Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 23, 1884, Page 5

== NOT YET A PUBCHASE, |' The Deed of the Lots For a School Site N\ Not Accepied by tho Boards N The Work on the High Schoo! Grounds to Begin at Once Other Business by the sard, A speciai meeting of the Rourd of Hd. ucation was held last evening with vice. t Points in the chair. The roll was ¢d, mombers Gibbon, Hall, Parker, Copel and Connoyer and Points { preside; bein The bids for on Twentieth stroet fre ; present, 10 curbing and guttering Dodge to Dav- enport the samoe being in of the High School grounds were read by the secrotary, The chairman of the commit- tee on building and property Mr, Con- noyer, stated it was the conclusion of the committee to accept the bid of Charles O'Connor at the price of £3.30 per lineal foot, the gutter to bo six feet in width of Colorado sandstone. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS, The agreement of Ed. J. Brennan with the board of education for the erection of " the stone wall in front of tha high echool grounds was ratified by the board, The bond for its faithful performance, signed by R. O'Keefe and John Mulvihill, was also approved. From architects Dufreno and Mendel- sohn, making report to the committee on bulldnu; and property, giving the result of their inspection of the Long and Leavenworth school houses, stating that the sum of §193 should be deducted from their contract price for omissions and deficiencies under the specifications for their construction, Laid over. Erom Benjamin Bates offering to far- nish six sets of the People's Cyclopedia for the school district at $10 per set. Referred. By Copeland, a resolution that the committee on supplies be authorized to expend & sum not to exceed $200 for supplementary reading books. Adopted. From James Y. Cralg, presenting a bid for the improvements on the high achool grounds necessitated by the con- atruction of the retaining wall in its front. The bid for the same was $1405,40. The matter of improvement was referred to have the work done. By Connoyer, a resolution that rotain- ing walls be built about the Izard, Docge and West schools. Adopted. By Uopeland, a resolution that a com- | mittee of three be appointed to examine the janitor's rooms in the Long and Loavenworth schuols and report at the noxt meeting. Adopted. Mossrs, land, Livesey and Hall wero appointed the corumitte. Fror: Alice presenting a dees of Omuha of lots one front { Daniel J. 0'Donahue, to the school district 1)and two (2) in s addtion, tor the sum of §3,8 Mr. Parker arose ind asked why the contyz ot had been changed, st that one hud once been entered into with the fanto- s by which it was to be purchased the buard had delayed entering into an agreement to that effect and when it was reayd the owners refused. Dir. Connoyer stated that when he was ou to look for these lots he did not find them where he expected and he was opposed to paying an enormous price for them, ) Mr. Parker moved to reconsider the { motion by which it was agreed to accept | the last offer, but was informed by the | chair that ho voted on the wrong side to entitlo his motion to consideration by the board, Mr. Livesey then. moved that a com- mittoe of three be appointed to view the lots and report to the board. Me. Gibbon moved that itbe amended i de the whole board, e motion, as amended, was carried, Leavo was glven Miss Swest, of the High school, to attend the reunion of the western branch of the almuni of Vasser college in October. Tho board then adjourned. —— —ee— FORLUNATE tII’ZGhRALD. A Narrow Escapefrom Death Under the Wheels, James Fitzgerald, a carpentor living ins this city, had a most narrow escape from desth on Sunday afternoon last. Ho was walking along the track of the Union Pacific rail way near Seventhstreet, when he noticed an engine approaching him from behind, When the engine had ] come almost upon him he stepped from o track ho was walking upon to another runuing parallel, making it just in time to be knocked down by a second engino ho had not _seen _bearing | down upon him. Fortunately for him / he was thrown to the ground just outside the rail, in such a manner that the pass- ing engine ran along over the back part of his left leg horribly lacerating it and tearing the flesh from the bone near the thigh andall the way down to his foot and cutting off his heel. The wounded man was taken St. Joseph’s hospital where he now The injuries though by no means serious aro of such a nature that he will be confined | to his bed for quite a length of time. | — Police Poinws, Nearly all of yesterday afternoon