The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-08
TO CONFER ON FIRE
PREVENTION TO-DAY
Expert Says the Narrow Es-
capes in Use Should Be Called
"Human Griddlcs.:
"MUST JUMP OR BURN

"The statement I made after the Tri-
angle fire, that there arc only two things
for the workers IN loft buildings 20 do
burn 70 death or Jump to death
still holds good said II. s. J. Porter.
FIRE expert. who aided In framing the
fire prevention laws advocated by the
state Factory Investigating Commission
lie spoke thus yesterday after an In
, spection of the Diamond factory ruins.
Such of those laws az were passed have
been 80 abused by the real estate inter
csts and manufacturers, 40 nulihcd by
later amendments, he added, that they
are now impracticablc and uhenforcc-
able.
To meet this condition a conference
on fire prevention, composed OF men ana
women who were instrumental In draw
Ing up the recommendations or the Tor
mer investigating committee. Will meet
to-day at the Women's Trade Union
League, ~ East Twcnty-second street.
At the meeting will be Miss Mary Dreicr.
william Jay Schieffelin Of the Cttizens
| Union william Sewell. representing the
! city Club: Mrs. Robert Francis Cart
wright. chairman Of the safety commit
tee of the Federation OF Women's Cluos'
and Mr.. Porter.
MIR. Porter and pr. George NJ Price,
| another expert on fire prevention N
testified before the State Factory lnVcs-
tigating COMMISSION. Wcnt " na.
burg yesierda! 10 iearn S"a. a.,or,
tons were IN NJ IT.. h.,nc
mat rcsuI'eu III ~ 20 &c.,
Jainnh.n "" '"e wv 'f ~
to death.
..Hvmau G%riddles."
.NJv talks with fremen and invcstiga-
,,on OF the premises only went to confirm
| my impression that the name or nre
WAYS and still narrower exits to them
~ uherels na'u,, human priddles.
ims! snouiu - - SO h,vc boon
we Iound W., ~ IN our meet
'on'eIr'"e .ac,aTr.s ~ tho real
ihxs u COMMA. =. n.,,,,,,n. ,he sYec-
stat in's'vs.' Nv Vs. ,hoy stand The
'Nehe,o ", a,,niss,nu ~ in the
new inuus''iai .,i',~g ont, violation
SADDLE now a Ii,n ipcpartment has
oruers' ~ ,hr.a ye,rs through
ncen .. "VIn r.aw
Nv 81 ,nsnssiv determined as the
pu' W .n"'' ,H., ,ho /, US a. they
result OF our w. - .hus.d ly the
now stanu > imnr,,,isbl.
r'ai es'"'v .ror,,n..bI.
lot savine u. W" 49, o. VIA, is known
TOT ,h., Il. v,i,h a d,f-
rs 'erait ,,o,r There has
ieren' 'enan' y" a., s,a,u,s hooks for
ue e . ,h.. In every factory there
'hree s,a &c lam bu, /, Ina. been
sno"Iu s.,nt. o. work. on, a mutual
Iou''n in'po.s.uis aaor,.s .rherr was
nre "Iii "a a III f,c.ory despite
no ",aln' go !. ~. ma been there
INC Jaw ~. 10 M drill but
Wou'u wv. ~. 80. ,n,de ali IN, Jif-
an "i''nn "e".-, ,n giving warning
ieren.' ~ ,hn 49,, working there.
W '"c SUI" w"
u-.,, .h. u.u,.dv.
"The fire escape in this factory ana
those in most others have such small
exits that the workers Jam tight III thenl
when they make "A rush TO escape IL
! they get on the ladders they are not hhl"
! to move he-rause Of the way they arc
crowded together. My former statement
holds good-the only thing Tor them 10
do Is burn to death or jump to death.
1.-THE remedy for this OF course Is me
fire wall. - wall running from the base
ment 20 the roof, dlvidins the pulIu''.S ~
half. and having doors on every hoor
through which the workers couId escape
to the side on which there is 70 hre.
at would he too great a hardsh'p 10
make this obligatory in All huiidlhss'
hut IL should be obligatory IN ne" puma
ings and there should be Inducements 10
the owners to get them TO erect II, snch
AS lower insurance rates.
"rhey said in Williamsburg mar theTe
was also II locked door ON OF me
| upper floors. but | was not able 20 de-
terminc that with certainty. The con-
tractor was NJ work on hrcproof star
WAYS hlt fner,. seemed 10 nave DttI
much dilatoriuesS In putting In his I'M