. Cassier's magazine . re escapes. Thedoors to almost all lofts open inward,and the main door to the buildingdoes also, if it is not a revolvingdoor, both of which are dangerous. Irregularities of the kind abovementioned have been reported to theproper city department, but as thesedepartments are all overcrowded now,it is doubtful if action on them allcan be taken for many weeks. It is to be hoped that the demand 20 / if / i& / 17 / 6 / IS / 14 / 13 / rv 12 > / -i M / s /o / «> 9 / 0 P. a / 0 7 / QJ 2 6 / S / * 1 3 .2 1 I a 3 ^ 5 * ? Minul-es TIME IN WHICH A BUILDING CAN BE EMPTIED IF ST
. Cassier's magazine . re escapes. Thedoors to almost all lofts open inward,and the main door to the buildingdoes also, if it is not a revolvingdoor, both of which are dangerous. Irregularities of the kind abovementioned have been reported to theproper city department, but as thesedepartments are all overcrowded now,it is doubtful if action on them allcan be taken for many weeks. It is to be hoped that the demand 20 / if / i& / 17 / 6 / IS / 14 / 13 / rv 12 > / -i M / s /o / «> 9 / 0 P. a / 0 7 / QJ 2 6 / S / * 1 3 .2 1 I a 3 ^ 5 * ? Minul-es TIME IN WHICH A BUILDING CAN BE EMPTIED IF STAIRS CAN TAKE TWO ABREAST AND 30 PERSONS PER FLOOR. for automatic sprinklers will be suc-cessfully legalized; for, in spite ofthe statement that there is a trust inthis fire-preventive apparatus, I canstate positively that this is not a fact,for there is at least one firm which isindependent and competes successfullyin this field. Sprinklers are intendedto put out fires automatically at night 184 CASSIERS MAGAZINE. ARRANGEMENT OF TABLES ACCOMMODATING TEN OPERATIVES AT EACH. when everything is closed up andthere are no drafts. In the day time,when the windows are open, the fire-fighting brigade of the fire drill willhave to be relied upon in glass and metal trim for win-dows and doors should be required inplace of plain glass and wood. ESTIMATED DRILLS ARE PIPE DREAMS Owing to the demand for com-pulsory fire drills, above referred to,there has been considerable exploita-tion in the press of late on the partof certain manufacturers that theirfactories are safe on account of theirhaving established in them a firedrill. Whether these drills have beeninstalled in accordance with the sug-gestion by the Superintendent of thePublic Schools that manufacturersemploy the minor principals of the schools or not or by retired firemen,I do not know, but most certainlythe drills referred to are of the onlytype that these school teachers or fire-men have had any experience in in-
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