The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02

~ he Its ~ ,rt,lr.sur-a The "figin 81 many
ff,s IN tailpf shuir NAV le if1'ed II" ne 80.
',llNd ~ t.clenuiug ~ 'luilcf ' rae dlIl'I
IN nauh'hn u ttpUur ~, u-cd ~ removing greArr
atUta from rHfWptfa The fHg -"nkrd WIN
Iu~farmihlc mud t tyr"eu liru w." n""'
NLou tho shnt Nv tluspd ~ and the ~ is totI.
fined The ratliiha -sunkol material vii Of lirclt
g]ouetptc ntr nplra NJ cotton. pl1'ed IN tho
hold ufa snip are often The ,nus" NJ dan-ttnIr
fires tfeuuruih u 'pafk ffum 70 rsar n'd~
err int pr"ls
ono ~ thr mut ptnnnr ,m.os ~ ienrurnt.
lplsr fires i- h" dHrk hall ~" law p%t"'ld"-
that hniINR,. shall be- hgi'rd uutl - ",E,k
~ ught lf"uuruib i"t ."u- com. M h,,i",,
that hour. and sirko mHt,hos ~ order ~ nud
their WHN ~ many ,nses their s"ii.p- mn" l"-
fudIl"d Win drink. and the burning match
stitch. m" thrown upou the Moot Her" Wa"
mating ur With IN. 81 pip"T aud start u w."
which smpuldcf4 fnf hours, and ~ tho early
hour ol thr morning syr"1dsi through ih" h91-"
Rainy dnVs ,Ht-c Il manner ~ fr"s " -
The custom ut ~" housewife 20 hang Wet xai-
mcn's IN IN" kitchen So hen ~" weather COM
di'iou- viii not admit Of tho driving - tthe family
wash upon the ROOD. IroIu"uily he l"ar'-
the damn clothes hanging ~ ~" kitchen nenr y
.tnvc The garments dry out during N" hishi
and becoming lighter are easily blown agai' :.
~" stuy" hv drhught- of Hr. lh"t take hrt
and h"f"r. many minutes To" Who'll" kitchen
T. ~ flames.
Frequent recommendations hnvc been made
by IA" chief - city itc departments that, ~"
swinging gd- bracket he abolished by law
Whenever the authuriti., Of the ire department
~ - NlN ' NNNN wv ~ " IN " 49,
moved or made stationary Hundreds OF tire-
hgvc been caused nv The cafelr-sness OF per-
sons who left thr-" swinging brackets IN such
a position that the taruc could come IN contact
with lace curtains with = special reference ap-
rar"n'ly tn 'au-'ug a. many fires a. possible.
the gns0ii"r ALWAYS puts = swinging bracket
where h. knows ih" luu~"k"cr'f VIII Wl'l 10
hang u lac" curtain tn" combination oi cur
tain aud hrlckri T. often fatal one uf M.
most H,iIN" 'atl~"~ ut nrr- i IA" iuantol deCOIa-
ton IN many home, u sllksn scarf j. hung
from the mant@l it~elf Whenever there ~
FIRE ~ the crate there T. danger Of the flinsy
scarf taking fire In tenement houses small
stoves ar" often placed before the nanfei
The mantel shelves are nom" the less duIy
decorated with yards Of embroidered and
tinselled cloth, in many cases this decoration
has caught fire from the stove, fallen 10 the
foor. and ignit"d the fat-soaked carpet or
mating In some houses there are wardrubrs
clothing hung behind the closed doors and
subjected IN the winter time 10 a steady heat
from th" chimney j. liable to combustion
In places where chemicals are kept the Narie-
lively innocent substances IN themselves may
come In contact and generate heat sufficient TO
start a lively blaze. one OF the Atlantic
froighterS came 10 This port recently with. "A
cargo composed of crude chemicals and cotton.
There had been an explosion of acids before the
FIRE. II seemed impossible 70 check the flames,
which had communicated To the cotton. The
fire. however, generated heat sufficient to lib
crate the chlOrlu" rom \ quantity of bleach
ing powder. The chlorine materially aided In
keeping the fire in check. although its -uToca-
ting fumes nearly caused m. death of soire OF
the sailors who went into the hold 10 fight the
fiames. In the storage Of all kinds OF materials
too much care cannot In, exercised The fact
must be- taken into consideration that where
air does not circulate the chances Of fire are
greatly increased. The ob-ervance of the SIM
pie rules laid down by fire departments would
frequently obviate the necessity Of inyast,-
eating the origin Of mysterious fires.