New-York tribune., 1881-12-16

country such persons put under restraint 70
they can Be watched by the ply ysicians and attend
ants Many of the English asylums have no oa,s ~ L
the windows or doors. At one asylum visited Tue
attendants not allowed to have any keyS anu ~
DIR. Chaplin went through the entire buiidlne wi.n
out finding locked door. The appearance Oh rho re-
strant is found to be annoy ing to the lhsaue' io
tendency in England is to make the asylum t in1i
home-like The percentage of recovery IN EngGss tsa
asylums is two cent greater than here anu
percentage of deaths is also greater because patients
are more frequently discharged here. The men mem a.
charge of asylums In England show more indepthat pt =
ence in administration because they X Khoc No frna
there is q board behind them that has ful intoili i
ton on the subject and is supported by public opin
ION In the Willard Asylum the attendants are Io
allowed to use restraint without authority s,nstrr
superintendent. The committee adJOurheu S0'
day, and will hear no further testimony.
PRECAUTIONS IN THREE THEATRES.
Several of the chiefs of battaons in the Fire De-
partment continued their inspection of the theatres
yesterday in their respective districts. Chiei Deh
jamn A. GIcquel made thorough examination VI VI
Haverly's Fourteenth Street Theatre, when was
built for Charles Fechter. Entering the lobby IL
was found that there five exits from the par
Guet four doors opening from the dress circle 10 Tue
staIrways and three from the gallery ana On lhac
pendent stairway leading from the gallery mo IiS
street. Chief Gcquel called attention 10 Klhu Oh
a windOw-dOOr that was put In year ago az
the suggestion of the Fire Department, which would
enable people in case of panic 10 get On the roofs
In the cOck-loft above the auditorium is an iron
tank containing 800 gallons of water, to which
hose is attached on tlc stage.
The most striking feature of the theatre Is the
height of the stage building which IS ITO ieet
high and is fully sixty feet higher than
the dome of the auditorium, though not
separated from the auditorium as 1t
should be. This is considered of great advantage
in aordng draft in case Of fire on the stagf, As
several feet in height just above the proscehum Gh
afforded communication between the space lmncd!-
atey over the stage and the space above the ceiling
of the auditorium. Chief Glcqucl reComInehued
that this opening be closed with partition OF corr
gated iron. He also suggested that the Walis on
each side OF the proscenlum arch, now only lal anu
plaster partitions be faced with TOn so as 10 keep
the fire confined 10 the stage, and that several WIN
dows should be arranged Ill the top OF the stage
building, To be opened by means of pulleyS on tue
stage for the purpose OF increasing tIle 6ralt.
The fire appliances were then examined and pro-
nounced in good condition. , "
is directly under the stage. This the stage-capen
ter said he in the habit of drenching night ana
morning as to keep the floor always moist. Dl-
recly under the parquet are sixteen dressing rooms
opening passages that lead directly 10 the 'front.'
OF the building proper and up INTO the LOBBY, a
recommendation will be made TO arrange exits that
will allow the actors TO pass ont WilhouJ golhe
through the lobby. The engine room IS under the
sidewalk. Chiel Gicquel said that the iarge portco
which projects over the sidewalk would serve rs an
escape, people could easily be taken from III win
ladders But the greatest danger was IN the gale
ries,, he sad and if any additional exits could be
made there he wanted IL to be done. On the whole
the theatre safer, he added, than most play
houses but number OF improvements remained 10
Chief Breslin made an inspection of the Ciermania
Theatre, formerly known as Wallacks Theatre at
Broadway and Thirteenth-s 1t was found that there
was no brick stone work except the four walls OF
the building, aud that the stage was only divided
from the auditorium bywOoden partitions. The space
above the prOscenum arch is only closed by tim
partition of a similar character. recommendation
will be made TO close this with brick arch. While
the exits FOurth-avc from the stage were found
to be ample. those from the dresSlng-rooms under
the stage are so constructed that large number OF
actors i'll rush would find difficulty III getting out
IL was suggested that an unused passage leading
into lager-beer shop i'll 1hirteenth-st. should be
made an additional way of exit from the dressing
rooms. Attention was called 70 windows opening
from the hrst baicOny and gallery INTO a space be-
tween the theatre building and the building IN front
on Broadway and the suggestion was made that
iron footbridges be put across as means of escape.
IL was found that there no ire-alarm IN the
building but simply key to the nearest hrc-alarm
box.
The Windsor Theatre, in the BOwery.
spected by Chief john ". Miller. his has "a seat
ing capacity of $500. As in the others, there Is an
open space above the paOscenium arch. The fire APP
piances were found To be in poor condition. all of
the extinguishers being badly out of err and the
pipe connecting the hose with the hre-plug lacking
SO that the hose useless. Recommendations pro
yldng additional means of exit and to put the fire
appliances in good order were made.