was occupied by Judge Beneke In the hear- ing of the trial on the complaint of Anna Nemitz, charging John Groff with assault and battery. The case was not con- cluded and went over to October Srd. Ed. Conuners, who was charged with the malicious destruction of property by the breaking in of a window in Fleming's to \ rocery store was found not guilty as harged, buv was fined § and costs for ( disturbance of the peace. James Tuttle, for a similar off. was mulcted in the sum of §10 and o Both Conners and Tuttle, being unable to pay their fines were remande d u. il Morris Fenan, for fighting with Nellie } Fullcr, was assossed §0 and c-sts. P, Robinson, a clerk in one of the ! leading millinery houses of this city, Was arrested on the complaint of Cieorge A | Joslyn, his landlord, for Zthe larcony of an overcoat. 1t appesred that Robinson had hecoma indebted to the complainant in the sum of $40 for hospitalitics ex- : tanded aud had hypothecatod his over coat to sacure the amount, taking a chack as ovideuce of the same, Saturday oven- church, pursuers darkness, They then returned and found thef} unfortunate of a friend, the attempted robbery took place. victim a young man whose name could not be learned had been subjected to rough usage at tho hands of his assall- ants, being nearly strangled. chain, ing town and was strolling leisurly towards T T ing, after the presented, the check and was_given Lhe o proprietor had ratired ° ed he had comm! tted d him, 1'he court ru har BOLD BANDITS A Unknown Man Neerly \‘ Tangled to Juseph Kickea Langer Insensible and Relieved of $50 and a Watch ANGLING THEIR VIOTIM, One of the boldest d most darin, robberies attompted for some timo in this city took place last ovening about eight o'clock, on 3 street, between Eighteonth and Ninoteenth, About that time Mr, Milt Barlow, of the United States National bank, and a drlver named Cass, the stables of Charles Mentor, were going to the houso of the they heard near St. Catherine’s Academy the moans of some one as if iu distress, Stopping to listen, they hearda weak cry of ““Hel; coming out of the ness. up to the place from which ame, they were startled by rising to their feet and flecing them in the darkness. from former when dar! the two men from Shortly after- ward a third arose who said he had been set upon by the two es-aping men. ory Mr. Barlow and the driver started after the fugitives, following them at some distanco behind until they reached the alley betywoen Cass and California, in the rear of the Swedish Luthoran where they distanced their and escaped in _ tho mau in the house acroas the street from where The What is astonishing about the whole affair is the fact that whilo these high- waymen were struggling with theirin- tended victim several persons were pass- ing along the street on the opposite side, not even hearing his cries for help or preventing the robbers from there accom- plishment of their purpose. THE ROBBERY OF LANGER, Last night about nine o’clock Joseph Langer, a Boliemian tailor, was held up by three men under fho railroad bridge »n Thir oenth strect and robbed of fifty dollars in money and a silver watch and Mr. some had been in Langer visit- friends Bohemian Fritz Wirth’s hotel, where he resides, when the attack was made. Not satis- fied with robbing the unfortunate man the robbers gave him a severe beating ren- dering with from cailing for assistance. nccording to the statement Langer that two of the men seized him by the throat, nearly strangling him, him insensible, evidently the ideal of preventing him 1t appears, made by Mr. OMAILA DAILY BEE 1‘1'1 SDAY QH'IP\H‘M‘, 99 VAN 1884, f this document L | y Mr, Clark, as an 1of the nobility which reparing for the Exposition, To-day ex-Governor Furnas will leave his home in Brownville, Nebraska, for New Orleans to stops toward the representation of this state at the cotton exposition in that city the coming winter, Mr. Furnas has gono J to look the ground ovor, and determine in what shapo the oxhibit shall be presented. Mr. J. C. Bonnell, of the B. & M. R, R,, who is the st to arrange Nebraska's exhibits, will accompany him. They will be ab- sent about ten days. Mr, Furnas, on his roturn, will canvass tho state and col- leot all obtainable material for tho exposition. In the meantime all who will and can furnish articles, are request- ed to colleet them tog fhe for shipment, All oxhibits must be in place by Novem- ber 156th, | The Hosdital Fair, Mr. W. A, L. Gibbon, treasurer, fur. nishes the following figures of the resul of the recent fair for the benefit of St. Joseph's hospital Net receints 