New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06


s quarters Of the city for preventing such dssasters Ia
future. We subrln same Of them:
John n. g. of No. Is0 Norfolk stree, saye: "why
cannot this present Legislature pass laws making
at criminal sfep,e ~ erect tenement house over
" iopr stories bighg''
Several correspondents writing ssggest the use
OF the LOndop 6rs-oscaIe, One Of them, Amsr-
canus, ave:
81 Happened N spe,d lAr Winter In London, and
ionud tbat they had there sImost At every poSe sta
uon an excellent FIR .scspe posted these Easd the
nree1 sho are .itended a' night BY an sxpsnenced
tmap. The escapes consist Of three ladders sliding
ore upon the other raj IDLY b,s,ed by means Of tackle,
which are capable o. reaching the hiQhess bulldog;
he lacders are covered behind ~h heavy eansas, 20
az 20 protect tho-e upon from smes Those fire.
etcspes monbeS siniiar TO our bo.e on a nair of
wheels, aud two men cat conway them rapidly from
one place to another
ADOLhsr sinks thss the ropes sssd for drawing tbs
engines ard otnsr marhInes 70 hrvs nxhs b. used 70
advantage IN lowering PEE pie frop the upper sories ia
sucb emergencies.
Among the more practical Suggestions for tsnsnens-
bous.s already built il tbss by s. r., Of frseseape
He Gays:
"hn iron ladder attached to the ontside Of be wsn
running ~ oo-e alongside II The hsn windows oil each
storv 20 The r. o. would adiiy answer such pur-
poge n might be u7dc If zbt IRON, astscsed 70 sup
ports firmly kxed il the all that the rousde would
itsnd about -four inches, UaAisg The seseent per-
1,ctly essy and safe. There is valid eplecuon "
sucb q fixture"
W. Il. urgee the construction Of teneuent-hsases on
the sane plan as soms IF the best hesses ia Ssossh
citi.s, VIZ: circular stairway, detached from
the building with a. nj the osiey end OF each
hallway.
Little In the way Of improvement, however, may 10
expected without the references Of the strosg hand
of the Legislature.
CONDITION OF THE SUFFERERS.
To NJ EStsT o. 7h' ~ Trosas
SIR: We have endesyored, by personsl inquiry, 70
become seqasintea The the serers BY
the Ere. Our investigations lave tens f been Goa
SPs to hS, s fs T 70 TIE ~ lie 20 =.
srny the aistbneu Of tie and eStLss sOrasA 70
,s . A. 10 tie s sSI lSs ., sa6 party,
Second " hether they bad money Ia sssE. -
1hod: Were they iessIsa- - .
Eouvh; had they Glas who are able and winias TO aid
F0 Whistler their s.Is ;ssi that they ''ah
sf-th: Hho oct Of eu pisyDent &C
Such arc come Of ports which have iTred We
Sa od .sy s ia .SSr re ass q. ali very rsssss
able wen supple: with eO,hiHs and their apart meats
than the articles their hen she hre eEoAe out
on single a. h.a ssPo - Dan, 40 n1s :" ts.
from $40 SO zach We sathorizet BY the Trustees
Ssss hOues bs Ssii.. and as soon posi-
bic presented to,he Ln sufferers The oscf Of the Dos
instance the doSrs n sone easve friend were opsned 70
take them in. In appeal OF .HrrdAy 1oniny
conde able cxantes OF cotrg handsoe SUN ioney
have been In alresay Supplied gar
and small money relieve ut want and car
purpose H. the earliest practicable moment 70 distTio1se
among sufferers the eonsntisrs pzec dispos Do
airing ears di;TioloD thos designing {, contribute
will favor by doing sonsy nsy D. fe1ed
to Pein,s Eou,e No. ss Narta sreet
Is. H.. BARLOW, SaesriOtsnsen mt
= g.-hALLiDAf, Ges- tgers.
Fire Poia osse In1-stP no l5S Wssta'rtef Feo' y
1866.
CALL FOR PUBLIC MEETING.
W.. the undermined rtseens G. Fourteenth Wss Of
e., 10 meet with Us Monday svsuss half pas, sven
o'clock Central P--fytess Church in Brown street, "
express sympathy those who have 5een 20 tesee
fic,ed by the essm,toas the ssas Of tse
day February take sash measures 'os mo
relief nsy he d-em-d necessary The hey.
Mr. Wood Jos-ph Hox- esq and others win sddres' tee meat
rs 8. L. MACOMBER, No. les Eus street.
THOMAS BOE5f., Bead Of Edsc2tioB.
SIMEON LELAND, q Co, Metropolitan Hotel
HOUEL g. VAIL No l53 Grand street.
ANDREW L. BiRNs No. lG7 GnAnd street
BREWSTER Co., 6Ioom- street.
JOHN. II. CHAMBERS, No 500 Broone street.
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