The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-11-27
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
Shocking and Thrilling OcesFrsnee- Forty
or Fifty School childrsn Killed. and Many
WOunded

" NV 'gsAggA AAhAeNf AAAM many
Wounded
NEw YoRK, Nov GOA terrible accident oe.
cured this aliernooH at2 o'clock, NJ tho new Pub
lie school on Greenwich avenue. An alarm Of
ire was raised. and the children becUIniug fright.
ened, attempted TO escape from the building. A
large numbor were crowIing against the bal1s.
trades 10 ihs second aud third stories when they
gave wBy and precipilatcd the children u the iirst
floor. distance ofsome forty feet Alre1dy 90
dead bodies have been tiken out orihe building.
and is reported that least forty boys aud girls
arc Killed The scene was must heart rending--
mothers frantic were seeking their children aud
Their cries, mingled with those of The dying vic
ums' Attracted thousands to the spot.
SECOND sPATcH.
NEW YORK. Nov 1910 =. M,-Om city is IL
deep gloom III consequence Of tho melancholy and
heartrending accident which occurred this after
noon Many homes that but few brief hours a.
60 were tue scenes Of happiness and joyous antic.
iPahons-w where danger was not dreamed Of
ana every countenanee was bright with smiles,
now present deep, melancholy. aud sad lamenta.
tons Eyes that were bright are flooded with
Tears, aud voices that were merry arc turned TO
"alihg The details of this sad calamity, as near
as nnye been able 10 gather them are as follows:
Abnuf two o'clock this afternoon, Miss Harri.
son tencher in Primary School No. &C. was oh
served probably from the coseness Of the room
70 ialnt On seeing this, number Of children rim
10 her side. Others became alarmed aud in their
inght, raised tho cry OF fire. This soon caused
inc greatest alarm aud conslernation among the
lille unsuspecting iunOcents. Almost in mo.
men' they. as with one impulse, made general
rush ior the doors and windows, and the stair.
why' WINCH II seems. was Of spiral form. and rus.
nng from Tue first to the fourth story OF the bull
ding.
Soon the press against the balustrade became
50 great that 1t gave way, precipating to the
moor below, which was OF aas stones, used for o
playground nearly or quite one hund ed of the
little ones. The scene at this moment wa, nwIul
aud heartrending beyond description Child af
ter child rush he'd down the horrible nit. crushing
benehth their weight Il ose who had gone before,
while others looped voluntarily out of the win
dows, and Others threw themselves down the
chasm' mingIing thoir life.blOod with those a.
ready dead and dyiog More than seventy chill.
dren thus rushed into the jaws of death; snd. al.
though lew escaped being seriously injured some
nifty wore instantly killed.
The calamity would have been sll greater but
Tor the presence OF mini Of Mr.. McNully, the
principal, who was in the fourth story, and who.
on hearing the cry of fire, Immediately placed
himself against the door, declaring that none OF
Inc children should go out in this manner His
Class by this means, escaped inevitable deslruc.
ton.
large number were Immediately carried TO
thelr homes by thoir bewdcred purenls, so that
the iul extent the calamity cannot yet be fully
ascertained.
The excitement at the school, and at the 9th
ward station house, has been such as is seldom. or
ever seen in our city.
Tie spectacle oil parents clasping their dead and
dying children beggars oil attempt at description.
The scene was most lumentab'e to behold
The police aud staff, the recorder and mayor,
and many medical gentlemen, were promptly on
The spot, rendering the sufferers all the aid IN ter
power.
An inquest will be held at nine o'clock, to.mnr.
row morning, when the true Cause Of this direlul
calamity will be more fully known.
=. S.-l01, +. M-Snce the above was sent it
has been ascertained that besides those killed,
some seventy or eighty are manned d-some OF
them Tor life. Many OF the little ones are so dread
iully manSled as to be scarcely recognizable by
Their parents. number Of the wounded il IS
cannot survive.
No language can half depict the Distress which
exists in consequence otthis most melancholy dis.
aster
More OF the Terrible Disaster--More Dead
Bodies Pound--The Wounded LaInenta.
tions OF Parents and Fricnds--The Coro.
nor's Inquest.
NEw YoRK. Nov. 81, 8P. M.-Thousands Of
persons collected around the building to-day,
where the melancholy calamity took place yester
day, by which so many unfortunate children lost
Their lives. Officers were stationed about The
promises, in order 10 collect oil the facts possible
to aid in the coroners investigation.
In the area into which the children fell, at least
cart load ol books, shOes, ,Scombs, huts. shawls
and other articles OF clothing were found The
place was literally covered with blood. The
clolhlns which belonged tu the children, was IA.
ken to the ninth ward station for recognition.
Here the scone was henrtreudilg. Purculs. broth.
ers, aud sisters, were seeu looking witli fearful
eyes, and were heard In lament most piteuusly,
as they espied some garmcnt or little nemonto
that belonged 10 their relatives Some we're per.
Ioctly frantic with grief.
IL is now stated that one principal cause Of the
lmmeso loss of life was the improper and hiubly
course pursued by number Of men
who forced themselves into the building aud be-
sought the children To ily for their lives telling
them that the house was on fire aud that the walls
were about falling.
The coroner this morning empancled Jury.
and they proceeded 10 the scene OF disaster in
curriages, to view the dead bodes,u utter which un
took place until L O'clncS t1.inur.
row morning, when the investigation will be gone
into.
1t was stated TINT the railing on the stairway
was OF so trail nature as TO scarcely support The
weight OF a man, much less tue great pressure
caused by the alrighted children
Sixty.one arc known 10 be dead. Tho police
station huuse presents the most sorrowiu! aspect.
The upper part OF the city wears ii uniyersal
rlonu