The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-31 00:00:00

FARTHER PIRTICUL:IRS
OF TIIE FIRE IN ADAMSTR r.

Tuesday morning the men employed in digging
the rubbish for the bodies recommenced their la-
bour, the number of speetators being as vent as the
preceding days. About ten o'clock the two bodies
not found the evening before were discovered, the!
flesh being reduced to a jelly. As the nun were.
putting one of the bodies Into the shell, the specta-
tors were shocked in beholding a child drop from
it, which was also put into the shell with its unfor-
tunate mother, which, from this circumstance, prov-
ed her to he the wife of Thomas Adams, the coach-
man, as she was in an advanced state of pregnancy.
The shell, with the bodies, was taken away and
placed along with the others in a coach-Louse in the
opposite Mews. In clearing away tire rubbish where
the bodies were found, they afterwards discovered
a leg and arm, a heart, and pieces of.flesh, which
were put into one of the shells.
George Hodgson, Esq. Coroner :for the county
of Middlesex, arrived about half past three o'clock,'
and held an inquest at the house of Mr. (Walter
'rooms, the sign of the Carpenters' Arms, on the
mutilated remains of the following seven, via.
Thomas Adams, a hackney auchmam, who resided in the Sc.

pair front.
!Lomeli Adams, his w.fe.
Sarah Jerunis, a widow, aged 64 years, occupied the three pair.
Joseph Jeronis, her son, aged 17 years.
Henry Jeroms, du. lb years.
Sarah Herbert, aged SW. years, grand-child to Mrs. Jeroms.
%Yin. Herbert, aged twenty mouths, another grand child to •
Mrs. Jeroms.
After the Jury were sworn, they proceeded to the
Mews, to take a view of the bodies, each being
armed with i bunch of lavender, or wormwood, as
a preventative against the smell. Still few of the
Jury could bear to go iu where the corpses were. On
their return to the public house, they were necessi-
tated to burn tobacco on the coal shovel in the cen-
tre of the room to master the disagreeable smell.
When the Jury were all seated, the Coroner desired •i
if there were any persons present who knew any ti.ing
a the origin of the fire to come forward. No person
could account how it happened the first and only
witness called was
Michael Dunn, who, being sworn, said, that he
was a cowkeeper, and resided at No. 9, in Adam-
-!reet, nearly facing Mr. Barr's; that the•watchman
called him up that morning about three o'clock, as
usual; but that, it being Sunday, he lay down again
after answering the watchman. Shortly after, how- ,
ever, he heard a noise, on which he took of his cap, •
that he might hear better; on which he went to the
street-door, and saw a light in the kitchen at
Mr. Richard Barr's, and a great smoke coming up
the area. The whole fire did not last longer than an
hour. There were two or three great explosions,
owing to some gunpowder, rosia, oil, tar. turpen-
tine, and other combustible matters. which were in
the shop. One of the explosions was so great that
the three floors fell in at oae time. The walls fell
in shortly after the fire was over ; the party wall,
which divided it from the adjoining house, fell in
also. The Jury were perfeely satisfied, and required
no other evidence. Verdi,%.-ileciantal Death. '
Yeseershy..—Nlartyrdons of Keno CaaaLas I.—Public Holiday.