Show furniture burned to show house fireproof in order to demonstrate the fireproof qualities of ins new residence on LOUR island a former chief of the new york fire department recently started a fire in one of its rooms and allowed it to burn un w ditched itched the chamber was thorough sprinkled with kerosene before ft waa ignited in an adjoining room dinner was served to a party of guests some time after which the family retired for the night without examining the blazing room at nine on the following morning the door was opened disclosing that everything that biad been in the room biad been entirely consumed but the chamber itself aride from its decorations wis uninjured A picture of alie building during the fire appears in alic april popular mechanics magazine |