Firemen and Their Exploits

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Author

Holmes, F. M. (Frederic Morell), 1851-

Title

Firemen and Their Exploits With some account of the rise and development of fire-brigades, of various appliances for saving life at fires and extinguishing the flames.

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TH: Technology: Building construction

Subject

London (England) -- Fires and fire prevention

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50575

Release Date

November 29, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FIREMEN AND THEIR EXPLOITS:
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. THE HORSED FIRE-ESCAPE APPEARS. AN EXCITING SCENE.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY. HERO'S "SIPHON." HOW THE ANCIENTS STROVE TO EXTINGUISH FIRES.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. IN MEDIÆVAL DAYS. AN EPOCH-MAKING FIRE.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. THE PEARL-BUTTON MAKER'S CONTRIVANCE. THE MODERN FIRE-ENGINE.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. EXTINGUISHMENT BY COMPANY. THE BEGINNINGS OF FIRE INSURANCE.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. THE STORY OF JAMES BRAIDWOOD.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. THE THAMES ON FIRE. THE DEATH OF BRAIDWOOD.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. A PERILOUS SITUATION. CAPTAIN SHAW. IMPROVEMENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD AND OF THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. A VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. HOW RECRUITS ARE TRAINED.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. SOME STORIES OF THE BRIGADE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. FIRE-ESCAPES AND FIRE-FLOATS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. CHEMICAL FIRE-ENGINES. FIRE-PROOFING, OR MUSLIN THAT WILL NOT FLAME.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. THE WORK OF THE LONDON SALVAGE CORPS. THE GREAT CRIPPLEGATE FIRE.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. ACROSS THE WATER.
19. 19.IN THE SAME SERIES.

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