WAYWARD SPRINKLER DRAWS THREE FIRE ENGINES TO YARD

The flying off of a sprinkler cap on the top floor of University Hall, just under the roof, yesterday at about 2 o'clock caused the rapid appearance of three fire engines in the Yard. The only damage caused was from the water of the sprinkler.

The automatic sprinklers throw out water under any pressure of heat, and incidentally send in a fire call. The exact cause could not be ascertained, according to the Chief of the Cambridge Fire Department. Both he and C. R. Apted, superintendent of caretakers, refused to offer any speculations as to the probable cause of the disturbance.

Officers at University Hall believed a short circuit to be the cause of the fire, although some think that it may have been due to rats and mice, spontaneous compustion, or the dropping of a lighted match.