World’s Biggest Fire Float - The Final Spectacular Tests of the JP Mitchell Were Recently Made in New York Harbour

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1427
Date Released
24 Nov 1924
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Night scenes - LV flares lighting up and hoses playing into harbour. MLVs and LVs hoses playing into water. [SUBTITLE]: THE POWERFUL ENGINE FORCES 9,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE THROUGH THE 14 NOZZLES MV 2 firemen amidst smoke in front of apparatus. LVs and MV nozzles playing into water, they are then turned off.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
New York; United States of America
Library number GR
8044
Length of story (in feet)
88

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How to cite this record

'World’s Biggest Fire Float - The Final Spectacular Tests of the JP Mitchell Were Recently Made in New York Harbour', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1427, 24 Nov 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79898 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)