New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-22
FIRE PERIL FROM WIRES
FIFTHAVE. HOUSE MUST BE TORN OUT
To MAKE REPAIRS
MR. IoRING MEANS TO SUE THE CONTRACT
0Rs- EXPERT ELEcTWcIANs AGREE
As TO TIE BAD WORK

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since The Tribune printed an account Of tho disc
coy.ry made frst before the completion Of "a new
Ffffh-at, l,.-. that rs electrical fittings and
o.iulrn,.nt which fl. owner bad had Installed
v,tn.uf r,e,fi f,r ,r.r4, 8, goo h.t,lU. been a ,l
-, ,t contractors ,. . i,.aao,rafo and s, ,.,r.-
.-e-v Installed fhaf tn. danger from fire was
really alarming That nas TWO weeks ago Mean
while The expert electrician employed hy thc owner
has been AT work and me- mas found even a worse
state Of things than was 10 first suspected
The owner of th. house Is r. L. Lorine. the
Wall Street broker and thc house is 40 sll Firth
ave. The expert has completed almost % per cent
81 his Investigations The contractor OF thc work.
when De was seen ly Mr. Loriue'- man Of business
az the outset and asked TO 70 over these suspected
Installations refused to do so. "n Inc ground ih"i
they were good enough" The expert however.
reports % Mr. Loiing That ~ per cent Of the work
De has examined spells DANGER and o. per cent of j.
serious danger Ilc says that only lu tHo or fhr'"
cases out Of "a hundi i-0cd Has n' found witches
and outlet boxes ~ aN properly plt ln. That none
have been beyond criticism. although 3D. TO-" could
Doe easily unkcre1. The bulk. however 90 the
electric fitting must ho worked over hardN any
of the original work can D." l'ii in. a"" Ni'' 'i"
be loft must bee repaired ana unk'T'd
HEAVY COST FOR REPAIRS
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i,ss tban sioonl-no ono knows how much more
for not only must n fresh electrical equipment he
rut in but the old faulty. dangerous work must
he taken out and The house torn TO pieces-noors
taken up. panels removed and pipngs extracted
which hy the way is an oxccodinsly difioult mat
TER Ut this time All tho work Of high priced
artisans COMPLETED after many months must be
,,rdorc and done again
Mr. Ior,ne's house j. a mass n costly decora-
tions thai now overlap the exposed wires that run
under the plaster close 10 the laths When q house
Is being built or remodelIed It is comparatively
sinple affair TO install even complicated cleo
,,a, .o,,rr,o, ia te,r o,t this when SILK hang
tioal equipment 'e'' "u' '"'s "'''' ''''
ings overay the walls and the ceilings are ireS'o'u
.,, nh, ar. ora mr.
costing thousands ot d''i"IS' "ne" ""''S are i"'
quoted and the last touches 81 paint ana poHs"
~. ON tho woodwork is Il different affair
Inc 'N"''''''' ''""9 9'''" '''' a." '' "''
done Everywhere wires unncascd in pipes run
through The walls There is an attempt al piping.
but the pipes end sharply. I'm hundred Instances,
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unprotected wires are pare "'"' '"'' nave pee"
a-oa Th... woe. found living Close. to woodwork
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"a little moisture would have released I'd leaking
drihbie OF electricity that would have made metal
"o'''" ana "'"'' "''' S'' "'' Jul 90" "'''''' It'd ''e
wal"
The rules "i The BOARD "i fi" Underwriters af"
vires I'm bpuJines shau r,r in tpnos that .,,u
.ytend an ,n. ,rov -, .,,,i., i..,.. iron, ,..,,.
"'N''' an" S""'' "' l''' '''I Pi'''''.S- I"' I"'7
~ The Department 81 Public buildings Lighting
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have been broken improperly SET, An some cases
not o. metal Al ALL I'm addition Certain boxes