New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-28
FTRE-ESCAPES ON HOTELS.
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS SENT OUT by INSPECTOR
ESTERBROOK

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS SENT OUT by INSPECTOR
EsTERBROOK.
Notices were sent by INSPECTOR Esterbrook vester-
day 10 the owners of the Astor House the Abemarle
Hotel the Prescott House, the Rochester House ana
the ST. Cloud Hotel Additional means OF exit III
of fire are required for each hotel. Inc Astor
House is owned by the estate of William b. Astor
Mr. Esterbrook demands that doorways be cut IN
the second, fourth and seventh partitions from
Vesey-st III the Broadway front OF the DpIdi ~.
and that four lines of fre-escapes be placed on Tie
outside walls The balconies OF the escapes on eath
story are to take in the third ana Iourtn
windows from both Vesey and barclay -sts on
the Broadway 'front.' and the sixth and seventh
windows from Broadway on the Vesey-st 'front.' anu
the Barclay-st. front. The Kinney estate, whleh
own the Albemarle Hotel, are directed TO cut door
ways through the two nOrtherly partitions W the
Broadway front and through the second, fOurth ana
fifth partitions from Broadway In the Iweny-
fourth-st. front of the building, Lines OF nre,
escapes, TO take in the two nOrtherly windows IN
Broadway, and four windows on each nooT III
twenty -fourth-st. required also he prescott
House,at Broadway and Spring-st. Is owned ny hoo
ert Ray Hamilton and Others, who are asked 10 cut
dOorways through the partitions facing SpIlnng-s,'
and to erect reescapes on the Sprlngst. ana DTau-
way fronts. The Rochester House. No. III Bleecker-
ST. belongs to the estate of a. T.sStewart. Fire
escapes ordered for both the front ana rear OF
the main building. and the rear escapes are to DC
connected with the windows of an extension.
Doorways are to be cut through the partitions OF
several also 10 permit free access TO tne hre
escapes. ID. Willis James of No. ii Ghl-sl', owns
the ST. Cloud Hotel, az Broadway and FOrty-second-
st. He is directed TO erect a single line OF hre-
escapes on the FOrty-secondst. front of the hotel
and 10 cut doorways through the partitions o. TWO
rooms each floor
Mr.. James, when asked by TRIBUNE reporter
about the changes to be made IN his hotel said: "
shall, OF course. comply with Mr.. Esterbrook re-
quest. While | may differ in opinion with lIiln,
shall not allow that to influence my course. II tho
building should be burned and lives lost. | would
not be able to feel that had done my duty unless
had made all he changes ordered. shall be sorry
TO see the building distgured IN any way. because
Broadway is now about as dismal looking street
az there Is anywhere but then as said before, my
feelings will not influence III the least" A TIE
Office OF the Asior estate nothing known oi the
proposed changes in the AstOr House. 1t was SAID
however, that surprise would be expressed at
any orders that might be received IN regard u
horoscopes however ridiculous. Until the order
was received, no Op mon would he expressed IN re-
gard to it. The propretors OF the Al6emarlc Hotel
could not see any need of additional tre-escapes IA
that house and they declined TO express any opinion
of Inspector EsterOrOOks order until 1t was Ie-
ceived. Mr Hextcr, lessee OF the Prescott House.
said that thai building had iron staIrways, vide.
straight halls, and pes to the adjoining build,
Ing The kitchen in separate building ana
the boilers under the sire therefore any al
dItional fre-escapcs were unnecessary, though he
supposed the law would have 10 be complied with.