Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-24
INSURANCE CO.'S AID
IN FIRE: PREVENTION
Will Cancel Policies on Proper
ties Where Hazards Are Not
Removed.

Lieutenant G.. ". Johnson of Engine
Company No. 2 this morning reported
90 Fire Chief W. ]. Lutz that last
night shortly before o'clock he was
advised that there was a lurid reflec-
tion in the vicinity OF the Bond Manu-
featuring Company's plant, at Four
tesnth and Locust streets, and that it
was thought a flre was In progress
there. He ordered the company, en-
Eino out and when the firemen ar
rived they found someone was burn
Ing a pile Of cork I'm the yard.
10 then developed that the people
living In the vicinity thought this n
very dangerous practice and they
compliance TO the flremeu that live
sparks are carried from the fire and
fan on surrounding properties and on
public school No. &c. The firemen
stated that in their Judgment the
practice was n dangerous one and
Chief Lutz will today take up the
matter with the company to see that
this danger is eliminated.
Fire Marshal u. Morton Ainscow
has been advised by practically all The
/ fire insurance companies represented
In tho city that they will gladly CO.
operate with him TO the fullest extent
/ In the work OF eliminating all fire
hazards throughout Wilmington. The
/ FIRST step i'm this direction has beer
/ their decision 10 cancel all fire insur-
anco policies on properties where the
FIRE marshal or his inspectors find
hazards or dangerous conditions and
which arc not removed within the
time they give the owner or tenan,
] 90 eliminate such risks. When @
! policy is cancelled under these con-
diticns no other companies will issue
new ones 20 cover such places. This
f, viii mean properties where unlaw-
/ ful conditions exist and which arc
\ not removed under orders from the
fro marshal viii be without fire in.
surance.
I Fire Marshal Ainscow, who recent,
made an inspection Of the Children,
Home at Riverview, has been adviseS
by the board of managers OF that in
stitution that all his recommendation
1 for the elimination of risks there vii
be complied with. Doors found blocked
by beds viii be made accessible; a fir,
plug blocked by an iron fence will b,
opened 20 ready use and fire drill
among the children will be held FIRE
auently. When the weather becomes
warmer these fire drills will be hel,
at night as well as during the da,
10 set the children accustomed I,
knowing what to do when the alarm
sounds and thereby avoid danger o
a panic.
Lieutenant Townsend Of Engin
Company No. has been suspende,
from duty by Chief Lutz. He will b.
arraisned before the directors of tn
Department of Public Safety mex
Tuesday on a charge of violating tn,
rules of the department.
Most of the uniforms provided 70
the firemen are now ready for wea
and the men will probably be directe,
to don them tomorrow for the frs
time. Only few of the men are nov
waiting Tor the alterations to thei
new suits.
Fire Marshal Ainscow today calle
attention again to the warning he is
sued a few days ago relative to tn
danger OF fires, especially during TIL
holidays, when trees and decoration
: MI almost every home. lie urged every
one 10 follow closely his admonition
and TO exercise caution at all times S
, that there will be no seriou fires dur
ing the holidays.