New-York tribune., 1896-06-20
THE DEVIL on THE EAST SIDE
HIS RUMORED PRESENCE IN THE STAN
TON-ST SCHOOL STARTS a PANIC.
EFFORTS TO ESCAPE FROM THE PLAY
GROUNDs-THE THIRD CoMMoTION IN
THE SCHOOLS CAUSED by THE RE
PORTED APPEARANCE OF HIS
SATANIC MAJESTY.

SATANIC MAJESTY.
From the way in which the children Of the East
Side schools have been frightened by the ru'ho''i
appearance OF the devil within the last le" ua'',
one would be almost tempted 10 believe tNdt "e NJ
gone back two hundred years or more 10 inc 'ii''
Of witchcraft and It's awful fears and dire peha'leS'
Two such panics had already broken out Wl'"'" Il
week among the children Of the East Side VINO At
tend the public schools. when yesterday nori''"S
another one threatened for the moment 70 ueS''o'
.he bright young lives OF the boys ana srls ""o
went 70 Grammar School No %. The building II ''.
the northeast corner of Stanton and sherih ss anu
is ATTENDED by about two thousand cnlIdreh'
Tho storv that the evil one" was abroad among
the schools and ondeavorng 10 steal away some oi
the little ones has evidently been the tax o' TIC
East S!ic for some time. and When the c'S "N'
started early yesterday morning after aoou' 'Mo"
ty-fve of the youngsters had reached the oulu'"e'
that Satan himself WAS inside. there was a sta'''-
pele for the streets and for home The Httio o"e'
rushed for the door their faces drawn Win ie"i
and their eyes wild with excitement IL If sdid 'n'''
the excitement yesterday morning s'ar'e' III w
fairgrounds OF the girls primary department VII
the Sherlrst side Of the building. The eh'td"r ~
the grammar school Is around the corner ID STAN
ton-st ,,
Yesterday morning the children, as usual "o'A''
10 the playground as soon the gates were opehen
At S:ij Mr. Wade, the janitor, says there were w."
ty-ive girls rompng around the playground ""'''
tho street was filed with children coming 10 sc"oSi
Mr. Wade VAS sitting in front OF tn" scllol WITH 80
w n, star "a by cries in the playground Inc cry w.
,Tno devil i, here" Il was only an Instant DeioIe
the Hide ones came tumbIng over each oter ]" 'e
efforts ID get outside Of the schoOl groullds. T.,
The children in the street took up the cry. ana n
a few seconds the greatest excitement plrEa.SI 81
The frightened children ran into each o'lel
and pushed a ptner. the same t!lHr tif rs
that the devil had come Men ana women from ,n'
,.nornonts nearby. their apart eftS anu
aLIci 10 the excitement In little whle me StT'rt
in IRON; of tn. school was crowded with men, women
ami cn.Iiren and il looked though some OF 'he
little ones would be iramplel TO death,
Mr. Wade lost no time IN trying TO sdodue the eN-
-t,.neut lie blocked the "gre@S from the ll''E
grounds ana prevented some Of the children from
iunulr.g out I'm the mean time. some one ran INTO
tn. Union Market Police Station ana told sergeant
Saul there was trouble at the sohoOihouse Inc ser
.cant sent KJunIsunan Hogan and half a dozen po-
Ncnmau there stranger In the crowd started the
report that the school was on IFe anu inns 4"t''''
the excitement.
While m, police and the school janitor were trying
10 calm the fr ghterci children. Miss Bell ana sew
cral IL the other teachers ia the primary departm"nt
arrived They took In the situation A; glance, ana
at one, induced the children TO - into the scAooi
! huillnf. 49,.
\ fcw minutes later they had all The little ones
In their classes singing their morning songs. soon
tho cndrcn forgot all about the devil ana iheiT
Ser,ra children fell In the rush from tho p ay-
grounds ma tr0mp'l Oh. but 80 far AS cpuI be
learned none o. tLru w'r- injured Ait'T the pane
th~ teachers stationed monitors from the grammar
,lrplrtiutut .u the p.tygroGnis % bring children
through Ia. yard they into their cIssrOoins.
Alany of th. cnlir,u Werr afrai - I'D through The
yard alone account Of the talk about the devil.