New-York tribune., 1873-01-16
AMUSEMENT SEEKERS REAssURED.


INSPECTION OF THE THEATRE CoMQUE, TONY
PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, AND THE ATHENEUM
The Fire Commissioners appointed COM
mitee consisting OF Commissioners Galway and Blair,
and f. Gderseeve. Chief OF the Bureau OF Combusti-
Des week to inspect and report the condition OF
all the places OF in tho city. Mr. Glider
sleeve made the following report respecting three Of the
theaters. yesterday:
TIE Theatre Comque was inspected Jan. 10. The
building is heated by furnace outside. During the
performance eight other rooms are heated by steam
pipes, the boiler OF which IL also outside the building
one gas is under the stage and another under
Broadway. in front OF the building The border lights
covered with wre-screens. Four buckets OF water
are always hand IN the dies. carpenters shop ad-
joins the theater. in which there were some shayngs
and rubbish that ought TO he removed. In the shop,
however there no fires or lights. except
a gas stove 20 heat glue. No smoking or
Of water placed throughout the building The stairway
leading from the gallery TO the ground in Crosbyst Is
feet wide There IL also stairway feet wide leading
from the gallery 10 the next floor. There two stair
WAYS A feet in width leading ont Of the dress circle
The main entrance is 22i feet wide, and is somewhat
narrowed the street oy the ticket flee There
pals OF water kept in The front Of the building and
the stage to Crosbyst The house Will hold 500
persons. and the proprletors say t can be emped In
minutes. There are three watchmen emplOyed-twO at
night and one during the day The basement under the
Tony Pastors opera House was inspected January 49,
Under and about the stage there were several Jonted
gas brackets, which will be Immediately attended to-
There seven buckets filled with the OF
the STAGE and one hre-extnguisher The footghts
In protected. There are nVe buckets or water
kept the flies. Some of the windows have sashes
and some boarded up. There is ladder to the
scute. The border lights are well protected with wire
and placed three feet away from every thing inam
mabe. The building will seat 1000 persons; sometimes
there 14O0 persons in the house. however The
penters shop Is in adjoining building; soIue loose
rubbish and shayings found there will be removed
A plentiful supply Of buckets is necessary
The exits" aleyway leading into Chry site ST.
the main entrance in the Bowery, % feet wide
stairways wide and ample the house be emptied
In three minutes. The theater is almost completely
isolated and the means OF egrtss be had by eight
windows IN case Of panic The watchman is in the
building from the close OF the performance until relieved
by the day Watchnan at a. III. No smoking matches
are allowed In the place The building is heated by
The Atheneum, at No. 555 Broadway, was inspected
jan IS. The entrance from Broadway Is eight feet wide
arrangements making to widen it by feet. The
entrance Is In Mercerst. There double doors
from the stage and basement door.
There "a pals Of water distributed throughout the
building, and II axes for In OF ire The
border lights protected with WIRE The carpenters
shop Is perfectly clean, and ID neatly kept There Is
gas In the dressing rooms and coal stove in the
large dressiDg-room la the basement. The building is
heated by o large furnace In the basement, which is
safely constructed. There two watchmen constantly
duty during the night one resides IN the building.
The fOOtlghts not protected The house accommO-
dates 1900 people. t usually requires eight minutes 10
empty the house The stairs leading TO the gallery have
been Improved but are still inadequate.