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The evening world., 1908-03-06
McGoqvan Haits Mope
for School Fire ESCAPES

visited nearly every school in this city
and found Uniform opposition to fire.
escapes
II am in favor of the adoption OF
Comptroller Metz. even so far as pur-
chasing fy!ne machines and air ships.
Anything to save them
You won't save them with frees
capes" said President Mc;owan.
The vote on the question OF making
the appropriation was p.Stponel.
Following the meeting of the Board of
Estimate President MCGOWAN was in
telephone communication with Supt
Maxwell. President MCGOWAN asked II
there existed any school In New York
which could not be emptled of pupils in
two and q half minutes.
with three or possibly four excep-
tions, there Is not public school which
could not be emptied of its fun mem
bership of pupils within two and 4 half
minutes" was Supt. Maxwell, answer.
according to Mr.. MCGOWAN,
Il do not know OF any really danger
Gus school building in the CITY" said
President MCGOWAN to reporter for
The Evening World. There may oe
buildings ffty years old. but careful
attention has been devoted to them
with q view TO making ready and quick
egress from those buildings possible. In
my talks with Supt. Maxwell / became
convinced that 1t Is utterly impossible
for calamity such as that which befeh
Cleveland to happen in this city
Mayor Mcclellan declined TO be inter
viewed.
The evening world., 1908-03-06
CROWD THRILLED
AS POLICE HERO
RESCUES FOUR
Mcclure Acts as a Human
Bridge on Which to Pass
From Fire.

Six feet OF blue-coatel Drawn and grit
from window ledge to tIre-cscape NJ an
cas-. side blaze early to-day and pro-
vided way TO safety for FANNY oC
four. trapped in their fat by flames.
Sixty feet below stood crowd watch
ing the rescue and fearing amDs; TO
breathe lest the nero paw TOR his cour-
age with his life and perhaps with the
life of one of those whom he sought
TO save.
Policeman Thomas F. Mcclure wa
the living span. In his desperate en-
terprlse he was aided arst hv his tel-
low policeman the from Eldridge street
other policemen. who reached the scene
in time to he OF material service. The
fire WAS 1T No ~ East Houston street
soon after midnight
Four Were in Peril.
The family Of Henry Bukatman lives
on the sixth floor OF the tenement. A
couch outside the door OF the!r apart
msnt caught fire in some mysterious
way, cutting them Off from the hallway
and the fire-escape.
The TWO policemen IAN UP from the
street and got into the opposite Hat.
They reached the tire-escape and found
they could not climb TO the first window
o. the Bukatman flat, whore husband.
wife and their Two infant children were
standing in terror. A great tnrong in
the street stood with up;urned faces
watching the situation, from which
there seemed no escape TO- the family.
Mcclure climbed over the fire-esoape.
AS ne edged along the coping. which
was less than three inches wide. Gil
more held him by his coattails. The
crowd watched the policeman work
nearer and nearer the window. At
length he was near enough TO touch
the outstretched hands of Bukatinan.
who passed 10 him the baby. Julia.
five weeks old. Gilmore drew his COM
pan.on hack to the iire-escape. aided by
two other policenen, Schoenfeld and
Spitzel Who had arrived ny this time.
Spread Life Nets.
Mcguire then repeated his feat. Just
tnen firemen Of Truck No. IS arrived
The fremen spread the life nets below
to save the victims II the policeman
should lose his balance and fall SIX
fioors.
The second child. Lille, was pa ssed
TO Mcclure. Then came the Eife Hus-
band and policeman strained under her
weight. Not sound escaped from the
crowd below as, inch by incn. the NO
man was worked over to the IRE es-
cape landing. When she was safe
great shout went up from the street.
The husbands rescue was accomplished
more easily. The FIRE was continei u
the buka,man Hat which was burned
out.
The evening world., 1908-03-06

