"SHUTTING THE STABLE DOOR."

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 3

"SHUTTING THE STABLE DOOR."

PftECAUTIQNS AGAINST FUTURE \ FIRES. f (By TeJegrAph.-.Copyriffht.) Received 5, 9.26 a.m.' * ' NEW YORK, January 4. The Chicago city authorities have deWred that the use of asbestos curtains foi- cutting off the sjage from the auditorium is inadequate,- and the theatres haVo been ordered to construct steel roller curtains, also to construct wide exits each with a stairway to the street; the use of combustibles and calcium lights are prohtuiued in a theatre. ", '. The authorities hav6~also ordered them tp construct skylights over the stage fitted tfith automatic lids, stf as to enable smoke to escape in case of JBre, j the gas jets to bo with wire nettings. ~" Stringent precautions against fires in theatles have ailso bean taken in other Cities.