A Smoke Escape for Theatres.
[From the Chicago Tribune.]
An interesting experiment—the first one made in the presence of the general public— was given at Hooley’s Theatre, to test the efficacy of Sues & Karl’s fire and smoke escape. There was a large audience present, including a number of city architects, members of the Fire Department, of the Council, the heads of the Police Department, Superintendent Cleveland, the Board of Underwriters, and several well-known citizens. For an “ off matinee,” it was quite a large and distinguished audience.
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