standard of the freproof classification.
Principal Y r. r Demarest SAYS he
can empty the school building on an
emergency call in three minutes.
There are four exits on Fourteenth
The daily attendance at No. - is 290O.
While Principal j. h. Brown, OF
School No lsj, at VanIewa.or and
Pearl streets. asserts his Charges are
properly Satcguar4cd fID.n fire, par
ents do not unanimously yOcc the same
belief. The school IS built against two
manufactu-.ag establishments and is Of
the old style. built in the tsift.es.
A high wall cuts oil, esiess at the
rear of the bu!ldIg, MAKING escape
more than = year ago there were no
FIR ,apcs on the structure. about
tnat t!me a fire oegGl red, and tu-
true conditions were laid before Chief
Office Immediately recommended ne
p.atlas OF aum stAirways on the front.
T...s was done.
The schoo. IS Improperly protected
with many coats Of paint. II fire
should oecur in No. $50 which cut off
egress by way of the front escapes,
sigred FIRE G5s 5s he orTor To5 Of erSse ,Se Collin
wood schoul mr. some Of the principals
OF the Manhattan institutions prOpO Sc
a daily hrc drill. Electric bells are
supposed t. sound the alarm. In case
the bells are out Of order or the wires
burned out selected boys are despatched
10 all class rooms with red fire cards.
one bel means ordinary dismissal, two
leils with. uo Ks and wraps to street.
and three beis IS the emergency alarm,
or fire, and the pupils leave the class
rooms without books or wraps.
There l. regular report rendered
each month with reference 20 fire pre-
cautions in each school. The inspector
Is required 10 report the time taken 70
empty buaj'ns, give each exit door 0r
gate description OF wooden furniture
and locations of nearest Fire Depart
ment company houses.
The evening world., 1908-03-06
e rehectinp over his

il. the workhouse refiectinp over his
deeds.
At Broadway and Spring streets at
noon a policeman saw Viola trying TO
throw himself under southbound
Broadway car. and he took him In
charge. On the way to the Macdougnl
street station Viola broke away and
tried to jump under a Sixth avenue car
at West Broadway and Bleecker street
While In the station house he at
tempted to borrow the doorman's revol-
yer, and when refused he tied his belt
around mis- neck and fastened It 20 an
iron beam in cell. The belt broke, and
Viola got a nasty knock on the head.
fNhen arraigned before Magistrate
CS,riSan in Jefferson Market Court he
explained that his girl had gone back on
him and LIE was not worth living.
The evening world., 1908-03-06

or.sidsn1 MCGOWAN. of the Board Of
Aldermen. to-day declared himself op-
nosed to placing fire-escapes on puohe
,oo, b,r,dlnss on the ground that In
s..,o Of safety devices hre-eseapes
would be found in times OF peril TO %
serious imped.ments He thus eA
nre.sed himself at the meeting OF inc
Board of Estimate when a resolu',on
,,,,.nnlating an Appropriation OF >4!'-
- .o- the erection of fre-escapes on
,,nr,,c schools came up for discussion
.1 am utterly opposed TO fire-escapes
on our public schools ana 'ho'e
-, nubl,c sohool principal IN inns CIT.
nho doe. not agree with me- 'A'a
president MCGOWAN.
.r.a,. "a not q school in any ooro"en
IN mis- city that cannot be empt'ea "'
fhe school children in from Two " wv
na haIf minutes. II Are escapes are
80 he nut UP. the fire drill Will iose 'S
..i,,,,lic,ty and effectiveness Shioie"
,,,,, weak their necks on Are escapes
wsrs escape. would prove deatn-trapS
ser,ou. obstacle to safety A'''
,n1ualifiedly against NV
,,,.,,, ~ the manner in which OUT puo''e
-, buildings are constructor anu
sTe ef,c,ency Of the drill which enp'sS
school in two OF three minutes. 10
.,ns children down Are escapes VIII, De
iust the thing to produce panic ana ~
.,,, take three or four times longer 70
sr,r,tv a school Fire escapes IN ."''
re~nect are A real danger. This matter
~ 6r. escapes is coming UP pers'stenus,
.,.,, am against 1t nrst last and q"
the time"
"rhe Fire Department recon-"
mends the escapes" said comp
trolIcr Metz.
Il DON'T CARE A SNAP FOR THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT" replied Mr.
MCGOWAN. "I am as careful as any
man OF our school children, but regard
for their safety compels me to oppose
fire escapes. These patent people may
have great devices which they want
the CITY to take up. but
BE careful Mr. President inter-
r,rpted the Mayor. you are !ntimaung
the existence of graft II you have
any kn wledge of graft, the Comnis-
sloners gr Accounts have not yet m
isned their Investigation OF the f1rs De-
IT Know nothing OF graft" retorted
President MCGOWAN. and II did know
would he the arst to expose ". ]
would require no prompting. l nave
The evening world., 1908-03-06
MOTHERS in PANIC
OVER A BLAZE IN
A HARLEM SCHOOL
Continued from First Page J

