The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

• when enveloped in flames; the son was also scorched.—
A lodger at Mr. Myers's was observed at one of the win-
dows, calling in the most agonizing manner for assist.
ance ; his apartment was filled with smoke, he struck
his head in a state of despe;r, and leaped through the
window ; the common sewer had been opened, and he
fell against the timber railing which had been erected
round the cavity ; he was taken up apparently a lifeless
corpse. Mr. Myers, a son, and a young man who was
a I..dger, were carried to Middlesex Hospital, two of them
are not expected to survive. Another son of Mr. Myers
is believed to have been burnt to death—he slept in a
room at the back of the house, and old Mr. Myers could
not penetrate to it in consequence of the flames rushing
up the stair case. A lodger and two infant children are
missed, and it is believed that they have also fell victims
to the fury of the flames. Four houses are completely
destroyed. The ft ist floor tip Mr. Nlyer's house was oc-
cupied by a gentleman who was a dealer in paintings ;
and the stock of pictures, some of which were very vat.
loable—chiefly by old masters—were destroyed. The
pails') officers opened St. Ann's church, and received the
gocds of the inhabitants in the aisle and vestry.—
The distress of the family whose whole property is de-
stroyed, was truly heart-rend in_; and they were not in-
sured to one tenth part of the value. By eight o'clock
the flames were got under. The house of Mr. Stock,
the peruke maker, was destroyed. A house at the back
broke out in flames a little alter eight, which was soon
put out. The thieves were very busy, in consequence of
the want of police officers ; which °deficiency was sup-
plied by a detachment of Foot-Guards, which arrived
very opportunely, and were of great service.—By nine
o'clock the tire was completely extinguished. The pre-
mises destroyed consisted originally, we believe, of one
house, afterwards divided into three or lour, without
party walls, so that the flames communicated with ra-
pidity througliont the whole. Unfortunately opposite
the place there are immense excavations, in Prince's-
street, where new sewers are erecting, which prevented
the engines from getting before the house, which were
obliged to play from the end of King-street, nearly oppo-
site the fire.

Wednesday morning at half-past eleven o'clock the
firemen and labourers employed digging in the ruins of
Mr. Myer house, discovered the body of Mr. Alters,
jun. whose remains bore a most horrid spectacle.—
He is 22 years of age. His body was carried to the
Three Crowns, Richmond-strecet for a coroners inquest.

INQUESTS
ON TAE SUFFERERS AT THE FIRES IM GRACECHURCH

STVFF.T, AN 1) PRINGE.B sTarET,

On Wednesday evening. at a quarter past seven o'clock,
inquisitions were taken. at the George nod Vulture Tavern.
George•yard, Lombard.street, before Thomas Shelton, Lsq.
Coroner, for London and Bouthwaik, OL) view of the bodies
of Hope Perkins, Abraham Jacks to, and another man
unknown. who perished in toe follow in; melancholy
at:otter :

After the gentlemen of the jut y, n•hncntnptis:dsixteen of
the must respecta'ile inhabitants of the ward, were sworn
and imptinelled, they proceeded witb the Coroner to vien
the hodir, of the unfortunate ►oaercrs, who were placed in
shell. in 4vihntlows church. where they exhibited a most
heart rending sileetncle. The Col r ::nd Jury basing
resumed their statimis, the following w ne.-ses nerc en'led
and euvoivied _

Samuel Bursiln, of Three Kings-coutt, Lombard-street,
foreman to the London Insurance office. stated, that Ile 11/.6
at the engine lw& in Bihiiiyhott •street, between the hours
of two and Once o'clock on. Sunday mot mit;, a hen an alarm
of" Fire" was given. He then a,yin into the street.and saw
an ember of fire in the air in the die etion of Gracechurch-
street. He called the deceased Perkins to get out t lieenglne,
and when they arrived is Graccciturch-street they found
Mr. Rynn's biiu•e on tire. Mr. Ryan we, in a great state of
agitation, and said he was imured in the " London !usu.
ranee office I" they went up in the first floor, and found that,
and tile greater part of the premises in flames. Perkins icult
dow it the cluck, and cant th..%n stairs with it. iVitness
took loon a weigloy box, which be imagined contained
caLh, and took it out nt the window ; but when he came to
the nor,e of Mr. Collins, where he intended to deposit It,
the lid came oil, and he discovered It only contained brown
sugar. On hia return the house had become a prey to the
devouring element. that any further attempts to save it
would he intlieetuul ; he cutisequeolly went to play upon the
house of Mr. Bull, which was insured in their tillice.
The body of PC1k1111111; 6111111 i on W'ctireiultty morning,
under the writing deck at the house of Mr. Ryan. The body
of Jackson was discovered also, in the Willi of the came
house. Jackson was a tut neock belonging to the London Fire
Office. Another fireman assisted in taking down tunic china
and a looking-glass at Mr. Ryan's hoit,e. He saw Perkins
co ing down aith a lookitu .glacsl he afterwards rwurned
up stairs, and found the stairs.: ,c Ithaca the dinme.vram all
on tire, as aka the kitchen ; not wing any of his seM
wants, he tame out as peecipitate as he could, nod iu a ilia/Wer
of an hour afterwards the roof and walls fell in, and be wrs
told two of his fellow scream, Were buried in the ruins.--
cannot say accurately in which house the lire broke out, as
they were nearly al on tire at tie saw. moment. Here It
was obset wed. by several o 1 the Jut , that the bolters had
been in a very dilapidated state, ual had been built since
the memorable Ore of London, at which time it tsr; au inn,
culled •• the White Heil." _ _

