The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-25

The Dangers Attending the subtle Wire
and How ObViated.

i"' '""S''' -''''''''',s NC ''''''o "'''
aud How obNiated'
Electricity as q fire hazard has an inter-
os+ e,. ,,,.,, oi-fy.u 1t-h.r..,.... IL fs ,,,..l
ulItcl OF lhciNehldilt' udA-eI 10 properly
goes along with IT, III asked 70 name the
values destroyed Dy TINS cause, the
ans Wcr would bee difficult TO give Like
fire set by an iucendary. actual kuOwl-
edge of the cause cannot always bee
traced with certainty in the ruins. and il
investigation follow, Unknown is too
often the only verdict. 40 more subtle
agent can boz imagined than the live wire
whose presence has become $50 prevalent
i'm the apuliauccs which have grown 10
be almost "a necessity in modern llfe.
For lighting power. ana means OF COM
continue no increase, and All that can Doe
done. SO far as the fire hazard which
accomuauies IL is concerned. is 10 throw
about it all the safeguards possible. TO
fhe insurance people the public is iu-
dahted LARGELY for tho checks which have
ms FAR t9.n t,lac.l uuon this new dam
a.r and ID is ro uc regretted that there
fs ma ADEQUATE data from which 10 show
Inc service performed by boards and ass
eoriatfnus OF underwriters iu this direc-
lion. Although used for so many years
for the transmission of messages, b. Us
is,.liv more than fifteen years since IL
- i'''' ,,',ssii,ia IN .mulov electricity
,.,.,.fi.,uv far lighting and power. and
its rspid and widespread use for these
,'S 49, tgs oD-ilrrel almost entirely
PuIPoSe2 " 10, en- ,,.,,s
The insurance companies early saw tine
.,,i,.-r,ie. uronnisel So much for the cone
,-eni.nco IL the people AS early as l.el a
49,. 49, read bv lir. William a. Auler-
p"''4 ""' .t,,.,.i..ft I'll fla New York
80 f,fr. r-rlf-u-rlters before "a
49,. i1, ~ dra Insurance companies in
S,,,. W u-bf,h nointod out the salient
NeW loih, N'l..- 49, ,,.ri.h should Doe
features OF l'let.i 49, -. ~ r,fl.s fol-
insisted upon t,ffh 2fr. Anderson's
10" ,- ~ GO rer.ive1 SO well not only
PAPER 49, --@tee INIT also abroad.
No tbev were translated into French
thal me frf,c r,fles came into gem
ana 1tillan- L,-,,,t fbfe country. They
eral use lill' t.-4 ,,,f, linn. In Time as
nave pe'l i.''...il4-l, S.uarJod &C.. L0-
"uf a''....1 80 fra underwriters I'm the
cal Dodius "a 49,. fnsmGefors 10 eN-
leading cues ,i"i'i'' i.-f,ilit,, Is intro
4iiilily .-si I'M "a wider sphere state assoc
duceu' anu ~ =" ,,,,,ieru-rifcrs engage in
Citations OF Ile i.,-,n'se H. is to visit
apet,oIS 49, ana applv the rules
smaller pics There has thus grown
wherever neeuel' 49, A., tLe ernnlov
up force or liai.,, ,,,,.fc. ,,,i, NAV he
Of the insurance .oi' 80 - cor-fi. ne
regarded as eApc' HE nevv hazard. They
have organized the /, nael" iiiei III, ar
tional Electric As7osi"r ,.' eor the MIR
meetings are htiu 49,. fei,,, tha rules
pose OF peritctlhH "i.N ,,titions or exirsn-
so as 20 neet nv 80
cies which may ati9C.t 80 r,fro Under
The National boeIu VI -.,.,...,t 20 the
Wriitrs has S's e".,ecfors and during 1854
all important step w. - .efablishiug
Board with the intent on -,t,rr.,.-t-.,,7
uniform rules on the SUI, ,,,,,.i s96etino
the States. At the last anna ,re
of the Board heli on. on 10 li,,ce.s of me