New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-03
SCHOOLS THAT ARE UNSAFI.
INVESTIGATION BY MR.. GERRYs SOCIETY.

INVESTIGATION BY MN. GEhk1S SOCIETY.
REPORT SENT TO Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THAT ARE DEFECTIVE IN VARIOUS WAYS.
In his testimony before Coroner Levy on Wednes-
day, in the case Of the German school disaster,
L. T. Jenkins the superintendent OF the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said that an
officer of his society had made careful inspection
of nearly every aial school in the city, The
result of that inspection has been embodied in re-
port, which was yesterday to Inspector Ester
brook, of the Bureau Of Buildings. Elbndge I.
Gerry the president of the society," sent the follow
ing letter with the report:
The officers of this society have recently reported to
me that buildings mentioned In the ncosed list
unsafe and dangerous for school purposes You win OBJ
capes where the outer locked during school
hours, where the doors in the building open inwardg
and where the staircases insecure narrow and
dark. Very many OF the buildings are old dwelling
houses altered Tor seo" are
in er1er to rain whether IN every respect the lives
alarm or panic It is but just to the persons having
charge OF these schools that their attention should Do
very fully invited the de ects of and the
more because the Penal Code (secton 2S4 expressly
provides that person who having the care or custofy
OF minor tither wilfullY permits The minors
life to endang ered the minor to be placed IN such
situation that ITS life Is endangered IS guilty OF ls1e
People agt Cowiey (s3 n Y r., 464 that PER
son has actual immediate physca care and custody
OF child he is equally within toe purveM OF the statute
although in doing he is acting officer o. oeney-
olent institution, 1 therefore respectfully ASK
the condition OF eacn OF these buildings
and make public the result in order that the responsD
ty may placed where it properly belongs should any
Your attention "a also invited to the fact while
most Of the buildings complained OF are not supplied
with escapes those approved by your Bureau are III
adapted ior tne escape o. deucsnts on long
iron ladders but these are obviously usele.s-
for children 1t would that some different appara-
should be prescribed by your Bureau when MAJ
TeauIrements of IRE escapes. Your experience and
knowledge OF the SUBJECT win readily ndicae the pro Ier
absolutely certain in the event of any sudden panic or
alarm.
The report which referred to the parochial schools
was sent to Chancellor Preston and Vicar-General
Quinn that referring to the schools OF the Chill
drens Aid Society to c. L. Brace, the secretary OF
the society that concerning the schools OF the
Home for the Friendless to the president OF the
American Female Guardian Society and Home Tor
the FriendIess, and that relating to the Hebrew
schools to the United Hebrew Charities in st
Marks place.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
The list of parochial schools with their locations
number of scholars and defects" is as follows:
st. Peters No IS Barclay 100 girls no horoscopes
oG 81 Ma pSn No Sc Plttst o5oSys $50 girls: fire.
escapes o,o 49,. ooo
girls; no fire escapes; doors locked -
nueS ana h (tne German school where the accident
Cured last week.; one door D0ted; no hre-escale:
Bridgets No. 302 EigatRst; 500 gris; paiusters
st. AIMS, No. 1l3 East Eleventh-st $50 boys 467
girls: hreescapes or lrecr slars Wow uoors AePs
Immacuiate Conception Fpurteenth-st, between Ave-
nues aud 1856 boys LIB girls doors Kept locked
kew on desk in CLASSROOM. -
S. GaDries No. 800 East Thirty sizthst. COS boys,
from GO0 200 girls; two doors locked, key ATTACHED 10
holy rnnocents, Thlrty-seventhst., near Broadway;
$50 pupils; inner doors open inward 49,
- IefesIs, nos. and 10 Rutgersst; go Doys, 'oo
our Lady Of sorrow. Pitt and stanton SITS; $50 boys
81 tIopI aces Nos. 3l2 and 3l4 East FOrly-seVentn
ST; 100 boys, 165 girls hre-eseapes. -.
