New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-21


Our people have been painfully awakened rom
A., dream Of security agans, any extensive devasia'
ZION bv Fire II is proved beyond cavi-and at
ho., de,lorablc q cos, that our bountiiul supply
os croaon Water does not afford US absolute pro
ssction against the desolating element Let US proi
by the lesson and resolve now to take such new and
effective precautions wisdom may suggest and
Is experience has proved ncediul We VIII al
tempt 10 indicate two or three such-namely
/ Whenever fire occurs. matter how tnhnS
the damage, let there be thorough investigation Of
It's origin. We have been sadly remiss on thls po'
Unless a fire proves seriously destructive, we near
little abou, il aftcrward-nothing officially bui
every fire is serious peril if not serious disaster
and .boud be treated accordingly. The Mayor should
ALWAYS hold a Cour, OF Inquiry the morning ancr
alarm and every one who knows any thing OF
~ origin should consider himself cited unuer pen
atty a. for msdemeanor, to attend at designated
hour and give his evidence. In most cases an hour
w;ll answer TO despatch the whole. The Mayor
sbould always communicate the result OF the inquiry
and in mportant or dubious the testimony, TO
the journals 10 be published in full or summary by
,b.m All would do i, in some form without charge
and thus information WOuiu w anu
calculated to prevent future disasters by FIRE
2 After every great Fire the Mayor, Chief En-
gioeer. Assistants &c should hold free consul'a
ton TO determine among Intensely YES what mistakes
ifsnv had been committed on any hand in resisting
the progress Of the confagration-w whether any eNl
had been experienced from deficiency oil power
or of fsrce-whether an earlier calling out OF the
Military would have answered any good purpose
Ao 6c We think moreover that signal should
be agreed ON and published whereby the Military or
portions Of them, as should be deemed necessary,
might be called out by the City Hall Bell There
sbould also be signals whereby the aid OF the L. ;
troops on Governors Island, the Marines on board
the ships of war in the Harbor, &c could be asked
for the moment their presence appeared desirable
,ignalc call for the Fremen OF Brooklyn, Williams
burgh, &c is obviously necessary with an arrange
ment OF the Ferries for their free passage over aud
back when their presence aud aid are asked for by
our authorities
2 There must BE- a better watch kept Tor Hccndi-
aries. and more efficient means used to bring them
10 Justice Hitherto in Ciiy, we believe not one
vifal inccndiary out Of ten has been arrested and
convicted
a. w must nave NlfluEtul mNN dthhH' np'ihi-
explosive materials in City If Salipctre will
make such an earthquake that OF Saturday morn
ing ,hon il must be put under restrictions II the
peril is occasioned by something worse, then our
Police must keep sharp look out for that some
thing, and those who store il in our Cities contrary
10 law must be dealt with very positively Even
Wines Liquors Oils Gas, &c must be subject oreg'
ula,ion which will secure the lives OF our Fremen
nom any other than obvious and unavoidable perils
These are quite sufficient to be encountered IN de
fence Of other peoples property by those who have
general, little or none of their own.
$ People who have no business al fire but as
rpectators must be made TO keep their distance
Fircmen cannot work to advantage If wedgcd IN
crowd. They must feel that they have perfect
command of their own engine, and can move II ON
the run at q word Property cannot be rapidly re
moved nor thieves detected if the whole scene OF
danger is blocked up 10y a dense mob. a good MI
htary or Police force in possession OF the ground al
an early hour admitting none within their circle but
those who have business there, will save great
deal Of property and hasten the extinction of the
IRE.
doubtless most Of these suggestions have alrea
DIV occurred to the athortes and viii be acted on,
90 far as they are deemed iudicious, and have not
already been reduced to practice. There can be
no harm however. in submitting them to general
consideration.
Tho loss by the fire Of Saturday is very heavy
but no, nearly so heavy that by the great hire OF
1885. Ii will ruin some Insurance Companies,
make All ugly hole in the capitals of many, and
sweep away the SURPRISES OF most of the residue
Blu, our city will not be crushed nor stunned by it,
We presume little difficulty viii be experienced in
fndinc stores for all the merchants burnt out we
know there will be none in finding goods for all pur
chasers There are OF course instances of extreme
desti,u,ion caused by this FIRE but we trus, these
are few compared with the amount of the loss
Many widows and orphans whose funds were in
vested in Insurance Stocks have seen them take
wings The wealthy, the benevolent, must listen to
= new appeal to their better feelings. But our city
10 all herself yet, end will steadily pursue her march
10 greatness