The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-22 00:00:00

TERRIFIC FIRE IN LONDON.

On Friday night, a few minutes before eight o'clock„
a fire, attended with the destruction of several thousand
pounds worth of property, happened in the. premises
belonging to Messrs. Matthews and Co., brush manu-
facturers, situate No. 106, Upper 'Fha.mes-streA. The
premises were of vast extent, stretching in one dir:?ctiou
nearly 333 feet, of proportionable width, and several
floors high, abutting into. Old Swan.llne, contigu,,us to
Messrs. Harker's warehouses. Something—but what it
was could not be ascertained —explo teal, and made a
great noise, causing terrible confusion throughout the
densely_packed neighbourhood. The ward schools of
Candlewick and Dowgate beieg next door, the roof soon
took fire, when the mistress of the schools, who had been.
confined only a few days, was carried nut by the
hours, and taken to the Old Swan Tavern. The inmates
of the warehouse, as far as can be ascertained, succeeded
in effecting their escape, some by getting ever the roof
.
ngtne, and
others by running down stairs, and Borne
floating orne by getting out
e
of windows. With aslgititnleesdaeltaty as possible the engines
of the London Brigade, the powerfulhalf
-past
g oneea t
r
numerous other land en
exertion on the part of the enddfiremen,e. by By dint
o'clock the flames began to diminish ; but they were
even then far from being enti,•edly
the numerous sufferers by this
Daw, machine ruler, who has"'
had
Isextinguished.aasl
disastrous
oh
uiss goods
ti As l
removedlit.
gcst
and greatly, injured by breakage and water, and, unfor
unatel
MattheYw's ihseneiasrlyuncnsured. The factory of Messrs.
destroyed, and the damage done to
the surrounding premises, especially to those of Messrs.
Berwick and Co., Scotch ale merchants, and others,
must amount to several thousand pounds. The Royal
Society's fire escapes, with conductor Low, were early
in attendance, and rendered great assistance to the fire-
men in enabling them to carry the hose of their engines
to the top of the building, which had the effect of saving
the Old Shades
Fishmongers'Tavern• an
Hall,cutting off the fire in the
directi f direction
no

FATAL ACCIDENT.-. On Friday evening, Joseph Waugh•
a ship carpenter, residing in Water-street, Park, was at
work an board th
dock and was killeeds.uip California, when he fell into the
SIT:IDAY SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS.--We observe that a
meeting will be held this evening to promote a simultaneous
canvass of the township for Sunday scholars. The chair
will be taken by the Rev. Mr. Badnall.
MAIL FOR JaivAicA.—A mail will be made up at the
Liverpool Poet-odice, this day, for Kingstown, Jamair-
which will he carried out by the new screw steamer Saladio.
Letters require to be posted before two p.m., or, with lees
fees, until half-past two p.m. Each letter or newspaper to
be marked " Per Saladin."

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