81 Lawrcnce's No AZ last Eiguty-odr hrs : go boys,
st. Aiphonsus's, No. ? Thompson S.; 700 boys aud
gir.s; inner doors being altered to open inward
4. JOsephis Academy tpay scho9Dt 30 IVA west
Fourthst 81 boys aud girls and 10 Sisters No IRE
escapes (; doors Optn inward - -, . ooo
Francis Xa .Ier's, No l5l West Nineteenths, so
boys man front door locked key VITO Janltor. - -.
st. Vincent de PSas 40 10 Mssi tnr III
DOORS open inward KEEP. locked no hre-escaPe ,.,
81 Columbas No. 3sl West Iweny -u.th-st.; rom
feet and crooked front dOOrs open inward and
ST John 1e Ba Ssist Thrty-nrstst near seventh-ave
200 boys. 200 eirls outer door KEEP locked; classroom
81 AlInony's, No. 60 hacuougatst; GOO boys and
grls Dire escape not desc, ndng 10 ground; one exit
only doors open inward kept locked; sister keeps the
81. Francis or Assist Thiry-f rsst. between sixth
100 boys ana girls; stairs crooked
ST. sicuael 40. 4O6 West THIry secondst; 695 boys,
1000 10 1900 girls; doors KEEP ciosed open III
Holy Cross Academy for young la1ies, Fortysecond-
st., between Eignh and NiGth-ayes; from loo to 200
Mrs AsSa ptIou. Fortyninth-st between Ninth
and 1eDtuavrs; 4S0 boys add girls outer gate Kept
J5sspas, Grrnan, No. 4I2 East Eighty
Sacred near, 40. as wes Eieheenth.st; $50 girls
doors nward rear doors ioekedi IRE escape not
IL. .fnrfsf ttFfn Fslnnl ea.eftD
nciy Cross Folly nird-st, between Eighn and Ninth
ayes. $50 old. wooden house, front door Ioeked
balusCers not III good CONDITION
cnnpIEN's AID SOCIETY SCHOOLS.
The following school buildings used by the Chill
dren's Aid Society were reported detectives
Avenue c, No S04 East fourthst; 200 boys and erls
fre-eseape IN rout rusty not adapted TO cmldren
stars wood msin stairs good; ot-es hatfo" aIu
So1Ss:e Place, No 2oi Bleecker-st.; 100 boys and
gnris; door opens inward; bulldldg oldj should DO
Ias RIVER. No 200 East Forueth-st l25 boys and
girls; ole ,xit locked; no fre-rse pr; stove heated;
I11ht e.th-st Boys LODGING House. No. 2ll West
Eg6,eenIns; $50 To 30 ooys aaJ gils Ia seaool %
10 75 boys In lodgug-hOuse Dreeseape sOue"ha' ue-
FoartrenGn Wara. No. 90 crosby-st; 200 boys and
girls; onI, outlet from ard through hoasei asos open
Entb ~rI No SO Msrsest no rre-eseape; stairs
wood o,rs open In ard schOOi to yacate May l.
Fifta Ward. No. iSG trAnklin-st l2O boys md girls
No 47S West Fity-second-sr; 220
boys and glrs dreescapes adapted ior children 30
pupils on third moor. -. -
fIfty.Ihird-st. No. $40 West Fftythirdst; 220 Buys
anu girls: church buildng one exit only rom gallery;
Of socuent in the ony narrow, crooked outlet from gA
lery where nifty pupils. =,
che Exit from third and fourth hoos stairs wood no
N e escape; all windows cVyere- vita wire netting;
a, owe. Gated muca wood moss unsale- 49, -.
,.r,s West sxeentn streei. FOR wing No. 100 West
SIX eeu EST; nity girls no nreescape 80
Iindsou kiyer, No. 405 West Lwenty-nlnthst llO
hoys and girls wooden church; practically oniy one
pars Six, y-rlshth-sL, near Broadway 200 boys
ard iris Wooden CHURCH; front uoof iocAeoS WIN Aey
m door: stOve.heated. -, -, a,.r1
pne ~ school md Boys Lodging House, No 3li East
az ~, n-sf. 100 Joys and glris 30 boys IN lodging