This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... FIRES IN THEATRES. HE singular immunity from loss of life which has of late years attended the destruction by fire of theatres and other places in which large numbers of people are congregated together should not be allowed to blind the judgment of thoughtful minds to the extreme probability, if not absolute ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... FIRES IN THEATRES. HE singular immunity from loss of life which has of late years attended the destruction by fire of theatres and other places in which large numbers of people are congregated together should not be allowed to blind the judgment of thoughtful minds to the extreme probability, if not absolute certainty, that under different circumstances many persons might have perished. The object of these pages is to indicate the principal points of safety and danger in such places, and to awaken general attention and interest to a subject of more or less personal concern to nearly all who live in civilized communities at some period or other of their lives. In this country it is a good deal the custom to preach against what is called "panic legislation," and no doubt there is much to be said against it; but at the same time those who take a professional interest in matters involving expense in connection with the protection of life know well, that the only chance of any legislation at all in this direction is when the public mind has been startled by a catastrophe, and that, consequently, it is their duty to prepare for this beforehand by offering such sound advice as their experience can dictate, and giving it as much publicity as possible, being confident, that although in the hour of safety it may subject them to severe criticism, possibly to the charge of creating the very panic which they desire to avert, nevertheless, when a serious disaster happens, it will be considered reasonable and moderate; and, judging from analogous cases, it may be assumed that after a great catastrophe restrictions and regulations of a much more rigorous kind than any here recommended would be imposed without the smallest hesitation. The general subject must, ...
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