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6 th. To discontinue the use of water 

 at the earliest possible moment. 



7th. Should the Fire be obviously 

 beyond his control, to shut up 

 and keep shut up every door, 

 window, and other aperture, in 

 order that the Fire may either be 

 smothered out for want of air, 

 or at least kept in check until 

 the arrival of powerful aid, which 

 may always be expected within ten 

 minutes from the time of sending 

 the Telephonic message. 



INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



The internal appliances consist of 

 a set of service pipes of three inches 

 internal diameter supplied from the 

 cisterns which feed the Engines and 

 Pipes on the roof, and two service 

 pipes of the same size supplied from 

 the external main. The latter lead 

 through the basement of the Reading 

 Room, and have 8 fire cocks numbered 

 from 1 to 8, both inclusive. The 

 remaining pipes extend all through the 

 ground floor and the upper parts of 

 the building, and have connected to 

 them 22 large firecocks, 7 commanding 

 cocks and 2 inch cocks for filling 

 buckets; also 2 corridor engines in 

 Prehistoric Saloon, and 4 hose trucks, 

 each containing 400 feet of hose. 

 There are in the engine-house 2 hose 

 carts, one hose reel, and a ladder- 

 carriage. Fire buckets are distributed 

 throughout the building, 6 being hung 

 near each of the 30 large fire cocks, 



