New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-21

"a Margaret Ingersoli, No. 90 Peny-st.
l5 Rhoda Fisher-residence not known badly an
iued
t. Eliza letters, No. 40 -- st.
r. Hugh Thistle, 20 Bauow-st.
"a jeremiah Edwards, No ls9 2Gth-st.
10 Miss Burlison, No. 40 Horatio-st ankle spraned.
o. Cornela +. Easton, No 2l2 l6th-s,
aI. Caroline Sebring, No Grove-st.
o. Elizabeth F. Willers, corner Hudson and Ham
mond-sts.
g. Caroline Warning, Factory-St.
a. Patrick McGlone, No 90 fth-St.
g. Augusta Miller, No. Sc 6th-av.
&C. Phebe Ann Browne No. 81 Grove-st.
o. Miss Abby Harrison, Principal Of the Female
Department, was somewhat injured by the
children falling upon her as She was endeayor-
ing 10 stop the excitement.
o and 90 Two at the Siation-Ilouse speeches., and
not yet recognized.
The following named medical gentlemen
early in attendance, and rendered efficient aid to the
sufferers: Docts. A. n. Gum, 4. E. &. Page. i. {.
Franklin, w. J. Johnson, l.. J. Henry w. E. Mesler,
A. Pond James Grswod, - Carter, NJ. Reese,
Fields. Congreve, and David Smith. The sight at
The Station. House was truly appalling mothers were
rushing IN, ringing their hands, and calling their
children by name, and when one was recognised
among the dead, the mothers anguish gave vent III
many instances, to the most piercing cries. Even
the stern bearing of father gave way to the anguish
ofhs heart on beholding, was the case in several
Instances his only child corpse. The officers, and
reporters for the press present, were far from being
unconcerned witnesses to the melancholy scene,
and but few dry eyes were visible IN or about the
Stshon-house.
An inquest will be held by Justice Bleakley and
Alderman Ball this morning, at o'clock, when the
cause Of the occurrence will be fully Investigated
The Trustees of the school have been notified to at
tend as well as several master builders, whose evi'
depce viii be taken.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The excitement (says another Reporter continued
until late hour last night and great crowds of
individuals were gathered round the School House
md Police station. The latest accounts we could
learn were, that at the time Miss HARRISON the prin
cipal teacher in the Female Department, was struck
With psrslys Sis, she made moaning noise, and her
features became distorted. This at 81 O'Clock,
and the childIen in the class where she was teach.
iny immediately became alarmed, and made a loud
screech which attracted the attention of the whole
of the school A rush was immediately made by the
children OF the department 10 the doors, and they
commenced 20 descend the circular stone steps at
Miss Whitney the Principal OF the Primary School,
which Was on the second floor, opened the door 10
see what was the matter she was lmnedla'eiy
forced DOWN Ia the bottom OF the steps by the rush
OF the children, and had scarcely been there two
secor before the railing by the SIDE OF the steps
began t. give way.
After Miss Whitney had been forced from the Pm,
mary School, the children took the alarm, and forced
their way from the school rooms Now scene o
the most horrible description presented itself, the
railing having given way, commencing NJ the up
night post al The bottom OF the staircase, the force
which came against !; made II break from Its fasen-
mgs from step TO STEP until The whole length was
bT0ken near half way up the staircase. Ine pres
sure Gsm behind s,l forced the children forward,
ana they began to fall down the pit between the
CIRCULAR stone steps MANY Of them struck their
heads against the rough corners OF the steps as they
Eel, and IL about two minutes, the children were
lying at the bottom, one on TOP OF the other, to the
hight OF from twelve 10 fourteen ieel, IN one con-
fused mass.
During the time that this sal catastrophe was oc-
cunng, information Of fire had been carried 10 the
Police Station. and the FIRE bell was rung. which
aroused the Fire Department and ladders were
soon placed to the winGo~s OF the Primary Depart.
men, Miss Clinton at thu time VAS told by one OF
the men on the ladder that the school was on fire,
and she then passed large number OF the smallest
children through The wIndo ~. and IN dong 50 IN
JvTed herself seriously IN the shoulder.
The police officers and others by tins time mad
forced their way through the crowd OF children al
the font door Of the school, and they say that danger
and death the dreadful position OF hundreds OF
they commenced removing the children one by one
iron then position, and soon the awful part OF the
catastrophe manifested itself. Many children were
Injured very badly, but were alive, and numbers OF
others were taken from the mass quite dead some,
nom the effects of the fan, and some from suto'a-
noa About 40 were taken out quite dead, ana one
oy two others died immediately after being released
Tne bodies were taken 10 the Police station and the
news spread like wid-fTe throughout the whole
neish5orhood Thousands o. persons rushed TO the
sp0, and mothers and fathers iran'c WITH grie ran
fxN,, NJ A N
One poor woman went INTO the station House ana
found two OF her children dead, and her cries ana
lamentations were the mos! plteouS thai human ears
have ever listened TO. One after another came 10
We Police Station, and found the bodies OF their
oead children, anu by about O'Clock, Is OF IN EN-
were recognized and taken 10 the houses OF Their
osconsoste parents and shortly after, the other tour
were also conveyed away, making the whole num-
Der killed 40
The school house is a large four story building
Ne ground door being unOccuped, and In the second
story aye the Primary schools the third story the
Female Department and the fourth story the Male De-
partment There were IN attendance al the time OF
the sad occurrence 1881 scholars, beside teachers,
VIZ 163 IN the Primary School, SOS in the Female De
pertinent and $50 IN the male, and the rush of more
than one half this number Of children az moment,
and the force with which they pressed against the
railing was the cause OF rs giving way. The Prln-
cipal OF the Male Department, Mr.. NcNally, kept
hs boys mostly IN school by pattlns his back against
Tie door, ana preventing their rushing Out other
wise the loss OF life would have been much greater.
lts Numbers killed belonging 10 the dlherent de-
partmtaiS according TO the most accurate statements
AFT. u of he SCHOLARS of the Primary School 5 of
The scholars Of The Female Department and OF those
o. the Male Department who II is supposed forced
saer VA, down before the teachers had unle 70 pre-
eht thelr leaving the room. ~
Tie number of those known &c be injured is about
SW u. among whom are several teachers one OF
shon, Miss Smith. has a leg broken Miss HARRISON
Was attacked, and whose physicsi V'si,a',en
gave the inst cause of ALARM was laborlng under the
saseS Of paraly SIS 6urng The whole OF last evening
rAu among the Killed is Miss Brownel teacher IN
Se primary department, but this last report IS ho'
DeIing the hight Of the excitement there were
more man FIVE thousand people collected IN the VI
'uiNy' all actuaied by the mos; painful! apprehen
Sons In regard 10 the result,
ihe Chief Of Police, the Mayor the Recorder