The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-24 00:00:00

4 LARW NG FIRES.

(VMS IN SISITTIVIVI.O—TIJIITUTIt PARTICVLAIUIa
At a late hour on Thursday night the fire was raging
with the most unceasing rapidity, and Hiere being great
difficulty in awaking some of the inmates in Mr. Kin-
nersley'a house, where the fire commenced, great fears were
entertained for their lives. It originated ■t the upper part
of the house, and from thence commoisirateil bsckwsrds,
and to the adjoining honors. When the element was at its
greatest height, the screams of a female were distinctly heard,
and the female servant who had elide e,l to make her
way as far as the second floor, was seen surrounded by
flames at the window, retreating arsistauce, bat every
effort to render her ainistssice proved to be unavailing.
She at length got on the window ledge and precipitated her.
self into the street on the stones, on which she fell with
great violence, pitching upon the back of her head. The
circumstance mooed the most indescribable sensation
among those who wintered it. The oritirtunate ceratiire
was taken up is a most deplorable condition, and carried on
a shutter In St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; but the nature of
the injury was such, that all assistance will prove oar-
less, mad would serve hut to add to her extreme misery;
it Is Impossible that she can survive. This was not the
only melancholy accident. hies. Kiaaersly, on brine awoke,
made her way from the flames towards the bark of the
house, and got on the cistern, from which she jumped sr
fell, and by which she materially injured her bead and legs.
She was also taken to the Hospital, whrre she now Iles in a
very bad condition. Several other accidents occurred.
The engines played well on the element for leveret bourn
together, but by half-pain four o'clock the bonne was com-
pletely burnt down, and five or six other. were materially
injured, with their properly.
At this awful calamity (as at many others 1)f recent dale)
the public could not avoid noticing formidable gangs of
thieves, committing the most barefaced depredations.

At three o'clock yesterday morning a moat alarming fire
broke out ow the premises of Messrs Siubblin and Higgins,
hat-makers, in Holland-street, Blackfriars. The family had
retired to rest some boars, and were awakened by a poise
reaesinblier the crackling of wood, and a strong smell of
smoke. which induced theirs to get up, when they disco-
vered that the whole of the bottom part she home was on
fire. The confusion which this discovery threw them into
is indescribable; they threw up the windows, and loudly
called for assistance, and a female was so terrified, dist she
fainted away, whilst lean* out of a window, stud fell into •
the street with great violeike, by whirl, she was seriously
kart. The rest of the inmates were saved by means of a
ladder, and had scarcely got into the street, naked as they
were, before the whole building was nu fire.
Unfortunately a most alarming fire had broken out in a
house near Cow-crew the same morning, at which all the
engines were busily employed; and before any could arrive,
the fire communicated to the shop of Mr. Clark, chandler,
next door, which, together with the whole of the extensive
premises of Messrs. Siubblin and Higgins was completely
levelled with the ground. At length severs' engines arrived.
Their first endeavour was to prevent the communication of
the lames with the large pas manufactory adjoining; but
whilst an employed, a thirst house, kept by Mr. Mathews.
shared the same fate, anal the wall falling down with a
dreadful crash, Initial a boy in the ruins, who, however,
was taken oot with some signs of life, and conveyed to the
Hospital. The property was entirely destroyed, and five •
other harms more or less damaged.
Yesterday morning as alarming fire broke out in the pre-
wises of Messrs. Hasten and Cu, farmers,of Wslthamstew,
which did considerable damage to the hay and prensises.
Another fire broke unt in the Wear of Mr. Dyson, of Tot-
tenham, at an early hour yesterday morning, which did
considerable damage.
A third fire yammered on the premises of Mr. Harhick,
of Deptford, which after burning a considerable time emu-
menicatesl to some trusses of hay, which were destroyed.
Yesterday morning a &taiga! fire broke out in the house
of Messrs. Eikin and Cu., block-makers, of Gravel-lane,
Bankssde. The tire began about two o'clock, it is 'opposed
is cueseqoeure of the shavings having accidentally caught
fire. It was first discovered by the watchman, who made
tlte alarm, and the family escaped without injury. Several
engines shortly arrived, and bad a good supply of water, anal
the firesseu played on the house with the greatest activity,
but In a short time the flames commeniested to the adjoin.
iing houses, sod slid great injury. • The houses comineed
burning for four hours, when tee, were compktely beessed
down. No lives were lust.