account of the Large Fires of the World

Was directed to keep at his dwelling, a swab, twelve or fourteen feet long, and a bucket or pail, to be ready in case of accident by fire, under penalty of ten shillings, and no one was allowed to smoke tobacco in the streets, day or night, under penalty of twelve pence. The fines to be appropriated for the pur chase of leather buckets and other instruments or engines for public use in the extinguishment of fires.

A similar law was passed in 1 700, which provided that each householder was to keep two leather buckets, and re-enacted in 1702, with an additional clause directing the magistrates to procure six or eight good hooks for tearing down houses on fire. At this time such a thing as a fire-engine or any kind of a machine for the extinguishment of fires was unknown in this country. The practice of having every house supplied with buckets, now became a necessity, and was continued long after the introduction of fire-engines. The manner in which an alarm of fire was given during the night was as follows The watch man sprang his rattle and knocked at the doors of the houses, with the cry, Throw out your buckets The alarm being further spread by the ringing of the different bells in the town. When the inmates of a house were aroused, the first act was to throw their buckets out into the street, which were of sole leather, holding about three gallons, and which were hung in the passage close to the street door. They were picked up by those who were hastening to the fire, it being the general custom for nearly every male inhabitant to hurry to the fire - whether by day or night - and render his assistance. As soon as pos sible two lines were formed from the nearest pump or well, and when these gave out the line was carried to the next one, or to the river. The one line passed up full buckets, and the empty ones were passed down the other line. No one was permitted to break through these lines, and, if any one attempted to do so, and would not'fall in and lend a helping hand, a bucket of water or several were instantly thrown over him. Each bucket was marked with the owner's name and after a fire had occured and had been extinguished, the buckets of the Citizens that had been used were thrown on a lot, and the Town Crier lustily called out, Hear ye, Oh, I pray ye, claim your buckets This cry gen erally brought the boys from all parts of the town, when a general scramble took place to get possession of the buckets belonging to the rich, as the boys who brought them home were generally rewarded.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781333877415
  • Publisher: Forgotten Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Forgotten Books
  • Height: 225 mm
  • No of Pages: 624
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 824 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1333877412
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jan 2019
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 32 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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