Show NEW YORKS FIRE RISK there is danger of a great Conf lagra tion in that city new york dec 11 the journal ot commerce today says the city ot new york from a fir protection standpoint is in a very serious condition aa Is shown by the just completed report of the committee 0 twenty of the notional board of fir there are several alt s defacis cis in tire various brandies of the file and which at any time blight la combas afon eg e e aber cit value ant narrow and obstructed eln die business taken lif chanec tion with dangerous lv unreliable airi alynn system insufficient water supply and poor distribution causing extremely low treasure in some localities absence of a number of faie engines and inefficiency of somo ot enose ia use there ie decided opportunity for a sweeping conflagration in abis city the committees have completed a very careful examination of the chiy and tho re of conr Is confirmed by ct plain john S sewell ot tae ot V S who VM detailed by president roosevelt to ia ane work ot the committee captain sewell ais in part the type and occupancy of build lugs pm ailing in the worst sections their mutual exposures the narrow ness of streets or water supply and distribution er ath the enormous alues involved corn bine to malro ot the in marii baltan by far the sect mericus fire and conflagration hazard I 1 have ever seen the conclusion is inevitable thai the magnificent personnel of the alre department part ment has bees tha only that has prevented sweeping in past tn view of the normous nor interest involved and the almost international character of the catastrophe which would be represented by a swee plu conflagration in Man hauan no ilma shoula be lost in puuing into effect all alie proposed improvements aal all the in laia report or their full the report is the aur apices of the committee of twenty of the beara boara of underwriters and wa appointed khouy afier the tuh a view to investigating tho alra protection of the tar lous cities of the country |