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Nearly all the rope fire escapes will be replaced by others of the same general type, but with larger ropes, heavier travelers, and a safer band. These escapes are reversible, and will be placed in every bed-room...
...entry, including rooms 45 to 68, and had charred the connecting hallways and stairs. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, spread so rapidly to the top of the building that several men who were in their rooms at the time were forced to leave by ladders or rope fire escapes. The thick connecting brick wall prevented the fire from extending to the middle entry...
Stone, J.L., wire rope manufacturing...
...style of rope fire-escape has been placed in all rooms of Yard dormitories above the second floor, and all have been thoroughly tested. Some further precautions have also been taken in regard to the storage of inflammable rubbish...
Argosy--"At the End of His Rope," by W. A. Foster...