84 514 05 Sodolity ’]n\vln B Hospital Table St Mary Magds Refreshment Table Wheelof Fortune, ... ... Admission Tickets, cte .. o —— Army Orders, Recruit Timothy Callanan, enlisted at Fort Omaha, Neb., is assigned to troop M., Fifth cavalry, and will be sent to the station of his troop on the first fa- vorable opportunity. Recruit Thomas H. Rhodes, enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah, is sssigned to company A. Sixth infantry. Privato George Montgomery, enlisted at Fort Omaha, Neb., is assigned to light battery D, Fifth artillor o — —Judge J. H. gentleman wel known throughout and formerly of Clinton in that state has, concluded to becoma citi Nebraska d has taken up his esident Thh Other 'shh‘ Arios, Neb., September 22, '84, To the Editor of Tur Bk, T notice in your issuo of tho 16th lt., a communication sicned by one C. H. Roberts, In which the writer attempts to carry the Impression that the Albion Tor the sum of $4,000, the lob to be | file the other RN brought to grade by them. him in tho stomach and then Mr. Gibbon stated no contract had|popica’ him. After committing been entered into but that the lots had 4,5 rohbery and cruelly chastising their beon cilored for eale on thoce terms, but | yigtin the miscrcants fled. Mr, Langer, who is in the employ of Frank Ramge, is a highly respectablo citizen, and s highly esteemed by his national brethren of Omaha, THE COURT OF INQUIRY. Police Committee Investigating the Polico Complaints, Yesterday afternoon the council com- mitteo on polico consisting of Mossrs, Bechel, Ford and Thrane resolved itsell into 2 court of inquiry to investigate the charges made against crtain members of tho police force. The first mattor takon up was ihe com- plaint of Charles Fleck who had commu- nicated to the council that he had re- ceived a severe beating i the hands of a drunken prisoner while in the city jail. The evidence adduced showed that while the turnkey Tom Cormick was engaged in making preparations to put the prison- erin his cell Fleck came in and was struck by him b:fore Cormick couldinterferc, The case against Policeman Hyde, charged with drunkenness, was the next oaso considered, The captain of the force, tho marshal and eeveral other witnoses gave testimony. Hyde him- self did not seriously concend niainst the charge lodged against him, but argued in mitigation of offense this drunkenness did not interfero with tho proper per: formance of his duties, that 1t happened about the time he was to leavo his beat and that this was the first time he had been guilty of this infraction of police regulations, £ 3 The committee adjourned without coming to a_conclusion” i _any of the cases, 1t will meet this morning again at 9 'clock at which timo tho cases of Highland and Knight charged with be- ing drunk on their beats will be taken up. The witnoeses in the examinations are not sworn nor are_those charged allowed to confront the witnesscs n(,alnn them. A TOUGHINO TESTIMONIAL Presented to Mr, 8, H. H, Olark by the Employes of the Union Pacific Road. It has ever been generally remarked that the employes of the Union Pacific road have had a regard for Mr. 8. H, H. Clark, which auy man might be proud to, own, They have ever trusted Mr, Clark implicitly, and have always found him to be a true friend to them. Asa token of the great regard which they have for him they have prepared the following resolutions and after having them hand- somely engrossed and framed, have sent them to Mr. Clark. The headquar- ters of the executive board of the organ- zed omployes of the Union Pacific road m there the resolu 1 yostorday & copy is at Denver and fi morning tions were rec Follo T ving is FIMONIAL , LATE GENERAL y i I, Clark, gou should re tion to the public, press is subsidised, and the Alblon post- office run in alosse and careloss manner. As to tho first, we caro nothing, but the public might possibly attach some impor- tance to the latter chargo if allowed to go unrefuted. The facts in the case are these: 1st, C. H. Roberts was so intoxicated while in Albion that he could not reason- ably be expected to know what did actu- ally occur. 