Awful explosion in Clerkenwell : Dreadful loss of life.
[London? : s.n.,
1867]
Dated from internal evidence - The attempted prison break took place on Friday, 13th December 1867, when an explosion blew away part of the outer wall of the prison in an attempt to free two prisoners, Burke and Casey, members of the Fenian Brotherhood. Several members fo the public, including a 10 year old girl, were killed in the explosion.
First line reads: Now mothers all pray give attention.
In two columns.
Fenian Brotherhood
Coldbath Fields Prison (London, England)
Ballads, English
Escapes
Prisoners
England London.