New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-21
FIRES.
FIRE IN TIE PUBLIC SCHOOL CORNER OF
HUDSON AND GROVE STREETS.

HUDSON AND GROVE STREETS
FORTUNATE ESCAPE OF THE CHILDREN.
Yesterday sf,enoen about l2l o'clock fire broke
out in the Ward School No 3, loosted the coroer
of Hudson and Grove streets. The children in the
Primary, Female and Male Depsrmeuts had just
beer called 10 from intermissiou," and nearly all OF
them were In their places As the afternoon exercises
were about commencing. one of the scholars ran up
stairs snd quietly formed Mr.. Patterson, tie PIN
eips Of the Mae De stnspt in the third story that
the budirg wes on fire. NJ. Paterson, thinking the
boy nigh. be mistaken. sent one Of the assistant
teachers down to ssces the accuracy of The report
The teacher returning immediately, Informed Mr. p.
that the building was en- fire without doub. Closing
The front door of tee room, The Principal took po
son at the rear door snd ordering the boys to rse
dismissed them one BY one, and bid them go home
witbou' delay.
Miss Mccormick, the Principal OF the Female Da.
psrtment, occupying tho second fo,r being privately
informed Of the FIRE, dismissed the pupils under her
care In the same quiet manner. At this time some
buly Du.cbmsn mace his way toto the building aud
screamed cat: Fire, fire; you'll all be burned up"
but he was soon ordered out and the children reed
by command OF the ts.cber to take their seats.
The scholsrs in the Primary Department, on the
aso quietly dismissed. The alarm rapidly spread
throughout that section of the city, and the 6remen
with NAM Of the parents Of the holsrr arrived the
ground. There were shoat 100 pupils at the time 10
the building and before they could all make their
egrers the various rooms were filled with dense sui
locating ,meie. Many of the parents, half frantic,
crowded in the doorway aud this prevented the
children from descending the stairway. The Police of
IL nth ID ,ofnrved .ba for
az escted them into the street. when the children
were al rescued and bat that could learn of sus
tai Jog the slightest injury Several of the little ones
in the Primary Department became confused on ac-
court of the smoke ard rnro ely escaped saocsioa.
The 6remeD supposiDg that the Ere was in the fret
story threw several into that part of the build
irg; out soon ascertaisng that the FIRE was in the
basement tHhich is partially above ground, they
broke open the shutters and 10 short time succeeded
in e1tiDgushirg tie flames.
The lower part OF the bui ding In which the FIRE
originated wss parity occupied as ssor sgeroom for
oo school lrnnure snt partly cor the sto age Of the
wood sDd ccal used IN warming the building. The
furniture consisted Of desks ch.r benches and other
articles, and wss m ttly desa yed. How or in what
manner the fire got there s unknown. The total dam
age viii not exceed $500. The property belongs 70 the
Bosrd Of Education, and Ia uninsured. The jsnitor
Eos Looney, WAS IN the basement q. IL O'Clock G. m
splitting wood but At that time there Was no appear
snce of fire.
The teachers are eli deserving Of N ach praise for
their coonese and presence of mind in preserving order
among he numerous children under their charge.
yIRs IN STREET.
ABBOTT O'Clock yes,e.dsy morning, q fire broke at
IN the Stable yea g No. ., King sveeA The 6remsp