The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-25 00:00:00

THE GREAT FIRE IN THE CITY.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The stock in trade belonging to Messrs. Ba:u wee as
large aa that in any tome in the same line of business In Lon-
don. Toe back warehouses in King's Ilead.court were fitted
lip with a costly distilling apparatus on the ground II out. one
port of which was termed toe labna•ory. The other floors
contained drugs and tincture, with spirits dell kinds in great
abundance. It wu in the third fl for of this building that
the outbreak commenced, bat upcn the spirits becoming
ignited they ran down the stein and through the cracks in
the flooring, so that it was at first impossible to tall when
the flames commenced.

From thus inquiry made by the brigade respecting the
origin of the fire, it seems that one of the men went into the
third floor at the time some other peewee waft drawing
spirits of nitre off. Having incautiously left the door of his
lamp open, the vapour which bad escaped Came in contest
with the light, and is an instant the whole of the contents
became ignited. It is quite surprising, 'considering the ra
*icy of the fire, that some of the men did not lose their
Eves, but they all fortunately escaped without the least
In
Tbejury.
following is a copy of 31r. Bralbrood's official report
of the extent of the damage done :
" Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1849, called at half-put 5 p.m by a
stranger to a tire in Lower Thames-street. Oa arriving
found it was on the premises of Messrs. Bain and Co.,
wholesale and export druggist, carrying on business at Nos.
125 and 128 ia that street. The premises were insured in
the Hand-in-Hand, Phoenix, and West of Bunionl Fire
Offices. The fire was entiaguished by firemen with water
from the New River Company and River Thames. Engines
that attended 12 (laud) of the London Establishment, the
2 data A end 1), 6 of the pedal, the Customs, 2 brewhonse,
the West of Ragland, and several wharf engines. The
damage dens is as follows—
' Messrs. Babe bock warehouses in King's Head-court
bunted down. About one half of frost ditto in Tames-
street destroyed.
" No. 127, Lower Themegetreet.—Mr, C. Francis, coffee-
shop keeper. Content. insured in the Imperial Fin Offioe.
Building unknown. Two back windows burned out, and
considerable damage by fire, water, and but removal.
" No. 123 in the game street.—Mr. J. Imes, lodging-
house-keeper. Contents insured in the Pheeniz. Roof of
premises damaged by flew, furniture injured by removal and
skylights broken.
" No. 124 in the same street.—Let out in tenement,.

Similar damage.
"No. 50, Fish-streetlill —Mr. J. Cullen, tobacconist.
Contents insured in the Phinnis Fire-office. Considerable I
damage by removal.
" Ditto, ditto.—C;Jayne (private). Contents insured in
the Guardi4n. Similar damage.
" No. 32, Fish.street-bill.—Mr. C. Francis, coffee-shop.
keeper. Contents insured in the Imperial and the building
in the Guardian. Back windows burned out, and serious
damage by water and removal.
"Ditto, ditto.—Mrs. E. Francis (lodger). Contents in-
lured in the Imperial office. Furniture damaged by water
and removal.
No. 33 in the same street—Mr. J. Knott, booking-office.
Contents not hawed, building unknown. Back windows
burned out. Roof nearly destroyed, and rest of house
severely damaged by water, &o.
" No. 34, in the same street—Mena. Roes and Mills,
fishmongers. Insarances unknown. Back windows burned
oat, back fronts considerably damaged by fire, sad roof of
premises by breakage.
" No. 34, in the same street. Mr. J. Connett, butcher.
Cos tents unknown it insured. Baling insured in the
Phcenix. Beek window frames severely scorched, glue de-
molished, and great damage to furniture, &a., by water.
" Ditto, ditto.—Mr. Wow, carpenter. Contents not
legated. Back rams on third floor, wed as workshops,
burned out, and roof over nearly destroyed.
" No. 36, in the same street—Mr. C. Raiford, licensed
victualler. Contests insured in the Licensed Victuallers'
Office; building unknown if insured. The skylights in the
Britannia T broken, and slight damage by water.
" No. 37, in the same street.—Mr. J. F. Boor, eating-house
keeper. Insured in the Licensed Vietnallen. Office. Stair
rails broken, and contents damaged by water and TO1113•111.
" No. 1, bionument-yard.—Mnsre. A. and R. Wilms's,
upholsterers. Contents insured in the Mutual and other
,ffices. Skylights br )ken, and slight damage by water.
" No. 11, Pudding-lane.—Messrs. Adams, fruit brokers.
Contents insured in the Sun' and the building in the Atlas.
14. of of premises damaged by fire and contents by water.
" No. 13 in the same thoroughfars.—Mesars. Nicholson
and Co., warehousemen. Insurance unknown. Roof of
premises damaged, lead melted, and contents damaged by
water.
" No. 8, King's Read-court.—Mr. Blank, basketmaker.
Insurance unknown. Front 'evenly scorched and glass
brken.
1r No. 5, in the same court.—Mr. Vision, plumber. In-
; seance unknown. Skylights broken and slight damage to
t roof."
During the whole of the day many thousand persons
flocked to the scene, and it required the assistance of a
. powerful body of polio, to keep them out of dupe.