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...sanitary arrangements are as perfect as modern science can make them. There will be hot and cold water throughout the building, and every stairway will contain a freight elevator. The fireplaces in the studies will be furnished with the Jackson ventilating grate, which receives cold air from a flue rising from the basement. This fresh air enters the room above the grate and ventilates the room, thus obviating the necessity of opening the windows in extremely cold weather. Steam heat will be used in the hallways and lavatories...
...Columbus female college was burned yesterday. The fire originated from a defective flue, and when discov was so far underway that it could not be controlled. All the inmates were aroused in time to escape. The entire loss is estimated at about $30,000. The college was established seven years ago and was in a flourishing condition, having an attendance of one hundred and twenty young ladies...