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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[November, 
. Great Fire at Mt. Vernon N.Y., Oct. 8, 1873. 
TESTIMONY OF CITIZENS. 
BRIDGEPORT JTI'P'G CO.— Gents :Thegreat 
fiiv in this town fouml ns sad])' lacking the ordinary means 
of putting it out, but fortunately for us the undersigned, 
we or our neighbors had your Atnerkan Submerged 
Pumps, provided with hose, and by using them we were 
enabled to throw water upon our buildings, thereby 
saving our property from being entirely consumed. Had 
-we not been supplied with these luxqiialed Force Pumps 
our property, to the amount set against our names, must 
have been lost, together with whole blocks of buildings, 
which comprised the entire business portion of the town ; 
as a very heavy northerly wind was blowing at the time. 
We mdst sincerely recommend every person having a 
well in or near their bouses to provide themselves with 
one of these Miniature Fire Engines without delay'. The 
pump used to sav^ the following property was a No. 1 in 
Mr. Burr Davis's livery stable, where it had been in cou- 
staut use over three years. The heat was so intense that 
it melted French plate-glass show windows in his under- 
taker's store, yet he saved his buildings intact. 
Burr Davis, house, stable, store, and stock, value $40,000 
Joseph S. Wood, ■editor ana prop. Ckron- . 
icle newspapet", , " ' 5,000 
John Hendricks, store and dwelling, " 1,500 
M. P. Kennedy, store, " 1,300 
George P. Henn, store and dwelling, ." 10,000 
In another locality, directly in range of the fire, George 
Howard, No. 1 pump with 150 feet of hose, saved 
George Howard, hardware store and stock, valued $20,000 
also his barn and store-house, " 2.000 
Win. H. Van Arsdale, house and store, " 10,000 
Jackson Hart, drug store, ■ " 10,000 
John Boes, carpenter's shop, ■ u 6,000 
The Glen FallsjXnsurauce Co. also saved on adjoining 
buildings and stock, by the timely use of this powerful 
force pump, $10,000, and we strongly advise every one to 
supply themselves with. one or more on their premises. 
W. H. BARD, Agent Glen Falls Ins. Co., Ml. Vernon, N.Y. 
W. W. FISH, General Agent for Westchester Co., N. Y. 
Reputation and Money 
CAN BE .11 A UK BY SELLING THE 
B;v.4:5aa':i,i-:«» 
AMERICAN SUBMERGED PUMPS. 
ALSO 
ENAMELED PIPE, 
THE PUREST WATEK CONDUCT IN THE WORLD. 
County and town rigfits o^tliis Pump for sale by 
MUDCJtE & WOODS, 
Np. 55 Chambers St., New York. 
Sue March and ApriUNos.of this Paper. 
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A A. Bftll^I.E ^ BRO.. No. 318 
• Noflh Centre si., Uioomington, III., nave the ex- 
clusive agency of the state of Illinois lor the sale of the 
Eiiamel«*c1 Ann ii< an Submerged Pump, also 
county irigliOi for paU\ 
LADY AGENTS 
Wanted to introduce our celebrated Rubber Goods for 
ladies and children's wear. They sell rapidly, and give per- 
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Address LA FEItLD RUBBER CO., 
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The Fleetwood Scroll Saw. 
Patent ed Ju ly 23, 1872. 
SIMPLE, 
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- Kuns easily as a sewing 
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LIBERAL TERMS to the trade. 
tAST-STEEL 
PLOWS, MAEZEES, . 
ICE TOOLS. 
Our stock is large, 
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manufacture and sale 
enables, us to offer 
Ice Tools of the best 
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Illustrated Price Lists sent free on application, and orders 
executed without any delay. 
AMES PLOW COMPANY, 
manufacturers of 
Agricultural Implements and Machines, \ 
Quincy Hall, Boston, and 
53 Beekman St., New York. 
The Pulsometer or Magic Pump. 
The simplest, most durable, and effective 
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■water without wear or injury to its parts. 
It can not get out of order. 
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20 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 
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