New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-26
THE GREAT CALAMITY
ADJOURNED INQUEST.
Evidence ofthe School Commit ssioners-Discus
sion between the Coroner and Jury.
MORE INCIDEN L 5 3.

Yesterday afternoon, a. o'clock, the acting Coro
ner, Judge Bartlett, and Alderman Ball took their
on the bench in Judge Meechs Courtroom, and the
Of the Jury being called the whole Of the gen.
temen answered to the call The sitting was at
tended by the President Of the Board of Education
and most Of the male and female school teachers,
and also by number Of the most respectable citi-
Zens in the Ward.
On the opening of the proceedings, one of the
Jurors stated TO the Court tina. on looking his
minutes, he found the same evidence repeated over
and over again. There was no lack of disposition
on the part of the Jurors TO sit patiently and hear
all, but at the same time they wished TO be spared
any unnecessary repetition. II the course Of EVIL
dence proposed by the Coroner on last evening was
material, it their wish to have it brought tor
ward.
THE Coroner would have no objection, II there
were amy present competent to relate .ao whole
affair from the beginning and II such happened TO
be present he requested they would ONE forward.l
Mss Louisa Mcfarland was called but not sworn.
she said that she had heard the evidence, bu.
could add nothing more to it she knex that Miss
Whitney left the room, and she did not see her
again and she also knew that Mr.. McNally remained
IN the top school-room, and could tell the particulars
of the breaking the railing, &c, but knew nothing
more than what had already been stated.
The Coroner SAID it was no use examining more Of
the teachers, to prove they had done their duty
They were all well satisfied that blame attached
to the teachers and that they had done their duty
eflectually. He would suggest mat while the car
penteTS were inspecting the building, they would
lake the evidence OF Capt. Seaorlng, VINO was az
the school Immediately after the occurrence
Jacob l. SeabrHg Captain OF the Police, swUn-About
2Ocech ia the afternoon yOnng man entered my house,
saying That the Greenwich aVeLee ;hooi was on IRE
Immediately Lett the desk az which was Sliins and tod
a.. ltaI hear hey with and
immediately started to the building when got into the
Police Station house Captain I asNSd the h@A 70 ring
the bell but round found the Stationed
at the bell NTH when ~e got 10 the mont Of the build
rushed in and the children bured 20 the hight Of
feet from the time We started ffom the sta
made / Immediately a,sn'ed IN handing ont the
childrsn; an the meantime Sergeant Cnwiod, with
others zed hold OF the south door aud forced
spe snd the consequence that the number vi children
who had been hemmcd m at tn loot u he door tunbied
stInck but mn eda.sIy dd che onisrs then with
ON, The children IS l,l as possbe endeavoted with the
others to pc suade the children from stairs
lar the remen concerned they
dd'he daty and ATTEMPTED % get The fast
they couo they did Their duty, and present with
Their ire engines, bu did nol hear them the cry
fire DO no belisye they did anything ~ esdangei tho
lives the Children; they acted the this they
have done other occasions there thing wish 10
remark up the time the sOudery door broken doTn
there LADDERS there the trucks arrived
tine aId the LADDERS we're bf0us ht did not hear any
M If those ladders and cry FIRE the loss OF life
S SS sbin ' '-' 'A'' 0s'0'' 'n''e Ladders were
By he foreronTAe reason me Bell ringer vas no, a.
officer Hammer NJ ami struck the bell. Tae ringing OF
that Tel was caused by the repre- ensoa OF the young
10 came To the SiatOn-hOuse and thought there
was FIRE at the School DO not think could reccgsze the
I Young man lie was 10 or 10 yeas cd
.Ossph NONtH JaLor 81 the Schco sworn Sand the first
NOTICE he had VI The Calamity observing tour
boys ehng over the wood fence outside ciPsH-
attended The school house said fire. and vent
and opened The north and south door The boys IN at
the south side inside from the main en ance, vas open
and not lccked led INTO The yard and the loes was
ne yM duties gre 70 Keep ne pace gIssa aS
Light the fIes in ,ehao me tues Of 9e are
school and after opening mel h dogs went u the cen
door aud about dozen children out and others
crowdng on top Of each other; The BOYS say come
the fence were from 70 % - years Old o1 do not
the dos leading the school % the females yard
never eut lockte but the other leading INTO the male
Eobeyf Hshrg Krndr,cF No is7 Thompson S., sworn
SAID sm carpenter by trade have this school
house, aud mined Il iais day. about hour DID
not ,,e any defect IN any part sIcsp. IN the lover post
/ Lad hand IN the construction OF tie building.
e. The TRos sy was one ~ IN the oe s y
appeared that the tenant which intended - fl the
mortioe was cut of the bansters only had, m some
cases half IEch tensh, others inca generally
these tenants doetaed and the upper but
those az the bottom no. the tenant being cut OF
caused be able 10 bear lch pressure de-
reHded altogether the few naSs If the newell loot
post mad Got given way, the Whole OF the railing would
have been secure there has been glue OF them
but only 0und t1ee rats Win glue on them every zen
ant made 20 t IN as own rad those tenants have
been driven INTO the moriice holes and there wn no,
much doyetsne about IL thLak those stars are not
| sufficiently vide for the building, the egress
| Of ,he children; there is room for only three
| children 10 pass al time ! suppose the stars
shall for $50 children to pass do think the
strong enough AID the rang With ihs escspt
ION Of his pos. cannot Iay whether usual TO put
tanIsters saHs Ike those; do not think banis
tiers would have prevented tie railing bieaA Eg II the
tenant shou be an sgth Of "a inch, aEl other. oas nc
The hanister produced has noi large tenant nSuh.
cst evan ned tie sta IN the OF the building and
fouEd crossings bat they could not be pat into the
4 front stars.
| D. Mr. OoiIsg-Do conelrde that the stair railing
badly constructed because Of the newell being in
secure
UIiaess-Yes.
By CorozerThst newell tore away by the pressure
| Of the crowd frua above.
By Jrrs-I DO no. think that my attention. would have
been attracted by this defect the banser had Kzue
into the building before the aecidsnl the usual way Of
dSSs:sns sSls aia stain 10 maks tAsa pressure