The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-21
EDITION-THURSDAY, JANUARY q.

this all at the Concord sde saw but one boy in
the crowd; there about five children all on Jp of
this little boy, whese name was John W. Greene: when
the men came i went into my house, saw no children
come out OF the main eotrance did not any smoke
out while standing there the smoke coming
out Of the top when went into the after getting
them out have been under the impression that the fre
had been burning days from the fact Of smelling
kind of pitch smell IN my house; searched my own
house to If could find the cause, but could not all
day Yesterday !smelt the same .s smell and aired
II in my own apartment; have heard Of
conjecture from any that the building would burn
after left the passage way went into my own house
there was the staircase but the
had smelt all along days previously gave the
alarm Of fire down the alley way the crowd were begin
ming when went away; assisted ia taking out
about hundred the children had been nearly all taken
out before the alarm became general in the ncghborhood
took out about fifty hundred before at
all have noticed that lately could feel the warmth in
my house the wall adjoining the school, the ue and
chimneys in the school are close to my house; have
have heard Of danger expressed by the teach
ers rs 10 a fear Of fire.
Ebenezer Smith sworn-Resides at 178 Nassau street
heard the school fire, and went back 10 call
my workmen when / got to the entrance, on
Concord street, the children were all gone; we
went 10 the second story and about thirty feet from
the west end of the building the Concord street side,
in room, at the top of the stairs, hole about
feet square knocked out in the partition and some fire
here we threw water into the hole and put out what fire
there was went up TO the third story, but the smoke
was 20 dense we could not proceed we then inquired
all the children were out and learned that they
then went out to the the alley TO the other
buildings did not go to the Navy street side at all this
morning l looked and that there considerable
heat escaping from the furnace the end Of the building
heard say that he two pipes unsodered and
did not think the place safe have boys several
times gong after water, carrying several pals at time
heard was for the Normal school.
James Wilson sworn-Reside in the Of the school
house in Smiths alley; present at the fire and went
to the girls entrance, on Concord street, children
coming down the stairs at the time ! was there
suffered from smoke; the smoke coming out of
folding door the ground floor II quite dense; the
children had entirely got out when went up; little
girl and passed her down stairs and then went around
and passed to the wing the Navy street side there
Dumber Of the boys going toward the Navy street
entrance then found lam on the stairway and opened
window and assisted in passing the boys out OF the
dow the smoke quite dense IN the angle; the draft
from both ends forced the smoke into the angle there
no door TO let the smoke out have heard
fear being expressed TO danger the building found
of the boys lying suiocated in the third room boys
department, on the Navy street side his Week
at the time saw him. the smoke dense that had
To retreat several times; he looked il he had had
spas I'M passed bin.ou Of the window and told the
10 take him TO the doc,or's.
Thomas Pet,t-Ive of Concord and IIud-
son ave nue. was present at the fire. went in at the first
eLuarce from Hudson avenue on Concord street; saw
from fifteen 10 twenty girls IN heap ut the foot Of the
stairs and others coming down upon Them discovered
sn oke at that time assisted in getting them out OF the
crowd wan the passage cleartd started up stairs;
got on the first flight and went in the hallway about
fifteen twenty feet and found the smoke dense that
came back; then went down stairs and up to the Navy
street side entrance and got up TO the first plsor
the starf and saw pile OF children about eight feet
high: was the first there Mr.. Wocott above
the landing he ing 10 keep them back, and
he then handed them the baluster tried To exri
cate the boys from the pile but could not until assistance
came took about twenty minutes 10 get this crowd Of
children out those that died have died from being crush
ed did not up stairs If the children all out
but went home 10 my children; the door the
Navy street side was open; all the doors opened out
wardly.
The investigation then adjourned till 10 morrow
Thursday at two p. NJ