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cen very smnll md confined when tho

been very. smnll md confined when tho
, n,@fm on won't en-. Why; II was so email
Murray street thought II could be put out with
Babrock fire oXtingulsher and started down
stairs to get one; BY the timo he had descended
ule thrce pair Of stairs and climbed back tho
lire was too large to BIO handled by nm extin-
gnIshcr and the ilremen were beginning
ground three minutes after tho alarm was
struck, and in twelve minutes there were NJ
least doz"n engines. and yet no ef1octual effort
To say Tint q fire which could bo put
out by u Bnbcock eNtinguisher should grow so
in q few minutes tina, half q dozen engines
les Mt the door Of the executive officers.
wv don't know whether i is Bates. or shay or
Negligence. somewhere. II is not thu fault
are nravcand faithful, and in skiful hands will
do gu that 1t ia possible for men to do, but not
under tho present management Why. ono
would think those hooks and ladders would
buildings il only for the looks Of the thing.
At the Grand street fire the mismnnagoment
was almost Ms Opcn and culpnblc. The Insurance
Patrol had time TO cover all the goods on tho
second. third. and fourth stories. They would
not have done this IL there had not been every
ronson 10 expect they could save the goods. AS
It was 100 covers costing 81 600 were burned up
with the goods. In the GRIND street iro no
ladders were raised no attempts made. as iar
Broadw side by the only means possible.
namely putting up ladders in Grand street,
ing the water. right in on tho flames.
The same Am ola policy ,,of sGnrtng no
relied on no and with tho same result result. The
trouble is. that our chiefs aud executive officers
while thev have their men IN good drill and all
that. havc never got beyond the most element
airy tnrt OF their profession. Their only idea
seems to be 10 mass engines in overwhelming
were twcnty-iour at Worth street and M many
more In the great Broadway IRE Of two years
ngo This is all wcli enough ns far as IL goes i
Nlfa fItaHfa dor 10 htnI al
choking the ire of n the building in which II
is originating. and saving as much Of the
Mr.. Thorncll said that the result Of these
fires and tho niemanagcmcnt OF tho depart
mcnt in dealing with them would be to
panics could not AFFORD to. take risks In
the, iaco Of the lessons OF Worth street
wants II more science and moro brains among
iis chiefs. II wants men who can do something
besides mass engines outside OF burning
cell"nt md with executive officers with brains
and ability. would now bc-what II used to be-
Comment s made on the fact that under the
administration Of Chief Bates and the present
Commissioners there have been more large
Commissioner Porley is quoted rs saying III at
there WINS undoubtedly. mismanagcmcnt at the
SAID. there was n delay 81 fitocn minutes
IN sending out the third alarm. and during
those fifteen minutes tho fire gained n head
way which placed il beyond control. Assistant
Chief Bonner Of the second Battalion was in
charge OF the forces which arrived in response
10 tn, ilr~t alarm and had he sent out the third
alarm Immediately upon arriving nj the fire IA
he should hayo done. think tho FIRE could have
heeu suhducd on the hoor where i originated.
]! this had been done. ladders could have been
placed aud hose carried M to the fourth story
windows. but as u WIS, when the reenforcemenis
,all 81 by the third alarm arrived II was too late
Chief Bonner OF Battalion No 2. who was tho
* u,iyc onie,r In charge Of both fires. said
~ there "A f
Of nUecn minutes in sending out the
ihird alarm. The alarm was struck ut 7 :53.
/ VA, on the ground four minutes Later,
at 1855 The IRE was then burning
in the four upper stories. and II was impossible
O; the Worth street side OF the building so that
no human being would hayc boon able TO stand
before II and direct stream OF water into It
from the upper windows. even u the
ladders had boon got up;, l had lincs
of hose laid and water on the fre within n few
minutes after the alarm reached the station.
Two minutes after we reached the ground the
fire burst through the eAst elevator. so that you
can ses with what fury II must have been rag,
ing. In my opinion that fro had from Ia
hours Roadway. The second and third alarms
were sent out within 10 minutes and within i2
min,ntes therc were 4 engines on the ground :.
" II " abou, the laddcrsY
There were no ladders raised. II Is true.
hut that was because they would have done
no good. We don't depend much on lad
dcrs he way 10 put ont such FIRE il
% lay, your lines right into M build.
ing Mr. Thornss insn 5n s,a patrol Sd mG. A.,
into the third story anu saw tina, the fire could
Doe Iut out with q liah"ock cNtineushcr; when
We got there. We found the doors 81 the 4 ird
story stairs locked tight and had TO force them
some ofthc inferior Ire officials charge that the
| iusurnr 90 patrol held" ths Worth street IRE H.
g. k"rt IL secre,l for fifteen minutes. 60 get tx.
! ira compensation Tor putting II out without AID
| from the department. They miscalculHtrd lie
| extent. and Is the time tho engines arrived il
| Ind gained too much Roadway 10 be arrested.