The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-27

to DO When Caught In Burning
Builiing-It Is Wen to Know How to
Take Care of Yourself at such Time.
Wrap the rope around the body, al
ways put one hand below and one hand
above on the rope, then slide, " was the
advice Of Captain McAdam in reply to
my query of how to get out of burn
ing building.
The question was provoked by seeing
q number nj blue coated firemen go
speeding down a rope suspended from
the sixth story of building. They were
testing fire escapes, and their ease and
confidence made me wonder why some
of this level medicines couldn't be i'm
parted to women-or men either, for
that matter--in cases of emergency.
So | went inside the great, admirably
kept drilling rooms and interviewed the
captain.
"Well," he added, you can preach
to women about the way to use ropes
and fire escapes, but when q person is
scared ont of her senses you cant expect
her to do calmly what she would trem-
BILE to do in time of safety.
"Why, l don't dare take q raw man
and send him down from the sixth story
for his trial. If | did, he would never
appear again. get him broke in by
commencing at the first, then increas-
ing his slide, not reaching the seventh
story for two weeks.
Then you don't think 1t silly for
people to forget all common sense in
time Of fire." l asked.
Never No one realizes more than l
the horrible feeling of being caught in
a trap. Fire seems to demoralize the
bravest Women are just as brave as
men, for have known a man to rush
down stairs, leaving wife and five chill
dren, when if all of Hagenbeck' ami
mails We're placed in a field and his child
among them he would dash over the
fence alone to its rescue. "
Whats best to remembers"
First, how to use the ropes that are
placed in hotel rooms and should be in
every private residence. They are at
tached firmly to Il link in the window.
Should the rope be without appliances,
simply drop it ont of the window; then,
sitting on the sill, place the rope around
the body under the arms. Make no loop,
only pass the long end of the rope over
the other in front of the chest. As you
lower yourself place the right hand firm
| " on the end Of the rope, which reaches
to the ground This prevents the rope
from slipping off the body Throw the
weight of the body on that hand and
guide with the left, which is on the up
per end of the rope. The friction of the
ropes passing each other over the chest
/ prevents a too rapid descent, and thus
/ the hands are saved from severe blister
/ ing, for as soon as the rope cuts through
/ the flesh man or woman will let go
/ the agony is too great. In descending
keep the body near the wall and breal
the slide by scraping the feet along tn
walls"
Suppose the fire broke out from
window below while the person is com
ing down-then what?'
THE only thing is to swing close t
the wall until the heat Is too intense
then give the body a herculean pusl
outward by the feet from the wall. TIL
momentum will send the body flyin
out into space. clear of the flames; the
slide Just as fast as rope and gravit;
ton will take you, even if the hanC
are cut. 1t is the only safe measure
There is no time to take any other PR
caution.
!. Captain McAdam, however, does nj
approve of the plain rope. OF course til
iron fire escape is every flreman's pref
erence, if it is free, but sometimes
D." supports a mob that is equally danger
GUS Again, certain occupants are CT
off from it by fire, so next to this come
a rope, attached to an iron pulley
' which in turn is fastened to hook j
the window. One end of the rope
thrown to the ground; the other has
small loop which can be quickly pulle
to fit the body. 1t is slipped under I'll
arms and the body lowered. No holdin
on is necessary, for it is the primitiN
science of a bucket on pulley line g
ing down a well. The rope goes arour
several small wheels inside the pulle.
which materially check the run Of I'll
rope, limiting it to ten feet in ten Sc
y onds. The moose can't slip off the bod
The wheels must go around as long
the weight is there, and, to quote Il
captain, kick and holler as she vii
she's bound to come down"
I'm case Of being caught by the fir
captain, what is the best thing to
Put wet blanket around yourself al
run through it?'
Theoretically that is fine" he a
swered "but remember that it tax
buckets of water to soak blanket, al
if there is not bath tub near to accol
, plish this no few pitchers are adequat
So next best is to wrap the head up
coat or anything wooden. This kee
j. out the fire and not the air from t
10 lungs, and the greater danger con
i from the former being inhaled.
u "Should the smoke commence to
% the room and you want to crawl to a
H. other part of the building, drop on 20
X hands and knees and crawl as close
O. the floor as possible, for the smoke &C
" first to the top and to the floor last,
that much time is secured. If all esca
seems cut Off, put on wooden cloth'
| hold piece of flannel over the mou
Y and nose, stand at the most promine
1. window and call for help. A tirem
j. will speedily come by ways you ney
RI thought of and deliver you. H Ha
Ia mark in Chicago Record.
81 The Dear Child.
ne Clergyman (anXious to complimC
4 | the host of a Sunday school outing