New-York tribune., 1873-01-20
DANGERS FROM FIRE.
ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS WITH INADEQUATE
MEANS OF ESCAPE

Superintendent Macgregor of the Depart
ment of Buildings has received the following report OF
buildings not properly secured against fire;
m 20 ws T%sP % ,IS Fei9dg 9g fs'Ps Se 3rSS No.
Walter Brown; scuii and LADDER No Burngsp Waller Brown
ss1e sp ladder no 30 Peaflst w. A. Jaeoa scue and
ladder No sss Peaf & A. Naori scuttle and ae No. 2a
Pesrst Z. NaoF seue aand laeT No. 80 Isas & W.
FssSs se MoOney y ape .caite and dder 5
No. i22 ChuhL, sOnnebern - Co. siadonsry iron ladder
.,So,y SS ~ iron ieT Nos is and m Duane st. samuel Lssn
agent 6eape and stationary iron ladder No ~ Duane 1 Saus @
St. Bates areesepe ani stationary iron ladder No 10 Duane
j. R Foster esIs a Gns Sn se 5ss no. n DusT
IT. j. HOuen; eeseape aud stationary on ladder No ~ war
ssspe ire CSC No 81 WiHen free'eags 10 = Barclay
JSs'Ra Hall; Ss eSSDs SS J' fr eepe no. 4s De New
York Steam Refinery frs esc &c No. & M psAs s .nd
adder q J. Folsom agent Ere escape escape No 81
R0so% ASsn1s c fire escape No IS Avenue Folsom agents
Mo- No. % 81 Bb T 5 bEosRy wa% ws 4SSI ao IRE Hd
ladder No So BO,Sw % Wam d AsGr m De 1I e,pe oa sa
scue ladder 57I Broadway Aor estate tre e,cae and station
y iron so'e es & HSSr I lessee C. D. Pdneks no stationary iron
dSer No 5Broadway lessee C. Feireks stationary iron
dder No. Broadway Douglass Co no stationary iron
No. $50 Broadwsy Mr. stationary iron ladder No. 5s
Broadway, j. X LsSenee no stationary iFon LaleF No. 3 sy
BrosdWsy Mr. Mitchell; escape, scuttle and ladder. No
f55 s1o.sTsy Horace By sCun dae Broadway
E% EGAEs s,,cns n iSon ladder 10 West HOuou Horace s. BIZ
stationary ladder. No West Houonst Horace Bly, station
siy iron ladder No IS West ousiOn lessee Z w Strong station
,y jrap ladder No. lsI Waerst james H. Titus escape
stationary ladder No 1875 waterst j. Manning agent saionsrr
1873 Watert, C. BoOss stationary LADDER No. IN wa'er''t c.
v. Roosevelt, stationary ladder.
The following reports we're also received on public
schoolhouses;
Ward School No. c. at No. cl Thompson-st.is in ordi
nary condition The cassrooms third floor poorly
ventilated being very dark and unsuitable for that pur
pose The water-closes built OF wood and are oen
siye The general surroundings OF the building bad
The building is heated by woodstoves In cassrooms
| properly protected from wood work. The front
stairs consist Of two separate flights OF wood two feet
four inches wide running from yard TO second story
There is one Fight OF stone stairs, two feet four
inches wide, inclosed with brick walls from the
yard TO second and third stories on rear one
flight OF wooden stairs three feet wde souherly side
outside one Of stairs two feet four inches wde
from yard second story in rear The classroom doors
open outwardy. Although the building has sufficient
stairways accommodate the number OF scholars Q5C
they arranged so that IN case OF re on the ground
floor in front, all means OF egress would De cut off, IL Is
recommended that doors be arranged open Outwardy
that proper stairway OF stone, ncosed be substituted
for the one now IN front; also that the ventilation
throughout be i'll proved, and slate substituted for wood
In water closets, which should be properly ventilated
Primary School No. 49, vt Nos. Z g. and IL Downing-st
The foundation and upper walls are In good condition
The ventilation tues are very good Ight also good
Heated by five hotar furnaces In good order aud safely
protected Ceilings in good order throughout. Exits
|
inches wde extending TO all floors; two flights stone
stairs three feet six inches wde on easery side and
two flights on westerly side, OF description all in
closed with brick walls and running TO all floors At
tendance about 600 be dismissed In three minutes.
Primary School No. a. No. 20 HOratio-st, the founda
tOn and upper walls good the first story used as
play ground. The ventilation IA good, with exception
OF rear cassrOOms, third story The light Is not good.
Heated by four hOtair furnaces In good ana safe con
dtiOn Exit double wooden stairs In front two feet ak
inches wide and single stairs three feet half way
| to third story, whence they continue TO third story
double Stone stairs at east side three feet three
inches WIDE from playground to third story. Same
side These stairs both open into the play
ground and thence by side doors 10 street. and are s
fcient In OF fire. Classroom doors all open In
wardly 1t If recommended that doors be altered TO
open outwardly that slate be substituted for wood In
water closet and that light and ventilation be improved
| where imperfect,
1 Primary School No 25 No. 545 Greenwichst IA in
ordinary condition; ventilation bad; heated by wood
In each rO0m properly protected by tin shields
Exit, two separate flights Of wooden stairs front two
feet five inches wide, extending from yard To second
nclosed with brick walls extends from yard 10 second
and third STORIES, rear one flight wooden stairs
three wide, north side OF building ousde. ono
flight stone stars feet four inches wide from ward
10 second story fear classroom doors open inyardy
Although there is suiflent number of stalrways TO
accommodate the number 81 scholars 200, they are 80
arranged that in case Of fire on the ground floor front
all OF egress would be of IL ia recommended
that classroom doors be arranged to open Outwardy,
the inadequate in front OF building; that the
ventilation be improved throughout, and that the
wooden water closet be replaced with slate and properly
ventilated.