Hotel Fire Escapes.
The anjue& o£ Americans, as jtofire m hotels lias Ted one entespripjtig h/weeo to furnish each of itW bedrooms with h fire escape. It (JfttjftistsWtf r a<o iffiefaft' ladder revolving on a roller ; th<» ladder is only 15iu m diameter, ami-winds up into a small space. When it isßtpwed away, or cbvered^-fc-ith an ornamental cover, it r^pr^s^n'ts'a seat. On the^ outbreak of a fire, the end can be thrown oift hi '"• 'ffie| iis ; own weight cafiyitig J it rapidly Jfco terra firma, where, if necessary, it can be pulled -ont-into"liht}' tflftUffe 6t-tße"--streefc, tlms ;. keeping those descending at a safe distance ftoto the fl;ttnes; The 1 adder m trsjte f bt fl^xi lile 'tvire, wi th metal cros|^^,,aqd has a. sustaining power of 7Oftoibte « J!irenrfn can ascend it to any flooi with heavy , hose-pipe 1 , and hence it may prompt ly^put "out a fire that might destroy a building if thero were any delay.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 3
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156Hotel Fire Escapes. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 3
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