New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
OUR HOTELS AS MAN TRAPS.
AIARMINa ExpOSuRE mo- FIREs.N

TO MAKE MOTH or
The report Of the Superintendent vi Rates an"
Surveys recently made 10 tiio Local Board oil fiie
Underwriters in relation TO the condition Of the
hotels of this city called forth a resolution that
each member of the Board should he furnished
with a list of all tho hotels together with
th. artual condition of each with reference
to frame ManSarl roofs. wooden ccraiocs, open
elevators. swinging gas-brackets. UNSAFE Teah-
pip0s boilers without. fro walls. incomplete ianh-
dries and dTying-rooms. uncovered lights IN o'''o-
nents or yisccears reair-shops in tl,e buildings
unsafe gaes or furnaces, ard outside exposures
This resolution was unanimously adopted. and III
compliance Herewith tbe following Statements %
the condition OF the leading hotels oil Ne" i"iA.
with others hAvo boon furnished To tine incnioo'o VI
tle Board
,rh ,r,,ncton House IN East Fonrtcenh-st. hrs
wooden corniccs swinging casbraokcts, nSade Steam
pipes. boilers without hr~as ~" vi tns Rr,nwav
ms frame manslrd roo' oen eicvat", NM'"f,hh 80
bracelets incomplete landiy ana drynSroom' ana "ii
TIE Ashland House, at Twenty toulth-s and Fourth
ave has a frame mgn-ard roof ma WOODEN COZ hicts'
The Rr,ndreh House. at Brosiwsy ana Canalss. mas
oprn elevators swinging gas brackets unsafe steam
ripcs Incomplete laundry and dryihsrooui unnoscrd
Hits repair shops in tho building, and unsafe nues ana
Hs1nnm. Intel, at Broadway ana Tw,r:ictAs has
frame nanssrd roof, wooden cornces o"n elelal3s,
swinging brackets, unsafe susm pllrs mc"l no'
isupiry and dry ingrcom ncbvcreo hghs IN paSene'
unsAie Goes aud furnaces and outside exposures. ION,
In Broadway HOtc NJ Runaway anu A'i' N'N',-'
n. there nre wooden coInic,s. swu sing ss bT'1ck 4
complete laundry and dr3 ms room 'id u"Co'e-'u o'
The Bgevoot House NJ E,rhth-st. and Fith-ave hns
frame inausard swinging Ia, brackets. o"rs "i'"o"'
The Cosmopolitan Hotel Chanbcrs-st. contains wooden
c,ste ls,n'ry and dryi,g-room. uncovered lights in
taseuoni and repair shop IN 'ae bdlitihS e. ,,c COS
bracles unsafe steam pipe. boilers without ffewolls.
tneomplp:e Laundry and dyingToom. uncovered NGhts
In the Nasemen and unsafe tles anu t'ultlc"s,. .,
ao Coleman House, broadway hNU lNFutN -NoF'h'"-
ct. has mansard ROOF. wooden co!lnocs, pr
S"iicrs %i,houi Prevails incomplete laundry anJ diving
The baildiug, and unsafe furnaces or hileS ~,
The Clarendon Hotel al E'Shieentt-si. ana fonitn
ave- endangercG %o1den co ess ,pn NV and
uneoveyed lights IN the basement, repair shops III
fsres Hotel. at Canal and Cene-sts has OUTSIDE CA
rosdrcs only. ,,..,.
Contains wooden eorice, an open o'cVa"r' HSUig,ns
brackets unsafe st, am ts an niois5u na
In he tSna Avenue Hotel arc frame Inausard roof
oucn c'eyatDrs Swinging gas brackets. unsafe steam
Ei,ss uncovered lights IN the basement, and unsafe
Frenehs iiotel IN Chathamst has wooden co'nlccs an
open elevator svlnsns gas G,c ela ns sTSE nd
ne-roou uncovered lights IN tho basement repair
shops TIE building and unsafe tnes or furnaces;
The secu1ty OF the Grand Union Hotel, al rory
seconds and Parkave Is ieSsened by frame mansard
roof nc,nnpie.e Laundry and drinsfooh IN" repair
Tps Grand moai at broadway and Thirty-hrstst..
and unsafe dues or furnaces. ~. ,., -.
