New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
GUARDING AGAINST FIRE IN SCHOOLS.

CIIARDIN(s AGAINST FIRE In OSiiO
VERDICT OF THE CoRoNERs JURY IN HN'
THE FoURTu-sT. DISASTER.
M ;,or;rv into the causes of the Fourth S'Iee'
cchoo, disaster on February 20 was concluuJn oyin
terday by Coroner Levy. Deputy ColohV reiat;ves
first read the testimony OF tne Of his anopses
;n asnhvxia as the cause of deaih except III
two cases VIII, re internal injuries oheroed the
within two days Coroner LeY Mating ali schools
}IaS, ss wbefe pupils could pursue their studes
without constant fear OF DEATH. Al ud NO con-
VII nS safe exit should be provided ana no e u
Ispu anu Of snace should interfere with this Inc
Toroner ex pressed his thanks 10 Captain Ms
Sommissionur Brennan and tue TWO clstois VI 80 &c
De VII rendered efficient service ar the 'iire Vi
theT,sa fer The Jury retired az O'CLOCK. LEY beH
delSerated for four and a half hours, and at ooo
gaveshe following verdict, through the ioronan'
Leo Sc,lessinger:
That the 2otn day of February 1889 shortly after
O'Clock " M in the schoobuildng NOS dSs 70 XOL
Es e re s second on
side OF the .uding winch close, We" sSe sWeepines
Of the nearest The smoke penetrsng the
adjoining CLASSROOM caused an " he.s were m
able uy to control large number OF children , es
capped from the classroom rushed 70 anu @ me
westerly side OF the building The on The stair
way being Ss and the fe as tor
them causing jam on the star' 70, i ,ss, I fTom
the middle Of the stairway through which the crowd OF
children fell On being exlrSasd ana ns S
and two others were in dying condition; ,,oro
further find that in our npal9n tne accommodste
200 children which the average attendance In sn
az Ssd THAT the witt sa6sS on BOTH
Further that the feeding Of stoves in ana
reaSs person especially appointed for the pur
pose and put in freproof reeeptaoes' ana
tina, frequent ia and all sesoo
alarm rGas 70 enable the superntendents Of
different diff schools to avail themselves OF ., a., al
~ Edncaon TO the eIpedency of appointing
~,sahe nerson TO superntend the falsealarm drills
Inc d1t 81 sfivate parochal or society schools to
visit the respective institutions ana 10 Instruct W.
teachers as we'll the pupils In all the neeessay
cses and preparations TO prevent panlcs Hom "h's'
hc Corouer after thanking the jury discharged
them A resolution of thanks to Coroner Levy WAS
presented by the jury. - ..;,.
The Ladies' Bckur Cholim Society, eSnauc prnsd
Hebrew Industrial School al No. 16o East broau-
take action relating to the school, the building hay
s Os ssRSS Sas Seen hed on the
from which, the report sand, there were
three doors for exit. one being kept locked;
and the doors all opened inward, and the stairway
was old. dark and narrow. At the meeting Mrs, Is;
Deisenberg the superintendent, sald tnae ~ nau
been arranged to have the school dlvidea inso loo
classes, with from twenty-five to thirty -nve IN eaca
class. and each meeting twice week IN the iron y
room on the first floor. This will be continued IN
I'll other dTacoTs decided that
place should be secured for the school by May If
POSSIBLE. The yice-president of the society,
Mrs Honigman said to TRIBUNE
reoorter: THE building shot such as we should II Ike
10 have but it is very difficult to obtain anythng as
good in this part of the city, where most Oh our S
Children live We do not want to discontinue the
school entirely nor do we think IT necessary consiu
ering the plan we have adopted"
Examiner Mcnamara, of the Buildings bureau,
Yesterday made che following report regarding the
publicschoo! building at Third ave and One,hun NJ
fhe sairs IN the front portion of the building are
loose insecure and not properly braced. Also the
front stoop balusers loose and falling out, ana
The bausters In the piazza railing are broen and In
part fallen outD Necessary repairs were ordered
by Inspector Esterbrook.