The National Register.
London, England, 1817-06-30 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

Monday an ingne•t was held at the Stilling House In the
44avuy, on the body ofJasnes Black, seventeen years of sue,
who was tumid drowned tinder one of the arches of the Wa-
terloo Bridge. The Jury returned a verdict—rieeidestel
Death.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT FROM mac —On Tuesday au
ingnisitiou was held in the Vertry•room of Bermondsey
Church, Bermonirlsey.xtreet, before C. Jeumiett, Esq. his
Majesty's Coroner for the county of Surrey, on view of the
bodies of Mr. James Black, aged St years, Mrs. Black, his
wife, aged 23 year's. and Miss Maria Black, their daughter,
aged three years. After the Jury were sworn in, they pro-
ceeded to the house of Mr Thomas Hocking', the sign of the
Auchor and Eight Bells,to take a view of the bodies, neither
of which appeared to have been injured by fire, their deaths
bring entieelyeaused through suffocation; on their return
they proceeded to call evidence.
John Hill deposed that he is a butcher, te:tl servant to
Mr. Rouse; shout twelve o'clock on Sunday slight he heard
the alarm of fire, and on con till g down he found Mr. Black's
hoses. on fire ; the street door was broke open, but the rii
tire of the lower part of the house being on fire, no person
could enter it. The maid Servant threw herself out of one
of the second floor windows and fell on the leads over the
shop window, and from thence into the street, by which
accident she broke both her legs and mine, sod received
several other revere injuries, and was carried in that state
to St. Thomas's Hospital ; the whole of Mr. Mack's
house was shorly in one blue, and soon after fell in. Wit-
ness was informed that Mr. and Mrs. Black, their.two chil-
dren, and Miss Rebecca Ranton. sister to Mrs. Black, ef-
fected their escape, and were safe in Long-Lane. Mr.
Rouse's property nut being insured witness ran up stains. In
order to save what he could, when be met a sailor on the
second floor, carrying Miss Ruston. who he found there in a
state of suffocation, down in Isis arms She was carried appa-
rently lifeless to the Anchor and Eight Bells, where shDro-
ceived medical asistausce, and is now out of dagger. The
ceiling of Mies ROOM'S room fell iu ; it was MI of mooke,
but no fire, the engines being playing on it. Witness west
to try to save part of the property, and insa corner of the
count. partly coecealed under the ceiling, ht discovered Mr.
and Mrs. Black, and both their children lying stretched ;1
the infant was its Mrs. Black's anns rucking at the* breast;
he handed it to a person who carried it to the Anchor and
Eight Bells, and it is now perfectly well. 'Witness, at the
risk of his life, carried Mr.. Black in his arms to the wateb-
house opposite ; she breathed four or five times and expired;
she had no marks of tire, but, as he supposes, was rutin
rated trom the smoke and water; her mouth was full of
dna ; medical assistance was procured, bat to no purpose.
Witness, being overcome with beat and suffoeationfainted g
he was bled and some temedier administered, which reco-
vered him. The bodies of Me. Black and his slaughter,
Maria, ws re dead when found ; they were carried to the An-
chor nail Eight Bells, as was the body of Msg. Black.
The sorts Hocking' sworn, raid, he keeps the. Anchor and
Eight Bells, its Bermondsey-street. Abtoug two o'clock on
Moalay morning, Miss Rebecca Rantors, sister to Mrs.
Black, arid about 18 years of ape, was caviled to Lis house
in a state of suffocation, and stillco:Hittites very ill ; rise bad
every medical attention. She is still ienoraot of tbe death of
Mr. and Mrs. Black, She supposes the fire happened through
the carelessness of the servant, who remained up after the
family list retired to bed, at work. Befog alarmed at the
cry of fire, and finding that their escape by the Sheet-door
was cut otr, Mr. Black, with ass axe, brokt a hole through
the partition two Mt. Roese's hokum., thrnugh which Mr. and
Mts. Black and she got, but missing fifty children, they re-
turned fur them, and got in again to Mr. Ronse's • when,
being.overcome from the smoke and hear, she fronted away,
and cannot tell how she was-saved, or what become of the
rest. The surgeon's opinion was, that they died front stiffs,
cation,
James Riley. just. Esq. of Abby Hinge, deposed to haying
seen the fire, and the bodies carried out.
The Jury repaired to Mr. Run'e's house,-the whole of tire
sipper part of which las Mien in, and were of opinion, had
Mr. and Mrs. Black and children not tamed into the bed-
room, they might base been saved—Verdict—Accidental
Death.
