New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-03
ALARM INA PUBLIC SCHOOL.
CHILDREN SCARED BY A GIRL IN A FIT.
ALMOST A PANIC IN THE sTREET-PARENTs FRIGHT
ENED-ACTIoN BY THE POLICE.

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ENED-ACTIoN BY THE POLICE.
There was harmless panic yesterday in the prl-
mary department of Grammar School NO, 70 IN
Chrystie-st., between Delaney and hlVlnglOh SUE;
The school building is large, wen constructed and
well furnished. In the winter terms ABOUT 1,OOu
nnpils of both sexes are taught on the four hoOrs
About 500 children, whose ages range from seven
to nine years, were in the primary department on
son. fine principal and Miss Lawrence, the vice
principal had charge of classes because the IeEuIa
teachers were absent SlXtr-three lttle glflS were
being taught by Miss Husted IN one OF ille "lia w
class-rooms when shortly after 10 a. NJ these girls
were alarmed by loud shrleks uttered by haIl9
Kingston, age eight OF No. IL flrSt-st', VINO nau
fallen in aft Many of the smaller girls began to cry
and there was geueralupTsing in the primary class,
rooms For few minutes the teachers lost cOntrol
of the children and stampede toward Ihe aools
began. Miss Thompson and Miss Lawrence peIhB
engaged in cass-rOOms at the time, dld not uhGer
stand the cause of the movement until nearly iOO
of the children had left the Class-r0Oms. Then they
ordered the doors TO be closed and the remaining
pupils IN the department were soon quoted. IL was
discovered quickly that none otthe little ones uau
been injured IN the rush down the slalrs' WHICH arc
wide and strong. Katie Kingston was reSIoFeG 10
consciousness aud she ceased TO cry IN snort lne
No alarm had been communicated to the grammar
class on the upper floors and In ABOUT ten minutes
after the outbreak complete OfueE IeIeHou "s"'H
inside the building.
In the street, however TumOTS OF q disaster were
set afloat and crowd of about 0OO persons soo1
collected. Word was sent to the EIdIldge street
Police Station that there had been an explosion III
the school-buildng and Captain Allaira and hiteen
patrOlmen ran TO the school, IL soon DecaHle ap
parent that the police we're needed IN front OF the
building to keep order Many parents, OF Pupils %Ia
rushed to the school and ClamOrcd iCrthelr children
One woman. who acted like a lunatiC, nearly
tainted because the police would not permit her
to 20 INTO the building. Miss Lawrence, VINO was
on the sidewalk attempting to collect some OF tno
runaway pupils said to tho woman: If you nave
so litlo control over yourself, how can You expect
us to govern yOuTCbldTenI" lttOOk the ponce nearly
half an hour to clear the street and by that time
most of the children who had left the claSs-rooms
returned to them. The excitement IN the street
had been ten-fold greater than IN the school
1t was said that new steam-heatmg apparatus
was placed in the school building III the summer
vacation and il has been a cause TOR much dlStTu'J
among the parents whose children attend tHe
school, The false report of an explosion probably
grew ont of that feeling. George lllmensee, the
ianltor, said that the present arrangements IOr
beating the building were superior TO lhose ior-
impossible he SAID for explosion 70 occur as me
offers were abeto stand pressure OF one hundred
pounds of steam while only five pounds pressure
would be needed in the coolest weather.