The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
A scHooLHoUsE BURNED.


EXTENSIVE FIRE IN EAST NINTH sTREET-SAR-
ROW ESCAPE OF SEVEN HUNDRED SCHOOL
CHILDREN = TWENTY-FIVE FAMILIES HOUSE
LESBOS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
At twelve minutes past twelve O'CLOCK, yester-
day afternoon, Fire signal No. 297 was sounded,
indicating that q IRE had broken out In Ninth
street. between avenues and d. The fact that
there was schoolhouse IN Ninth street, near
avenue u, made the aremen, II possible. more
active than they would otherwise have been.
When the FIRST engine reached the street lndi-
Gated In the alarm It was found that the sswmlll
OF Kurstadt Smith, at 10. III East Ninth street.
adjoining Grammar school No. 80, was IN
flames. Ia lew minutes hall a dozen streams
from the several engines that had arrived were
pouring ia on the burning building. Notwith-
standing tle alacrity OF the flremen the fire was
too nue. :,r their effort, and the lnnammable
siuR IN the mill roared ana cracked fast and
sercely Tne sudden increase IN the flames adj
Inonisned the teachers IN the school house next
door to dismiss the children, whom they mad in
scapo! during the nlnner hour 1t is the custom
10 allow all the children out at twelve O'Clock
that they may go home and nave luuch but
some prefer to bring their luncn school.
THESE latter AMI the teachers were the
broke OUT Fro all accounts 1t appears THAT
with these feg great confusion and excitement
was occasioned, and a report current tnat
one OF the teachers, bliss Sarah Il. Grumpy, OF
the primary department, had broken her leg. IL
appears that while she and little girl named
Annie LotlsEi were jumping from the 'front.' win
dow To the street
MISS GRUMPY LANDED AwKwARDLY
on the fagstones and haa her leg broken.
The little girl was not injured IN any way and,
without waiting TO see how her teacher Jared,
she down the streeI INTO the
arms OF her mother who, having heard or
the fire mad rushed from the mouse TO look after
her little one. with the exception OF TINS slight
accident no other was reported. During the
progress OF the fire every had some wild story
OF such and such person having been burned 10
DEATH but none OF these runners were verified.
Wnlle the children ana teachers were getting out
Of The scnoohouse the nre had gained sucn mead
way as 10 communicate itself TO the cupola OF the
building. This icing made OF wood, and
very orr, was consumed IN very short
time. At this time II was thought pos
sbie 20 save the scnoolnouse, ana efforts
looking to that emo were made. bur without sue
cess. The fire descended into the building with
sucn astonishing rapidity that In twenty minutes
after the cupola was gnited the whole interior OF
the edince was abaze. Mr.. Murdock. the janitor,
lost everything ne had in the building. having
only time 70 rush through and see that no chill
0ren were sui IN the building. v pile the atten-
ton Of the nremen was taken up with the school
house
THE FLAMES EXTENDED
down the street from the mil and No 1l6 was in
imminent danger. Inc throng in the street was
now nnmanageabe, and the nremen found greet
difacuty In doing their uuty. so dense and ncon-
venient the crowd. 4 he nremen KNOWING
that the day was police parade day despairea OF
getting any assistance from tner blue-c0ated
brOtIaFg.
clearing the street with the hose wnen captain
Ellalaa ana platoon OF fhfrtY-egnt men ar
peared on the scene. TGe Captain leIt the station
house- junction OF second ana Houston stIeefs-at
tNesye O'Clock, 70 go 10 the parade, put seeing
Tie smoke coming nom the vicinity OF tne scnooi-
house. he turned hls men about ana sought the
IRE. lie lost tne glory Operating. but his pres
lis es OF mduy. shortly after he nad lotmed a fre
liue mouse No. us caught IRE. anu II was only by
violence In some cases that MS men succeeee ed IN
getting the people out OF the nouse 20 intent were
they IN saving their household chattles The neat
IS TO ignite the houses on the nortn side Of NINTH
street. The cornice o. Nc. ZOE caught the blaze,
winch was extneulshed by single stream. Al
the rear OF the scnoollouse IN Eignth street, the
people removed their valuable furniture Tearing
Ine nfe would communicate Itself TO their dwell
lngs several Of the rear shutters Of these houses
we're set on nre, but toe occupants o. the houses
lifted them from sueir hinges and threw them TO
the grounc. IL was not untii the nre mad reached
No. ~ tnat the nremen got II under control.
L0sT FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
Ii burned the occupant OF Ine top nog- OF this
number. MIR. McGulie cut OF his qua tters. During
the excitement Mr.. Mcclure took $3.50 out Oh The
bureau drawer, and while hurryInA arounu his
apartments he lost The money ana Was unable,
OWING 30 the density OF the smoke. 70 continue
search Tor It. The houses burned were occupied
by about TWENTY-FIVE FAMILIES. fourteen OF which
we're insured, eacn FOR a less amount than the
actual loss, The schoolnOuse Is total wreck,
anu late last night the nremen were discussing
the necessity 81 blowing Gown the walls winch
we're IN a very unsafe condition.
Tie loss by ne Are Till prODa sly reach 1000,
wnicn ~ smau when &c y considered how terrible
a Calamity the IRE might nave proved had II hap
Iened a lev minutes earlier, when all The cnil-
dren were Ia the building.
Tie losses are a. f0h0Ws:-To the tenement
house No. 7ls East Ninth street. s,00J Tie
building II damaged 20 the extent Of $4,000.
No. 20 East Ninth street. the building ana
conteHrs, the damage amounted 10 81, 800; insured
Tor $4,000. Inc rear building. NO. 365 East
EignA street. damaged 10 the amount OF
S2U9; insured for S7oJ. No. 800 is damaged 10
the extent only Of $50; insured for $1,000.
Inc total loss. lncluding Scnool, pianIng mill
ami adjoining tenements, Will not be nc from