The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-01

has opened facts. and figures COM
piled recently by Safety Engineering.
Nez York. will interest pleasure
seekers Who ma leave their homes
for the res .rt hotel.
In FIVE years. Isos-1sl2. s27 resort
hotels huFae2. or more than Is per
cent Of the number listed nov a.
resort hotels The aggregate loss was
t1k,A . ~ the average loss. 1876
Last year. 1912, the total loss.
81. soc. 6aa, was a little above the
yearly xefage That was nearly 4
per cent of the resort hotel invest
ment, and the number sOf fFex I6.
was in similar proportion to the to-
tai numbeF Of hotels.
Rate. Time, and Place Of Burning.
Every FIVE days in 1912 marked the
passing of a resort hotel. That aver
age has been fairly constant for five
years. The fires in 1912 were but a
few less than in 1s0s. h record year
Of the FIVE. II 19f3 continues as It
has begun. the record for this year
may show a dinaiAution in the numbe
of fires. On the other hand it may
be a calm before the storm" a. In
| the summer months numerous fires
have been recorded each year-S0
| per sent of all fires occurred in the
| six open months" April to Septem-
Der, and 25 per ceAt in June and July.
| Through the time OF year that fires
| occur most frequently is interesting.
the time of day is more SO. Nearly
70 per cent of the fires nave happened
in the hours between sunset and sun
rise. and fully SO per e IN the
period Of soundest sleep.
In Via states have these fires &C.
lcurred most frequently New York
is in the Lead. with % per cent OF all
fires. or l per cent more than b per-
eentage of five New England States
The six States are debited with nearly
one-haf Of the resort h0tei fires in
the United States. And, further. the
six States and nine States along the
Atlantic Coast had 10 per cent OF all
the fires Ia FIVE years.
Reasons Fer Burning.
What are the ca uses of the hres =
The accompanying tables will answer
THAT question.
The tres that have happened are
fires that could have been avoided il
reasonable precautions had been taken
to prevent them. fires hat would not
have progressed beyond ~incipiency
had they been detected promptly BY
automatic fire alarm Systems or b,
watchmen. Fires that might have
been extinguished in incipient stage:
had necessary extingHiShing appara
tus been at hand Fires that totaIf,
destroyed buildings because alarms t.
Afe departments were delayed. Fire.
.. that burned uaFetArded because O.
, a OF fire walls, partitions and fir,
!. doors and enclosures about stairway.
!. n elevators Fires that spreas
: rapidly through hollow walls and cell
. ing finish. Fires that could nave beel
+ controlled had there been sufieien
= water and apparatus and organize,
private Or public fire departments t,
r use these means effectively. Fire
n that. occurred during sleeping hour
when escape was difficult and danger
Gus.
{ Rate or Burning Will Co1tino
1t is only a matter Of time befor
other hotels of similar wi
b succumh to the ravages Of fire unles
X the owners profit by the examples Sc
by a few hotels and insure the perma
e nency of their houses by Investment
in alterations Of buildings and in fir
o lighting equipment.
IA Less than ene-half of the amour
or these are the things thought 9
usually first ia selecting a resort be
tel: Where is the hotel located ]
: the view attractive What are th
SQertS, the recreationse What is tn
1caisinec Has the hotel indoor =,
fractions Are the guest chaahe,
comfOrtable7
el Questions Abo~t Safety That Ever
q Person Should Ask.
K h questions the average nersa
o does net think OF asking. are.
as Has everything been done to pre-
\ vent q fire.? :
Can q ere be detected teadilys
eF What is the nethod 81 alarutn
IS. guests in case OF frec
lg and in safety?
l.. Is there saficient apparatus vi.
re which to R1ht a frers
IA Are the employees Of the house 81
Kantzed to act promptly and eff4ctiv,
e. iy in ca6es Of emergency in Directs
n: the safe exit Of guests and in the -,
OF FIRE apparatus?
Is. the hotel provided with a Svssa.
for fighting Ares outside the buita;.o
d, Is n design and construction
he n house such thai a Are yin ,
Il; confined 20 the locality Of origin ar
ed not spread unrestrained thros.eho,
re an entire story use of lack or "A,
A vails. Parutiens AID ere doors :,