Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-19

by DIR. Rand. the resident physician. and
DIR. Hagner. his assistant.
The Washington boys collar bone was
broken and he sustained several confused
wounds Of the head. He lives at No. 25ot
lth street This afternoon he was doing
nicely, and the doctors think he will re-
cover. although his injuries are serious.
william howard. who is thirteen years
old, was tramp.ed on during the stam-
peae; ne Is sunerng from shock. and one
hand was painfully cut by broken glass.
:, ROBERT Harris, one OF the injured boys.
lives at No. 225 18TH street He was
trampled on by the children in their en-
deavor to get out OF the building. and he
was so badly shocked that he had several
spasms. DIR. Rand, from the Children's
Hospital, attended the boy.
Grace Early. little girl. living at No.
2142 10th street. was badly injured Her
collar bone was disiocated and she re-
ceived severe bruise on the left side OF
her face. Dr. shadd at Freedman's Hos
pital ATTENDED the little girl. and she was
sent home. She is a delicate child. and n
is feared that the shock may prove Sc
rious.
The Janftor's Story.
Mr.. w. S. weiborne. the janitor Of the
building, probably saw almost as much OF
the worst part Of the jam as any one. To
Star reporter he said that hearing the
screams of the pupils he ran TO the front
door of the building The children were
rushing down the stairs in a torrent The
landing at the foot just inside the storm
doors was filled with a mass of screaming.
struggling humanity. Dozens Of children
were on the ground in the narrow space
and were being trampled and crushed. At
the same time the stream of excited little
ones came on down the steps and it was
wonderful that many were not killed out
right in the crush. Mr.. Welborne says that
In stopping the panic at the door and in
clearing away the piled up heap of injured
children the police snc laborers from the
new building were OF the greatest assist
ance. Mr. Welborne thinks that many chill
dren must have been more or less injured.
who have not been heard from. as the
stairs and landings after the panic were
covered with blood.
AZ the Bottom Of the Pile.
From the heap Of children inside the
storm door was taken out one boy uncon-
scious. This was young Robert Smith of
BOB Vermont avenue. He was at the bot
tom of the pile and was crushed and bruis-
ed. He was taken to his home, close by.
where after a short time ne recovered con-
sciousness An examination showed that he
was bruised severely about the head and
body, but his injuries are not believed to be
serious.
Principal Cromwelrs Report.
Mr.. Cromwell. the principal almost inn
mediately made a report on the occurrence
The report reads:
WASHINGTON. ID. c., October IL, 1889.
w. s; MONTGOMERY. Supervising Prin-
cipal
Dear sir: beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing report OF a panic that happened at
the Garnet building. At about s:S o'clock
this morning a boy in Miss Deitzs room.
while apparently under the influence of q
fit, fell heavily to the floor. bringing the
entire school TO their feet. and causing ex-
carnations that were heard all over the
building The boys I'm the room immediate
ly opposite rushed from their room crying
fire! frei' and this drew out the pupils
from an adjoining room When these reach
| ed the second floor. the Increasing cry
brought out the pupils OF that floor. BY
the time the first floor was reached the
cry of fire and that tie building was fall
| ing in created a panic As there is but one
exit from the building in the rush for es-
cape through the front stairway and door
the pupils were piled one over another.
The smaller ones were pushed over precip-
pressed by others and 30 tightly were they
| wedged in along that Night Of stairs that
with the greatest difficulty pupils We're re-
leased. The cry and the rush brought p
police officers. laborers from the new bui1o-
| ing being erected and excited parents from
the street. Several pupils were extricated
in a fainting, helpless, bloody and otherwise
| injured condition. At present writing u fs
impossible TO state the exact number In
! 1ured or the extent OF the injuries sustained.
| The noise. rush. excitement and the ensu-
! ing results We're but the work OF a mo-
! ment The teachers stood braveiy at their
posts cnd but for their efforts the injuries
sustained
are more than 600 pupils in the building:
| ]. W. CROMWELL
Teachers and Pupils.
It was considered something OF a coinc1-
dence that the teacher OF the school IN the
room opposite Miss Dietz's room was Mrs.
Arnold. the widow OF Geo. NJ. Arnold. the
| weii-known coiored q. A. r. man who
was killed by leaping from a window OF the
Ford's Theater building at the time the
I .a-xSRl rr<fS MrC -
nold's pupils consisted OF both boys and
girls. 1t is said that the boys lost their
heads and made rush from the room,
while the girls remained with their teach
er. Miss Thomas. who taught I'm one OF the
| rooms on the third floor when the Infection
| reached her pupils. closed the door. and
placing her back against 1t kept her pupils
from joining in the rush
Two or three, however. escaped from the
| room by way of another entrance in the
cloak room. Miss Coleman, another teacher
| on the same floor. told a Star reporter that
her pupils retained their self-possession
and did not join In the panic The only two
who left the room were two boys. who got
out of window and descended TO the
| ground by way of the fire escape The
teachers all remained at their posts. and it
was the opinion of all that the girls showed
girls instead of leaving the room. as a rule.
| focked in frightened groups around their
teachers. although many Joined I'm the stam-
| pede.
!
timely fit caused all the excitement re-
mained in the room where he fen and was
nursed by his teacher and others until he
was able to leave the building for his home.
! OF course the excitement brought the
morning sessions Of the schools 20 a close.
Supervising Principal Montgomery and Prin-
/ cipal Cromwell thought IL best that the
afternoon session should be held as usual,
and so at 1 O'Clock the bell was rrIng. the
teachers were in their places and there was
fairly good attendance Of pupils.
The building Inspector.
Building Inspector Entwisle was surprised
when he was told by a reporter of The
| Star this afternoon that there had been a
panic at the Garnet school He expressed
more surprise when told that the rear
entrance was barred by building material
and that the children were forced to crowd
through the front door In their efforts to
escape
He said that he supposed the barricade
consisted Of building material on the ground
| which will be used I'm the construction Of a
! new school building at that place There
was no excuse. however for any building
material being put against the door.
The new building was TO be twelve feet
| from the old one. The District repre-
serted by Superintendent Jas. II. Greer
| superintendent of the construction of the
rev building. Mr. Greer, he stated. was a
new appointee and had been I'm the service
of the District short time. The building