The Babcock Saves $200,000

The New ork Eoening Post of the lOlh Malcll last contains the followiug letter Irom the Superintendent of the Bndirepert, Doiin , Steamboat Company: Aaent Babcoek Fire ICxiiiiKiiishcr Co.: DeaiiÜir - Ou Fri.lay iiiylit iast I had a n opportunity of pcctical!y testing the Taloe of the Bitbcock Fire Extlngalgher, ï purchasedof you last Jsnuary for our tcaiuers. About 11 o'clock a íire broko out In a secluded place over the oillce amona; some old woolen sucks in ouirreight house. Sorapidly dld the Humes spread that at one time I thooght it wonld be impossible for us to save imy part of it. I dispatched the mate of the steamcr for one of your Babcock Bxtiogaiabera, and Wlth t Clie lire was siibfhied in an Instant' We hive some 300 feet of lióse and a livlriint In front of the frelght house, bat my ■opinión is thut before vvecould get these la oper.itiou (it being a lare vvooden gtruc ture), the whole wonld have been envelop d in fliimes, and no power on eartli could have saved it, and tJie loss would not have been less thtm $200,000 Kespectíully, Bnp't Brldgeport Stcamboat Co. Sec iclvertisement of ihe Babcock In another column.