The Sunday morning news., 1891-02-01

SOME UNSAFE TlNDER BOXES.
Low Windows and the Nearness
of Fire Plugs Are the Chief
Projections in some
Against Loss Of Life.

there are sfxfy-six fshurchas a. AKA.
city and Broo,x lvo s[,a 4. NJ
~ = s'iAu = CIV < forK tnat are
ansale Tor the congregations they hold
IN case Of IRE has aroused INTEREST a,,,ons,
our local church ooArs lv;th &c., :.
s..-.ss'- 3, - ieA view ol
.osaa ..tns ~ sna1 can pc SAID as to the
c0ndi1ion Of the heating apparatuses ii
the churches here and tla ,s,s,,sas e -
a .,,s,. - ~
:, = - q ~ "9he epe scene ol blaze at
worship heur, The SUNDAY MoRNING
NEWS reporters were insfrucfad yastar,,.
10 ma, ke inv ~ :, s,as
.as = g esAssi ne reshlss
- eAeSs Investigations are herewith
given.
The seatinr canac;tv ~ u r,.4z.,.
Rpnlnr1 Gnth5t;c ~ I, TX s,a1 4 7tst Z. =
heated 5v sfaa1, <,,fi fe e = f. = 80 = i. e
situated il build,ng ha, ,ss@st'2 s'9ss =
ehurch and ST. peter p rss's,;s, 9s e
The main exit from fhe ii audi1ornm II MS &
through rnon1v dfrsz ~ ~ - =
each aisle into the yssrins,s ~ s'sn =
through the three fi ~ font ,',,s
Vap Worst street. N af,Ssities, ~ 80 ,,s; Il.
mode 81 scrsss fbera Il i frs fs
ing on Grand streef eas r NJ ~ ~ az
side which leads fown sTi3e sfs,,s = 1.,stS 5t
iron rails. 3 : 9seP7 "Asl1
Another or,eniy,o of fs,a SEW. <,t,s.a,.
sions faces the school vsrd hnf = st,,a
leading fherefra1n SfiiI II Sse,,5S ss,1,s
8s q mode 81 eoress Il, - ~ "a ~, IL, Z
Gency There ira tive fhroe fn,st s,Sss.,1S
from the church ir,fn ira cls,s
inQ. au1o1AA-
THE WINDOWS Arr t.snnv
The se,,fin q. e, - (. z ~
Is 1.l0 Il IL heafed Nv f,,,,s
good repair. Three ibree-fao,. do,,hsa
doors lead ont inro tbtna sos se,'ars Houose y s
connectinr vesfih,slaa =
The gallery eYnnfies an a,cl, st.7a Il,
bt7les the mode 81 erress is fhronen thTea
double doors cover7ny e;ahrne,,e 9setH ~ ~
Opening "a the stems lac . =, fh sf,..,st
belaw There ,re = -, ~ ~ =
facing on York street. Z : Z
They are buf 4 fesv feet ahnva ero,,,. j
Three ordinary doors near tha m mi.
lend into the lecture room, II, fha fes,. ~
the church From fba Iect,srs ~ rs.,s,s =
there are two modes Of egrsss. one On ,,i,
Z York street and the ofEeT aro1,nd
through the reading room Il, The readir,v
rooms exit on Henderson sfreer :
ST.. Matthew,s Proresfar6 Enianonat
Church. Sussex street. is considered one
frbng Openings Al lead siirectlv II fhe
street. There Is !. ns3anino n
the centre ana two fhyee. ffs,rs f3,,i,~
this 81 rirf1tnnoies ehe cS,nrch its,r-
itls1l Is heated by four furnaces. Medium
sized. These were repaired last year. The
q
near the eraund Al arairarv siysd sIfsss.
leufis "a rhe CHOIR Vasffnor Too,r1 from,
which there Il I, siele sssrrssss
EMPTY IN Two ,1rxrrrrs
Tae SEATING canafifv a. 81 Rr;,3 3oaf,s
Roman Catholic f:hnrcb at WonIoo,ssry E, >
aud Brunswick streets Is 400
1--WE can empty q we'll filled auditorium
In two minutes said the REV, Father
Corr. TAT the nine o,cloek mass the fs,n-
gre9ation often numbers I.50) souis
Usually at this mass the church Is cleared red
in two aud a half minutes. Bur there is
absolutely no danger by Are. The build
ing is fire proof. The church is heated bv
steam. and the apparatus is s,fuated IN
the school building adjoining THE mode
Of ee ess is through two three and q hair
feet sue openings, and an eight foot
t,neniilg Into the vestibule. Three eight
foot openings lead to the front stems.
ljlere s. u,so a door leading from The
sucrlsty to the yard facing Mercer street.
and another near the rear OF the audi
losi m, leading to the priests home, and
3 tie ,,I,,es are roomvl There ia hoSysvar
1t m least t tel ten foot drop from Il the Mont
pcmery street windows.'
The Free Reformed Church In Grand
street has q seating capacity Of 500. n e
hested Nv two furnaces in the base,oent
yvbjch n Short time aoo were mi, INFO
,horn.,eh rens;r Trro side s,virgi,,,y I'm, :
shrae fsnt ,ae phar covared daors and ca,s ars
tra doh,a sviciuc 9oors emnsies @ ~
audience into the vestibuie. In addition