81, After Mr, Roberts had inflicted at loast a dozsn iuterviews upon us, and we had becomne reasonsbly familiar” with his story, he Intimated that Rice must pay him something or “‘suffer the conse- quences;" that president Arthur’s cabi- net were {ntimate chums of his; that he controlled the senators, and **had” Rose- water, and that by the cternal, he would bounce Rice.” We thereupon told him in protty plain languago that his little scheme for “blood money” wouldn’t win, and advized him o hence without date, 2nd, Mr. Roberts .never offered the Argus any communication. He did however make o verbal complaint aad we told him to formulate his grievances, put them in writing, and if th od to anything he could have in the Argus desired, Iic 1 but indulged in verbal and plaints against postmaster Rico. As near as we can learn the important (/) postal card referred to was, by error put in bsnker Roberts’ box and returned by hilm ag soon ag he discovered the mis- take: Mr. Rico is an officient postmaste gives general satisfaction, He has, ut nis own expense ficted up one of the fin- et postcfliced weat of Omaha, and the B does mjustico to an honest and cap- ablo ofliciul by giving publicity to such outrageous ulmrkuu, unless they aro ac- com panied by gomething moro substan- tial than C, H. Roberts” word. Respectfully, A. D, BraiNanp, go all the spi ver did so, ramblingcom- A Rattling Sofc Gloye Fight, 81, Lous, September 22.—A soft glove ost took place to-night at tho Union Base Ball Park between John King of Pittsburg, and Patsey Cardiff of Peoria, Four rounds Murquis of Queensbury rules, for the gate money. The men entered the ring about ten o'clock, Tho sccond round, Cardiff for the fighting and knocked King down, Heavy excliango on face and hody was then made and the round ended in Cardif’s favor, The third round was an exact repetition of tho sccond, The fourth round King showed Rreat woakness and Cardiff went to his cornor and called him out and King reaponded but acted mainly on the defensive, Cardiff again forcad the fight. ing and showered heavy and rapid blows on Lis opponent. Half a minute before tine was called, Tom y, King's bicker, entered the ¥, wrated ring the men and ordored Car- aiff ‘e police then interforod and the referce decided the fight in favor of Cardiff, A New Comet, NasuvitLe, Tonn, Septembor 22,—The met discovercd by Dr. Wolf, § Zurich, observed tomight at the Vander covered by Barnard Ju to-night. 1t has lutoly W sderful in rding 1o the b e has filled with § plensure tothe e | temperaturo and highe: orea of brilliancy when it should have almost faded from view. . WeatherTo-Day, WasitnroN, September 22, ppor Missi. ssippl, pretty cloudy, losal rafnk, southerly winds, higher temperature higher, baromoter artly fullowed ther, becoming therly and static lower ST I’L{[LOMLNA GOA\ CLR A Rare At that Oa thedral Liast Fvening intertainment \ fino entertainment was prosented yosterday ovening at St. Philomonas hall for tho benofit of the Altar servico of the church. The programme comaistod of a concert by the choir of St Philomenas’ church and & humorous lecture by Prof Pnillips, entitled, *“The Model Hus band and Wife,” Tho professor is a very plossant apoaker and kopt his au dieveo in good humor for over an hour with his descriptions of happy and un happy homes, true and false love, truo and talse marriage. He has evident ly been @& very closo ob- sorver of human uature, judging by the accurate way he depicted courtship, marriage,and the mistakes that poople are liablo tomake in selecting a lifecompanion, At the conclusion of the lecture, ho said that ho would give them an Irishman's blessings, which was this, “May yor sowls all bein heaven a fortnight bofore tho divil finds out that ye are dead, Tho musical part of the entertainment by the cholr of the church was excollont, the ladies and gentlemen who sang were repontedly applauded, and St "Philo- mena’s may well bo proud of its choir. & Father O'Connor, pastor in charge, and his nssistant, Father Mchrth¥ acted as masters of tho coremonies. Thero wero fully fivo hundred people present, and the entertainment was in all respocts a success, i Irish Benevolence, DunLiy, September 22, —A fund will shortly bo started at the suggestion of tha Unitod Tre. land newspaper in bshalf of the familics of the Birmingham dynamiters, Daly and Egan, e Fare and Unfair, Burlington Free Press, “Your fare, young lady,” said the . |atage drlver, asa pretty miss stepped from his vehicle and was about tripping away. “Oh, thank you!” responded the ab- sent-minded little beauty; *‘1 think your 3 | mustache becomes you real well, too.” She got her ride fres. | —m— WISNER'S WATER WORKS, AlSensible Scheme to Protect the Town Against Fyre and Help the Thirsty. Correspondence of Tixr BEE, Wiszer, September 19.