The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-14
FIRES NEAR SCHOOL HOUSES.
LkfEL-HEiDED TEA CHEERS ALIVE TO
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
hew York Spared n Horror \ dmIrnbic Gen.
er"ship In the Wooster-Strect school
Children Getting nm Unexpected HoIidnv


View York Spared n uorror-Ad dmirnbic Gen.
er"iship IN the wooster.Street school
children Getting nm Unexpected Holiday
Grammar School No. 10, in Wooster street.
between Bleeckcr and Houston streets is at
tended by 1910 pupils. and Grammar School
No. 3, In Grand street. near South Fifth avenue
Is attended by 1 200 pupils Most Of tho depart
ments in them have all the pupils they can ac-
commodate. Tho schools are about four blocks
apart. panic in each yesterday was prevented
by the prompt action OF tho teachers. In the
third story Of the Wooster street school there
aro $40 boys. 1t is tho grammar department
Miss Dorsch teaches the lowest class. At0t,
O'Clock she saw jet Of flame issue from the
heat register Without bctraying alarm sho
sent pupil to tell Principal Thomns q. VIII
hanson TO come into her room Immediately.
When he entered. Miss Dorsch did not find IL
necessary to make any explanation. Hcwalked
quietly to the register, which was thon smoking.
and shut IT, That prevented the issue Of
any moro smoke or lamo into the room. Then
he returned mt an ordinary pace to tho large
room and gave the signal for all the pupils to
assemble. They camo from their class rooms
In regular order astonishcd but ignorant of the
cause. Next he gave the signal, Prepare for
dismissal Teachers and pupils obeycd like
soldiers One Of the teachers took hcr scat at
the piano, while tho others walked to their ac.
customcd places at the doors and in the hall
ways. The pianoforte sounded. and In a
few minutes tho $40 boys were out.
blde. Then they chcercd. because they
Thought they wero 10 have u holiday. Miss
noischs class was madc to pass out last One
m mir',e y, ioilow n the class who had teen prevented
py Inr ulsclpline OF the school from communi-
eating with his companions. but who had real
6e u lis d"nger tainted after he had got out Of
, In the mean time. tho PRINCIPALS of The other
depnrtments. having received prompt instruc-
uone from Mr.. Williamson were as Quietly dis
missing ihoir pupils in tho same orderly way.
Ihe hre engines w're quick to respond To nm
alhrm m I'm tnat ma been given. but II WIS discover
Ell that the lre had burned itself out II was
caused by the burning Of refuse paner and
other rubbish in the hot-air pipe. Some Of the
hnd thrown a lighted paper into the register
MISS lr Dors'h saw nothing 10 confirm the story.
Ihe various departments have separate fire.
proof eNlJs. down which the children can de-
sccnd. There II also the wido main stairway
communicating with a the floors which Is
- The building at - Grand street. adjoining
Hramm9r school No. e j. occupied in part hy
Elizabeth Smith lcolorcdl ~ a restaurant Tho
chimney Of her cooking rongc is only a few loot
away from one Of the windows Of Miss NIrGoy-
ern class room. \ year or two ago the building
caught fire. but tho school building and s,hoi.
ars escaped unharmed. T. ia not more than "A
story AMI n half nigh. and its warped and paint.
less weather boards make II look half a century
old: There ts not door or window in front
cains ni Is NOT ihreS Or four inches askew. The
mas dropped more than two f,rt lower at one
end than Il II ~ the other vet the attic is o,cu-
pleu as shopping room. The floor Of the res
taurIht troops IN the same way. but not to an
" Are You not afraid youn falthrough hero, ,"
q reporter asked a. he venturod on the rckciy |
On n;9," Elizabeth Smith replied; "dey
pays So a month rent. she continued. IT
started here with only ~ TO my name Ind |
only only one ta3le and two chairs. now tproudlyl |
Elizabeth Smith was trying ont some fat. yea
teriay. on her range. when she was called |
nwsy 1,is 70 attend ,u 10 rus,omer Aiter few min
the me bottom, Of the tn pan had become unsol- |
Te soon Sni ad4@ar sa@ NS n! was all IN IN;
n"-n on duty watching the pupils ~ they camc |
from rom ths yard into the building. entercd her
room Where tie seats were crowded with forty-
,three little boys whose ages ranged from to
10 years, -
Smoke. Miss McGovern. smoke. SEQ tho
smoke s"vcrnl Of Tho elder boys sh9nted "'
Ihlh iiims Of smoke w'ro floating in the
room. Miss MeGovcrn did not know where II
came rom. AMI Was greatly alarmed.
=, Wen, ihcre's nothing rew about smoke. is
.hrre lou 'yc seen smoke before haven't
Yes hall dozen hoys, eager 10 be friendly
with the teacher, ARagc-t
~ MISS McGoNcrn sent ~ ncdiat'ly for Miss
pnr,ncnt Ms Wili gave orders To ali her
.trArhcrs Ia allow no pupil, 10 quit their rooms.
hcii sue w-nt down stairs and told Terence
'nnlon. the lanitur. S.anlun hurried INTO thG
street because hr had noticed some smoke fit-
ing past the f1ulight OF the front door while
'ne was speaking To him, and Miss Willcu rc-
uIn'i 10 her school room where she main
AIMED her ordinary composure.
lou couldn't grt that woman excited
''aplon said aiiorward Shes one oi the best
eAchcr- We ve got here"
When Scanlon arrived in tho street ho saw "A
loliNe onicrr scatering salt down Elizabeth
smiths chimney FirHmen soon arrived 10
ielp him but the salt had done lis work. Tho
earncrs including Principal Mcclure Of the
lp-stairs departments. had boon quickly in
ormcd ot Tho danger, and. il necessary the
nlirr building would doubtless have boon
rider. ~