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...Post thinks there is little need to be alarmed at the danger from fire at Harvard since "all the occupants of the buildings are agile young men, almost any one of whom, aided by his bed-clothes, could without serious injury get to the ground from a third-story window...
...Basement window, marked "Fire Apparatus," in the west side of University Hall. Door locked...
...ordinary rope, and it is possible that in the end this plan for safety against fire will be adopted. If so, a plain rope will be furnished each student who desires one, but he will be obliged to keep it constantly attached to a staple in the window and coiled below ready for use. Otherwise the precaution would be almost useless, for the ropes would soon be thrown into some closet or elsewhere, and in time of fire would not be on hand...
...Bangor extension ladder fifty feet long, with raising poles. Basement window, marked "Fire Ladder," in the south end of Weld. No lock...
...Bangor extension ladder sixty feet long and common ladder forty feet long, with raising poles. - Basement window, marked "Fire Ladders," in the southwest corner of Appleton Chapel. No lock...