A number of experiments were tried at Washington lately by Colonel Meigs to test the utility of bows and arrows for carrying' life lines for fire escapes. He found that an arrow carrying a ball of twine could be shot with considerable accuracy to a height of 80ft. The twine was strong enough to lift a rope ladder to the windows or roof of ft lofty building.
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Evening Star, Issue 6030, 10 July 1882, Page 2
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67Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 6030, 10 July 1882, Page 2
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