—Few small towns in the western country are assum- ing metropolitan appearances 8o rapidly as Wisner. For several years the place has shown little or no improvement,until the progressive firm of Graham & Me- Nish orested, last season, a few two story brick blocks, This seemed to start the ball rolling and the heretofore dormant as, pications of public apirited citizens have become fully aroused, and to-day propa- rations are compiled and the specifioa- tions comjleted for JITY WATER WORKS, to be put in operation on or before the tenth of November next. This is the most practic.l scheme I have heard of for any town, as the entire expense does not exceed that of supplying wells for the culinary and other purposes demanded by a young city, The proposed plan is to make a large well on the bottom land near the depot, there erect & big windmill which pumps the water into two large reservors of 1500 barrels each. These tanks are fitted with filters and are located upon the hill east of town, thus giving 113 feet fall. T'rom these tanks the contractors are to lay 3,000 feet of mains thralfgh the principal streets, with hydrants located at convenient places for use inmgase of fire, the fall being sufticent to give force to throw a two inch stream far above the tallest buildings, The mains are to be tapped by individual pipes for domes- tic use. THE CITY OF WISNER is the inaugurator and sole owner of th project. The whole thing is contracted for $4,000.00 and Mr., A, L. Strang, of Omaha is the contractor, Work will bo commenced at once. It is estimated that a supply of 1,000 gallons per hour will suffice. In looking over the town I notice many i resldence buildings and many more are contemplated, The business part of the city has been greatly improved by the grading of the streets, laying of new and substantial sidowalks, planting of usoful and ornamental shade trees, etc., cte, 1t 15 sufo to say that business under tho aus- pices of tho wide-awake, go-ahead busi- ness men and citizens generally which 1t containg, will in no distant day be uni- vermlly acknowledged as the **Quecn City” of the stat. g, AR S ABSENT-MINDED PEOPLI, A Hotel Olerk Gossips About People Forge Washington Star, “Can _you—ah—er - can you the number of my room?” “Yos, sir—95,"” “Ah! thank you—guess—ah—I'll go and got ready for dinner,” and the absent minded man lounged away towards the olevator. The hotel clerk looked after the slowly vanishing guest, and then turning to a Star reporter who was stand- Z near, sai *“That man is a holy terror. I've seen all kinds of men since 1've been in this business, but he is the great original for- tell me getter, He has been here now for three days, and I havo to watch him like a baby. I'll bet he'll either forget his way to his room, or when he gets there he won't know why he went there,” **What is he, a genius!” asked the re- porter, “I suppose 80; he's an Inventor and he dont know anything but cogs and wheels, He ate two breakfasts this morning; he ordered his lunch sent to his room yes- terday, forgot about it, came down to the oflice, bought a Now York paper, and read until b p, m. He then came up to my desk and inquired calmly of me what it was he had nsked for a little whila before. [ didn't know and he could give me no idea,so I was in hot water until I questioned the waiters and found out about the lunch. It's laugh- able to you, but it's not so funny for me, because if 1 don's take care of him he will surcly attack th reputation of th houso as soon as he gets away. Do you have many of those chara tera to look after?” inquired the listener. “Never had one like him,” said the clerk, *‘I the worst; but we have a groat many gucsts who oxhibit sigos of preoceupation. Perkaps the comunonost example of absent-mindedness which 1 see s in regard todoor keys., In the winter, whon business is rushiig, a dozen or more keys will have to be replaced every two days, A guest going away will frequently room or at the desk, his pocket, and will put it in 80 wo will have to replace it. k by a telegram, having plenty of Ametloan money in his wallet, ho hurrfed to the cara without 7 his hotel bill, and never thought ney or anything but his dis. patch until he “reached Now York, 1 have often seen caroful poople going over a written list and checking tho articles off as they pack them away preparatory to continuing their journey. ~ Wo have more or loss amusoment with nowly-mar ried couplos, as frequently the bridegroom forgots to write ‘and wife’ after his name, When ho haa to correot his error ho al ways looke sheopish and his explanations are very lame,” THE ABSENT MINDED BRIDEGROOM, A laughablo incident happened here about a year ago,” continued tho clork, “Ono day, In tho carly winter, a tall, fine-looking gentloman rogistered as Dr. John g0 and so and wife, from C—v- The doctor was on his bridal tour, He was about to turn away from the door when he folt a slap on his back, and,look- ing up, hosaw the faco of a collogo friond. ‘Hello, Jack’ ‘How are you Sam? and they began a rapid convorsa- tion, when suddenly Sam saw the regis- tor and exclaimed: ‘Beon gotting mar- ried, have you? Well, here are my con- gratulationa; what's your wifo's name!’ ¢ ‘Jennie,” responded the bridegroom. ¢ ,No, no; I mean who was she!’ ex- clalmed his friend. *“Why, her name was Jonnie-—Jennio —Oh, —— it!" shouted tho perplexed man, What, Jennie O. Damit? was the laughing rejoinder. “il've forgetten,’ as last exclaimed tho bridegroom, In despair. *Como up in the parlor and Il ask her what it wu ‘orgetting his wife’s name,” resumed the clerk, ‘‘cost him a number of bottles of champagne.” “Oh, Lord, hero he is again!” he groaned, and the absent-minded man came up to inquiro what time tho train loft for—¢“for that place in Virginia, you know,” which the clerk interproted to mean Richmond. e Packing Back the Paupers, Pittshurg Times, The United States Troasury depart- ment has just now takon the paupor emigration hull by the tail; two years ago when impositions of this character were pointed out vigorously tho department might have taken the animal by the horns, Uowever, let us be thankful it isn't a niule, and that the government is big enough to awing the other animal by tho caudal end. Collector Robertson, of New York has received instructions that really show symptoms of shutting off the American dumping ground for foreign refuse. Horctoforo the most energetic action of Federal and local authorities has been no more effective than the customary sign-board on vacant lots *Place no rubbish here under penalty oi the law.” Liko this description of indefi- nite threat the sign on Castle Giarden has accomplished hitle or nothing. Now it really looks as though the customs au- thorities and theboard of commissionersof emigration meant business. The one will have every vessel boarded and exam- ined for paupers, andsthe other will do- mand a bond from each steamship com- pany In guarantee that paupers shail be fed while in Castle Garden and returned whence they camo. It is intended to enforce the same riles n other sea sports, so that the Board of Guardians of the poor in inland cities and countios may look forward to the time when a large percentage of poor house paupers and applicants for outdoor relief will not bo recent arrivals from abroad, a8 has been the case in a marked de, in the last three years. When it bec known positively that local poor societies and boards in Europe, were systematical ly shipping tho halt. lame and blind to America,and that in numberless instances persons in fair circumstances wero send- ing hither their depondent relatives, it was the duty of the government to adopt prompt and efiicient measurcs against the imposition, Whon it is seen at tho beginning of an evil that it will probably grow beyond onduranco the proper action is to squelch it at onco. This country is willing to receive all comers from abroad who emigrate legiti mately, but it is not « *‘dump,” nor yet a coss pool, info which Burops may de- posit its garbago and nastiness, Locul authorities should co-operate encrgeti cally with this soapert ofligials in return- g ell paupors. This city could afford forget to leave the key in the doot of his' to pay the passago of sich undesirablo porsons rather than be at the expenso of their maintenanco for half yoar, AR PRI Largest Establish Kind in the World, UNOLE SAM NG OFFIOE, The t of the Washington Sta In 0 extensive a building as the gov- ernment printing oflice —tho largest cs- tablishment of the kind in the world filled with valuable material, and con- taining within its walls every day over two thousand operatives, the necessity of extraordinary precautions for the safety of life and property from destruction by fire is apparent, purticularly as the build- ingisnota fire proof structure. The present head of the office, Mr. Sterling P. Rounds, who is & practical business man with great executive ability and who has had experience in the west as a fire- man, whon he took charge of the govern- ment printing a few years ago recognizod this fact; and at the present time thore is probably no better equipped buildivg in the country for proventing loss of life or property by o conflagration, Boefore Mr. Rounds “took charge the principal wmeann of escape provide i N A of the in menso building were from stair- ways in & couple of towers in addition to the ordinary stairways. Now u plentiful supply of wator can bo turned on each floor at @ moment's