New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
cpouNDLEss PANIC IN A SCHOOL.

eRouNDLEss PANIC IN A SCHOOL.
s,rru CONNECTION BUT NO DAMAGE CAUSED Ely
so-cAlLED "pARSING NEEDLE"
sen.eless panic which fortunately proved harm
less occurred yesterday IN Frst and Second
eyes The school building is one OF the larges. OF
the kind in the city, having room Tor over Z,Lo9
pupils Each of the three upper n6o.s a. " oc
cnn;ed by the anitor George Killing. The boys de-
uartment Of which Robert II. PethGew a Is the ie
principal is on the top oor on b ,ae .nf of O Miss
1 Hanns si,i' A. Sill. and on The second
floor is the primary department. Ih mere
rooms of the primary department YESTERDAY ABOUT
1870 D. m. an insect known as devlrs aaInInsf
needle" few through the open WINDOW OF one ~
over the heads of the children. Several little girls
who were afraid of the insect left their seats and
ran toward the door, screaming anu nouIhg n ,nTn
nared for the excitement which ensued. Some
foolish children cried fire." and the cry was taken taken
up quickly and repeated rS all the was sia's,
general stampede toward the hall doors. Inc Inc
teachers commanded the children to be 9uiet, pa'
their words had no effect until bliss Ll1, a.
Knapp, the principal OF the primary uep"i'"''
ordered all the doors 10 be closed. MAD ont
Before Miss Knapps order had been carried OUT
however about fifty children mostly boys, ese Shicb
filled the neighborhOod with alarm. for . hioh
was feared that calamity smla ar East o Fourths
r nap.eIvu was 70 be witnessed. The street
i'm front of the school was soou n,ne tu
with excited parents VINO s ths manic nj had been
carried TO the quarters of Engine Company, NO. 20
and to the Fifth Street Police Station, both WITHIN
few rods OF the school Sergeant th m1s dg good
service in restoring order in the street. Inc nIe-
engine run out, and the hremen helpeo t,le
police in quoting the children in the school. be,
fore the arrival CT the police the alarm had spread
TO the two grammar departments up stars. ine
jantOr had been sweeping the halls ana the uust
raised by him gave some OF the older pupils Tue
impression that there was fire In the bulidlng.
Miss Sill and the teachers under her
prevented the girls from gong INTO tne
nails but they were unable TO keep complete control
of them. The rear windows were near the ro4i OF a
tenement-house. John Crosse and Henry Reese
inmates of the tenement-hOuse, placed shutters
upon the window sIlIs, to form bridges, and Jew
of the girls were permitted to cross 10 the roof OF
The house. They returned as soon as 1t was known
that there was no fire III the school. In the boys
department there was much uneasiness, but the
teachers kept control of the pupils and dld not per-
NIT them leave the class-rooms. AT the request
as quiet had been restored, in order that the par
ents might be assured of their safety. Not one
child was Injured.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE ELECTION
The annual election of the New-York Mining
Stock and National Petroleum Exchange Will he
held on Monday. The regular ticket was selected
with the special object OF allottng proper repre-
sentaton to tine Old mining board, the National Pc
troieum Exchange. which was merged with IL, ana
the best elements of such organizations as the open
Board of Brokers' and the American Mining Stock
Exchange 1t is as follows: For president. G. o.
Morris; treasurer j. NJ. Stanton; chairman, A. w.
Peters: secretary, L. j. Sweeny; assistant secre-
tary II. H. Gallaher IT,; members of the Governing
Commttee-to serve one year. e. G. Fales and julius
John; to serve three years--GeOrge L. Mann, ). '.
White. X, NJ Shaw D. 5. Stanton, George Il.
Satteriee, J. r. Mullany L. +. Beals. l.. V. De
Forest and G. L. Parker trustees of the gratnlty
fund-to serve ore year. III. III. Bunneli; to serve
" md Harry h
There will be no contest over the officers except
for the place of secretary, George X. Badger and
Charles A. Brown having been put on an lndepen-
dent and an opposition" ticket respectively. L.
is thought that the cutting of the regular nominees
for the Governing Committee will be principally Tor
the purpose OF securing stronger representation OF
tie old National Petroleum Exchange. T.. L.
Moods has been nominated on the independent"
ticket ior trustee of the gratuty fund, to
wear The Composition ticket, however, bears the
name of Ii. H. Bunnel, the regular nominee for this
position.