The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28

cease insu M m our city While Of N were Justly
Is s Sossss sssS
"a wra se
city, TSese dangers had Dropsh. s attention Of
a. niS S;s
Department protested in vain against the style Of build
The CHIEF Engineer deelsreS after the
city this very spot twas plain to him and his
OUR STYLE BUILDING
SoS ss, G Ss tho s. % Ss
ss ~ e a
only ssaaon MI, sonnns every fe @ sSe building
where il began No time should haSs been lost ey ne
s the Are rInIG9!S;Saassy his nj
Se upon 'nf hand po@er
e % the and @
vembcr Il no less our duty censure this error be-
founded time elapsed before the alarm with
and many added sSsss ": ~ periods
using unirisd horses in drawing steamers: but Il
&Ssa %ss rss Ssu Ds 's
that 70 faet.e the
engines aud an order had been given to the ponce He
lence OF the disease
nS and sa nS 81 Is ss saS the
able 81 ans %a s rs that a Piece Of
psTatas asossS soon il could have s,s
nsss %sts o could By
sss wasy i M not with be S
however humane, that man has a right to overwork
the need be sufficiently The horses Of the depart,
new s
rightly lett in the stable or the hospital
lay in not having supplied their places with others able
Ssi w.1s a S
sa Ss m thu ey na & %e might
have ns the .ys s tS as
s e sc Whose
a tas
& he IN hs
who were all examined on this point tt. II is the
whose desires and feelings and preadcss would all lead
s but ae e facts as sy We
but ee that earlier arrival between Salipass
ass ssns sn
and he ohey
key tae the opposite s'a shs ses AND
h
the fire before i had crossed Franklin street whether
ee ny or
m hs F sss s
sSpose% ,s of rn this district ana his oreD0nss
INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF WATER
OF the conagraton There is proof that some OF the
nnss se %RPss
that % At st time OF the y
wood si!hOash hisis The pTSpsr fuel e. Are
n h does he s az sans %
gether beyond the proportions made by the department.
.ss i. ' ~ sSTil.r LACK q OF FUEL $500
In one case wa, reported that an engine had come
GSa svdsnce to have
IN s to So
the dre The hose was generally excelent Some DIM
ssq IN IT, 5 sSsp nd a of
sn F. s ~ oseSs nw bit sSss
sEs .ss il e we a's Hs
need larger number ri IN the city proper
s5 %s
IN Isra q ID Ssas Ct DPsRsa
best material Words TAIL to describe the
AS OF was
sory
and ruhuliy by the engineers, is story Of hardships
sSsn one '"a ss1sS proved faith
nn the praise recently
The !. Of the ana the s
and who s. n she rd in our
Venting the fire ire crossing Washington street and
s the @ @
ing indsputable proofs t OF their grea, service
deserves all praise Tor his courage lie shrank from no
is life wSan G not lie
ns q s az But Of ms Seeing h SG
while admiring his many good qualities. We
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az to
duaIs was too often wasted because it wa. not directed
by master mind. The Chief seems to have performed
ladder, now performing some act Of humanity, now pac
Uni unite hI 'hs g H ,a q s
accessible place: where he could command view
ns
n os
snnp in s aid hf from ne to
Tor the OF railroads were not generally
!H 1ses e ss %sess.aSly delayed
% Sa the Would have
ns %ese
the Deputy C6iet Police that shundred be
%cosn is ss wh g'pss s ihsr
s;s
formed this duty under proper leaders These would
supcrntena the whole work, instead of spending his
time and power in attending personally to details For
there great lack of attention to the
RECEPTION DISPOSITION
from other towns They doubt DESTROYS of being
directed by CHIEF and the law him nearly abso
lutte power all persons present This power was by
ans fully exercised Great complaint has been made
that hose not in instances carried to the
roofs or upper of buildings where water could be
eectually used. II Is replied that this done
frequently than supposed For instance. at the
said that no hose was carried up Il was done bravey and
a time with good prospects Of 1t Is further
said great heat made il unsafe and often
bic the hose When this Is said by brave and
skful 1rcmcn member of the commission can deny
it and the critical of the witnesses admit that they
point to the opinion Of veterans 1t Is certain that this
desirable way OF applying water was rendered much
more dangerous and difficult by the
- ABSENCE OF FIRE ESCAPES
on the buildings which would have provided way of
retreat, and which would, therefore, have given con
hdence TO the fremen.