New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-07

ment."
These paragraphs give Mr.. Brentanos theory
Of the college" that is soon to be. He said fur
Their: 'The school will not be local. 1t will be
National. It's aim will be to train those who
want to be fremen, to give them practical ex-
perience with the best and latest equipment,
combined with the newest technical and the
oretical knowledge There will be postgraduate
courses. open to firemen already in the service
who desire to keep abreast of the art.
"ExChief Bonner is in complete sympathy
with me on this school, and we have talked
over its details many times. In addition to
Chief Bonner 1t Is quite possible that we shall
have with us ex-Chief Shay. He is likely to
play prominent part. The best of experts and
scientists will lecture for US on their special
subjects. OF course. we shall have a complete
equipment in our building. The school is not to
be started until building especially construct
ed for us is ready. That will be absolutely
necessary"
According to Mr.. Brentano those who are not
fremen and have no intention Of becoming fire.
men will be quite az numerous in the school as
the would-be firemen themselves At the time
ne delivered his address upon a school of fire
extinguishment he found much interest taken in
the plan. For months thereafter he was
constantly In receipt of letters, in great
part from manufacturers and business men
VINO saw the value Of having certain OF
their employees trained In fire prevention
and fire handling II the school had been estab-
lished at that time it would have been certain
OF many students. Students are even more
likely now, he thinks. and from all sections of
the Union.
He finds that owners of office and loft build
ings mercantile plants and manufacturing
establishments would gladly welcome the oppor-
tunties to have their help learn practical and
theoretical scientific lore, and, judging from the
favor with which the plan for the fire school"
Is being welcomed by the underwriters and in
surance men, he says. with twinkle in his eye,
that it is quite probable that in after years the
buildings that have employees who graduates
of the school will be considered better hazard"
than others, and can be insured at lower rates.
In general the courses have been fairly well
mapped out Some idea of what will be taught
in the school can be had from this list OF the
departments Mr. Brentaho has already in
mind:
Electrical fire hazard; danger from improper
wiring, etc.
The re-aarm telegraph and all methods for
transmitting alarms OF fire, automatic or me-
chanical
Examples Of and instruction in hundreds of
devices
Practical instruction In the operation Of all
apparatus, instruments and appliances Of every
character used or employed for fre-extinguish-
ing in municipal departments; scaling ladders
engines, rescue apparatus. etc, actually in
This will be ex-Chef Bonners especial depart
nent
Hydraulics; the power OF fire streams; munich
pal water supply and its relation to fire
tinguishng
Building construction; absolute models Of
buildings, showing roofs and methods of en-
trance.
Fire dangers; the risks in cotton waste; the
combination Of lime showing how the least
water will slake it, and building may thereby
be burned down; danger from coal when not
properly ventilated; dangers from Illuminating
gas; dangers from certain oils; spontaneous
combustion; Oil-stained rags that have been
neglected; other materials; remarkable cases.
such as where the sun striking through pane
of plateglass has ignited object in room.
Lectures on theories Of fire extinguishment,
illustrated.
A collection OF fire literature. including tech
nical documents relating to fire prevention and
fire laws, and illustrating the historic develop
ment OF the science