The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-26

seen t. bat don't think saw 1t put up; NO one has
ever 70 me about the unsafe manner Of that
Stairway the trustees contemplated building tower in
the win say gentlsmsn that the front stairs are
usually In other school houses used only for vsite and
in this house commended that the doors for the chill
dren, and the visitors could 60 up the same stairway
the builder Of the staircase first class mechanic
newell was an overnight and nothing else Mr. NH Henry
furnished the material, and Mr.. Nesbit got out the
Question by the Jury-Did Nesbit make the stairwork
Up to the price paid! A-Exeepting the newell should
Justice Bieskley-Do you think the falling Of the
banisters the Of the loes Of many lives
Al think not. think, possibly a. many, or more,
would have been killed by suocation, had the sanister
Question by Justice Bleakley--Do you think that by
the banisters giving way, that less lives sacrificed
or were lives haved by the falling Of the banisters
Justice Blsskley-wsn, 1t must be either one or the
other.
Question-what is your opinion Of the front entrance
OF the school! All the entrance was left TO me,
think should not alter IL Ny spinion is that II the
think that double and triple Of lives would have been
lost The entrances at the Fifteenth ward school have
stone steps enclosed in, and the children fall
they would much more readily suffocats
John y Done being sworn says-I reside at No. 200
West Eshtesbth street. have bsen school teacher for
fourteen years am principal of public school No TO-
in the Fifteenth ward am familiar with the eonstruc
ton of ward schoels have visited ward school 20 in
terest in its establishment visited the school since
the calsmity have spoken about the bsustrades
being UNSAFE from the predspostiOn or boys putting
their feet the top and sliding down think that had
not the bsDsters given way much less loss Of life would
have occurred two schools ought to be dismissed at
time, to meet the stairway mean the primary
ought to be the stairs with the
larger children; they ought TO have separate door Of
egress this day experiment. dismissed SOC boys
In less than four minutes down three stories-the
primary department dismissed in minute story
the female department. Of about 500 was dismissed In
five minutes the principal Of the Ninth ward school bae
frequently told me about the danger Of dismissing the
boys and compelled to keep the teachers on the
stairway to prevent them falling in Of fire in
school, the children have passages egress and
tower in the rear all fire proof should prefer the
Ninth ward school regards the fitting up, but the
Fifteenth ward school for safety in Of panic
among the children have been at that school for
years, and have had boy injured during that
time.
Ju.tice Beakoy stated that he had no more witnesses
to examine at present and adjourned the court until
O'Clock this wednesday, afternoon.
INCIDENTS.
RECOVERY Miss FIsBER.-The little girl Rhods
Fisher, Of No Muligan place. who Of the
seriously injured by the recent calamity at the Ninth
ward School in Greenwich avenue, happy to be
informed has entirely recovered The little sufferer
under the Of DR. e. A. G. Page Of No II Warren
place. This child the on whom the gavanc
battery applied by Dr. Rochester, of Sixth avenue
and, as shown to be, with euccess.
CoRREcuoN.-Mr. Thorp Is not magician but man.
ager and proprietor Of Knickerbocker Hall
MoRE RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS Mr.. Latson, the
Trustee Acknowledges the receipt Of SOL from the
dealers in Washington market to be applied for the
lief Of the sufferers at Ward School 20.