New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PANIC IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

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euuppry RUSHING FROM THE BUILDING IN TER
Rop-oxE CHILD SEVERELY INJURED AND SEW
FRAI OTHERS BRUISED.
A panic occurred yesterday afternoon I'D
Grammar school No. -, at No. 239 East Houstons'
which resulted in wounds and bruises which may prove
fatal child, and in minor injuries 10 huuper VI
others difference OF opinion prevails as 10 the orlSho
the panic; persons saying that itbegan WIN cry
OF Gre from boy and Others that the fanng OF grl
IN the female department started the first confusion
There was certainly cry Of fire from some source TOT
an alarm was rung from tue fire signal-hoX, ana en-
rnnes were almost Immediately in front OF the
building About haltpast o'clock the coniu-
SION wac first noticed, and instantly all inc
exits from the building were crowded with frightened
children They rushed down the stairs IN the widest
alarm, pushing those III front of them and obokhR w
their voices, and the was taken up IN thc hlIet 1u
echoed tbroug hOut the ncchbOrhoOd. The small hoNs
Tor zen to tie bottom Of The stairs leading from the
primary department TO The playground, ana sa" tne
children knocked down and trmped upon by those DC,
hind. Some and bleeding aud tried IN VAN 10
get on feet The jaritor stopped the crowd OF yer
red children ana assisted the Injured oneN /" tiv mo-
The witnc sscd on the stars nStI M t"
male department when the scholars hao td' Int
ing small hoy was discovered ins oH 'ne o' |rlr
htpless condition. 10 found That ne was VIIIoiI
2anHcT eit Years Of age. living at NO lis sunok-st;
lie taken to his home, His injuries are cons'e'cN
on visiting the primary department after the panic
found that several pancs OF glass had Dtrn sI
Der OF broken states were scattered ah"nt thr nur,
where they had been thrown Mrs. HaGGtriy, VINO nus
been principal Of the Primary Department for twenty
seven wears that she old not know the VSn OF ue
Sri mt nc yYs fnid nv her teachers that girl FAINT
Ing IN the female department startled the Whue s'i"
Miss Hazard, principal Of the female dcpai nel u
MED mat The ainting Of the girl caused the excitement
She SAID the Zrl tainted because OF the pane She ne
carcd that girls left her department. un lheN were
dismissed usual at the regular hour. Shc ,du ucI
corps Of teachers acted noby. The lantGr stlu tIl
caused the excitement, but ne dln not Know
whether was shouted in the building or not mere
were nearly . 900 children IN the school and nall were
jn the primary department There WIS no cause lor
the cry Of fire. ,-.--... 49,,
that he had not been able TO learn the cause OF the pane
HIS department in perfect order, wien ne WAS us
1urbed b. some confusion the lower part OF the bQ-
ing. The shouts OF retreatug children rang through
the whole school but he said that noise Was INNING
compared with disturbance created by the people OF
The ncighborhOOd Parents rushed mady through lue
building looking for their children. When tie
doors we're closed, they broke In windows aud
doors. One man. who broke through window, spraME
up the back stairs and into Mrs Gannons casS ne
was cut and bleeding about the face. HIS CONDITION
alarmed the scholars OF that class, and most OF them ran
down the stairs