Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-21
PANIC IN A SCHOOL.
To DEATM-TAKIN0 0UT
TINE BODgES,

WN IbT Ol lhe bcuOOl mousse attHchtJI
10 the Roman Catholic Church of the
most Holy Resieemer OD Fourth street,
between Avenue a and First Avenue
NJ 3.12 this afternoon was the cause of
III nappalling accident, no less than If.
teen children losing their lives. Over
100 scholars, mostly children Of the
poorer classes living In that vicinity,
rom q 10 II years Of age, attended the
school and were in their class rooms
v hen the alarm Of fire was raised,
which resulted in fearful panic. The
removal of children on the fourth floor
began quietly and was progressing rap
idly when Sister Of charity who w;Is
in charge Of class of girls tainted
fom excitement Immediately the
class WAS thrown into confusion and q
ruth was made for the hallway.
On the stairs, which were already
crowded, a panic ensued and a deadly
crush took place. While the children
were piling one on the other the railing
Df the stairs broke and the mass of strug-
Cling children were prscipitated 10 the
nOUr below. The police and hreInen
rushing in, found them lying tour or tiv,
deep. Six were taken out dead from
the bottom Of the heap. Nine more
died Immediately after, making a total
Of fifteen. a large number OF others,
who were carried to surrounding tene-
mcnts, were reported 10 bc dying. The.
excitement when the news of the catas-
trnnh. snrraL ,hrnnph thc J.n..,v n"'.
ulrl nriphborhood was t,.arf,l ,nd
ihrnnvs nf nx,.;t,J ,.n,,I. hl,.L.,, ~ ,;'',
s,r,.ts surrounding ,h,. sch,nl N,r,
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In nearly every room the doors omen
inward, and there is only one door m
the room to afford egress for from thirty
u eighty children, mostly young girls,
and 'hc doors are only two and Il halt
f"" wide. The stairw;Fs are like" isc
in dangerous condition AT the top OF.
the highest night there ~ stout wood
Ell gate not easily moved, The backsof
the benches were within twcntviOlr
inches of the rear wall, and IA stOv"
blocked the progress at tn" Junction OF
the passageway and centre aisle between
the row OF benches.
The ire started IN closet containing
som" swcrpings and vast" paper, under
the stairs on the secondhoor. II amount
ri tn nothing, but when first seen filled
the hall with smoke. Sister hprolnia,
who WAS about t" send child home,
opened h" door of her elias, room and
was met bya gust of smoke, through
shutting the door, she ran for pail oI
water, St"rn commanding her pupils
to remain quiet, She was too late with
the water, and hurrirllv marshalIlng
noi ''n''"'' h'"''''" 'n"''' "''' III "'i''
FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS
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M"'' iar'i,'o'i S'aiuihe 'ne STAIRS on
'I' eNiso,'' Si"r ,'aH'u ~, anu Wv
mass oi oeau an" oyihs cniiure'' .'lt !"
1iio iarro" hall peio"' h'IniR " iouf
all" hVe aecp'
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W .''''Sc SUI OF, .ne upper '.srS WERE
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