The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-22

Continuation Of the Fire Commission
ers' Investigation.
Several Of tho Public Schools Examined Tho
Southern, Grand Central, New York and
d. Charles Hotsls-Their Provisions
Against Fire-some Dangerous
Buildings Discovered.

The Fire Commissioners resumed their inspec-
lion of schools, hotels and other public buildings
yesterday. general synopsis Of their report Is as
PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 2.
The report states that the stairways In front are
Of wood, az feet wide, and extend TO the second
noor rear; stairways Of stone, cased in with
brick feet wide, with extra stairs on side, made
OF wood, feet wide. All stoves are well pro-
tected. Three hundred scholars are in attendance
daily. The school can be dismissed In four min
utes, by four stairways on third d0or and two on
the second.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NO Is.
Tho report on this school, Nos. 72l to 72s inclu-
ave. In Firth street, says:-It is heated by 43 ~
wood stoves situated In dinerent parts OF the
building stone stairways leading nom each floor
situated In the rear part Of the building these
starways being seven feet wide and the main en-
trance twelve feet wide. The daily attendance Ia
1000.
MOTT STREET GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. 8,
located ct 222 to 228 Mott street. is heated by
stoves in class rooms, with 'front.' stairs from first
TO third floor, also side stairs from nrst noor to
gard, and rear stone stairs from yard to third
noor. There il one on right and one on lett on the
ssress are good. There are 100 pupils ladder
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. "A,
located ct 90 to 10 Elm street, heated by twenty
one wood and coal stoves: The main stairway In
mont twoodl is % feet wide; the rear stairways
neoted to main building by two wooden bridges on
the second and third 1cors: No ire escapes are
half minutes. The building Is safe and the means
Of escape ample.
located at 1ss Cedar, mas 500 pupils; can be dis
missed In three minutes 1t Ia four stories, OF brick,
with no re escapes; all stairways are of wood and
. wooden ladder runs to the roof. 1t was formerly
used as Q dwelling; Is heated by small wood stoves,
surrounded BY. zinc tenders. and has only one
There IL only one entrance means Of exit in case
Of nre, by the 'front.' door. On the second foOr
SSS ss S s%s s aco sns
WARD SCHOOL NO. 80,
means Of exit In case Of fire.
WARD SCHOOL NO. (COLoRRD),
sre 81 the main hallway and two front gates lead
ing nom the yards; but one means Of escape in
case OF IRE.
Inspections Of Hotels.
Pour hotels are included in this report Of nspec
tons. A synopsis is given below
THE SOUTHERN HOTEL.
The report upon this hotel states that there are
soFty-two rooms in the building. heated by gas
one In the SS 81 four feet %ss
Any kind for extinguishing nre.
THE GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL
aition and protected from fire. In the laundry an
the CELLAR there are twenty eight girls who sleep
mere. There are 116 feet Of hose attached
% coupling on threeinch pipe, two
tanks containing 1Aooo eellona q water
zach; there are sixteen servants who sleep
leading to this place; the windows are covered
with wire netting, which the proprietor promises
THE NEW YORK HoTIL.
Tho report says there are four eta1rwaye ana
four means OF exit to the roof there are $40 rooms
go feet Of combination hose, buckets and Q tank
containing % 600 gallons OF water.
-e. THB ST. CHARLES HOTEL.
aanserons condition In the ktoSen ana liable "a
take FIRE ct any moment There ara no means of
exttAgulshing nre; twenty-0no servants sleep on
the sixth moor, and In case Of hre there would Ger
tany be loss Of life, Is the means Of exit to- the
roof consista Of q wooden ladder ana o souttle,
which IA entirely too small
Dangerous Buildings.
The reports of other buildings are briefly o. fol-
iows:-e
PAPER BOX FACTORY
at Nos. 208 2o8 30 and 2l2 Canal street Ia repre-
sented dangerous. with 100 tOna weight ON the
sixth door, besides the engine and fourteen hand
Vide, for $50 persons to make their
exit. There are no fire escapes. or the working
people 800 are females.
Foreman Burke, Of Engine No. 10, reports No. 440
East Twentythi street, nve story brick, as dan
gerons II 70 occupied By various parties, incud-
ins silk manulacsory and car spring works. There
me report On Booths Theatre shows that an
elaborate survey Of the building has been made
that every prccaution seems to be taken to pre-
vent are and that the edifca could be empt tied Of
people In ave minutes