Mr. Ilya...slid, he heard an Huron of tire In the street ; Ire
then opened Ulu WelgitAL. but perceives' uu lire; he alarmed
the family ; his ashrams brought done their boxect he col
his boo's from the coyotin-house, and his each-host, but
still caw no appearance of firer he looked towards Mr.
ticks, ant dour, but still saw no tire; he then returned up
stair, tool found the w bole Wove iu flame., and the heat
Cr, w Ostrom that he tit . obliged to rrtn•at a. Just us
pc.-
•ibl-.
There was on es idenee to chm how the turner ck ur the
other Innis cone to be there, nor could their deaths he se.
counted fur otherwise thou fruits the circumstance of their
bodies he int found in the lain. of Mr. (Lys: W.. 111)1411e, where
it is conjectured they st.nt to render a.ostuce, or to save
'some g of the property.
The Jury eapresstd themselves taliclied, end returned their
That toe di:ethics' plutons tame to their deaths
by accident."
A it inquest hr.; alio been held upon the body of Benlamlo
Myers, aged fl, 'ldea sou of Mr. M}ers, peocll-mauutactu•

rel., who lost his life In the late fire in Soho, on Monday
morning. The body was nearly consumed. Verdict—A
cidentally burnt to death. In the course of the evening
was stated that there are still four bodies under the rain.—.a
Mr. Barnet and his child,and a Mrs. Pole and her daughter,
who were lodgers In Mr. Myers's house... One of the J uroia
stated that near 2001. had been subscribed towards the relief
of the fifteen families who had been burnt nut and all their
prone' ty destroyed by the lamentable accident.

nyamtD.

At St. Martin's In the Fields, Peter Adams, esq. solicitor, of Angel
court, Throgmorton street, to Eliz Meth, only (laughter of the Int, .1.
Roake, esq.
At St. George's, Hanover squats:, Win. Money, erg. of il4l.oVet
street, Hanover squat c, to Jallle, ouly slaughter of I homas Faue, esq. at
Lincoln's Inn.
Al Onbtrevell, E. L. Ogle, eq. to Elisabeth, eldest daughter of
the late J. M. Woodyear, esq. of the island of St. Christopher.
A: Winkfield, Berk., Mr. W. Hauls. of Aylesbury, Bucks,to Miss
Smith, or the Rectory, WittlEeld.
At Hackney, T. Kingsbury, eel. of Leadenhall street, to Martha,
daughter ut the late .1. luck, esq. of Clayton.
Mr. J. It. ['lacy, of Laurence Potintney lane, to Caroline, eldest
dangitter of E. (-Lenin, esq. ut Newcastle place, Clei kenwell.
At Abiuger, Surrey, J. Campbell, esq. of Lincoln's inn, barrister at
law, to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of James Scerlett, esq.
fur Veterbot
J. Brown, esq. of Wintanton, Somerset, to Miss Baker, of the
same place.

On board his MO sty's ship Andromache, at Valparaiso, Mr. lhos.
J. tanner, it-N•

At Graiiite place, near Aberdeen, %V. Dogeid, eay. late of Baltimore,
North America.
Mr. F. Le (irk, of Long acre, in the 73! year of Ma age.
Mr. George Crane, of liathbone place, aged t 4.1.
At his cottage, Walcot place, Lambeth, Jane, the wife of Mr. R.
11111, solicitor, of Chancery lane.
Al his residence, Langley, Bucks, aged 70, Mr. R. Gwillim, many
)ears of Fleet market, London, auctioneer.
At his house, Camberwell grove, aged G 7, Edw. Griffin, esi. many
years sezretary to the Son Fire Office.
Mrs. Dick, of East Clid, Brighton, aged &I.
At Harwich, alters' lung and painful illness, in the '29th year of In.,
age. Elizabeth, wife of W. G.G ray, esy. hop merchant, of Carmarthen,
South Wales._

At Springfield lodge, Camberwell, the residence of her son In taw,
iallll4 Alargaretia, widow of the late Col. Chalmers, aged 80.
Uu saturday last, at his house lu Mtn Waugh 'trent, a;ed 72, the
Der. Thomas Exon.
At the house of his father, Peckham, Surrey, John, the youngest son,
of it. J. Williamson, of lintolpb lane, aged 19.
At his house in Queen's tow. Walwortb, in the hill, year of his it:si
E. Athens, en.
H. Jones, tag. of Sunbury common, aged 67.
At Hampstead, Mrs. Chipchase, of Dentinck street, Manchester
square, aged 83.

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39 a 29
21 a 29
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24 a 26 23 a 21
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