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June 26, 1888
The Evening World
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A fire at the cigar factory on First Avenue nearly resulted in a frightful calamity, but all over a thousand workers escaped unharmed. The article condemns the overcrowding in factories that hinders escape and calls on lawmakers to enact protections for the lives of poor laborers, including men, women, and children.
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PROTECT THE FACTORY WORKERS.
The fire at the cigar factory on First avenue
might have resulted in a frightful
calamity. As it was, it was miraculous that
the men and women employed in the three
factories all escaped with their lives.
It is an outrage that this packing together
of human beings in a building from which
the escape of more than a thousand people
must necessarily be a slow and difficult
process, should be allowed. There ought to
be some regard for human life, even if its
possessor is poor and has to labor in a factory
for a living. Why do not our lawmakers,
who are always ready to look after the interests of wealthy corporations, take care that
some effective protection is afforded by the
statutes to the lives and health of the
men, women and children who are employed
in these monster city factories?
The fire at the cigar factory on First avenue
might have resulted in a frightful
calamity. As it was, it was miraculous that
the men and women employed in the three
factories all escaped with their lives.
It is an outrage that this packing together
of human beings in a building from which
the escape of more than a thousand people
must necessarily be a slow and difficult
process, should be allowed. There ought to
be some regard for human life, even if its
possessor is poor and has to labor in a factory
for a living. Why do not our lawmakers,
who are always ready to look after the interests of wealthy corporations, take care that
some effective protection is afforded by the
statutes to the lives and health of the
men, women and children who are employed
in these monster city factories?
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Factory Fire
Worker Escape
Overcrowding
Labor Protection
Lawmakers
Cigar Factory
Where did it happen?
First Avenue, Cigar Factory
Story Details
Location
First Avenue, Cigar Factory
Story Details
Fire at cigar factory nearly causes calamity but all workers escape; outrage over dangerous overcrowding and call for legislative protection of factory workers' lives and health.