Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23
GUARDS AT PRINTERY
MEANS OF PROTECTION AGAINST
FIRE AND OTHER LOSS.

seventy-seven men constitute the watch
force at the government printing ONCE
They act both as guards and watchmen.
When the government printing office was IN
its infancy one or two men were considered
sufficient to safeguard the property. but
will. the erection of the new building and
the installation OF many million dollars.
worth of machinery the requirements for
constant watchfuness became more ap-
parent.
Only one IRE has occurred at the big
printery since the erection of the new build
ing. Several years. ago spontaneous COM
buston started a blaze in one of the ele-
vator shafts. 1t was extinguished without
the aid of the fire department. To guard
against a repetition of that occurrence
strict orders have been given against al
lowing accommodations OF refuse, and metal
receptacles have been provided for the cot
ton waste and greasy rags used in clean
Ing machinery. The electrical wiring has
been done with view to preventing hres
from that source, and danger from other
causes have been minimiZed.
The watch force at the government print
ing Office has been divided by Capt. r. B.
Harlow into three "reliefs, each man hav-
ing his station and duties. The big bronze
doors at the front entrance are never lock
ed and a Waterman is always on DUTY
there. At that point the captain and neu-
tenants direct the entire force, the super
visors making several rounds OF the old
and new building during each relief to see
that AIS WELL Push-button indicators
are Installed in the old building.
The only means of communication be-
tween floors at the new building are tele-
phones and the passenger elevators, and In
case of a fire 1t would be necessary for the
watchman on each floor to be called up
on the phone notified in person. Pub
lie Printer Stillings is considering the adj
visibility of installing call bells and also
protecting the lower windows, on the Jack
son alley side, by iron shutters. The old
plant Is constructed almost entirely OF
wood.
IL is understood that the public printer
will not add to the present force nor fill
the vacancies created through death or res
! igration. preferring to make such changes
In the way Of automatic alarms and other
mechanical devices will enable smaller
body of men do the same work. The pres
en-; cost OF the service is but slightly over
per cent of the yearly expenditure, and less
than one-half Of l per cent on the capital
invested
The first relief is on from o'clock am.
until o'clock in the .fternoon. In addition
to the watch force there are on duty during
the day the head Ioorkeeper, Mr.. George
c Harris. and five assistants and massen-
gers, whose duties are to assert and deliver
the daily mail. guard the doors Of the ex-
ecutive Offices and guide those having off,
ci1l business through the office to the prop
er department. At 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and at o'clock In the afternoon a
door keeper is designated to guide visitors
through the plant. and they are taken to
tho seventh floor and then shown the vari-
Gus processes Of manufacture on the vari-
GUS floors.
The list OF watchmen employed at the
Office is as follows
First relief q o'clock am. to p.m.).-
CAPTAIN R B. Harlow, Lieut.. D. A. Bah
cock, ]. NJ. Brown, A. A. Carr. John H
Carr. John Cook. William Fletcher, Thomas
Foster. s. K. Hall. J. A. Harold, James
Kerran. D. D. Marsh. H. c. McCammon.
Reilly, Martin Sieh. James H. Sutton. Theo-
PIN Tiverny, L. B. Tooly, Lewis H. WILL
cox James Wood and viii Brauninger.
Second relief a o'clock pm. to IL o'clock
midnighO.--Lieut. John A. Barr, Lieut. Geo.
Wheeler, William Avis, Michael Burke
Charles ]. Beckman, William Bierly w. C.
Butler. ]. w. Cameron Matthias Cuddy
George DIrfee, John Dwyer. Horace Foun-
tain. J. W Gillespie, J; B. Ingledue. Rich
Lukel, John McComb D. B, Moore, Thos
T. Ricketts,, George Schlosser, William
Stark, ]. B. Stops, William A, Tarbox.
James c. Toy, John s. Tunniclin and w.
F. Cl,rich
Third relief az o'clock midnight to 8
| o'clock a.m.).-Lieut. R. NJ. Calhoun. Lieut..
II. e. Burton, E. T. Atkinson, b. F. Bar
rows. c.. E. Bennett, w ]. Breed, John
Blown. George o. Burke,sW P. Chroniger,
Perry Clark, c. H. Dale, John Dolphin. G..
". Gladmon, George Graham, w. A. Girls
void, w. c. Leonard, c. H. Mcclure, T. w,
Manchester, S. G. Mawson. John H. Pasco,
S. 7, Satterfield, E. Stahler, H. w. Stod-
dard. John WATSON. Robert H White G..
w Wilmington and d. Williams
Substitutes-G. w. Allen. John Cox. Geo.
c. Hulse D. H. James, c. Keiner, William
A: Mann and George NJ Waters.
Dcorkeepers-Capt. George c. Harris,
Theodore Jackson Thomas Peter, Charles
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