The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-02
MARCHED TO SAFETY.
Fire Drill at Pacific School Put
to the Test.
ALI ctr IN THIRTY SECONDS
Visitors Take the School By Surprise.
but the Children are Fully Equal
20 the Occasion.

Prot Charles Pagan. % the Pacific
school. gave an exhibition yesterday
afternoon Of his now noted FIRE driIi,
getting the 600 chiIdren in the school
out Of the building withEns-shirfy SEC
ords from the time the alarm was
sounded Nine prominent Seattle catt-
gems called at the school at $50 O'clock.
taking the professor completely By sur
prise. and although ne had no time for
preparation. the children showed the
excellence OF their training by the
method and precision with which they
vacated the building.
Among the surprising party were J.
b. Metcaife, r. II. Boa~nan. Fred f.
Sander. II. W. Ernxnons. Dir. p. Is. NJ.
Miller. T. w Gordon. John 8. jury.
IT.. Col. J. A. Hatfield. Samuel L. craw-
ford, Also Miss Mamie Russell. who
accompanied Mr.. Metcaifa and Mr..
Boarman. Prof. Pagan was plainly
surprised. as the visitors came while he
was engaged in hearing a history class,
bat the lesson was speedily ended. AMI
he then took the guests 10 the hall On
the first floor. A few seconds later he
gave the big gong three pulls and be-
chief of.the department and the large
boys OF the school came tearing down
the stairways like a tornado. The
hose was reeled from the roll and water
turned on in jiffy.. While this was
being done three boys, two armed with
yiolins and the third with a triangle.
took up their positions on small plat
form at one end of the hall and struck
up a lively marching air The door
of the various rooms flew open and the
children, the little ones in the lead.
came out on the trot. each carrying his
or her maps and hooks. Within thirty
seconds the 800 children on the second
floor and the 300 On the first floor were
out OF the building with all their ef-
fects. while the youthful fire depart
ment had two big streams of water
playing and all the hose laid.
1t was such a dazzling exhibition that
the vis.tors expressed their apprecia-
tim by vigorous applause.
No time was lost in getting the chill
drea back In line again, and within
three minutes from the time the fire
gong sounded all were again back in
their rooms and had taken their places.
Prof Pagan then took the visitors TO
the upper hall and the 300 large chill
bren marched from their rooms and
lined up in the hall seven abreast. form
ing formidable array of heads. To
the command of right about face" al
turned and faced to the south and the
next ten minutes was occupied In sing
Ing. IL was really the best chorus of
strong. weil-moduiated voices ever got
ten together In the city. and what added
greatly 10 the charm was the fact that
all sang with energy and melody. The
first song. Washington. Ny Washing
ton" was especially pleasing. the first
verse beng as follows:
Land of the West, sing OF thee,
Washington, my Washington.
Thy sea-washed shores love to see.
Washington, my Washington.
From Meas peak to Tatoosh isle,
Thy bounteous wealth exacts a smile,
And bids us 81 our cares beguile.
Washington, my Washington.
The song Il Can't Get I'm Up" was
especially taking. being as follows:
Across the snowy cotton fields
The yellow dawn Is breaking,
The mocking birds sing in the trees.
The camp to life Is waking:
The sentry walks his dreary round,
The stars of night are waning:
And through the forest echoes far
A bugte's loud complaining:
] can't get 'um up. / can't get 'um IN.
] can't get 'un up I'm the morning.
! can't get 'um up. can't get 'um up,
] can't get 'um up all day.
Following this two classes in physi-
cal culture were called out and the ex-
erclses given. The children showed ex-
ceilent training and drilling and the
visitors were delighted with the exhibit
ton.
The visit demonstrated that Prof.
Pagan is a master in his chosen profess
$ on. His exercises are all of a nature
10 make the children take as deep an
interest as their teachers.
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