New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-29

Some els r. the mist Of The upr0ay led for water
hich IN, 0us bort budrg rrd cea ed pa
Which an ssrm Of fire will always crate fnc cinse
quent rush and fusion OF the ctiid inaccessible
Tor tho teachers with all their auhof'y and zeal TO sop
- sJbGre.
Up 10 tins moment. gentlemen. d. you discover any
Tim ibo pant any of the persons IA Al svnced rreh
ger or the vaa' & the most scrupulous care
The TENTED children sought the usual az nn ural way
q tgiess-the larsc stairway leading TO Greenwich
Tic stairs thonsed but nause o, the door was
tIon. the railing ave way 80 Of them dead.
Did sny death take place on the stars otherwise be-
foIe thstTallDs fell II so IN what manner
Mould dssih have ensutd If the rating had gwen
Wa, Was the rahnq properly made and securely fast
ened These tGures hay aid you, gentle en- sa arfV-
when you CONSIDER ;be construction 81 the building the
means Of egT'ss for an edice thai eau, N It's different
apartments accommodate COO children aud that lame
aiaie before the ms fortune there ,las
10 stiercence hold. gentlemen OF the Jury. that all
tudin1s part en- or public buildings, whore .eCple con-
Pttese ihoulo he Constructed the Of the casualty
~ i'e and those who construct them reckless Of hess
various conSdcYaiors should be punished While this
gent eneR may be the declaration duty. prin-
whether this was suitable building whether this was
poJer buidirg m an parts for Public School of
~ y IN which We should eHtrust tho Jewels OF our
Were the STAIRS wide enough Were the bsnis,ers
'roDg enough If not did any one know Il who had the
power OF rencdyfso. VINO IL is your duty 10 declare IT.
have not dweed az length upon this testimony. but It
remains for you carefully 70 examine You Will )ce mat
poron examined before the JUN and Court no had
much The snpeiintendence the structure says
that the fastening ot the ne vel was an orersig. and all
agree but for its giving way for want Of proper fastening
many Of the children VITO have lost their lives would have
een saved This rs no cons 1aiion to the bereaved
ues while public authorizes AZ well AS the Pres have en-
deayored to hod responsible private individuals for putting
W insufficient buildings
IL Is but proper hat the fathers and mothers OF City
should expect the proper officers elected Comms
the different Wards, should attend to the secu-
lad dressed her CHI "a for an AFTERNOON Visit she was to
meet him his from school she tarried bus feared
he might have been kept for being too late she returned
and as le was about entering hsr door two men earned
IN she Pd sea 6q0G yh P9 she nsr
ros no oreTS'qht NeTS. >, -,
nponi Your nesty wIll prevent your verdict from be-
lug influenced by sympathy with suffering. Your mde-
lendence WI preventYtur beng influenced by the appTe
Willie oss painful II fault can be found, but true
Whatever may he the result to which You arrive trust
that from III ter oi!on may sp1ins wise provisions Of
law for Iesonal ,ccry ana That we may rot longer be
and sc,lcos Is only eva ed " our reckless es' IN life
At the conclusion of Tie reading OF this charge,
the Court was filed with applause, and the papers
being handed 20 the Jury, they retired at o'clock
and after absence OF about four hours, returned
into the inquest room with their verdict.
Before delivering 1t, one OF the uIymen com
Inunicated with the Coroner, and aiterward
Judge Bleakley addressed the Jury. and said he had
Teen told that there was some doubt about giving
verdict upon the two children who had been buried
without the Jury having viewed the bodies on ac-
count Of the religious creed of the parents who were
Jews. lie went with Mr. Oakley, one Of the jury
men, 10 view the bodies and he agreed with hum the
COronO) that il would be best 10 pay respect TO the
were not buried at 10 O'Clock that day It would put
them to Inconvenience on account OF their religious
ceremonies. The view Of the bodies Of those two
children was on record, and he had obtained the
sanction Of the District Attorney and the Recorder
TO hrs opinion, and they agreed with him that the
Jury would do quite right to include them In the
veIdic', unccr The circumstances
Mr.. Oakley, lufyman, SAID that upon the sanctity
Of his oath he could confirm what the Coroner had
sad
The Foreman then addrossedthe Coroner, and said
that the Jury had directed him TO give their verdict,
VERDICT.
