Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-29

recent and the facts too mpeecy ascertsned to war
US in ndugng any theories Of censurs or excupaon
Dut we DO eel called upon to protest against the sScumpa
ton Of such masses Of scholars in any building however
firmly constructed assembled in ths schoohoxe
impossible % vsntats such crowd psppsrly n 70 mr.
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ths terrible warning II can Afford = bqid shnsphes
costing from quarter 70 half million of dollars eAch
be occupied only two days m the week. We can cor
tainy afford to multiply school-houses sufficiently sc
commodae every three Eve hundred Of the hundred thou
sand pupils daily assembled together in this city with
and suitable edices.
Many opinions expressed in relation to the cause Of the
calamity Some attribute it to the m in which the
baust put up and from the appearance they present
there certainly seemed ground for the complaint Each
bauste secured at the base, where fits into the step
BY but nail driven first through outside lining called
bracket, which is piece Of pine about twelve fourteen
long two inches broad and about
inch inch Deep This bracket is the only support for
the baluser against pressure from within, and il may easily
be conceived how such a support should give way before
the crush Of more than a hundred children.
From the second story the basement the balusades
literally swept away with the brackets few only Of which
remain hanging by the nails. II il we'll that the ma
eal Of which the balusc made is Of the best descrp
tons Of WOOD and capable Of bearing great pressure but
the defect evidently in the slight in which they
have been fastened at the base The Corones Inquest will
doubtless give this subject careful attention.
The building surrounded this morning by an eager
crowd Of PERSONS anxious obtain further information Of
Tho
Of the chdrenwho had been killed. and who had come to
recover their clothes The sight presented by their
stricken aspect saddenng in the extreme and calculated
to strike those who them with the most melancholy
feelings.
Three Of the female teachers Miss Barnes, Miss Smith,
and Miss Tsphagen, much injured in the crusb but
Of them, understand very seriously. Miss Smith
had one Of her ankles broken.
The female principal Miss Harrison, whose sudden illness
caused the alarm, happy learn, much better
this morning Yesterday it feared that she would not
survive the shock caused BY the disaster.
Letter from Teacher.
THuasDAr EvEsrss, NovsxsER 20, 1851.
Messs EDIrons take opportunity give you few
facts in regard the ssd and fatal calamity which occurred
this afternoon Ward School a6 situated il sssnwieh ave-
aue ths hssd Of Charss se.s Ths acount happsssd
about two O'Clock, and ths scumsls arc = fullows:
Thsrs wess. 4 Ne siapss sbana chdysn
n
pasu while engaged in teaching suddenly fen proszats
10 aniing it, Ths young ladies much excited and
alarmed and gave uterance their fears in hreks and cries.
and many Of them rushed into the adjoining apartments
The children Of the three departments, hearing these
screams, and supposng that The building FIRE, be-
much excited that the teachers lost all control
hem and then general rush made for the door, The
children of the primary department filled the first fight Of
stairs and the entry below so closely that the DOORS which
opened inUard could not be opened The children Of the
Female Department. rushing out were checked by the
below, and the stairs crowded that the railing
gave way for flights and the children upon them
pecptaed upon the heads Of those below. Of them fall
ing fifteen feet The which ensued 10 beyond oil de-
scripton The children piled Unfortunately, in
of about feet the height Of nearly many feet
more, where many suocated otherwise killed. The
from the Male Department rushed down the back stairs
and stopped BY door, which, like those in 'front.' open
ed inward and the back stairs presented similar that
Many boys eaped from the wndowssome Of them from the
second story The bells rung and the streets in front
filled with distracted PARENTS and the excitement
in and around the building immense. The whole and
sole of this melancholy casualty simply the fantng
the teacher and tho cries and sheks Of the members OF
class which mistaken by the other scholars in the build
ing alarm OF FIRE, and which suddenly filled them
with fear that the teachers lost all control them and could
| not prevent the rush to the doors.
TEAsHER IN rHE Bu1IpISa
Anofher Serious Accident.-FoA of Building About
four o'clock yesterday afternoon, building in Of
ereCuOn Oh SN00 D0tWeon SeVenn
avenues fell to the ground seriously njung Mr.. Clarke
the builder, and three Others The injured con-
veyed their homes where they received proper medical at
tendance. The fallen building is of block present
erecting this street. The material used in their consuc
ton is said to be of inferior kind 1t to be hoped
that the FIRE wardens will inquire into the NATTER and
the whole Of the block be taken down. should the buildings
be found investigation to be defective OF badly constructed
EDITORS CORRESP ONDENCE.
NEW YoRK, NovExBxR %, 1851.
GESrLxMEx Previous the announcement in our city
press wrote you few hasy paragraphs acquanting you
with the terrible accident d Hpbiic School No. IS. That
has already been confirmed 70 you with melancholy
volume of particulars by the papers Of yesterday morning
three days old and topics Of fresh interest exclude
from further attention but how many bleeding hearts
still mourning over it
find objection urged against the enclosing Of many
children there this case, viz. 1886, build
ing but strikes exceedingly obnoxious
There want Of (except the Staircase il is
true, the building being capacious elegant but