Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-27

but all interior walls partitions and stairs are Of
wood The doors all open inward, and should be
vised that the inner wooden walls be removed and
brick substituted The stafrways are narrow, ano
| Ia case OF panic would become obstructed. The
placing OF an additional stairway. In the rear
| room near the main hall and the enlargement OF
the exit doors Is recommends
The Lincoln building, at the northeast corner OF
and 2i streets southeast has a capacity for 900
pupils The stairway is entirely too narrow, and
In case OF panic might cause serious loss OF life.
AS all three stories are used for schools 1t is Sug
gestei that the stairway be taken out entirely,
the floors closed over to the rear wall and that
stalrhouse OF size sufficient FOR broad and ample
stairway be constructed at the rear to connect at
each floOr with wide openings. II this Is not done
the upp II story should be abandoned for school
purposes The doors at this house open inward
and should be changed to open outward. The
steam heating apparatus Is safely located and
The Lovejoy building, northwest corner of 1ath
and ID streets northeast, has capacity for 200
pupils as at present used the third story not being
stairs. This is a three-story building, with the
exterior wallis only OF brick. The only remedy for
the detects is to remove the stairway from the
narrow hall and construct a building at the rear
Tor starwayS connecting on each floor with ample
openings. In its present cramped condition 1t
would not BE- safe FOR those on the second floor if
panic should occur.
The Randall building, at and list streets south
west, has capacity ;of go pupils The Railways
and exits are ample This building is Well planned,
and tue only Recommendation made to substitute
steam he ting apparatus, with boilers located in
Du1l1lng, IN place Or the h0t-alr furnaces
Which are located like those In the John +. Cook
building.
The Anacostia building. on Washington, between
Fierce and Fillmore streets, with capacity as far
as finished for 240 persons, Is safely-cOnStructed
brich building, with ample hall, stairway and
exits.
The three wooden buildings in the county-one
at 1tiiiSiaIe, one near Howard University, and one
at Mount Pleasant-have d capacity for 240 pupils
eacn They are all built upon the same plan, are
heated by stoves, and have sufficient StarwayS
ana exits. The exit doors all open inward, and as
there are sufficient number of children In each
crowd the egreSS In case OF panic, they should be
made to open outward.
There are number OF small buildings In the
city and county Used for schools ys..ch do nosc0n-
tam sufficient number OF pupils to be dangerous
IN case o. panic. 1t is recommended that iron
hand-rallS be placed at the walls on the StairwayS
OF all large school buildings, as they would be OF
great assistance in case Of panic In conclusion
tue commission state 'that the Peabody, Henry,
Force, and 10th and U streets buildingS-the four
buildings erected under your supervision and dur
Ing your term OF OifiCe-are, in Judgment. SUI
petior to any previously constructed, and should
serve as models for the future school buildings in
the DlStrlct1ne Soldlty OF conStructiOnt interior
Walls being all of brck), the 1ire-prOOf halls, broad
iron starwayS, ample and convenient exits, and
make them as near perfect as can be devised,
ana almost preclude the possibility OF fatal re-
suit In the event of a fire or panic"
Indictments by the Grand Jury.
ONE CASE OF MURDER, ONE OF RAPE AND SEVERAL OF
LARCENY.
To-day the grand jury Of the December term OF
the Criminal Court, Judge Cox, returned indict-
mentS rs follows :-RObert Myers assault with in