A Rope In The Right Place

A fftmUï in riülade.lpliia recently had n riarröw escapa from beina; burned to cleatb. The hotel m whieh they livcdtook lire ia tho night. They were all asleep, but wera awakened jast in time to save theinselves by meaus of a rope which they Iet down from the window. This is ouly a fresh ülustiaUon ra the value of i rope as a fire escape. Hundreds of persons have jumped from burning buildings, and have been killed or crippléd by the f al), who could readily have loworeu ihemseives to thegroundby a rope, if Ihey had baen able to obtain one; and it has oilon occurred to us that it would be a wi36 i.recaution for i-he owners of lof iy buildings in cities to keep stout ropes on each floor so aa to be available ín wwe of fire.