The Jury unanimously concur in the opinion that
the cause Of death in the cases Of (here follow the
names Of the deceased) was from SufOcaliOn con-
Joined with external and internal injuries produced
by falling down the front and rear stairway, Of Ward
school building known as No. %, situate in Green
wlch-av That said children deceased with others at
that time in said school building became suddenly
alarmed first occasoned by the slight paralysis OF the
principal of the female Department of said school,
Miss ABBY Harrison. sudden and almost lnstaneOus
panic, produced by the impression that the building
fire. toOkpOssesslo OF the entire school caus
ing universal rush of the children to escape from
the building, rendering 1t utterly unayaing for the
teachers, by any agency or means IN their power to
Quell the alarm, TO stay the children from their
attempts to emerge from the building and that the
teachers of said school and each ofthem, are blame
less concerning the casualty, and are IN way
spODsible for the deaths injuries occasioned by the
disaster Signed,
Moses g. ieeonsYd ThunIds o Duuhmaeter,
John j. Davies Homer TlltOn,
w Il. Smith, Jr.. Charles Crane
w b. Mech, Joseph Park,
William Mandcyiile William w. Warner,
William III. Godney, Charles Oakley,
David II Dick, William Rhnlander,
lanes Webb, W. j. Roomc.
TO this verdict was appended the following state
-ment
In presenting this verdict, the undersigned feel 1t
ircumtent upon them, as well from public expecta-
ton, as from an imperative sense OF duty lhey nave
10 discharge to present as briefly as possible some
of the reasons more remotely connected with this
catastrophe, that all pertaining to, or connected
with II, may be perfectly unee3stood ana hnoNh'
II is not often the GUY Of Magistrate or Juror, 10
perform labor so delicate and full Of responsibility
as that which is the occasion of this inquest
We are rejoiced to say that 1t Is not within the re-
collection the Oldest OF these jurors that an event
so fun of sorrow has called for the discharge of
similar duty in our City. And. wufsfeYerence ana
humility, We lmp,oIe the DIVINE Governor OF the
Universe 10 avert from us hereafter ioIeVe f so ter
fible and aWfully painful calamity. mat 80 many
of the most promising of our youth, the nope ana
pride, and JOY of fond and dctmg parents without
admoniton, should thus be called TO embrace the
cold arms OF death and that too, when in the midst
of life surrounded with all It's attendant comforts
and blessings is indeed melancholy to contemplate
IL is no wonder that ageneral mourning scene per-
yaded the entire community. But how much more
these Who but few brief hours before had prepared
their little ones With all the tenderaSsldulty ana care
Of mothers love and affection, 10 go forth 10 theI
innocent yet important dunes Oh chuul0oa " re-
ceive in retuIn The sened corpse, tia palid cheex
the lfeless remains OF these dearest treasures OF he
life <..-o
No sympathy can partake Of the sorrow OF those
narenis hcsrts But as far as possible II has been
vour duty to assuage TO bind up the broken crushed
spirits of these bereaved inends.
IL is this duty and purpose, as Wen as our uu'y 10
q sympathizine and interesting public, that has SO
seriously impressed the undersigned with the great
responsibility resting upon them-and IN TINS nves
ieaton TO spare no labor or 10 forego no panstdAs
no elicit ever truth and spread before the commit
nifty, faithfully, Justly, and impartialy, every fact
that might throw light upon this mos! painful, heart
rtnding calamity.
bv any st construction Of the testimony, be alleged
against the teachers of the school AL at the time
OF the alarm were at their posts, and all deNoteoy
engaged in The duties seVeTaiiy assigned them IL
has no, been intimaied, much less charged, thaI
SINGLE acher was absent from the school at the time
causes equally calculated to produce alarm, have pre-
vousy existed mot, 1t is true, by any similar or any