What did the early fire engines designed by Richard Newsham utilize?

Richard Newsham was instrumental in the development of fire engines in the early 19th century. The fire engines he designed utilized manual pumps as their primary mechanism for delivering water to extinguish fires. These manual pumps required the physical strength of firefighters to operate, as they worked by creating suction to draw water from nearby sources, such as wells or cisterns, and then expelled the water through hoses or nozzles aimed at the fire.

While steam engines and electric pumps are significant innovations in fire-fighting technology that came later, Newsham's designs were rooted in the technology of his time, which relied on manual operation. The use of water buckets was also common in fire suppression before the advent of more complex equipment, but it does not directly relate to the specific contributions of Newsham. Therefore, the choice of manual pumps accurately reflects the historical context of early fire-fighting methods attributed to Newsham.