The New York herald., 1870-02-14
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The theatres examined III the course OF tiaso
Investigations were In Brooklyn as foows:-
he following proporslona were obtained:--

sNa ts IN loOo NrAI
RSSts: RSSss: theatre q: .tT: D.rtsssr: s s
Frsseh PSSse opsfa fdar:sensi irss palisrfo u,
Woods theatre paFterre s 'g1 soss os
Bowsryy sbeasre partsrre. esl I@
Bowery tneAtre Parterrc. 40 eW
,esrg p .45IJ5H TuR ACADEMY or MUSIC l.al
In Brooklyn is not deficient 10 ventilation. the NOT
ters one aisle Of Tia: paftterre ant ESCAPES
by large circuiar OpaniDs N Tho rJjf rt0 the loit,
nad when the traps are opeii INTO Sns ex,ssai alr
This ascending current creates u strong q augh1
through every open door and window, aotN Is o.
tais draashr. rather than OF anyclesefess tai. cam
plant Is made. TneIc are a5n RratiagS iiItIs ruoi
OI each gaiiary. which xid in vcalilaticn sf9f "
On o ca. IN rainy night, With bu u noderatey lul
house. after tne doors nad remained closed Ior over
an hour, L6 parts carbonio acid were .fo.ad
IN the air OF the balcony. t1tr sIIs at1ensst
Il, gr3it.t OMAN OPERA NIGHT, Is &de
whsn the house was crowded. iae afsof the upper
gallery was tested. rhc thermometer Ak 2na-paA
nine r. M. marked seventy degrees iahfenaes
and 40 renamed till the close OF he perloriiaaca
and the Glr taken late IN the evening contained 10
parts carb0Dic acid per ,Col 9he ar o. toe same
gallery, at the close oil ccDcerL Win fuH housa
was ioand to contain one pirs carponco acio pcr
LOCO -. 5 a.at1,a.H u = = 3rt ). tjast@t . 9,agi
alely tul house, at nine K. M. is.pars OF caroonc
acid per l,0JD were found at5ts-tasi TE
In the gallery OF tbe olympic, at Aalf-past niue or
the same evening. SO parts per l,DJo Ssia f2iHt@
aLhGu III the house was by no means Gro Wded. Il
4 At Ho0ley's, at ten O'CLOCK 4. y. othe sama day.
with full house the air OF the .atjerg aear tns
door contained 81 parts caraonic acid par Loo
For the purpose Oi studying the ventilation " ths
New York theatres places were takeu as near iotAe
centre oil the partcrre as possDle III each lnstaacey
but with tas procaltioa fesEeciing iosality "a eaos
the anendance was SO VERY ah.ersM anu lus
AZ isoot's theatre. when crowded, two portions
OF air taken At ferent but Late peIoda o tho eyea1
Ing gave and 075 paris caroonic aciu per 10oo ref
rs degrees fanrenneit, or taken at hali-past nine
O'Clock p N. contained Ia parts caroouic acid per
1000 and at the close OF the opera PARIS er luoo
At Woods theatre, with slitn attendance, U8
pars per 900 were fOund the temperature not rising
higher than seventy and . hall desrces fahrennci;.
higher than seventy one and .lf degrees FahreI-
ne 81 parts per looo Of canoonic acid were found.
Al the Bowery theatre, on cosc RAINY night. ,iie
house being denselv packed ard the tnerinolneter
ranging from eighty to ninety degrees Fahrenheit,
three portions OF air taken at different periods arscr
the close OF the first ACT Contained 49, 6.1 ana,
alter the doors had been opened Tor ventilasion 25
parts OF caroonc acid per Looo. ..
The analysis OF air taken from the TamTnany the
atre 10 suspicious from the large proporlua OF c2i
bonc acid indicated, while TO the senses tho air
Where al ANALYSIS furnished suspicious results frs
correctness was tested on Angus Smiths plan OF
passing the air through solution OF lIne m~ter or
OF causc baryta until the latter was render ID tuf
bid. The quantity OF ir necessary 20 render Opaque
given quantity OF line water or barsta soiason
indica,ed approximately lts richness IN carboni;
acd. In ali 1t half dozen instances the air was
collected by the writer hat It's source and the
cuIrlstances OF Its collection are known 70 me With
certainly. .... !. - 49,. X t.l
Is spoiled by narrow and uncomfortable seats and
the crowdiug wnicu they favor; but whsn q etnperd-
turs Of between eighty ane nlne.y oslrses FlbIea,
helt and air dense vita human e%h9la4ip05 >
must De endured for hours-se Jen ne taatleiS t1
Mr.. ". i. Wortner, engineer OF the Board Of Health
WHO has peed my associate ~ these TescaIcnes,
has studied the mode Of ventilation IN eacn Of the
theatres. thorough stem o Ventilation VII pr1-
vide for the purity VI tae ar LII every porton q The
house ana the detection OF local dedcleacies viii ~
one obJccs OF renewing the Investigations anu Sc
curing specimens OF air, not IRON Tue parserie
hospitals, CHURCHES HALLS, ErJ.
The results recorded III the following paragraphs
Indicate how inadequate IN general are the proYsioas
FOR Ventilation in our puoc buildings. SpScia c0W
ment on each is unnecessary, out tns Justice muss
be rendered that the endeayor WAS 70 1nd them at
s' Dasas been ooaea 4 d. cOt
less the anaysia gave evidence OF the presence OF
carbonc acd IN considerable quantity Where otAer
ward in the Kings County Hospital in the day
time and but partially ~ ed gave Two parts carponc on
are occupied, the ar wOuld have been found stiil
In lie man, ward OF me Airnsnotse air was taken
upon iwc occasions vim the expectation tnat !,
whisn psryadea u ntt i22 per doeo was sIe n,gn,
Mere as IN the nursery Of the Home FOR DESTITUTE
Ch,dren" IN Bniier Street. where from the pen
na.series IAN and which Was here also very decided
was expected tnat large auount OF caroonic acid
would be discovered, Ous only 90 parts peI. l,ouS
were found an air almost pure as the outside a.
n1osphcrc. There was vitaton from Organic emana
iions, but the ventilation was proved eXcecnt N
TINS part OF the building In .hs cori,itofies OF ths
.l3utler street Home, air taken Al hveoc!ock A.
gave liz parts carbonc acid per LOO This ar was
Collected BY Of the iurses according TO the ply
as mad been fepresenled. AR whicn co.sc1sd ~
| ONLY us parts per 1000. In the ha Of tue
| IN, - yAxILToN LITERARY AssocrATIoN.
No. 10 coart street, on me occasion Of meeting o.
the Kings County Medical Society, about eighty per.
sons preseut air taken wlibln a foot OF the ceiling
/ gave 81 parts per 1000 white that taken witnn
three fecs Of the goor gave part per 1000 0n
another aud SIMILAR occasion, with lowered win,
dow the air from near the ceiling gave ID parts pei
1000 and that from near tbe hoor parts per 700
| TINS room Is not wen ventilated, ahd, when
crowned. Tho air becoI,es after while Oppressive
II Is here SHOWN that tue atr from near the ceiling
the most impure; but this air. when escape IRON
ventflat0r or from o window Ia not rerInntcu, DE
sccnds US coos and yltiates sns entire ntmosphers
/ or the room. s't 4 Z -r' ~ y" 's' II
Din the rooms OF tAe Long Island Historical society
on the OCCASION Of lectsre about 2gQ PERSONS pl
sent, ~ pdrta carbpntt ac1d wete roJiit 49, sa
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At a Saturday afternoon concert, full atteEdance