notice from the six stand pipes, which run up near the ladders, and soctions of hose are kopt at hand, fitted with dischargo pipes, and to take charge of each outlet or see tion of hoe iu an emergency thero is an organized force consisting of & captain and lieutenants, with a suitable number of men, all soleoted from the employes There is also on each tluor a fire exti guisher, in charge of & captain and liou tenant, and on the occasion of the burn ing of the stabla on months ago, theso woll the wero premisos found to work some The house carpentor is about aa good o There is an iron tramway running en- locksmith as any in the city; ho has had [tirely around tho building, with iron #0 mauy locks to pick and locka to make. | cages secured with wire ropes, to aid in Then people leave articles of wearing ap iveyin, u the upper windows any parel, books, memoranda, all sorts of | person, who might in caso of a fire be- 8, in their s when they vacate. | low, have the means of their escape cut Well, if thoy are registerod correctly | ! ramway was dosigned by Gen ulty in re turning them | Meigs, and the expor ta made with it ) even ff © been ent sisfactory, In addi write for it; but where a o ordinary fice escapes thero are two ¢ indef ! o8, reaching from the upper work t to the gr \d,a8 ia woll known A X liay actorily t oy “Thoro was an Englishmar mos, . winter,” continued tho A8 last report Mr, Rounds sys posited noarly £,000 waand arrows provided, With The h would enabla be shot Now Yo brrr rown through tho upper windows. Up to the time theso changes were made the entire oflice waa supplied with only a throe-inch conneotion with the water mains, which barely gave sufliclent wa- tor for daily use, and was wholly inade- {uate for the purposes. But by tho kindly co-operation of Mr, Edward chitect of the capitol, more than doub! the offic now the former supply, and quite ample to rev tho new fire appa- ratus in every way efliciont, All the outaide doors were originally huug o to open toward the inside of the build and in case of a panic, with the prossuro anst thom, it would have been im- possible to have opened them, The hinges have been changed so as to open either way, and egress cannot thereby bo obatructed. Besides oll those ample facilitios for tho safo ogress of employes in case of sudden alarm of fire, tho ~entire forco of fernales has been divided up into com- panies of forty ench, and each company in charge of a captain, with sevoral aids, and in ceso of alarm the companios are taken out by designated fire-escapes, under the chargo and aid of the men ap- pointed for the purpose. The firat trial of the systom demonstrated the fact that the bindery, containing about five hun- dred women and nearly one hundred woan, was emptted in loss than one min- ute; and it is believed that after more trials the entire oflice can be cleared in as less than two m.inutes. It, therofore, may be falriy stated that for the first timo in the history of tho offico it is ronsonably safo from fire, and its em- ployes from danger of loss of lifo or limb caused by & stampede or want of suflici- ent ogress, #2 There have been test alarms rung since tho presont aystom was adopted, and it wan found that overy man or woman know his or her place. By a test onco made in the bindery it was found that the folding-room, containing over fivo hundred operatives, was cleared inside of ono minate. The femalo operatives, how- ever, found that in going down the fire oncapos there were somo +Peoping Toms" on the ground, and in subsequent tests asked that canvas be placed on the ladder bofore thoy would make tho descent. In each room thero is & captain with three licutenants, and these direct tho others in caao of an alarm, but the work- ing force consists of about forty men to a Probably no better trial of the system was ever given than that of last month, when a partition on which oil from tho bindery had dropped took fire. The tla wera oxtinguished when Chief Engineer Cronin was within a faw yards of the ecene, and neither he nor Mr. Rounds knew of it until it was all over,no general alarm having been given. For some years it has been thought that the old portion of the building was unsafo in consequence of the great weight on it, but by exorclsing due caro and re- moving the surplus material to The Con- grossional Globe building, there has not beon for some time past any danger, the oflicors keoping in this portion of the structure at any ono time the smallest poasible amount of material necessary for the work in hand. Supt. 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