Of late years the attention of inventors has been di-rf S,ed to the application of steam to the suction and forcing of water in fire engines ; and many powerful fire engines worked exclusively by ...

A steam fire engine recently built by Messrs. Reany, Neafie & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., for a hose company in that city, is stated to have given great satisfaction, and is designed for city use.

It began building steam-powered, horse-drawn fire engines in the era before the internal combustion engine and merged with LaFrance in 1903 to become one of America's leading fire engine builders.