The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-22

cond room from NAVY street entrance and asked for her
brother, as the building was on re had 20 children IN
the at the time as che said there fire they all
and rushed towards the Navy street entrance
into the large boy in the back part OF the room came
WAS clear and went into the hallway and picked up two
or three boys wbe fallen anu set tne on tne eet
the rest Of the boys were going to the stairs wen. 70 the
window and put two OF the boys OUT MI Woicou then
came and told Ia send them out the corner passage
two dozen towards the main entrance, and nre
man sent them back Misses Anabel andVoorhes came and
we put them out the window when they were all out
went back in the and saw none there all wnen
the fire announced all in contuson part OF the
time the register Was cosed II had been opened about
O'Clock, and was open at the time OF the IRE
Miss Malvina Sherman, sworn-Have charge OF room Z,
on street from M ns mi ths
ire the children in my room discovered the nre IN the
partition next Miss Rutherfords room perceived no smell
of smoke in my before the discovery OF the IRE;
after saw the fire the other children IN the entry
going down the stairs; l then went back 10
se , an my children out one n'',e e., gri on, ~ os
the building by the crowd on the stairs; before tho
re don't think that any Of my children discovered any
had charge of D. Concord street sde have forty
three children record; the register in my room was
open the entire afternoon dismissed my own and the
class next 10 il.
Miss Jane A. Wight, sworn-Have charge Of class A,
grammar department, Concord street side forty-six
scholars record; discovered smell Of smoke in my
room before the alarm; the register in my room was
closed from O'Clock TO ME time of the re after the
alarm out the main entrance with my children;
carried down by the crowd the stairs went to the
end on Concord street side, but saw no children.
Miss Ann A. Warner sworn-Iiave charge Of room b,
Concord street side grammar department. have thirty
nine children; discovered smoke before the alarm, and
but just minute before dismissed my class; from
O'Clock my register closed stepped TO the door AMI
saw children going out, and then went back To my room
and dismissed the class remained till all the girls that
floor were out; their ages averaged between eight and
twelve years.
Clarence Hedge sworn--Am furnace setter have had
thirty years experience; the opening and closing of
gisters has an effect TO make the pipes to be-
come an oven almost if all were closed If one open
it would be proporonaly colder; it depends upon the
manner in which the pipe 10 placed as to the heat;
vertical pipe would grow hotter when the register
closed while horizontal would grow colder this not
always the case however, the effect would be when there
bend of the pipe TO usolder the pipe, and by that
set Gre to the weod when the space between the
pipe and the wood is almost inch more is safer to
keep the tin which placed guard at distance from
the wood SO as TO leave circulation OF air between the
wood and the rejecting surface Of the tin.
This closed the evidence, and the was then sub
mitted to the jury, who rendered the following
VERDICT.
We the jury, in the above investigation find that the
deceased, Henry c. Smith, Henry lie Blanc and stephen
Bloomfield came TO their deaths by beng sufo;ated by
being crowded upon and crushed on platform Of the
stairs leading from the Navy street entrance OF Public
School No. IA, city Of Brooklyn, by the boys crowdng
upon them in tho excitement of the the 10Th day
Of January instant. The jury recommend that school
buildings be erected Of only story high, instead of
two and that the entrances be made wider and
convenient and not have many scholars confined
in building. We further find that the fire was caused
by faulty construction Of the hot air pipes leading from
the furnaces win reference
the wood work, and would recommend that, in flu
ture, be taken in the construction
OF these heaters, and that double tin pipes be used
instead of single tin pipes We also entirely exonerae
the principal of the school and the assistants engaged
under him from all blame in reference TO the origin
spread of the fire. but that they behaved nobly through
the whole excitement, and endeavored, with all the
at their command, TO conduct the children out OF
the building safely. We earnestly commend the course
taken by Coroner Isaac X. Sne in giving this tho
rough investigation, such the circumstances demanded
Signed by the jury.
Nicholas Amerman, James Gillen,
Stephen Johnson, John b. Tlton,
John Murray, Wilet Baldwin,
w. A. Kenneiay, Zaccheus Naples,
Richard l.. Rogers, Alfred Horton
Abraham Amerman,