, 1870-10-06
MAN.TBAP5.

forever.
MAN.TRAP5.
Il would seem that the resent disastrous
- III Wabash avenne shonll have bc,n
;.-,snn mt without warming to the people
of this city. 1t IL Of not so much moment
That 1neu chvosc to take the risk of en-
oz1nnus losses Of properly, If TINT can be
,1.nc without jsopardiue t1le property of
their neighbors, snpposiug that to b. pos
>ib3s. s,mt it becomes n very serious 9ues-
,ion when 10 The probable loss Of property !
is added that of the destruction Ut human
life, in The erection Of buildings liable to
lead TO such disasters Us that which We
lnve been 50 recently called upon to de-
plore. There ought to be authority md
power somewhere, at least to project
life, whether builders are prohibited OK
net from wasting their substance in
buildings doomed toswift destruction When
ever fire breaks ont within their walls.
II only the loss of property wore concerned
the evil would, in the end, perhaps, cure
itself but, ns the loss OF life IS concerned
rs well, it is hardly wise or within the pur-
pose Of good government TO await that
slow process of tho correction Of the evil.
In the absence of Law, however, the oaly
remedy is nm nppen1 to l,ns,iic opinion, and,
assuming that roasting alive is not death
| which ans!,o.ly will choose, where a choice
is permitted. ,gc ronclnIe that tho pul'lic
| wilt !.e grateful for amy information that
| T.. f% u,.{n frSft tI1YfIlfupI
he occupation of which .u1as. f'o necessa.
,,iv dangerous. ssucl, a hniltliuG, in
tended for a dwelling-ho1so, is, We
Wink n''w going MP on Wabash avenue
uear Sixteenth, street. The outer walls are
If the thickness Of tue length 1T Que brick
.,ply. ant1 its iloor siml,erS rest merely upon
the width Of single brick. III otheE
words. the onter main walls Of house to
lie, We presume, three s:orics high, are
scarcrly eight inches in thickness, and the
;icht fito1 tiu1s,ers, which nre to bi1I theus
together, rest upon onfy three inches Tor
support, The builder doubtless hopes
tia: no high wind will co.nc To topple This
structure over before liz gets the roof On,
and tl.at, when thnt is done, it will hold
."stt1:cr, NJ tie Top card on child's card
ir,usc holds up tile sides. Eut. like the
'l.ill's card-hpuse, it may he pretty to
1r,E ut bnt is not tit for use.
.arhiccture is not our profession, hut NC
yrr.ure 10 lay SONG claim to eousnaon
sense, and lo not hesitate, therefore. to SAY
,l::s hucl, Il huil,'iug is not safe for h'tn,.n
haliiation. 4 man Of ordinary strength
.-an, wc think, put his foot through TIA
wall any time for year 10 come, and it
1t amy future tianc, it shall lac allie to roais
a hard 1,luw it will lie because the mortar
:, when fully set, shall bo of much lnore thai
usual tcnncity. Whether that rrecautiol
| Las beeu taken We 10 ant kauw, t'nt "
,lo,,l,t if builder 50 penuriog1s in brick
= would lie more than ordinarily careful {
:, Tie consistency of tho material vii
=, which he binds them together. !
any rate, in case OF fire
=, =-,,r]. bni!tIing, We .1uui't it its inmate
aoMld have time tu escape letafa Il
=. :e.1le support afforded TO the tlopr liz
-, ne.s won]d give way, or whether .hs uea
- I'll engine could reach it before the wal
womb fall in. When the bnilling s.a!l
- ipishctl. these defects in construction "
:. }. hidden from sight, an.l, when made il
H.. ..os:ng with AIausara roof aud ii shos
- ;rou,, sone unfortunate tenant will
u;eitd ;uto believing that this. which
,lly lnan-tmr, is ii.st-4:lass awslliu
As tl.ere is no law to ntrest its erection.
" .4n only hope that it may neye. he oct
g, -ietl Whoever shall live in it will lu
- - y, tlr risk Of no! only being, al any Tin
'S h,at;e,i in lis ruins, uu1ess he aud his "a
~ .ly shall always move abort with Ito gre
sn, >'>t caution, but Of their nil being scr,
'aa m ap l,akeil to crisp, in case OF fire.
te Without going into architectural tcc9.
,.alities. if anyone wishes to SEQ wha
n" :,u;lding ought not to l'e, aud what u l'l,
sl W III, onsht to he, lot him first examine
'es lWelsipg. now in process OF construct
IL Wabash ayenue, fur hunlau creatu
-ns!then go1ouail the corner int" Si1tec
-. street. nntl lonk al stable put up IL
~ hiring the last spring ind summer for
accommodation of horses. The chief
'"s .,ent III the one is weakness: the c.4ief
WI men. III the othez is strength. ln thas
,nan could go I" sleep With nur asss,rs
"' that lie would ever wake up alive: in |
800 netting is wanting Of strength. or 1te'
~" ue,,c... or safety that :s,.fic;ency .'f Il
t'ss" ur wood. or brick. and skill! in their ':ss
49, :bt construction Of the building. can {
Tn. foundations arc wide and tlv4,.,.
,.li1: tho walls arc strong
-. ::,assive: E'rt1eFs henry and at frc'Isen
''ts ..,va1s lind them tosetarr. md give
! hi -, r, ,.,,:,.,, ~, ..,,. .,,,,
sell 49,, q,
soo' eds. aEs3 wherever they can lie PIT. .
'..'' -.t.aletl. holts end plates Ut iron
u ~ ."ee:her structure which an earihl
W." .pt:isl nut shake. ard or w!air:i fire =,
:. wus.e It's fury for hours before il conl
~. ,ny irrenedinl,le damage. II is xo.,sl, 1T
~, lrcLitcctare, and go,al honest 1:lasonry
luo1 e., .,., - ~
: a'.' .,s;'':iing onsM TO he. The o,hsz is q
s"'A md a snare; n chnat and n trnp: n 81
"'aA If brick; tent of thin loarls and
e,'u' -. .nr: aud warning as to what q hui
might not to be. II vrs a pleasr
~ W wcte! the construction Of tho one. ss
y -"u paiIfEl to watch the construction q
~ " other, with the reflection that of this
'''ll'' ~ ,lcter is much Of the lnildirg Of this
"''ne nd that We arc thus reckless Of b
:" ." !lfe. notwithstanding the recent te
IL '1. e.>or. 1t is satisfactory to see bu
=. anu i,,.ilt A. il should he, though Il be on
".sa- horses it wonld he still more satisf,
""n. :. see elnal consideration shown 10
'e1 u. and wcmcr who must live in s,sc! i
ao" AS landlords choose to provide for
'aes L there Is no other r.neay. there
tsoos'~ lcast this one-that anybody shoald
sAeae's' that the lives OF his wife and cAilars
auo clerks and his workingnaeu are Of IS
Is 60 concern 10 him as the lives Of his
are. or ought to be, to the leepe
c1aals livery stable. and if au exemp1idcat
''e 'ne ,l;s demand he wanted, let these two
tunes inss, near enoug b 10 each Other to b,
'1as'oh compared, the one for horses, the otl
% nave .neu, women, and children, he takel
sst1ons is not a man better than herse:
i hair
lost his The Eastern papers coutiune to
lei. aud Judge :stsong.s recent decision,
bow, il, United States Circuit Ccnrt at II