New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-10
FIRE PREVENTION SHOW|
Johnson Stages Exhibition in
Big Manufacturing Plant.
MAYOR MAKES ADDRESS
First Official Celebration of
Day Set Apart by Gov
ernor Dix.

| Fire Prevention Day had its first Official
celebration IN this city Yesterday In &C.
cordance with the proclamation or Gov.
ernor Dix when Fire Commission Joseph
Johnson staged an exhibition fire drill and
inspection OF the manufacturing establish
nent or the National Cloak ana Suit Com
pany, No. 9o7 West 18th street. The oojec,
| lesson In prevention was witnessed by
Mayor Gaynor aud other city officials, to-
gether with nearly hundred guests.
g. G.. Rosenbaum. president of the Ma
tional Cloak and Suit Company. in q short
address explained TO the Mayor and
guests the system Of fire prevention ex-
emplified in the compepy's building. This
building vas chosen BIZ the Fire Commits
sioper az a suita bic place for the. eyhibi-
ton BY reason Of its modern construction
and compliance with the fire regulations
OF the city. 1Ir. Rosenbaum read a short
paper on details OF the system for fire
fighting in operation In the structure,
after which the visitors were escorted
through tire establishment Exhibition fire.
lighting drills were given by number OF
the employees and the methods oc empty
ing the building, which houses 200, were
shown by several hundred girls.
The action OF the city Fire Department
when called TO a blaze was the second
part OF the programme. In reponze to an
alarm, FIRE engines I. "A, IS and 80, trucks
6 and is, and water tower were called
to the building. Accompanying the appsE-
atus and present ut the exhibition were
Fire Chief Kenlon, William Syartwopt,
deputy chief Of fire prevention; Battalion
Chiefs John Howe, William Guerin, G.. L.
Ross and Tom Larkin and Leonard
Day, electrical enginesr -,,
As part OF the exercises two hren'en,
John j. Nicholas, Of Hook and Ladder
Company To- and Owen J. Ryan, Engine
70. dropped into life nets from the third
story OF the building. a dista nee Of forty
feet. Ap extension ladder was vun up to
the nth floor and Frank Peterson, Of
Hook and Ladder &c. carried Mortimer
Addison to the ground, illustrating the
proper method Of rescue A display Of
the work Of tho water .ower vas also
made.
Following the spectacular features,
Mayor Gsynor addressed the guests at an
informal assembly on the fourth floor OF
the building. lie said in part:
Tho phrase Are prevention is only
Jingle In the ears or most people Prob
ably Il has been that TO mo TO n large
extent But from this exhibition to-day
see that II 10 the great thing now. The
putting out OF fres will have 20 take
second place. Tho commencement OF fire
prevention begins With the construction
OF our buildings. Would that there were
more buildings like this In the city.
The Mayor then complimented Fire
Commissioner Johnson on the excellent
exemplihcatjon Of fire prevention and ex-
tinction and praised the existing Are pre-
vention law, declaring Il 4 weapon In the
hands OF tho Commissioner for the GOOD
OF the public.
Commissioner Johnson made a saort sd-
dress In which he complimented the Ma
tional Cloak and Suit Company for their
aid In the observance Of the day and for
the effectiveness OF their fire prevention
system.
Among the guests Of the Commissioner
and concern were former Fire Chief
Croker, Controller William A. Prender-
CAST. Police Commissioner Waldo and
members Of the Factory Investigation
Commission. National Board OF Fire TN
derwriters and various mercantile estab-
lishments.