the gymnasium about fifteen minutes
before the fire alarm was sounded.
This was class SB. The BOYS and
physical instructor Clyde Nesbitt who
had directed them. we're summoned and
questioned by the Fire Marshnl Mr..
Nesbitt said that none of the boys left
The gymnasium during the time he mad
them in his charge and that all went
directly from the gymnasium to their
class rooms.
The boys said that in passing through
he hail after leaving the gymnasium
they smeled smoke. bat thought It was
rom tae furnace in the cellar.
Jaultor Alexander told Marshal Nc
Gure that three days ago he examined
The room in which the fire was dis-
.,oyered At that time there was not
scrap of paper in the closet or the desk
which were sblaze when the firemen
arrived to-day.
Scnool No. los is new hve-story
stone. brick and glass structure extend
ing through from one Hundred and
Ninth street TO One Hundred and
Eighth street. Two wings. running out
from the main building. form a court
ward on the One Hundred and Ninth
street side The halls and stairways
are wide.
Fire Drill Held.
An extra fire drill was held YESTERDAY
,rnr,,pted bv the Cleveland disaster
After the drill the teachers addressed
their class assuring them that there
was no dsns.r whatever II they ooeyed
orde-s when they heard the FIRE dr.!!
al souaded.
Principal David E. Gaddis ana Supt.
S,hoeffler had Just completed tour
o: the school to-day when Miss stan
aepe. in charge of a classroom on the
ifth floor saw smoke altering through
lie crack. OF door leading TO the
next room. She knew that the room
;.ext door was unoccSpAed. and that
the smoke was q sign Of a fire.
Following the rule. she sent one OF
the pupils to notify the assistant pr1n-
c!pal. lie Roy Herman. Her boys and
girls. although the volume OF smoke was
growing. sat quietly at their desks
awaiting the signal.
In a few seconds Il was soundcd-fou:
taps Of the gong. This indicated TO the
children that they were to leave the
Building without wraps or books. sinful
from AL parts o: the great
structure c5n c. ld,en started On .
precise march for the exits.
Sing as They March.
Principal Gaddis was hearing class
on the fourth floor. when he heard the
four taps of the gong. He made about
:hree jumps in getting 10 the door. but
before he was out the pupils In the
room were forming in line for the marsh
and the leaders mad struck up Maroa-
.ug Through Georgia.
Mr. Gaddis went down three flights OF
stairs three steps at a Jump. intent upon
rendering what assistance might be
The evening world., 1908-03-06

tense suiterer. 4 WhUIe WINttT Iass"u
ankles and nca-ly from the knees to the
toes being covered with virulen' sores. l
tried practitioners, specialists, GermGtol-
ugsts, etc. tpnn purpose. My daughter
Law reminded me Of having prescribed
Cuticura for my grandson more than
twenty years ago. ! at once procured
the Cuticura Remedies and found i'm
mediate improvement and final cure.
till to-day, though well Elong in years,
l am as though / had never had that
disease. am well known in the vicin-
ity of Louisville and Cincinnati. and all
this could be verified by witnesses.
NJ. w. LaRue Ss5 Seventh ST.. Louis.
vile, Ky, April 3 and May IA, 1907"
The evening world., 1908-03-06

