New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
NOTICES TO HOTEL-OWNERS.
THE BRUNSWICK ROssMoRE BRowER HOUSE AND
GERMANIA HOTEL TO BE MADE SAFER. .

THE BRUNSWICK ROssMORE, BRowER HOUSE AND
GERmANIA HOTEL TO BE MADE SAFER.
Owners of four hotels in the city received notices
from Inspector Esterbrook Yesterday warning them
to provide additional means Of egress from the
buildings in case of fire. For the Hotel Brunswick,
In Fifth-ave between Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seyenthsts, five lines of fireescapes are ordered, as
TO lows:
Two outside fire-escapes on the Twenty seventh-st
front one taking IN the two westerly windows and the
ladders complete to each story, and dropadders from
the lower balconies to the ground also two outside ire
escapes the Twenty sxhst front, the same In all
respects specified for the Twenty sevtntst front
also outside re-escape on the FIfth.ave 'front.' to
take I'm the sixth and seventh windows from Twenty
seventhst with balconies ladders etc. for eat story
Thomas b. Rand, of No. 1450 Broadway, re-
ceiver for the Rossmore Hotel, at Broadway and
Fortysecondst., is directed to place four lines of
escapes on the hotel. On the Broadway front the
escapes to take in eight windows at each story.
four windows being included by one balcony The
lines the Seventhave. front OF the building are
to take in the two nOrtherly aud TWO s0utherly
windows on each story.
The Brewer House, at Broadway and Twenty
eghth-st, is owned by G. A. Baudoulne, OF No. us
Fifth-ave. He is directed by Mr.. Esterbrook TO
place fire escapes on the Broadway front and the
Twentv-eighth front of the hotel. stationary
iron lad also required to be built TO the scut-
lc openings in the roof, and the scuttle openings
leading from the main stalrways are TO be enlarged
The GcrmanIa Hotel at No. al Cedar-st., has q
line of reescapes winch Mr.. EsterOr0ok says must
be put III better repair Mr. McManns, the owner
Of he building is required also To place an add
tonallne of escapes on the front Of the hotel and
to enlarge the scuttes in the roof.
At the ltos-more Hotel, an employe, who accom-
panied the examiners in their inspection OF the
building. said yesterday to q TRIBUNE reporter I:
" The examiners said that this hotel was IN as per-
feet condition possible so far as means OF escape
in of fire are concerned. There are tre-escapes
in the courtyard which are acceSsl Die from every
part of the house. There is n broad fight OF stairs
in the northern part Of the hotel and back of tins
Is fire proof flight Of iron stars inc osed IN
brick walls and accessible on each floor by
means of an lron-ned door On each 'Oor
Puests can have n choice OF their means OF
escape here are two tanks the top, or seventh,
Is So connected that water can be thrown from II
by the eng neer, VINO can be warned at any minute
by bell. At the least alarm of fire the Waterman
touch bell on any floor which Is the signal to
the engineer TO turn on the water The floors are
cemented. You could not burn the .hOtel, unless
Won saturated every room with alcohol and set fire
TO It,"
Al the Hotel Brunswick representative Of the
DrOpri@tors SAID " The examiners stated that our
means of escape from fire were as good as IN any
hOir and thew expressed their satisfaction. There
means Of escape by thereof to adjoining buildings.
fire escape by the weli-hole and means of exit by
two starway6. There IS perfect system Tor Hood
ing every room in the building. there being full
supply of pumps, hose etc, on eacn floor. There are
servants moving through the house at all times,
from midnight until morning. the cook and many
others going TO work at IL" One of the
owners said that he knew nothing about the IN
spec or's orders, but exclaimed: what! Put
no fire-cscapes on the Hoe Brunswick you
would on tenement house, That will look strange"
At the Bower House, at Broadway aud Twenty
ell htl-st, there two rear horoscopes on the
outside OF the building. The hotel has depth Of
about forty feet on Twenty ghth-st and a hall
cat, tins into two portions and halls run at right
angles To the main hall. the means of escape from
fire are considered at the hotel to be sufficient.