Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-22
THE LATE CALAMITY AT NEW YORK

The particulars Of the terrible catastrophe which hurried
into eternity large number Of the children OF one OF the
public schools OF New York horrible than was
stated in brief paragraph Of yesterday morning No
one, sure read the fubjoned elegsphic report
10 the Philadelphia papers, nauating of the details OF
the occurrence, without emotions of unaffected sorrow,
well for the little sufferers themselves for their bereayed
and heavily afflicted parents. We learn by despatch dated
last night that eleven dead bodies have been discovered in
addition to those mentioned below increasing the number ofhe
killed TO sixyone. OF those who crippled manned
by the accident it is supposed that eight
tally hurt All The circumstances Of This calamity be
sihed by Coroner's jury, whose Investigations trust,
will lead them condemn the obvious improperly Of crowd
ing hundreds of children into above another to the
height Of three and four stories, which this melan
choly event is mainly attributable. sdi ss
NEW YoRK, NOVEMBER 90. 4
terrible accident occurred this aernocn at two o'clock
at the public school Greenwich avenue. Miss Har-
rison, teacher in primary school No. 49, observed, pro-
badly from the closeness of The room, to faint On seeing
this number Of children her side. Others became
alarmed, and in their fright raised the cry Of fire. M
This caused the greatest alarm and CONSERVATION
among the little unsuspeeting innocens. Almost Ia
men they, with impulse made general rush for the
doors and windows and the stswsy which, it seems,
Of spiral form, and ming from the FIRST to the fourth story
of the building Soon the press against the baluade be-
came great It at II way, precptang to the floor be-
low which of flag stones used for play ground nearly
or quite one hundred Of the little ones
The at this moment awful and heartrendng be-
yond description. Child after child rushed down the horrible
pitt crushing beneath their weight those who had gone be-
fore, while others eaped voluntarily of the windows and
others hrw themselves down the chasm, minsng their life
blood with those already dead and dying.
More than seventy child thus rushed into the jaws Of
death AM, although few escaped being seriously injured,
some fry Instantly killed.
The calamity would have been still greater but for the
Of mid Of Mr. McNuy the principal who 10 the
fourth story, and who hearing the cry Of fire. immediate
placed himself against the door, declaring that Of the
children should 60 out 10 this His class, by this
MEANS escaped inevitable destruction.
The following is q list Of the dead thus far asceftaned
Emma Glderleeve, Anna Slate Jacob Spins,ead Matthew
Wood, Edwin Glenroy Sarah Boear,. John L. and Anne
Wo0ley, Caharne Doway, Julia Delano A. Won Tassel,
Miss Brown, Lucy Carlow, John Knapp Anna M. Hill,
John McMann Mary G Baxter. Sarah Bogardus, Charles
E.. Moore, George Mills Anna Van Dusen George Walden,
Jane M. De voe Jane Eursa, Della Alderman, Abby A.
Jacobs, Amanda Hof, Anne Pike, George Quackenbuss,
Margery Stephens Harry Abbott, Morris Wadron, Sarah
Leny, Catharine Reynolds Eliza o. Neil, Mary Harper,
Mary Teackard Besides these many others dreadful
ly injured.
large number were Immediately carried to their homes
by their bewdered parents, that the full extent Of the
amy csnnot yet be fully ascertaned Besdes those killed.
some seventy eighty mamed-some of them for life
and number of the wounded it supposed survive
No language half depict the distress which exists in
consequence Of this melancholy disaster The excite
ment al the school, and at the Ninth Ward saionhouse,
has been such is seldom in CITY, The
spectacle Of caspng their dead and dying children
beggars all attempt at description. The most
lamentnble to behold.
The police and staff the recorder and mayor and many
medical gentlemen, promptly the spot rendering the
| sufferers all the aid in their power.
An inquest will be held nine o'clock morning,
when the true Of this defu calamity will be fully
known. a.3