Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.
General Hints in Case of Fire and on Means
of Prevention.
Mr.. John e. Durkee, Fire Marshal of
San Francisco, in closing his tenth an
nual report to the Board of Under
writer's of that city, presents the follow
ing suggestions to the public as the re-
suit of his observation and experiences
1. Be well acquainted with the best
means of escape from your house, both
at the top and the bottom.
2. Do not get confused; admit no one
to your house except fremen, police
men or neighbors.
3. If q lady's Or child's dress takes
fire, endeavor to roll the person up in a
rug, carpet, or any piece of WOODEN stuff
4. Keep all doors and windows closed
until the firemen arrive.
5. Alwayskeep in your bedroom apiece
ofrope sufficiently long to reach the side
walk, in case you cannot make your exit
by the stairway.
6. If you cannot make your way from
a building by the stairway, endeavor to
get in front room, and be careful to
keep all doors shut behind you, for
smoke VII follow a draft, and flames
the smoke. If smoke enters the room
and it is difficult to stand erect, get
your mouth as close to the floor as pos
sible, and breathe easy, as there is always
fresh current of air near the floor. A
wet cloth over the mouth will greatly
aid breathing.
Z. In getting smoke from room, al
ways open the upper portion of win
dow.
s. In case of fire in theatre, or any
place where numbers of persons are,
keep perfectly cool, and do all you can
to prevent panic, as there is general
ly plenty of time to escape if there isno
panic.
9. Do not go into a building where
there is thick smoke if you can help
it, without saturated sponge in your
mouth, or wet cloth or handkerchief
over mouth and nose.
10. In ascending or descending lad
der, do SO with a regular step to prevent
vibration. +l..
IL. Have metal or earthen vessels
for. matches, and keep them out of the
reach of children. Wax matches are not
safe. aa 8
II. Never leave small children in
room alone where there are matches Or
an open fire. -....
Is. Do not deposit ashes IN wooden
vessel or upon a wooden floor.
IA. Never use a light In examining a
gas-meter.
Is. Never take light into closet.
16. Never smoke or read in bed by
candle or lamp light.
II. Never put kindling wood on top
of roof to dry.
Is. Never leave clothes near CRATE
OF fireplace to dry.
19. Be careful in making the fires
with shavings, and'never use any kind
of oil to kindle fire.
20. Keep lights as far from curtains
as possible.
q. Never pour out liquor near an
open light.
%. Always fill and drirn your lamps
by daylight, and never near fire..
%. Never blow out fluid lamp.
"a. Never allow fluids used for lamps
to be kept in a room where light or
fire is used.
%. Always try your coal-oil by pour
ing little OF it III saucer Or cup, and
If you can make it burn with a match
Or piece of paper do no use it.
rs. Put Wire-work over your gas
lights to show windows. and keep your
goods from them.
n. Benzine, naphtha, gasoline, cam
Ylhana varnISh t17rY,o1,fino al, orooI I'll
etc., should never be drawn by candle
or lamp light, or in room where there
is fire.
%. Sand IN place of sawdust should
be used on the doors of oil stores, drug
stores, etc.
20. Always use a closed lantern, and
never allow smoking In hay barns. sta
bles, warehouses, or in stores where
goods are closely packed.
80. Always keep shavings and fine
kindling wood away from steam boilers
and furnaces.
81. Keep lofts, cupboards, corners,
boxes, etc., free from greasy rags.
80. Before leaving your place of
business, see that all the lights and
fires are out.
33. Before going to bed see that all
your lights and fires are out, and that
no ashes have been placed In any wood
en- vessel
81. See that your stovepipes enter
we'll IN the chimney a
Strange Train of Events.
Some time since, resident of this