Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-01
Panic str' eEcn school Children.

BUILDIS' i-NIsCHIKvoUs BOYS AND DE-
MORAL ED SCHOLARS THE SCHOOL
Ator . ten rninutes after two o'clock yes
teIus afternoon another fearful panic took
plaf- at the Stevens school building, on 21st
q rect. between h aud l. streets cansad by
ewo coiored boys maliciously raising the cry
Cf"fTe" under the windows of the building.
jest as some OF the primary pupils were being
dismissed for the Gay. The excited children,
many CT them not having recovered from the
effects of their fright when the building took
IRE aoout three weeKs since, repeated the
starting cry, and soon there was n scene OF
confusion and terror in the building which
baffied description. The 500 children became
perfectly uncomfortable. To add TO the ex-
cltemeDt. an alarm OF fire was struck. and
the engines appeared on the ground. and, al
thoueh The fremen and police did all ia their
power 10 allay the fears OF the children, it
was some time before anything like order
was restored. The teachers, generally. re-
tanned their selfposseSsion, but so great
was the CONSERVATION that they could DO but
little with their pupils, some of whom
dropped from the windows, and others were
crowded off the stairways and the portico
Louis Napoleon, a boy, about thirteen years
ofage. got under the feet of the children on
the stairs, and before he was rescued received
many bruises about the body, and his fore
head was cut. VIM. Blanket, another boy,
about twelve years Of ace, Jumped from a
seCCnd- story window and broke an arm ard
leg. Many theirs received slight Injuries.
Napoleon and Blanket were car led o neigh
boring house, where they were properly
cared for. and afterwaId they were taken TO
their homes-NapOleon TO Slows row 25tn
and r streets. and Blanket 10 Sampson
street, between 18th and 18th streets. About
half dozen others were slightly injured.
THE PANIC TO-DAY.
Brown went 10 the building 70 ascertain the
fPctS in this case and use their endea vors to
sllay he excitement which threatened 10
seriously interfere with the usefulness of the
schools, If not to lead TO more serious conse-
qUCrces. Not more than two-thirdS of the
children were in attendance. The trustees
were making tour of the binding in COM
pany with the lady principal about half-pest
nine O'Clock, and bad reached the school
room IN the northeast corner Of the building,
on the highest floor, when {. tOy's voice st
one Of the outer doors OF TIE building was
heard loudly crying "fire." Immediately
The scenes OF yesterday afternoon were re-
peated. A panic ensuCd, but the teachers,
with the efficient aid OF the trustees, sue.
ceeded in inducing about half the pupils To
go back to their seats, and the other halS
were got out OF the building without a~-y
BERG injured. just then ah0ut a ward of the
plasteriDg Of tie ceiling almost Immediately
unttr the belfry, detached by the jaTTing Of
the stampede, fell with 2 loud crasL, wheU
the excitement was renewed and The child
rem all fed from the school house. Under
The circumstances the trustees thought IL
best 10 close the building temporarily, at
least until thorough examination can be
mace and The excitement ailayed. 1t viii.
no COubt, be necessary 10 make double stair
wayS-One to each main dOor-tO prevent q
repetition OF the sad occurrences of yeste,-
cial policeman should be engaged 10 arrest
every vagabOnd found near the building
without good reason for being there. In
the meantime the police should spare 40
pains 10 ferret ont the malicious scam Ds who
started the ranics yesterday and TO-DAY.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTION
OF OFFICERS ETC.
The ffth annual meeting OF the Society To-
TIE Prevention OF Cruelty 70 animals TOOK
place laSt night at Talim9dge han. The
seats were pretty nearly all filed before The
meeting was opened, many of the occupants
berg of tie fair sex. Morgan brass end
stTiUg band was in attendance aud inter
sEprsed music through the exercises. Tire
PRESIDENT. (Nr Theodore +. Gatcbell) read
ANNUAL REPORT,
in which he stated tuat the society was
grown III TOpular favor. is purpose Is to
prevent cruelty rather than ps.ist! 20, and If
this prevention could be better secured by
nora SUE sion, il would be the olly means
used; but tie experience Of The pa-t has
proved mat with the m7iOTity Ct persons
moral SUaslOD has 10 effect what ever, aud
with This class the penalties OF ths laws nave
g D. used.
The most aggravated case of cruelty
brought to our notice during tie past year
was that Of Daniel Carroll, on the I4-n day
q June last. This man was IN the act Of
bridling u mule. when the animal persisted
il reaching down its head, for the parpoSe Of
eating. EIraged at this annoyance, the IN
human brute seized the mule by the tongue
ard jyIEed Il up, So laceratlDG it that IL hai
10 lie cut oil. OF course de2ch followed Car
Toll WAS arrested, and, in default Of $50 fine,
Was committed for six months.
THE ZANLO POOLE CASE
was alluded 10 and the circumstances Of the
arrest reCited, the nature OF the perform GceS,
&c. Since the case came up hrs atteu ION
had been called TO several other ca .es Of
cruelty TO children. In four o. these cases
writs OF habeas corpus mad beer obtained, IN
two OF which compromise was effected. and
in the other two the children were removed
from the jurisdiction of our courts. Ia the
Poole case he had acted as private citizen,
and not as an officer OF the society. Here
some one IL the audience inquired II IanlO
Poole was present. Mr.. Gatchel rep!ied, 81
n.y. 10 come forward, when the little fellow
ran forward TO the stage and was liftei upon
Ii by some gentleman. He was closely but
toned up in Juvenile Ulster. from watch he
was unrobed by Mr.. Gatchel, ana ne stool
smiling TO the great admiration OF the lady
portion of the audience, many Of wuOn could
not suppress EXPLANATIONS of ''Oui" "ahiD
"Ain't he a pretty little feilOw?' &C1
The secretary, Mr.. w. e.. Duvail, tnen read
bis annual report, which states that since
the organization Of the society In 1871 the
number of arrests have been sos.
Miss Carrie V. kidwell here sang. in good
style, The Milkmaid's Marriage" accom-
panied on the piano by Mrs. +. ID. Tracy.
THE TREAsURER'S REPORT.
The treasurer, MIR. A. =. SOlomons, read his
annual report. From the organization Up
10 The 3lst December, 1875, the receipts were
as follows:
Donations. .....................-.S2 SO
Collections. Lincoln Hall. % -
Amount received from livery AMI sale
Of stock. ...................... III 90
Amount of fines. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 34i 20
Amount OF dues. Observation-Disclosures. 2l3 90
S9I5 IS
ENPENSES.
Z. o. box, postage, stationery, &c....ssS-i -
Advertising. Observation-Disclosures. IS Y
Y. NJ. &. A, for rent. Observation-Disclosures. q 90
Guild Delanc, for medals. ........... i05 90
Marine band Observation-Disclosures. % 90
Printing. 12s o.
Attorneys fees. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - 90
Stable rent. hire and feed. ............. us .
Costs paid In cases. Observation-Disclosures. II : I
Removing. caring for and killing ami
mails. Observation-Disclosures. cot CO
Costs I'm Zanlo Poole case. Ia 10
IncidentalS ......................... II 20
Sl.0J7 50
Showing expenditures In excess OF receipts
OF SllOg2. The approXimate amount due by