Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-06
The E,Irne{: school Binding.

ASTER.
The District Commissioners addressed a note to
Mr. Charles NJ. Matthews. president OF the board Of
public school trustees Saturday, notifying him of
the destruction OF the jefferson school building by
fire, the amount CT Insurance, &C, and suggesting
that the cause OF the fire be inquired into, and
that such other action may be taken as the occasion
may seem to warrant. 1t is understood that the
school ard VIII meet tonight 10 take the neceS-
Siry steps for furnishing accommodations for the
pupils now deprived OF a school. etc.
THE BURNED oUT SCHOOL CHILDREN-wHAT CAN BE
DONE
Crowds Of school children. teachers and parents.
assembled yesterday and to-day around the ruins
of the Jefferson, some crying and deplorng its
untimely end. others rejoicing that matters were
no worse, and hoping that the warning as to the
future given by this notable instance may result
In showing that tie evils caused by the tempe
than cOu nter-balaGced by greater good hereafter
There is little lett wherewith to make new
50 suddenly defunct in South Washington
III the basement, in which eight
halliday first ana second-grade schools were
taught, four sets of furniture, nearly new, remain
in good condition. These schools were taught 10y
Misses HALEY. Davis, Wilson, Mccartney, RyneX,
Anderson, Snith ana McCauiey. Miss HalIey's
father got in at the basement window on Saturday
morning. and saved her very pretty little geologi-
cal cabinet, but he could not get her record book.
which is Stll in her desk. Miss HALEY received
her cabinet from her father as 4 Christmas gift.
The furniture in Miss r. Garretts fourth-grade
school is ID falr condition. and can be used
as new quarters are provided; the same may ile
said OF Miss Rowells sXth-grade furniture, a part
OF Miss Riiey's Seventh-grade, Miss Gray's and
Miss Bell Halday's third grade, and also some of
Miss Nhitem0r6'S fifth grade, thus making Z little
over eight sets Of furniture good for future use.
INCIDENTS OF TIE DISASTER
In the trustees and principals Office about three
hundred volumes OF new text books, some old ones,
about sixty gross Of steel pens and lot OF ink and
other supplies, along with the electric battery
were totally destroyed. About dozen teachers
saved their record book, having taken them home,
1t being Friday night, to make the pupils reports.
Among other items OF Interest in the destruction
were about a thousand compositions written last
week as contestant for the prize offered by the
"Humane Society," OF this city, for the best COM
position Qn each grade above the second) upon
"KindneSs to Animals" Some OF them were
saved, and among them those written by MI. Fair
lent one from Miss Clara Wilson's school, which
was given by her to the principal to read. He
saved hers and Mr. Fairbrother's by taking them
home to read last Friday evening.
ANOTHER SUFFERER BY ThE FIRE.
During the fire at the Jefferson school building
about $50 O'Clock Saturday morning, Chief Cronin
finding that there was likely to be a scarcity OF
water sent a messenger to the house of Mr. Henry
Larman, On Capitol Hill, to ask that the full head
be turned on to that portion OF the city. Mr.. Lar
cut-on at street and New Jersey avenue, and
opening the cover to the man hole descended to
the bottom when he suddenly became suffocated
by e 10 of eov ar on Hs
Washington section, and with great difficulty
crawled out into open air where he lay for some
haS 10 oe aad
hackman discovered him and took him home
Mr. Larman has been suffering ever since in his
nsaa from the ec Of the foul air but able
this direction is the reason for the short supply on
Capitol Hill yesterday.