New-York tribune., 1905-04-16

sir Hess; TIE manager OF the New-Yorle Fire
falned in the table referred 10, furnished memo
tsn6pm which has also appeared in the public
prints. showing that one theatre the floor beams
of The auditorium are OF wood 1lled Hith concrete
in another the galleries Of wood and ia several the
above street. thar several old remodelled buildings
have walls never intended for theatres; that IN one
buildings part frame; that IN the congesTed
district % Brooklyn a building formerly used as q
tili 81 n no" elis itihoaelled lilo = lealIe atS
that IN some of these theatres the prCscenium wall
level leaving an open space extending from tie
s'lse Fnaer tne S1ailoIlGnl,; Lit -,a.- 80. .t.
ness proposition with the nre protection TO prop
describe a heinous offence against the COM
munity he placing Of one theatre ON TOP Of another
that nothing herein contained shall prevent roof
heing placed over theatre but Il is submitted
tnat tnls paragraph does lot give authority 10
plernslia OF theatre top Of another theatre
upper theatre wSnld find fher9teivesi saw, eighty
feet in The air. with nothing hut narrow stairs snd
lew ir its present form does permit this then IN
fuenee ought 70 boz brought as soon as possible "a
have il changed az IL is seleyldent that public
line Of easy ingrese and egress 20 and nom the
street it IS to be noted rhet there IS just such
another menace 20 public safsiy il co@-se % c0ii-
s'ruction IN Harlem
ALL SCENERY SHOULD BE FIREPRooFED
But these are not an the causes Of complaint
Hhslii4al li+r Al.t y nile most OF those ia Nan
haitian have o5eved the law 10 the extent oi having
their scenery and draper.es Hrepro5feG ihey DO
not always exercise the same care with tne para
Iherna Ia Of visiting companies aud n frcqflent Is
happens that the latter viii give limited fiis. be
- performance here and gel way with their
spectors can set around 10 Tine houses ia which
thev appear
Tits situation is duplicated in Brooklyn Nlth tie
ADDED charge that ~ least e.gEty per cert OF the
theatlcs there hage NOT had t.,eir 4raperies ano
scenery frepgo0leG n an
And the neglect ol three BrooEivn pla. houses 70
sepafaoie from tire conugaitv OF stage Ngais a-G
lnaInmaDle oIapeses and scenery, and from faulty
electric insulation, cannot Re TOO highly ccgsai "a.
ih.s violation ~ t-e lag las nos the poor
eApeuslte. The scenera. gfldr0n, hy galleries.
drops Nings. platforms. ia fsct. everything that
Ieeos M frogtng. IN aUy ore of these houses.
he tfcutea with BleniO lrrprO.f solution for from
enc hundred dollars 90 hundred snd ilfty dol
lars. - the theatre itself VIA furnish the
ia Dor. Unfortunately, the law Of The land Is
tHtofceo. anc tle Offending theatre Iessees and
piers are Indifferent ~ their obligations 10 hu-
naflity. anc precious lives endangered night
- 10 save paltrs expense.
RELIABLE FIREPROoF SOLUTION AND
PAINTS
The Blenio FIreproohng Company has areproofsd
the draperies and scenery Of almost every theatre
on Manhattan Island among the latest being the
Colonial Theaife aud the new lIippOdrome To
the fact that this company aneproofed al the deco
rafiOns this year in the Madison gauare Garden
Is 70 be attributed abe escape OF the latter from
disastrous conila grafton when n took fire. during
ne kporfsmens SHOW, recently. u is probable that
TresfFvers on fhe Slocum been 50 fFeproofed many
life would have been saved for the Blenio nafnts
properly applied, will withstand soa cir I'D water
foT which reason, Il may he saaee, taey should