New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-25
SAFETY IN CITY HOTELS.

ADDITIONAL ORDERS SENT OUT BY MR. EsIERBRooh'
Additional means of egress in case OF fire were or
| dered 10y Inspector Esterbrook yesterday Tor h'e
| hotels-the Sturtevant House. at Broadway and
| Observation-Disclosures; the Continental Hotel at Broad
way and Tweatieth-st.; the Vanderbilt Hotel, NJ
lexIngton-ave. and Forty -second-st the Unlted
States Hotel, a6 Fulton and Water-sts.. and the
Carleton House. Nos 200 and 2O2 Willam-st. A.
F. and ]. ID. Sturtev ant, owners of tho Sturtcyant
House. are directed to place three lines oil nre-
escapes on the Broadway front of the building
The balconies are to take in the three southerly win
dows. two windows near the middle OF the front,
and the four northery windows on each floor
Two lines of escapes are required also ON the iWen
front Oh n ' aSrd aSg the eebth and
ninth windows from the eastely end OF the building
on each floor. The Continental Hotel Is owned py
Fire escapes are ordered for the Broadway ana
Twentieth-st fronts, the balconies to take III TWO
central windows each floor in broadway and two
windows mt each corner in Twentieth-st Cooper.
Hewitt Il Co.. owners of the Vanderbilt Hotel were
directed to make the following changes In the
building:
fourth partitions from LexingtOn-aye on the Forty
secondst side, aud through the first ana secohd af
tions from the north side or the Dld-
ing also doors must be provided TO the large openings
in the centre of the main hal also IRON ~ 49,,
second and third windows from the corner san PAL
comics TO DC at eaes suoy pd -" IRON from
the lower balcony to the street.
The United states Hotel is owned by the estates
of William NJ. Tilden William lllden Blodgett ana
N. d. Blodgett Agents of the property aIe,ordered
to place two lines OF tre-escapes on tho Pearls st.
front and two similar line' on the Water'st: 'front.'
the escapes being placed near the corners O the no.
tel Charles L. Cromwell, of No. 81 Park-row, who
owns the Carleton House, Is directed TO place Two
lines OF fire escapes the frenkort-st SIDE OF the
hotel one line being near the Wilam-st. corner
He is ordered also to cut doorways through the
partitions on the Frankfort-s St side, between the
second. third. fourth and nth windows from mlll-
lam st. in order that guests In the house may nave
access to the freescapes In case OF necessity.
j. s. Wheaton, proprietor of The Vanderbilt Hotel
SAID to TRIBUNE reporter yesterday " 90 not SEQ
WHY Inspector Esterbrook should order such extern
siye changes In hotel sBce 1t Is already well pro-
vided with fire escape in the rear. and stands OF
hose and fIeextinguishers are kept on each noor.
There are only fifty rooms in the hotel"
"1ne Inspector visited my hotel the otner day,,
said Z. l.. Merrifeld, of the Continental, but dld
not make very thorough examination; There are
fe hotels in the city better protected In case OF
fire. than the Continental. In tho hrst place theIe
are three horoscopes from the roof to adjoining
bnildings Then each floor is provided with BAD
cock tre-extnguishers axes and stands Oh nose. n
red light is placed at every landing above the STAR
WAYS In order to guide guests In case OF hre pa
toman walks the halls all night. Before retiring,
90 from cellar 10 garrett to see that everything Is
all right. The kitchen rs III building apart IRON ~
the hotel and at night is completely shut OH from IL
by iron doors. The lower part OF Tue elevator
where fires sometimes originate. Is made oil IRE
proof material H.
tho United States Hotel, to the reporter. They
are twenty inches thick. IL fire should start on
one side OF the house. ii couldn't get through that
wall The Inspector wants fire-escape placed on
Fulton-st. IL II was placed there /; couldn't be OF
m uch use, as the halls run from Pearl 70 Waterst
There are geral fre-escapes To adjoining Dubu-
iDes Perhaps it would be good plan "a. have one
placed on the Watcr-st. side; still think there
would be no danger If 1t was omitted; The Gle
yatOr shaft is iucosed in brick alls and would not
offer much TODD for the flames" $50
William l.. Doyle, OF the Carleton House. said that
his hotel was pre- vided with escape on the side
toward the Brooklyn Bridge. and chain iire-escape
on William-st. AS there were no fires above tne
second floor. Mr.. Doyle thought there would be ny
tie danger tc his guests in ire should break
out in any part OF tho hotel.