The Uilsey House. AT broadway and Twenty dnth-si
ma n mansard roof open elevator, ana swinging gas
re- Grumercy PARK House, in Twenty Hrs,-st. has
wooden col nices, swinging gas brackets unsafe sOah
pipes, Incomplete laundry ana dfs mgr" u.l-
Tno Grand Central Hotel at 40 OIL Broadway has a
snanssrd roof al open elevator. swinging gas brackets,
ho,lcrr without iewas Incomplete laundry and drying
ruou. and repair shops In Tie 6niidlag
ear1 roof wooden comics, swinging gas lli-ck Is
eoeds without fS ~ ss asean5
The Hoffman House. at Nos. III 10 Liz broadway
IL covered by nsnslId roof has an open elevator, ana
swinging erls brackets.
Tae Hotel Ernusw.ck. at Fast Twenty sixth-st and
EifIl,-ye, hAs u assrd roof. wooden cOinces an open
elevator neDg gas brackets uncovered lights IN the
bselnert repair IN tho building. and unsafe hucs
Tho Irving House, In East Twcifth-st-. has wooden
s"d v,y room and uncovered lights IN tie Iascacnt
Ieg:cI storIns's Hotel IN Chatbaui.st has swimming
Cas brackets boilers witnoct frewals INCOMPLETE iaui
dry and room, aud uncovered hgnts IN the base
Te Marlborough Hotel ut No. Goa sxthavo possesses
wooden cornicc. swinging gas e1,ctets' ID omrele
t Cur a. span 'D'-'' - 49, ~, '
corI,iee swinging brackets incon'etc l4ndly and
dryIlsroolu. and repair shops N the building. ...
arsl-s cor tiDs a mansagi roof wooden cornircs open
elevator swinging gas brackets incomete laundry aud
Gryiug room. aud uncovered lights IA The basement
The projection OF the Aalopol.n Broad way is I'M
steam pi,es incompiet. ianndry and dryin s-roo
coyrIvI lights in the basement repair shops in the
buildinc ard outside exposures.
Che New York naie. Nos as to TT Broadway. has
wooion eornioes and boilers without hrc-wals
The Occidental Hotel at the Bowery aud Broome-
st, has swinging gas brackets uhsi steam pipes,
bocrs without n-ewans neemplete lanudiy and
drying room. uncovered lights In the basement, ana
Tn Prescott House AT Broadway and spiug-st. has
wooden coriceS, an open elevator swpglns gag Dwk-
cts unsafe pipes incomplete laundry aud .rJ Dc-
room. uncovered lights III the basement and repair shops
The ht BELLS Hotel at No. sOl Broadway, has wooden
coriice, swinging gas brackets. unsafe steam pipes,
boilers without prevails. incomplete laundry and dry
ingrocm. erod lights ia The basement and untae
Tbc ct Nicholas Hotel contains wooden cornices and
Tie s:urte want House In Broadway has frame
xard roof and open elevators. The ST. ClOud Hotel ut
Broadway aud crty-eeoond-st.. has flame maussrI
roe omen elevator swinsng gas brackets unsafe steam
pipes. and incomplete inun Try and dryng1vDin. The
opeD elevators swinging gas brackets. boilers without
hrt~walls. incomplete laundry aud dryng-r,ou nncov-
building. The ncair House, at No 74S Br9alway has
wooden eornices swinging sas brackets boilers wtaout
Prevails incompicte laundry and drying rC0lb aud u-
covered lights ia basement
ROOF swinging gas brackets unsafe steam pipes IND I'M
covered nights In the basement.
The Stevens House; III Broadway. his woofrn cor
nCos swinging gas brackets, unsafe steam p es. in
eomrlse laundry and drying uncovered lights in
ss and e sS ss ~ rue D0'
Tse United States Hotel iearl-s1 has frame Man
walls incomplete laundry aud dryinsfooin and uneoV-
TIE Gnion Place Hotel a, Broadway and Four
tarih~t has frame uiais.rd roof wooden eorniets'
swinging hIacacis. Incomplete LANDING ana drying
uncovered lights Id the bascnent. ana outside OK
The U.,on Square Hotel a. Fireenthst and Fourth
ave- has open elevator. swinging gas brackets, in
complee landing AMI dryinsroom. and uncovered lights
The Westminster Hotd. In Irvine-paee. has an open
The Winchester House, at Broadway and Thirty
nrst-st has swinging gas brackets uncovered lights III
tbe basetnta and repair shops ~ The m'ndIng
Toe Windsor House. at No 565 Fifthave, has an open
", ord hit nd