Show WINDSOR WAS NOT people in their fright did not know how to escape kew york march 18 it was midnight before chief bonner left the bulna of the windsor hotel in an interview he declared that he had found no violations of either the building laws or the alro regulations in the hotel it waa an old building said the chief and it was built under the laws that existed many years ago the rapidity with which the alamea spread was due to the fact that the building was not fireproof there were no alre proof stopa in the corridors such as arc required in all modern buildings and the corridors were so wide that a great draught went through them how many fire escapes wore there why the rear and eldea of the build ins were literally covered with them and rope escapes were in every room As is usually the case the people were frantic from tear and did not know enough to use the anro escapes have you any criticism to make be fause there were not alre escape on afie front of the building probably because it would detract from ita ornamental appearance was aaker no replied the chief 1 I have no criticism to make on that point such matters are under the jurisdiction ot the building department the stairs I 1 want to say right now that two thirds of tho people who alvo in hotels today dont know the location of the stairs that Is it would take them several minutes to find them the reason id that hotel pat rons always use the elevators our lawa require that a red globo be placed at the head ot every stairway and in fact that every exit be marked by a red globe besides diagrams of exits are posted conspicuously but people pay little attention to such things of course if the building had been fireproof it would have been comparatively easy to subdue the flames under the present law the best one ever enacted so tar as the alre department Is concerned all buildings more than thirty five feet high which are intended for use as schools theartres theatres the atres or hotels must be fireproof asked if it was true that the department part ment had been slow in responding to the alarm chief conner said no it was not there was great dolay however in sending in an alarm it must have been fifteen after the fire was discovered before an alarm was sent in after the alarm was sent in the firemen responded instantly st it was not two minutes after the first alarm bad been sent in until the third alarm had been rung the department did everything in its power after the alarm was given |