New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY
o,,,,r,oy or pOoTHs THEATRE.


M h;ofo 81 the bottaloDs o. the fire Dep.ad
Ihe che.s OF w ,her inspection of the theatres yes
terdov' Chief Gicquel occupied Two ou QUILT 70 the
ming Boots Iheatrr: f. md in s good order The
snops na cas- rooms are in walt under tle s,
walk, and of an emergency 15Sn from ' the vault
eonia rob hcans of old scenery were seen IN
the cellar, hut otherwise there wa, was
little to crticse there, sOr ON IN the piay.
adoiping il IL another building which ~ uicu t H.,
1rcssnp Tooms One of the first qntstions l'iit ~.
chief asked when he viewed the roons was nov tn9
ct rs conId esca pe in case of ire IL was salu thaI
fhev would have 10 go under the theatre anu '.Sn
climb a stairway to Sixth-aye'' or 20 auJ thai
same Kind of fre-escape be constructed on tle ou.
side of the building in which the dressing roolS u0
situated. ... 1oo feet
aboye the stage, is the rigging o Oh
f. extends The whole length of e,,t tn"
theatre and makes an open space pronaniy III If
fret high over the ceiling of the auditorium ~
ira were o occur in the flies good driIi VIII III
send the flames over the heads OF the pe"p fird
with old scenery and inf lmmable u!aterldI Iii
would serve to feed the fire. CHEF VcqueI VIII
recommend that all the scenery shan Ue ic'hoNTHu
from the room and that brick wall SHAH Do pun
over the proscemum rch separating the stage liTr
the auditorium. The arrangements III ne ,oI.S io
eXtinglishng fire iii the scenery 6eeed 10 tic o!oi
70 be ample. There are SIX iron perforated
pipes running across the top of the stage wch VIII
throw water i'll every direction me pipes wu,o
tanks each holding 5000 gallons, are situateu III
differeut parts of the lofts over the stage A.
From the building used for dressing foorhS 1nS
Chief passed % the upper gallery. lie was mu?1
diss t:sfed with the ARRANGEMENTS there. III VIII
seal AL nersous, and there are fOnT marrow pas
sages which lead to the stairs. 1t was thoneiC tI
i'm time of excitement the people wond lind much
difficulty in getting thronght the passages ~ nc s ~
leading to them are narrow anu steep. ~, .,ht
two exits IRON the top gallery hut IL was thnuguo
int thcy We're insufficient. The chief will recOni-
mend that the DOR leading from ne Old gaieiy' or
the buGms used for dressing T99ins &c nIuT r t
exit In that ca the people would be III sGpardc
bnlldnr and could Use the hrc-eScapcs Wihch wiz
be suggested. he exits IN the lower galleries hm
the parquette seemed TO be Sutncieht, y niei
Giconcl remarked to of the managers a. ne was
leaving the building: Booths Theatre is hot the
safest ou lIing in tho city but think IL can W
!" Cb,ef John w. Miller examined the National
Theatre al No. 1914 Bowery, and the Novelty ihct
ire at No. lib i}Owery. lie saId last night tAal
fhcse theatres were not much more than big Leer
Saloons The arrangements IN both 1or tile saie
OF the people wee not satisfactory anu ull'S
needed changes will be Recommended ! nc pioo"
we've not lut Tor theatres and have nOt tIe aCcoin-
modations that the large theatres nave
VIEWS OF AN ENGLISH sHIPBUILDER.
William Pearce, the head of the British ship
bui,dlng firm n Joan Elder ~ 20. who is on WISH
to this city viii be entertained at dinner OF IN
Turf Clue this evening. He Will rcSpo'd 10 Ing g
Toast "Modern ShipDul,ng, ami Yesterday he dla
not feel inclined to talk very freely upon me topics
which he meant to touch IN his speech. nut VIII,
regard to the scheme Tor building steamships or a
Inc similar to hat proposed by Jacob LorlllaId,
whic Is to be called the American Express Line, ne
expressed his mind For this line II Is lnteuded 10
have three steamships of not lass than 800 eet IA
lcrgth, to carry no freight but to he hit d with
rooms Tor frst-cass passengers only. and to have
speed TO enable them to cross the ocean In I'VE 'i
AK DAYS Mr. Pearce said he had held confer
euce With Mr. Loriliard in the course OF the week
in reference to the project. He believed that the
scheme was in harmony with the p0pular view. but
he was not so aang1linc as Mr. Loriard Of its sue
cessfnl issne Oh American capital. he did not
think the American people eylnced snch a spirit III
m. sbipping business as would be sufficient TO make
this plan a SUCCESS American capitalists seemed
to he slow about embarking in shipping. because
they wanted demonstrated to them hrSt me Vatue
q q traus-Atlantic line Such a lIue was pro
nosed woud he est ablisheh some day. and would be
suceessful The time had come wden PASSENGERS
should be carried in different vessel from that
which carried freight and ship property would then
proye more valuable than now.