The Quarterly Review (Volume 96) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Excerpt: ... THE QUARTERLY REVIEW. Art. I.--1. Annual Reports of Mr. Braidwood to the Committee of the Fire Brigade. 2. Healthy Homes. A Guide to the proper Regulation of Buildings in Towns as a Means of Promoting and Securing the Health, Comfort, and Safety ofthe Inhabitants. By William Hosking, Archt. & C.E. London. 1849. 3. On Fire-proof Buildings. By James Braidwood, Associate of the Institute of Civil Engineers; with an Abstract of the Discussion upon the Paper. London. 1850. 4. Preservation of Life from Fire. Eighteenth Annual Report of the Society. 1854. 5. On the Means of Rendering large Supplies of Water available in Cases of Fire, and on the Application of Manual Power to the Working of Fire-Engines. By James Braidwood. Abstract of the Paper and Discussion upon it. Second Edition. 6. Mr. Baddeley's Reports on London Fires. In the Mechanic's Magazine. 7. Paper in the Statistical Journal (vol. i., 1851) on the Fires of London. By R. W. Rawson, Esq. AMONG the more salient features of the Metropolis which instantly strike the attention of the stranger are the stations of the Fire Brigade. Whenever he happens to pass them, he finds the sentinel on duty, he sees the 'red artillery' of the force; and the polished axle, the gleaming branch, and the shining chain, testify to the beautiful condition of the instrument, ready for active service at a moment's notice. Ensconced in the shadow of the station, the liveried watchmen look like hunters waiting for their prey--nor does the hunter move quicker to his quarry at the rustle of a leaf, than the Firemen dash for the first ruddy glow in the sky. No sooner comes - the alarm than one sees with a shudder the rush of one of these engines through the crowded streets--the tearing horses covered with foam--the heavy vehicle swerving from side to side, a...