New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-20

WIS o VIZ NAVY street Hde, 6nc nefr INC oataNrvioe
occurred. a. econ a. Il wss known that the hooss
~es on fire panic occurred. and all rushed for the
s,ss leading TO the door below The s,sirs became
clicked up; sOne iel down and Others fell oves them.
while great pressure was kept up from the top land
ing Mr. Waleott, the Principal Of the school. threw
hmfen over the barssr srd banded on, The boy. to
uer standing below fast "a he could 10 20. They
were then conducted into the street.
A number Of The larger boys acted bravely in this
emergency. They handed the smaller boys 10 tho
Prircipal-who stood on the lower landing where the
greatest pressure was-and he Blended them 10 thoss
below him. The crowd above was 30 great tha, il
utterly impossible for any one from outside to get up 70
render any ALL ard all the assistance thst could b
rendered was rendered BY those boys. The names Of
some of those brave lads are es follows JAMS Nc
F.rI, SMITH c. Roor JoHs J. BRsr and wILtus
MAck,Y. There were Others whose names could n<
be ascertained equally entitled to credit.
1he children killed were all killed upon the lower
landing, by suffcca,icn. not one was burned. Tho
names of the unfortusates who all between and
I'D years of age, are as follows:
HrsRr PLsss, son of Garwood Plass, 10 years old,
of Portland avenue between Park and Myrtle avenues
This child was taken out by Officer brown Of the
Second Precinct, and carried to the Second District
Station-House. 1t died on the wsy. The parents
HrNRY IL BLANC, years old. son Of Ambrose T..
lie Blanc, Nc. $50 Nassau street, taken out dead
BY it's father after he had aided in lifting out some 10
or 30 children.
JonN WV. GREEN, years old, son OF David Greeu.
corner of Conco.i street and Hudson avenue, wa
brought out dead.
ii. {. Smith. 6years old, was taken out dead. Pa
rents reside at No. 33l Bridge street.
SrrrurN foONrtYrn vaa,s oiJ carred IA
the house of DIR. B. J. Stow No le3 Nassau street.
and there identified by its parents.
ABrJAH PIERsALI, about years old. taken 70 Dr.
Slows, not quite dead, but prospect Of recovery
Parents reside at No. 81 CARL street.
Son of PHEDE FIRSALD, years old, taken 10 house
II Dr. Stow and identified by mother. Residence No.
23i Gold street.
boy named GEORGE WELcH, 6 years old parents
residing in Oxford street, also taken 10 the house Of
Dr. Stow and taken home by the father.
| child FAMED BRowfR, parents residing in Nassau
street also reported killed
So far as heard from, child only injured that
yet alive and Mat had its legs broken. Name NOT
| scertained.
The parents of fidren who attended the school ran
about frcm place to place in the widest state of ex
element. The women, particularly, were frantic.
-Four children, three of whom were dead and the
| other DYING, were IN Dr. Slows drugstore. The
parents came rushing in there, and, If they identified
any of the bodies, gave vent to their feelings, and.
elsspng the feess forms in their arms hurried out
into tie street. Others who did not identify any Of
them there went out AID hunted about the neghbor.
hood until they were satisfied that their children were
or were not killed. II is utterly impossible to describe
the state Of excitement that existed.
The ews Of the catastrophe spread far and wide in
short time and people came iocking from every drec-
tion-among them number of physicians whc rem
dered all the assistance in Their power to relieve those
of the little sufferers who were still alive.
| In fact all who could render assistance did 10 with
the best of their ability. There several individual
acts that deserve mention. Mr.. Ralph KirkmAn FORE
man Of engine Nc. g. f. d., his brother John and VIM.
Spence were going by in wagon. They jumped out,
and pressing their way to the o the catastrophe
succeeded in saving 80 10 oftbe children. The
wiSe of Mr. James Macksy, who lives next Dc or. Mr..
| Ebenezer Smith, and others, worked with all their
might in doing all the good they could and many lives
were saved through their exertions.
The teachers Of the school laI ladies with the ex.
ception Of the Principal Mr. c. w. Walcott). are de-
serving of great praise their presence Of mind under
| the dsheartening circumstances. AL stood firm, and
every child was out OF the building before any Of them
! left. Miss l.. French Of the Primary Department,
/ acted heroicaly she stood by Of second story
windows and dropped the children out to the inen be-
low, who caught them in their arms Ny this mesns
| great many were saved. The others acted in Ike
| creditabe manner.
The names of the teachers are as follows; Mr.. &.
| W. Wslcott, Principals Misses NJ. l.. Wheeler, y. Is.
Browne, Jane Farmer, VI. N. Coffin, &. 7. Cushman.
A. A. Warner, J. A. Wight, Z. A. Baldwin, X. l..
| lie Count. All in he Grammar Department. Mis- ..
w. VOORHEES,, II. A. Anabe, NJ. Sherman, l.. French.
T.. Rutherford, Mary Matlock, II. N. Bebse, Sarah
Magee Of the Primary Department.
The Principal states that the fret be knew Of the
fire was at ten minutes after O'Clock, when tho
Primary Department was found In an upron. The
fire originating the girls entrance they rushed
toward the central part Of the building, where the
trance IL broader and got out easily The small boys
on the Nsvy-street side were nearest the DOCS and
they rushed out followed by the larger In thor
haste to get down stairs some Of them FELL and became
| packed 70 tightly b,tween the bannhtsn thst they
could not get away. All who were killed were tiisd
here by sufocation. Ills was on the lower landing
| about ten feet from the ground-aoor.
Mr.. Walcott got down on the stairs, and bending
over the banners reached the boys down 10 the mea
below-pulng them up out Of the crowd and passing
them over There was fire in that part q the build
ing at the time and no children were burned Misses
Mahoch, Ansble and voorh-, exerted themselves TO
the utmost, did oil the others, and all the children
were taken out in about twenty Minutes after the
alarm. Some 300 children were back Of the principal
pushing and crying 30, Mr.. woIcott, wont you save
''me2 and were 80 much frightened that after the
space was cleared and free egress made, they vcre
unable 10 move, but waited TO be carried out
The fire must have caught from the aue. The far.