The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-06 00:00:00

ALARMING Puiss.—(?zis DAY.)

rsERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE TIRE BRIGADE.
SHOCKING DEATH FROM FRIGHT.
Thin morning, shortly after midnight, a fire m-
arled at Nortoefolgate, Bishopagatestreet, which nearly
ptove fatal to several of the Fire Brigade. It originated
from some unknown cause ou the premiere, No. 11, occupied
ua beershoP by Mr. J. Parr, a three stony building. On
the alarm being raised the fire was found to be
wing at the bark, and was makiog rapid proper op the
inarase to the upper rooms. As soon as the information
macs( the Brigade station in Bishopsgats-strest, the
fyct ICU telegraphed to Captain Shaw, who called

04: all the engines from some half dozen sir

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toes for service. By the time the earlier force
reached the spot the fire bed pcameuion of the whole of the
w.k portion of the premises from the basement to the
roof. and there seemed little probability of any pert being
mild. The tiretnea led their hose into the burning premiss,
sad followed the fire up. Haviog scoured it out from the
basement they went up the staircase and

rally into all the roans in the home, and
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gicoeeded by those measures in getting the fire subdued.
Ortain Shaw, Mr. Bridges, and several other officen sad
men (about twelve in number), also some of "the
duke's" amateur firemen, were in various parts of the
premises. extinguishing the remaining burning em-
bers. when, all of • sudden, • loud cracking
was heard, and the next instant the whole of the back of
the house fell with a heavy crash, burying several of the
t.et. Some escaped from the front windows by a fire
0.'4,e, which was placed against the front of the house.
captain Shaw. Mr. Bridges, and four or five others who
were in the shop, were pertly covered in dust, but 11
ssit.oned no injury. Two or three of the mec who wars
in tht upper doors fell with them to the bottom, and
it was almost a miracle they were not killed. One
eficer named Than, attached to Whitacrosestreet, was
buried underneath the rains for nosey half an hoar before
be could be extricated, but was Nord not to be so much
iriarld as at lint feared. Some of the adjoining houses
.4,c.,ined a great deal of damage—that of Mr. W. Barker,
mengrocer, has the aids wall and roof severely burnt, lied
,erefid houses in Cock-alley have their back windows partly
destroyed.

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About an hour after the ►bore outbreak another fire
tc,, out at No. 2, Castle-court, Lower Whitecroseutreet,

`,..!:ouging to Mr. Bray, let out in tenements. Each floor
oxupicd by a family, and the excitement and tenor
lz.oni; the poor creatures when the place underneath them
as found to be as fire was very painfuL However
ttrough the prompt attendance of the fire wasps
L the people were saved, everything they pcinmeed was
lestroyed, for the flames extended throughout every room
the house, ►nd subsequently part of the premiss fell in-
ine poor creature, a young married woman, living with her
t:strind and two young children in an adjoining Mesa,
IA from fright at the outbreak of the fire. She was in bed
it the tine, and was awoke by the cries in the next house.
:velar the flames nesting from the window, she gave a
♦•ream, and fell back dead.
A third Sr. broke out about 4 o'clock in Queen's-equsze-
!lra. Westminster, at some stabling of Mr. Young, which
ass burned down, and some damage was dope to the fittings
and staircase of St. Peter's Chapel adjoining.

;MOE'S STSAALSHIP COLLISION OPP DBPr
PURI).-A SHIP SUNS.

This morning between five and six o'clock a very
WHOOS collision happened on the river, off the weeks of the
woe& Steam Navigation Company, at Deptford, which
ir,lited in the siskiog of a fine bargee, whack had recently
mired in the river from the Mediterranean with
s cargo of sulphur. The bisque was lying at
Ur regular moorings off the lepers part of
jcptford, on the south side of mid-channel, when a large
iron screw steamship, reported to be the Beta, bound to.
rap, on her way down the river, struck the ship on the
;Irt quarter, close to the stern. The steamer cams
ono on, and, such was the fearful character of the
i:ow that the barque was cot down several feet, and
.'.nren from bee moorings nearer towards Greenwich. It
was then found that the ship was fast Wing. Fortunately
tte Clew were enabled to take to the boats and preserve
tanuelves before the ship went down. She now lien in the
Lrwsy of the navigatioo, bat the Thames conservancy har-
bour-masters have taken the usual pretentious to protect the
Sipping laming up and down the pool from sustaining
I.msge or (ethos foal of the snakes ship. The weasel
which was Ding near to the barque also sustained some
image. The loss of the barque and her cargo will involve
'considerable amount. The Beta after some delay pro-
,•Nded on her nouns down the river. The barque is re-
...vied to be insured.