The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-05
FIRE PREVENTION

blaze When the fremen arrive they
are confronted with a big blaze.
In case OF factories and department
stores. an expert FIRE protection en-
gineer first lnspects. He sees thai
the fire exits fire escape and doors
are arranged as they should be for
quick escape. If not right, he sees
that they are put right. Blue prints
show the position Of each worker, as
Well as the location feach exit.
Each worker is shown his path to
safety in case of fire. A little drill
ing brings out the efficiency Of the
system we establish have known
instances where factory of 1000
employees were all in the street after
fire alarm mad been sounded in one
mtrute. 1t would be good thing
~ the manager OF such places would
enter his establishment, and, with
out any previous notice. sound the
alarm of fire, to see if the good re-
suits Of the drill was still kept up.
The danger Is that there may let
up on the drilling.
Then emphasize the Importance or
keeping eternally at 1t. There is
danger that the employees will forget
the dr!ll in short time or get CON
fused by moving from one group to
another.
Other cities besides New York will
be given the benefit of our experience.
All cities have twenty-year firemen.
many well trained, who under proper
instructions could do the same work
We have started in this New York.
1T means careful organization, how
ever. We want to see other cities
take UP fire protection.
One cannot but be impressed with
the fact that in so many cases land
lords have personally so little to do
with their holdings that their respon-
sibility is not felt The absent land
lord, for instance, has his property
looked after by representative and
unconsciously assumes that he has
also delegated his responsibility.
Then again some owners acting
because of the initial cost in. the way
of outlay. 1t is hard to part with
money that is not absolutely neces-
sary. Figures on the earnings of the
property would be disturbed and
and that will not do.
From every aspect of the case there
can be no valid excuse given why an
owner should hesitate to pay out q
few dollars to avail himself OF the
provisions at hand for fire protection.
Devices have been put on the market
thar are available for which the ex-
penditure is so tritiing compared
with the momentous things that are
at stake it is amazing that any one
should hesitate to install them.
The question Of cost should never
be consideration on the part or
those responsible. The loss that IS
.entailed 10 property in case of fire
alone should remove all hesitation
in taking steps towards sane fire
protection. But the danger to human
life makes it criminal morally II not
legally so where ordinary care Is dis
regarded.
Human nature is such that whet
eXpedture OF money is concerned the
usual thing Is to delay 1t as longaas
possible. The protection OF life and
fire insurance would in most cases
not be provided for II the necessity
was not brought home in a conving-
ing way.
The danger Of delay in equIpping
with AL necessary fire-hghting app
paratus doe snot seem so Imperative
This Is because the financial loss IN
case Of FIRE viii be recouped in the
case that there is fire Insurance pro-
lection.
1t is a poor refuge for inaction TO
say that it will never happen to me.
am glad to say that the tendencyiis
on the part fthose on whom respon
slbillty rests 10 acquiesce to public
clamor as well as on ethical grounds
OF conscience.