necessary on the lower floors, where the
kihderg1rten and primary grades were
iocsled. On the lower stairway ha
overlook the last Of the primary chill
dren marching out In an orderly
manner
The ground floor was practically
ne eser:ed; Out in the courtyard, sop
fence. were loo little ones. in orderly
groups. singing "Mv Country 'Tis OF
IAec. Every eye was front every little
nee was !fted. every little heart was
cloud OF smoke from the top floor
windows.
Take Toys With Them.
Miss Mabel Rogers. teacher. was
.eadinE the singing. Other OF thc
tcachers were guiding the arriving chill
dr~n 10 the positions assigned them in
,Ip fire drill US fast as they reached
.S, me yard haJ ~, MEany Many Of The k!ndersare en-
hAars, doilIes, tin soldiers and other
toys used in their institution.
IN 'ne mean time the iarEer children
the limit OF age in the school is four.
wavf and through The aa.;s The slNtv-
e;ga; teachers worked withou; a Sin
IN ;hr,r ASSIGNED positions On the
ahe Some Vent on; fransh 'p' me
doors OF the wing. into One Hundred
and Ninth street. Others we're sent
KnndrSd and and EiEhrh b. street. i rt'' ''''' '''
AS The last lines OF children issued
.ron! the foorways the first engine ar.
af and ThreenS street fa G nd
avenue. Even the engines
--the ave .and delight OF the New York,
Soy ana rtrl-tailed TO divert the attn.
Files of hovs were marched east an3
west in One Hundred and E-rth ana
One Hur.ired and Ninth streets They
wav OF the hremen.
Blaze Easily Extinguished.
A lin. Of hose was ouicklt run 10 the
/; he flames. and the danger was 2ym,
All through the Excitement. the ciars
ing OF the bells. the shriek!ng OF ~'is-
ties the shouting Of fremen and pohce,
kept up their singing Miss Rogers
guided them from one tune TO another;
and the tsrncr-Stricken mothers heio
back by policemen half block away:
children's voice. that hoated to them
After q consultation with Capt. keiie-
her and Chief B!nns Principal G!aedls
decided to dismiss the school w''hou'
allowing tho children to re-enter the
upper ioors. First the primary and
ktndergartep pupils were led back into
the ground hoor halls where teachers
their wraps. They were re-
leased in groups and piioted by ponce
men to tho fire lines, where molhers
swooped down upon them and bore
them away.
The older boys and girls were then
nnrched back to the courtyard. nder
he orders of their teachers. twenty o'
ne hig bows went TO the coatroonis
and carried down piles OF wraos. which
we're QUICKLY distributed. Half an hour
,fter the first alarm was sounded near
y all TIE 800 children were on tAeir
Yav herne
Battalion Chief Crowley said ne never
saw such sef-posscssion and bravery
nanifested by children. He considered
he Hre an object Lesson OF the thor
,urhness 81 rhe Are drill in the New
York public schools and the capabilities
= no teachers.
The evening world., 1908-03-06
State Orders Schools
= in Nelu York Inspected

ALBANY. March 6--CommSOner A. s. Draper,
Education Department announced to-day
the Conoood horror he hos directed Boards
cities and school districts in this state make
animation of school buildings under their
these buildings do requirements
Boards immediate stems n
them put in proper condition.
authorities Droper os
provisions The lar relating feecape IRE drills and
construction of doors and SdiryS
afford proper egreSs from buildings of IRE
The evening world., 1908-03-06
GARY ELECTED u. S. SENATOR
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. March e.-F
Gary WAS today elected to succeed
Asburv G Iatiiner in the United State-.
Senate. Gary was chosen on the fourth
ballo; receiving eighty-one votes. Tre
Legislature convened in special session
las. Tuesday for the purpose of electing
afternoon a deadlock had prevailed
The evening world., 1908-03-06

Jlle uOCtOTS TO tne
extent of heavy
bills and ar in
crease If the dis
ease and suffering,
| recommended Gu
ticura and in n few
weeks the child was
well. He is to-day
a strong man and
a b solutcly free
from the disease.
A few years ago l
contracted eczema.
and became an in
The evening world., 1908-03-06

The agonizing itching and burning
Of the skin, aS in eczema: the frightful
scaling, "a in psoriasis; the loss Of hai-
and crrsting of scalp, as in SCALED
head the facial dis fig,lremert. as in acne
all demand remedies OF extraordinary
virtues to successfully cope with them.
That Cuticura Soap, Ointment. and Pills
are such stands proven hy testimonials
OF remarkable cures when many REM
edies and even physicians have failed.
One set is often sufficient TO cure.
cuticu-. Soap t25cl to Cleanse the skin. Cut.
curs Ointment l5ucl TO Hch! the Skin and CUT.
eura Resolvcn. t5Oc) tor IN the form OF Chocolate
Coated Pms. s5c. per vial ot co. In rurity the blood,
soid throughout the word Potter Drug Il Chell
NorD.. Sole Props. Bn~'nr Mass
oe-Ma,led re- CI'rsufa Bnol- on Sfln ri,c,scs
The evening world., 1908-03-06

