Word: firing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...publish on another page of this morning's issue a letter to the CRIMSON from the Inspector of Grounds and Buildings relative to fire protection in Yard buildings...
This communication presents a different view of the matter than that held by the CRIMSON and by undergraduates in general. According to it the protection against fire in the dormitories has been declared sufficient by experts. To us this statement does not in the least appear to be one that should be disregarded, but at the same time the fact that those most intimate with the conditions have an entirely different view of the matter, forces us to the conclusion that there is at least room for two opinions. In such a serious matter a situation which is even doubtful...
...witness of the justice of our past complaints, we are glad to see that gongs and patent sprinklers are being installed. We are also glad to see that our suggestion as to leaving the hall lights burning has been adopted. The CRIMSON complained of this lack of fire protection because it thought that improvements could be made. It sees that they are being made, and hopes that they will continue until the dormitories are as safe as possible...
...dormitories in the Yard are not fire-proof by any means; in fact they would prove docile victims for the flames. However, the only protection afforded consists of a few extinguishers and some scrawny ropes. And to make the situation worse, the gas lights in the halls are extinguished at 12 o'clock, leaving the halls and stairs in inky darkness. The stairways in Matthews and Weld are so arranged, with the sky-light directly above them, that a fire once started would have a full sweep from the ground floor to the top, and would cut off the inmates...
...cure in this case, and a few thousand dollars expended now would save hundreds of thousands, not to mention lives of students, in the future. In the first place the lights in the halls should not be turned out at midnight, for the event of a fire a stairway without any light is as good as a hose without water. Furthermore, ladders, hose and better fire-escapes should be provided for each dormitory...