Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-01-05
OUR GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Letter From its Manager Explaining Where
Exits are Located-Also Matters Rela-
tive to Precautionary Measures
That Have Been Taken.
A Letter TO THE PUBLIC.

Since the disastrous fire the oquos Chicago
have inquiries safety
There exits the Opera House. being
locked and of the DOORS the inside all
having night atche which require key get
outside but from the inside requires only
these doors locked kick of the would knock them off
their hinges The doors of the Chicago heater heavy
doors for fire protection from buildings complying
with the cities The eight
floor level with the ground when the you
safe the balcony stairway the south
door leading to the low roof of Mr. Pumer building it,
which is only feet from the ground this stairway wide
enough accommodate three persons side side
steep staway city The gallery ways
escape the stairway second the lobby
windows which only II feet high high the
fire escapes third iron escape
large platform there being al and the gallery they
slide down this ladder The 6men do in the engine
performed this many who when
they haven't the price of admissions open
will say gallery god very proficient this particular
AS to the ales they ample for this sized house
There three in the paquet while there only two
knowledge There
seasdeep any AISLE while the large theate there
times as many thirty forty There
theater of the curtains having steam heat the boiler
very the house. and
has floor at the 'front.' where the
fed square There explosion safety
ten pounds most of the time only five
carried Now important parthe stage
The has stated coil painted
cry all water color and will defy any to burn
hangs this The scenery each piece held
three ropes goes the loft overhead then gallery
pin they not tied but wound what
Delaying and pull with the hand will drop the curtain
to the stage venatos the stage rig
gng loft large ventaos operated
be opened We have drop curtains
the Chicago theater curtains painted with paint
not with Chicago that why
dull finish The first drop curtain made of
white with mixture of asbestos and whiting then
the scene painted coors This curtain the
stage floor gallery the Chicago theater
the right the exit hung
weighted anybody small child could drop it. it being
ball bearings bicycle wheels the second curtain made of
burap paint and water color and hung the
first operated from the place These two curtains
will stand to fifteen minutes the entire
was on fire and give ample people
have timed audience which Shore Acres the house
full and it took little four minutes to clear the house. the
usual way going We also have twonch hydrant the
stage ready at any minute throw
dng and the the working of every fire
plug and All of them grown hav
ing families boys places of this kind have
cacums stage and allow company to them All the
ohts are electric globe the light outevery
les of lights that short circuit would only melt the
fuses and there further trouble From the of
the current building each light there four fuses
We have great heaer with five story seats capacity of
thousand people but have place where the patrons
are safe and viii venture say Opera
the b protected and safest public building city, including
hotels churches schools public halls This thete open
specon at any invite the public who to investigate
to call and shown through the house at any time.
Very truly,
G. S. CONE Manager