That the Convood (O school tragedy could he duplicated to-day
In almost any of thywo public school buildings Manhattan
which built years before the civil war acknowl
edged by fire inspectors and representatives of the Bdn
who have looked closely into this grave danger The hywo ram
shackle structures still occupied public school buildings after fywo
years scattered the lower section OF the city, and the dcaye
bckwok rotten walls pneed wooden partitions nonreproo
stairways would experts smb quickly TO flames
the fury of volcano.
REFUSED MONEY FOR FIRE.ESCAPES
of the of
is
believe should
old rom
Estima Rot
j. Snyder, superintendent public buildings
Coinwood horror Egerton Winthrop President Of ~.
Education homo
brought the
School No lO6
Education 1t located
$50 children
built S43eigheen
building the city 1t is four
with brick walls
inside its to the street
in
front make
the
buildings
to a IN
south where there a passarewav Would Have No
a
is
The evening world., 1908-03-06
Buildings That Are More Than Half
a Century Old Are in Daily
Use by Thousands OF
Young Pupils.
Young Pupils.
80 NeW York Danger Spots;
Schools Over so Years Old

Here the locations of few of the public school buildings in
lower New York than fifty years old which sadly lacking in
the latest safety appliances and protection for the lives of the thou
sands of New York children who occupy them daily:
The evening world., 1908-03-06

II fire were to start in the first floor
front, of No. JOG. there is no telling what
would happen. When It was built the
school house was surrounded by open
space. To-day big buildings are wall
to wall alongside of II except at the
south, where there is a passageway
OF about three feet. one large door n
the centre of the building opens on
The evening world., 1908-03-06

anything less than occurred at Collin
wood.
The staircase of No. Io6 is not FIR
proof. The wooden floors are worn 10
the splinter stage. and a close inspec-
tion OF the structure leaves one to Won
der that II has not been condemned
long ago as unsafe for school pur-
poses. Even the tiny sonoo. desks ars
of the antiqUated style.
The case OF Public school No.
1OG should be officially inycsti-
gated at once. Win onl! one stair
ease leading TO the front of the
building. and "A single fire-escHpe
in dingy three-foot nilcywny,
there il IL good chance OF "A fir.
ut any school hour which may
exceed In horror the Western
disaster.
Another School Trap.
Public School No. q IS another mem
ace TO children's lives. This building
was completed In 1876 and is the near
est thing to an old New England hotel
as tireproof structure that can be
found on Manhattan Island. School
No. IS is at No PSI West Fort!e,h
street, and has 2ljo pupils on the daily
average attendance roll. Mrs. Cara
Raynor is the principal.
There are seven sta!rcases in the
building, part wood and part stone The
dark. unwholesome-looking inside adds
to It's appearance as fire trap.
Although there are more than
2,ooo pupils nt No. rs school, there
~ but one fire-cscupc. Two more
The evening world., 1908-03-06
TWO REMARKABLE.
CURES Of ECZEMA
Over Twenty-three Years Ago Baby
had Severe Attack Years Later
Grandfather Suffered Tcrments
with the Disease Viruient Sores
Developed from Knees to Toes.
BOTH OWE COMPLETE
RECOVERY TO CUTICURA

"In 1884 my grandson. babo, had
an attack Of eczema. and after trying
The evening world., 1908-03-06

Lafayette street and two smaller doors
make an exit for the children who at
tend classes on the first floor. A single
fire-escape leads 10 the south passage
way.
Would Have No Chance.
II a fire were 10 sweep the first floor,
front, 1t is hardly poss Bile to expect
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-12

most wildly, her voice becoming almost inaudible.
wainwright too, had heard the footsteps, and lost
no time bounding out of window that opened
out upon the veranda. He had taken the pre-
caution of pushing it open when he first came
in, thinking perhaps it would serve means
of escape in just such an emergency as this.
Once outside, however, he did not continue his
flight. He curious to know how Clare was
going to account for his escape, and then too he
wanted to find out, if possible why she was down
there at that hour and dressed she was.
Crouching there in the darkness, hidden COM
pletely by the heavy shrubbery that overhung the
small veranda he could and hear everything
that was done or said in the dining room. He
did not have long to watt the heavy portieres
parted and man, fully dressed for the street,
even to his gloves and hat, stood in the doorway.