text_original: He got as close to the engine, however, as the policemen would allow him, and observed that a fire plug had been already opened, and over it had been placed a canvas cistern of about a yard long by eighteen inches broad, stretched on an iron frame. The cistern was filled with water to overflowing, and the first engine had placed its suction pipe in it, while from the front of the engine extended the leathern hose that conveyed the water to the burning house.
text_transcription: HE GOT AS CLOSE TO THE ENGINE HOWEVER AS THE POLICEMAN WOULD ALLOW HIM AND OBSERVED THAT A FIRE PLUG HAD BEEN ALREADY OPENED AND OVER IT HAD BEEN PLACED A CANVAS CISTERN OF ABOUT A YARD LONG BY EIGHTEEN INCHES BROAD STRETCHED ON AN IRON FRAME THE CISTERN WAS FILLED WITH WATER TO OVERFLOWING AND THE FIRST ENGINE HAD PLACED ITS SUCTION PIPE IN IT WHILE FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE EXTENDED THE LEATHERN HOSE THAT CONVEYED THE WATER TO THE BURNING HOUSE
phonemes: hiː ɡɑːt æz klˈoʊs tə ðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn, haʊˈɛvɚ, æz ðə pəlˈiːsmɛn wʊd ɐlˈaʊ hˌɪm, ænd əbzˈɜːvd ðˌæɾə fˈaɪɚ plˈʌɡ hɐdbɪn ɔːlɹˌɛdi ˈoʊpənd, ænd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪt hɐdbɪn plˈeɪst ɐ kˈænvəs sˈɪstɚn ʌv ɐbˌaʊt ɐ jˈɑːɹd lˈɔŋ baɪ ˈeɪtiːn ˈɪntʃᵻz bɹˈɔːd, stɹˈɛtʃt ˌɔn ɐn ˈaɪɚn fɹˈeɪm. ðə sˈɪstɚn wʌz fˈɪld wɪð wˈɔːɾɚ tʊ ˌoʊvɚflˈoʊɪŋ, ænd ðə fˈɜːst ˈɛndʒɪn hæd plˈeɪst ɪts sˈʌkʃən pˈaɪp ɪn ɪt, wˌaɪl fɹʌmðə fɹˈʌnt ʌvðɪ ˈɛndʒɪn ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ðə lˈɛðɚn hˈoʊz ðæt kənvˈeɪd ðə wˈɔːɾɚ tə ðə bˈɜːnɪŋ hˈaʊs.