New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

r-,oro,t II isn't fretrap. II VIII never "u'"
down under the present Hanas r,,holdi said
milton Roblee proprietor Of the bartloIu 90 an
.Tbia hotel was built sixteen years ago, 90 a.,
apartment-hous There are SIN oO, nd The fire
walls IL is not hreprooi' ho"eN 49, ,bat she
yesterday made my wife so nervous e'"' she
sh todav TO move downstairs 2 3
changed her mind however. whom sh" ~, Tho
the plan OF the hotel and eXplalnedr m COM
Dar,holdi Il as safe as any motel n,
1rcinner Scannel makes his home win US, ans
7 guess II there was anything Iau,c"m| IN az
we'd soon hear OF IT, me nous :, and / ex-
cood ebano as would like To see u, anu ,,or
go, 10 sncnd $50 600 in refttng IT TINS su''''''
we have about three hundred gues'S'
4 SLOW BURNER"
c,or,es y Villas manager Of the Fifth Ave-
,,o t1otol said he would give extended reasons
,rh,. that wcIl-known headquarters for hepu'-
uoa,,s vae safe place to live IN II they "e'e
wanted. .,,ob tho
r,, ,oet time Chief Bonner went through the
.,.o,,,sos" said he che said that, while the
hudirg was not freproof. II was What tne ' 10
surance men call SLOW burner anu ["c cttr"
thought it was as safe as any h0'e. 49,, ~ Ioffman.
p Caddagan. manager OF the ron i.I ~,
ia bis hotel was absolutely frcproo1' anu '. 10
Sa''u addition watchmen regularly patrohed ere
corridors noting the condiuon 81 ', &C.
and keeping a sharp outlook TOT .n, NJ, ro-
Monocer Mcdowell of the ADenaIrc' t "a
rarded that structure as hreprooI, he had
II was rcguilt three years aso' U,iro De
cOmplied with every i'H"N''
partment. ,
ppooxryN TO TAKE NO CHANCES
,,..r,,., Commissioner Gulfoyc, for the bor-
ouch of brooklyn. has decided to iriahe " nj =,
oh irsncction of all the pubic pu'lu''5'
A.. ,orouqh and To insist that the Id" ~
80, 90 ere-escapes and construction De car
o,,, 70 the letter In speaking OF the hiatt
terday he said: 49,. =; averv buildlng in
~ 80 20 three or more families anoNe M
Gret door fire escapes shall be pulit W Ia roar
II there are families living IN the II " ,'.;ded M
of such buildings escapes i'u9I mus, .roublc with
both nIaces | have had the most Uou . to,,sne
~ oeta4o which owns large apaT' Inel'' >,
az course a hre-esCape does not duu w. - mt
,aarance of such buildings but u illuS. ~, ~
~ The agents Of the estate declartu 'iI" ~ -
e,1d oe, 81 600 70 nut UP n ire-escape On ~
front Of the building. I told the agents wa 20 shev
n one as required would not cost ' M mont al
feel that they must put up hlshIS -, ,t", mist
affair. that is for them 10 dec'ue'
have one TO cover the law . y certain
some weeks ago. while passint go. moi
hoto II struck me that the builulns wa"
nrovided as il should he ana calieu w ~ not
,ior ~ tho inspeCtor Of the district I" NV NJ
49,. ,l,bouch tho house then had two escapes
,bo inenoctor ordered another one 10 ne tIc... u
on the Hicks-st side. and room cus w. "a
60 that there would he halfway nun . ~" ave
~ tho building TO the other The manager on' ~,
90 mo and asked for an extension OF tIin'' NJ ~
ala not wish 10 dispossess guest WIp vas III r.,
the room I gave him n short extension TT
asked for more time. ! tou H''' '
must be done at once. =, ao,.iry
C'ornrniesioner Guilfoyle continued by saying
that he would proceed Immediately to take ies ga
stems against all the property-o"Hel' VIZ .
not comply with the law. There are -, "a
them who have shown no Intention OF he No.
hie reneated warnings All such cases VIII Ne
mr, Into the hands of Assistant Corporation
Counsel Courtney.