The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17

ments the expenses of which, they say. they are
very willing to be assessed for. Yesterday after
noon reporter of the HERALD made "a tour of all
the large hotels the island for the purpose of
pertaining what the present appliances for the
suppression of fire. The following statements are
the result of the investigation
MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL.
The Manhattan Beach Hotel has upon its grounds.
on the land immediately adjoining. well OF water.
connected with which two Of Knowles pumps
that throw 1850 gallons Of water per minute. This
outflow is forced to cstern that holds $4,000
gallons of water; this is forced by another pump
into three large iron tanks. The water from these
building Hose with the necessary taps attached
are coiled on every hoor OF the building
and can be used at moments notice. The
pressure is considered to be greater than that OF
a stream of Croton water. Fire ,extinguishers
placed on every floor at distance apart OF about fifty
feet The proprieors OF the hotel say that they at
tach more Importance to their measures for pre-
one out The building is under constant super
vision. Two men are employed in the cellarage
whose duty IT is to watch tor hre; two men perform
u similar duty in the rear OF the house. one man
the piazza. two in the grounds aud two men patrol
the halls at night. The kitchen of the hotel
is said to DO the largest in the world. and all tho
ranges are set upon solid mason work. The best
preventive against fire is believed to be the erection
of the servants hotel. about quarter of u mile
away from the main buildings. The company has
recently erected this at cost of $4,000. and there
ASP OF their male servants sleep. No smoking is
allowed within the wall OF this building. Every
light in the cellars of the Manhattan Beach Hotel is
enclosed in glass; there is not naked light used
part of the property. The insurance inspectors
visit the premises every fortnight and carefully
anime the gas works and all the lighting and heating
thing is done that human foresight can suggest to
prevent fire taking place. but even if an outbreak
to occur they believe it could be promptly and
easily suppressed.
BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL.
The water for the Brighton Beach Hotel is sup
piled from the waterworks ut Prospect Park. and
connected with the main pipe in the basement
$50 feet of fourinch hose In addition to this there
is storage Of water in four immense cisterns in
the rear grounds. The kitchens fireprooi-the
ranges are on iron grders There is also in the base
ment large fire pump. connected with which is
about thousand feet OF fourinch hose coiled ready
for instant and which can be connected to
play on the outside Of the building at any moment
The pump has pressure OF 1872 gallons per minute
On the second floor there several coils leach
fifty teet Of hose in every corridor and the water
arrangement is made on the floor above In addi-
ton to this there are Twenty-Five fire extingushers
in the building which are placed in the main hall.
the corridors and basements The hotel is lighted
with gas and by electricity No matches used.
Each gas burner has its own electric apparatus.
There are no curtains in the bedroom windows. 60
that there is no danger from that cause. The
wants sleep in the basement. and smoking is strictly
prohibited. Two men are employed on each floor
all night to patrol and watch for outbreak OF fire.
vANDERvEER's HOTEL.
Mr.. vanderveer is an old Brooxlyn fire laddie."
and served in the Volunteer Fire Department of that
city many years. He has no apprelensions from
any outbreak of fire his premises. but says that if
it. Gasoline is used in the lighting of his hotel.
The water is supplied from the Prospect Park
one ne hundred feet Of the house. p Seven hundred
feet of four inch hose, fifty feet coils, are con-
nected throughout the lower floor Of the house with
this main supply. On the upper floor there is one
and half inch hose pipe placed conveniently and
which be brought into use at any minute of the
day night There six fire extinguishers on
each floor, two in the kitchen and one in the bar.
The kitchen is detached from the hotel and the ranges
are placed on q brick floor The women servants
al eqn in ia a lapn N n
separate building outside. Two watchmen are on
duty inside the house all night.
CABLES HOTEL.
Cables Hotel is supplied with water from the
Prospect Park Water Works. One hundred and fifty
the ground floor, and the water can be turned on
through this hose at any moment. There are also
fifteen fire extingushers OF the Protective Fire An
Mr.. Cable can be very easily used either by the
wants or guests. The former are regularly drilled
in the use of them, and it is said that were q fire
to break out it could be extinguished by
these machines Immediately. without the interven-
ton of water. The servants sleep in the house. No
smoking is allowed Three night watchmen pa
troll the building. and the night clerk is also
duty; About two years ago fire broke out in this
hotel on one Of the upper stories and was imme-
diately put out by one Of the female servants with
OF the extnguishers.
WEST BRIGHTON AND GRAND UNION.
Mr.. Bauer. proprietor OF the West Brighton Beach
Hotel. says that every precaution against fire is
from the Prospect Park Water WORKS. Three hun
dred feet OF our inch hose attached to the main
pipe. There are also about nifty feet OF one and
half inch hose the veranda cooled for Immediate
use There comparatively few bedrooms in this
hotel. Eight men. however, duty every
night and pals filled with water placed at con-
venient distances One fire inspector is also duty
during the day and man is placed in the kitchen
tc act fireman.
The Grand Union Hotel. which is a wooden
ton and has sleeping accommodations for about
two hundred and twenty-five persons is supplied
with water from Prospect Park. 1t has extn-
guishers, but has buckets of water placed at
venient distances each floor every night No
hose is provided. The hotel is patroled by watch
every night. Candles used in the bedrooms
and lit with the ordinary lucifer matches. The
kitchen ranges on brick floors.
The small boarding houses ON the west end of the
island all lit with kerosene Their water supply
is obtained from the springs in the neighborhood
and their arrangements for the suppression of fire
are equal to those OF the ordinary rural cottage.