The yard locomotive's great and mobile power is now 

 turned to the task of fire fighting 



Locomotives Serve as Fire Engines 



OXE of the large Eastern railroads 

 has protected its property against 

 fire by equipping all of its yard locomo- 

 tives with special fire fighting apparatus. 

 Pumps have been installed on the en- 

 gines, and lengths of hose are carried 

 in the tender- , 



Each yard is divided into districts, 

 and when a fire is discovered the nearest 

 switch tower is notified and whistles are 

 blown throughout the yard. By a code 

 of signals engineers of fire fighting loco- 

 motives are told the location of the fire 

 and are given an open track to the scene. 

 The illustration shows a test of the ap- 

 paratus on the yard engine. 



An Armless Man Who Drives a Car at 

 Racer's Speed 



WITH a speed record of fifty-eight 

 miles an hour, Frank E. 

 Fithcn, the armless motorist, holds a 

 record in the automobile world that is 

 unique. Not only for speed, but for 

 long distance driving he has made a 

 name for himself, as he has been tour- 

 ing the country for three years and has 

 travelled eighty-five thousand miles. 

 He is now preparing to visit the 

 Northwest, and when he has passed 

 through Oregon, Washington, Idaho 

 and Montana, he will have entered 

 every state in the union, driving his 

 own car. This is a six cylinder ma- 

 chine, long and heavy, and of sixty 

 horse-power. 



Popular Science Monthly 



Mr. Fithen has a few 

 changes made in order to 

 adapt his car to a driver 

 without arms. The most 

 important is the design of 

 the steering wheel, which 

 has a number of metal cir- 

 cles within the wooden rim, 

 and these are just large 

 enough to receive the stumps 

 of his arms. With wonder- 

 ful agility he can swing the 

 wheel, and also manipulate 

 the throttle, although only a 

 few inches remain of each 

 arm. In addition to the 

 pedals, Mr. Fithen operates 

 the emergency brake with 

 his foot, shoving forward 

 and pulling back the lever 

 with a vigorous motion. 



The accident which deprived him of 

 both arms occurred when he was only 

 nine years old, but instead of leaving 

 him helpless, it developed his deter- 

 mination to succeed in spite of his in- 

 firmity. Air. Fithen can dress himself 

 and undress ; he can take a pencil be- 

 tween his teeth and w^rite with little 

 difficulty ; he can swim, ride a bicycle 

 and perform feats of fancy riding and 

 balancing on the single wheel. 



An armless man's own inventions have 

 made it possible for him to drive his 

 motor car at top speed with perfect control 



