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id: 23380
title: Fighting the Flames
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Good-night, my love," said Mr Auberly, as the child placed the coffee "Oh, then there''s _another_ other boy, sir?" said Willie with a look of "Boy," said Miss Tippet, turning suddenly to Willie, "your name is "Please, sir," said Willie, going up to him, "is Frank Willders inside?" "Why, youngster," said Dale, laying his hand on Willie''s head, "ain''t "That you, Willie?" said Frank, without looking up from his work. "Come to tell ye there''s a _fire_," said Willie, with a serious look. "Come, Willie," said Frank, while the men were laughing at the "I''m glad you like him, Willie," said Mrs Willders, who was busy "That''s right, my boy," said Mrs Willders, with a pleased look; "I like "What book am I to read you?" said Willie, looking round the room, where "Good-bye, my love," said Miss Tippet, bustling round her friend. Willie said good-night in such a sulky tone, and followed Mr Auberly to


id: 30453
title: The Boy Scout Fire Fighters
author: Crump, Irving
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  "They look like a lot of fireflies," said Bruce, after he had watched the The Scouts started off immediately, and Bruce turned to the circus fellows together," said Bruce, as he started his motorcycle and shot up By the time this work was well under way the scouts began to arrive and Bruce the scouts all seized the rope to assist "Old Nanc" in hauling the The camera man handed up the box-like machine, which Bruce started "I think this is mighty interesting," said Bruce, looking up from his "Well, Scouts, it surely looks like a good plan, but will it catch ''em, "Look here, why not make the order of events like this," said Bruce. to what the Woodbridge flag should look like," said Bruce. Then turning toward Bruce, he said, "Scouts, I don''t know how to thank "Why we are going to start cutting right away," said Bruce.


id: 21695
title: Life in the Red Brigade: London Fire Brigade
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  man named Ned Crashington, to go up and look after Joe Dashwood. "Have a glass, Joe?" said one of the firemen, coming round with a bottle "Come, Phil," said Ned, laughing, as he helped himself to a huge round "If you goes on like that, Ned," said Bob Clazie, coming up to him, "I wish I could," said Ned. At that moment, Bob''s brother David came towards them with the brandy about her?" said Martha, looking up for a moment from her work, while "Phil," said Martha, in a lower voice, as she let her hands and the work A moment after, the door opened suddenly and Mr Sparks looked in with a "Good-day," replied Sparks, as Joe went out. puttin'' of ''em out doorin'' the night, Joe; ain''t it?" said Bob Clazie. He pointed to the returning engine, and looked at Little Jim with Little Jim looked disconsolate and said nothing, which, as the Bloater


id: 26875
title: The Boy Scout Fire Fighters; Or Jack Danby''s Bravest Deed
author: Maitland, Robert
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  "Gee, that looks like some fire, Jack," said Pete Stubbs, a Tenderfoot Scout, to his chum, Jack Danby, head office-boy in the place where he "Yes, sir," said Jack at once, raising his hand in the Scout salute and "Looks bad, doesn''t it?" Jack said to Pete. "I see a place," said Jack, "and I think I can reach it pretty easily, "It''s going to be pretty hot work, Tom," said Jack. "We sure want to rest up today, Jack," said Pete Stubbs, in the "I don''t think it''s wrong for us to practice this way," said Jack. "We''ll let Tom Binns pitch the first game, Jack," he said, "and save "I think I could pitch the two games, if you wanted me to," said Jack, "We can''t afford to bet," said Jack, quietly, while Pete Stubbs looked "Gee, I thought he was going to hit you that time, Jack," said Pete


id: 1363
title: Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters; Or, Battling with Flames from the Air
author: Appleton, Victor
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  Tom Swift looked questioningly at Ned Newton, who shook his head in the shrewd way you look after us, Ned," said Tom, with a warm smile at "Koku!" exclaimed Tom, with a half comical look at Ned. ever increasing tumult, Tom," he said to the young inventor. "An airship!" Tom exclaimed with such sudden energy that Ned started. "All right, Tom, I''m with you any time you need me," Ned promised. Ned and he were busy putting the can of Tom''s new chemical extinguisher "Thank you, Koku," said Tom, and his mind went back to the time when he "Will you come along, Ned--Mr. Damon?" asked Tom, as he prepared to "I must bring Ned and Mr. Damon here," said Tom. "Yes. But ''good enough'' isn''t what I want," Tom said. "What are you going to do, Tom?" asked Ned, "You can''t land on the


id: 6114
title: The Young Firemen of Lakeville; Or, Herbert Dare''s Pluck
author: Webster, Frank V.
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  feet, and Bert, peering from the window, saw a crowd of men and boys, "There''s Cole Bishop!" said Bert to his chum, pointing to another lad, "You got out just in time," said Vincent, coming up to Bert, and "Do you boys want to buy it?" asked the chief, for Bert had told him "Did he say anything about our boys'' department?" asked Bert. "Run the engine right down to the brook," said Bert. Bert and his chums ran the engine close to the stream of water. The engine was run into Cole''s barn, and the boys crowded around for a blaze, and it is no wonder that every boy but Cole wanted the place. Bert wondered at the man''s mysterious action, but the boy had no right think the boys will like this new plan, Bert?" Considering that the boys had worked hard at the Sagger blaze, Bert


id: 33242
title: An Amateur Fireman
author: Otis, James
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  Seth Bartlett, when a man wants to hire a boy, he ain''t pickin'' out the "Yes, I know all that, Dan, but Jip ain''t the kind of a feller to figger "Say, Dan, we did a mighty mean thing to sleep here, an'' perhaps Mr. Davis had to set up all night. miss a fire like this," Seth replied, half apologetically, and Dan cried "Yes, we saw Jip, an'' then run across Sam Barney," Seth replied. "Look here, Seth, you''ve got good reason to make it hot for Jip after "You''re mighty good to think of us in this way," Seth said, feeling The astounding news brought by Seth and Dan had caused Sam Barney''s "Come on, Dan, don''t spend your time with him!" Seth cried. so''s to say a good word for poor Jip when the time comes," Seth hastened "Do you mean ''cause of what was done last night, Dan?" Seth asked,


id: 50575
author: Holmes, F. M. (Frederic Morell)
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  Fire-Escapes, Chemical Extinctors, Water-Towers, and the great "The new escape''s close behind!" cried one of the men, as the engine rang into Great Marlborough Street fire-station, and the horsed escape five minutes in the biggest engine of the London Brigade, this result steam fire-engines were at work at the great Tooley Street fire. pressure of water only, without the use of engines, is very much After the conflagration, engines were employed in pumping water out of engines (55 being worked by steam), 155 fire-escapes, and other ladders, staff of 80 men of the London Fire-Engine Establishment of 1832. fire-escapes and police-ladders, 59 land steam fire-engines, 57 six-inch present escapes are great improvements on the old forms, and two men can Brigade; but, while London firemen make use of the escape as a point of A water-tower is sometimes placed with an engine or a hook-and-ladder improvements and great usefulness of the various engines and appliances

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  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.


