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1860 Tenement House Fire - Fire Escapes Became Requirement...



Item # 211798

February 03, 1860

NEW-YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1860.

Ftpg. has: Calamitous Fire Tenement House on Elm-street Destroyed Thirty Persons supposed to have Perished in the Flames. Detailed report takes much of the last column. According to Kanes Famous First Facts, this fatal fire resulted in legislation requiring tenements to have fire escapes. Other news of the day includes: "From Missouri" "Chamber Of Commerce" "The Harper's Ferry Insurgents" "Our Frontier Regions" and much more. 8 pages in good condition.

Category: Pre-Civil War