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This analysis is intended to bring out the efficiency of the various primary water supplies and fire protection delivery systems. The four sources of water supply in the order of the frequency with which they are found are waterworks, gravity tank, pressure tank and automatic fire sprinkler pump. A glance at a fire protection system shows that the automatic fire sprinkler pump was comparatively seldom found, while the waterworks was the source of supply in a little over one h

A fire occurred on the sixth floor of this building which was occupied as a stock room of a sweater and bathing-suit manufacturer. Fire had gained considerable headway when discovered and had spread over top of wooden table among wrapping cord, burlap, paper, etc., and thence to stock shelves directly in back of table. Fire occurred at a point between non-staggered automatic fire sprinkler s where the distribution of water was obstructed by wooden partitions and shelves. The