The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-12-12 00:00:00

ANOTHER 018A8TROUS FIRE IN LONDON.

A tprrible fire, the most disastrous of the many Loudon
conflagrations that bey. tense place during the lest 20
yeerk occurred on Friday morning last. 'no are we,
first discovered about three °deck, the Brunel bursting
forth from the rear of \four, Foster, Porter, and Cd.'s
uspeik.ruse, their pretudresoiguoving the corner of Wood-
ml Addlestrect An •learm was at .41ce given,
and fire engines brought tip from all the in re important
stations, but the fire hod gained on immense bold before
tiler were abled to pimp csa the burning hailcimos. and
the evicts thoroughfares an the vicinity prevented the
rangiest and ilrem-n from working to tie best advantage.
The tire sPeadlif llitatudoi to Mietr.. Ityl and. sad Son's
re,tpi.,.. awl thee the whole black of buildloos from
Wu 4-street to Addle-street and Yollip-latie appeared to
be op. meet of Mune, the fir/ lifutcheotsr goaada 'mint
awash a held al too Ilre that it WS/ MOM 00tf
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block no. doomed. The utmoat efforts were made to pre-
vent the houses on the opposite side of the streets from
catching fire, end am large pieces of burning material,
light burning cotton fabrics, arst pieces of wool wee,
niiNg in •Il directions. this was • work of no small diffi-
culty. The fi •mes ifs the meantime hid posed beyond
Kamm. Ryland/ and Forrr, Porter's and seised bold
on Messrs. Sargood and Cu .'s werehoum, and Rimini.
soling and Slortun's establiabonent. These were
• ion one mum of ulethluli dome., the c sotents
of the building being as inflammable as too*.
first attack* I. Theo firs. ens' - tie 14 pt Up one COUSMiIt
ilirimett of water on the houoes oppo.ote, but so greet no.
io.• beat +ha, looms sill.lno'. t•ia las use mei,. d. All
I' • p cool, in ills edjoium.: pi .0.. s rtousineas rec rivet
noon to eaC .t • premien, ,ott t,is or I. r ern* resc,ndos I
w,olo the firemen robtained • s- .mpleie meet. ry over the
fire. Being in one Of the bus eit porta of the city, where
most of the employes commence their deily labour at an
early hour, • vast crowd gathered, and teeny were pre.
vented from proceeding to their places of haunts.. Al out
ten o'clock the dames were folly got under. On the
Wood-etrmat frontage only the ito.. shell of the buildings
then remained. The more dangerous portions acre polled
down by the firemen by means of ropes passed around the
frames of the window and over the walla The firemen,
rho bad been on duty MI night, wept relieved by fresh
mi.n from .outlying atetions. So far as can be le orn-d only
ore, came ty .ccurred &mine the fire, in •of the brigade
moo !mein< his arm bully cruebe,j fry falling debris. (Islas
to the fall of • porticos of the 'bild,ng at an early at-go ri
the firs many iengibe eel bii W. r rood-red isnot, Se, and
the water in rh t part eruct': off. Tlia nakehau acted detri•
mentally ti t ie inovetneuts of the fir-men. am debsie
to wing a cornplme herric ode Toe Sewed • urns. on
Soot. Swanton had been lou•y curl at Me ere. F 'sloe,
Purer, sod CO.'s, ever a hundred of the indie-rotoher
co ha used too the c roe Lampe been era,/ Ired Ise tOlvie-
gas ihe inst aal mils stock, and toe wirsios of this
property woo d!stmy<d. At elsht •o'clock the interiors
twiny of is.' Warah.eiiit•• rtlO.Ule'llt • biasi et foresee,
he waterer. n tueu ipieruinalf producing hu little often'.
The lire, there is but dtt e old, or gin it •.i in th
beeetuent at limara. Foster, Pori r, mod Goa, at • point
io Addle-street mijothing the Coeshire Cuomo, intern,
lout loons what ceuse is hot known. T.ee alarm wow
ice.de by the wetehmao, named Weatwpol, who first
aroused the young inero oilespng in tho p ace, and tow
oltrut OMM beCarria general. 'rue iitrei merchandise
stored in the different warebo all ad cied is represented
as of great value, and the Sell EU eta 1 datu
occmioned by the outioleas Weed set down at couai ler
ably imam • million. It is biped, ho•aver' ihet t
mum ate is elogfgeralsod. Su fur as could loe In rim •o,
ling... Kyle id. watch -"es, ware 'moored for £lllllOOO
sad the., BLOCS for £250,000, and those of
F aster fir about .ffitiO Oigh the in•uraucei um.
Sillier and Fieue,r.ge crock and houseo reocti,it is beihor.ol,
£looooo, loot 'hey putt& y escaped destruction All the
thee bulidings rt•stroseid •re oueured, and the claims
from all In thil • Malty Will MS heevy.
About Logan, when all oleic of the fire exmodong was
rammed, the stealaiera were ewarly nil wathdi own, and the
Cupp y of weter drown Irons the hydran.s. It •as bot
wi hoot Malt that tho firemen reuiainsol ar their per a, 'or
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earls gave we), I ailing s,th a ..rent erosto, It,. remark-
abv that no warn. lajiiii • W •rei reuceri; liir, the
etc/W.lOn if 11.0ailueriwa I, by truest • hot on hog ha sq i.e
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