The evening world., 1912-12-05
WHY A F|REPROOF
BUILDING MAKES
FIAA DEADLY BLAZE
Chief Kenlon Says II Is Be-
cause It's Like a Stove With
Contents Afire.
HEAT IS STORED UP.
Ike an Oven II Cooks the
y Life Out of Everything
Z Within the Walls.
HEAT IS STORED UP.

me whole town raised Its eyebrows
Yesterday when Chief Kenlon snld that
. ireproos building with the contents
ab'axe made a hotter. more deadly FIRE
than the same blaze would make In a
non-nreproof structure. The Chief
seemed to be going against all generally
accepted beliefs. And not only that lie
made his remarks before the Wagner
Commission. which Is body OF gen.
tiemen commissioned by the Legislature
To learn the lessons taught by the wofui
Triangle FIRE and to brush up on expert
hre-nghting, so that they may be able
TO suggest laws that will AFFORD better
protection TO life and property. They
are ofncially known as the New York
Factory Investigating Commission, be-
cause they aim to propose few laws
for the better safeguarding OF persons
and property In factories. Certainly
Chief Kenlon woufd be the last one to
willingly lead them astray or send them
back 10 Albany misinformcd.
What did he mesn7 How could n fire.
proof building he hotter than the wooden
finder structuref
To ind out--ask
Chief Kenlon was In his quarters In
engine house No. a. In Great Jones
street He was sitting tilted back from
his desk which you will see at once was
we'll situated. being very near the nice
round hole In the floor with the shiny
brass pole running through. and nearer
still TO the nervous little Taper that
fairly sputters an alarm In ndscty prim-
ness. like some excited old lady telling
. policeman how II happened.
Ksnlon can be very iaconicai.
the CHEF TELLS ABOUT IT
AND ExPlAiNe.
"How can II be hotter In the q .proof
3 tuiidins7' was the question.
'Stove." he replied.
Further explanation. plssset'
He swung around and, mad. r~o plies
Of books on the desk.
Now. It's very simple. said he.
when you get the ldea."
divide the building from its contents.
Take the hreproof buiic.ns nrht. Con-
struct II Of brick or ssel frame Allied
80 'o'se sotta oT WSsOOt nIOCke, give
u areproof floors All metal window
sashss and wire woven glass windows
ana ADMIT II 10 nreproof So IL q stove.
rake the contents OF sixteen story loft
building The contents represent the fuel
N the stove. Suppose as Ia the case,
one BIG moor spread over with tables and
heaps OF combustible material from four
TO hve feet high Now start your fire.
II spreads rapidly and the heat 10 stored
up. and you get the same action as In
IN oven--it cooks. All life within will
- destroyed because the oxygen will
- taken out of the air by orrbustiou
and there will be no new supply TIE
windows are OF woven wire and glass
and win stand a heat Of 1890 legrees
gFahrenheit. under which the human
body becomes dust The windows will
not ny outward.
1Aen why not open the windows?"
''The fire will spread more rapidly. A,
soon AZ heat goes out there will be ,
rush Of cold air 10 the floor. making tn,
hre burn more intensely. same rs openin,
the door Of stove.
" 10 NOTHING TO De SCARCE
NJ At.
nut don't let this scare YOU. Tot
many people. especially factory girls. ar
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