Show fiRE EXPERT VISITS I Offers Novel Theory to toI I Explain Berkeley Disaster Striking of the ef- ef effect ef effect of ot humidity on fires tires and humidity hu- hu hu humidity In cIties AS x a means meana of against tires fires tire were brought to the Iho th attention of ot forest K Af District m oJ 4 4 SAt- SAt by W B Osborne 0 Jr forest II examiner and reputed to know more about aboul fires tires and origin than any forest foret sen lep In Inthe inthe Inthe the United State Ho He Is termed In 1 forest s ertic Ice circles circle the forestry y fire tire export expert Mr Air Osborne In Ogren Oc Sturdy Saturday en route from Mad Madison lEon WI where ho he had been attending the Forest Products convention of experiment st lotion experts to hi his home homo In h Portland Ore Oro OrolIe Orelie lIe H said aid that a a study of ot the hu- hu humidity humidity hu humidity records record of ot Berkeley Calif and its ICs It vicinity Just Jut prior to the disaster dl a ter that wiped out num- num num cious homes home In tho the elite residential district showed that toi am 10 30 dais s prior to the Iho breaking out of the tho tire fire In the nearby hills and its Ita It spread to the th town tho Iho humIdity records showed a normal c Ion But ho he pointed out on the tho night prior to the tho th fire tiro there her was as no moisture In tho air and anda as aa a consequence there was nas no norise rise Iise In ID the tho humidity records that night and a II slight Blight light drop lire he tol- tol following fol lowing day the tho consequent lack of ot He Ho said laid that t th the th roofs roof of manof of the th lv residences were ero co with Ith shingles made mad oC or red red- redI redwood red redwood wood under conditions of ot low moisture content In the air there thero I rose roso on the th surface of ot the shingles shingleR IJ a sort of ot fuzz which under tho those e condItion was ns as hIghly mable enable the lh wind blowing from the fire In the tho nearby hills bills he said car car- carrIed carried car carried ried alone Iong tho sparks which I fall fall- falling Ini Ing on the th easily eally kindled fuzz ot of th the shingles caused tho the fire firo as also aloo In all 1111 the tho o se secret e cret eret of ot tho the sudden hurtling bursting Into t I amee am ame of ot the roofs roots of o the tho th rosl- rosl resi resl dences residences denees In various potions po oC or the tho thoI burne burned l a 0 phenomenon that At the tho th time created conold con rable comment I IHo Ho He H gave to the th resident l i iH fter officials official a n number of Inter eating facts and figures r o to humidity of tIe the atmosphere and explained ho how houch such uch records ls could be e used a as Indicators tors that would warn of ot approaching danger so 00 that forest foret service ervice could I take tako the tho necessary precautions oo 00 I |