Oa Saturday, at Mr. Jones's cotton' manafeetory, in the
Cite 3:mad, J. Bitty, one of the workmen; west to the -ma-
chine abed for 'pimping lamp cotton', to try sense eaporinsent,
it being at work at the rate of KA tams miasktate by some
SWUM gotta contact with 30111111 of ttryworks, which tore tilt

right arm completely from his burly, broke his jaw bone. mai
dislocated his peck; he also rrceiveri several other severe
cuts end bruises. A surgeon was sent for. bet lig was en-
tities previous to his arrival.—An le Best has since been held
es the body, when the Jury toenail( a verdict of, Acchleatal
Death.
• An Iniebitiew was held at the IMO Hoak Josam'ostrett.
reficaltaler ea the body if Elmer Downy. mol 16, who *as
iled by a fall hens a owing. Todull-folie Wes the rith et
May. It appeared.. that doe demesed. manaprial by stemie
Mood arid her huabend. went Wo the Air. they get into our tithe
awklifi. which !Neel to auk, sod bdbeesal=inield step it, the
futesead Willia=pted ogle. and bet skull feastureu. wl.h:h •
an of the begs.. Ilemisamil her &Naos .
Ilarlulfht Wagaineteli loarmary. Ifeediet....Acci. •
; sada dashed of 110 e. ea the wing, which's* valued
6 Ilmtemsemt.
Am bevitiona telkplees at the King's Deg. Mato Loa-
street. Mow Digs es the body of Mary 111foik...Lavicia
Wlidisidassil, that she hod Mews the deemed kr seme_joes
she had ashishiesd with a brasier ones d Adams. Oa Illiessisy
selmigitt ohs mow is lose moltemod. that Ashimee bed hose haat-
ielt hoe and tented but .4* of his ham the WaktattaY the
OM Ye thetas had hew* Adam. Vohs vs may; sad
neoemot bee le pis Addams set tell reset is eras we of ea
esnhe mop as it ma diegaeose. Ist tutiplorossetesitieg ma at
it. She weniel atimood him ea OW at *et
time thik le was poises she bed takes. sop was washed, and
bena=frither done till Friday. whoa deemed grew very ill; and
pale, mid she bad taken arsege eat treg-water. The wit-
ness AM meet far r mopes Is Little St. Arefrewliwoeset. The de-
ceased had hems very Ise is bee mime at thew—'bees facie were
corroborated by Jas. atklasse. jem mei* gese ; sad Om jury
returned a vardict—Died by pima
podgMos aimbilimed by her owe hm4
being' at thead t
hins, la a state ef hanky.
Onosineenim; two young Adios at I
went est Orr poems eikethhig. They phew pleolelsolft
eajoostet that pan el* ma Mid dos-Wanier's Gem.
se the Whits Ilea. where they mend dining a ems •
sed deeppreeo met The boar Noy skid, nand them
their ; and OR :zeiate ge of the passim
ed the re while hie ta Mr. itylmn
deo eoriore.,Two chalk how wer-17it a ober dbisaa tram4llla:
laid sems. Mot slimed me @whom ; awls that which wpm* amine -
hem the tees velawl, if ono bee. The Indy ewe Nee hoed. her
ell @memos et sosamitraiwon umessoshal. 4IW bloat was held
in dm riming es the insesel ; when a Valhi 4.ANUenaiilikaitt
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it vat Ma to the Spotted Dog. is Insgs‘isse. warm •
Signers. the&mod. knoldistely aawaisi said was Mesa
£,s misuses pass seven o'clock till within a for minutes of ten. ote
tbs misses. of six side alias to maim saintatirsZwat
prams osrammaded by the Dinnuse iniety, hot
dim The tissomsd was is you* stags, and one albs boceolevild
tit. Patrick's Cheeky &Aga, flow owe roornisso boys
alma disarms boos Labe Thaws. off Lirobsdr. acrilitiram
—Oiyarorsasenisgrasers. hors basibsid wdie boas, ad IA ill. -
dices —A •schloassi Das&
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Capt. Brows, vas issaisg dove the rives sear Userikidle. •
two Ossestrisk wstrass ibiliP1111111•4•1141-giar aft •
sad Wed to keep just bars; vaigifimaithsirdapte thiNgt,.
pandslod till the vessel nia theft demo go. 1116
J. Dict.insa ~ a etym.: of the tolger*
bracing the ..nnaversary of the Wads Nisteriss sa w -•
nesday, at the Bikes Head, Beim, aboofslostia at sight
took a h0g..., pi•tol, and shook bands with one of his einorsdes;
saying, " Goad bye; I sin going a journey, sad a. Weser
see yen nano, &love Mennen of powder, sod sas detormised
to die glorknoty." Before bit baud could be arrested. he
discharged the pistol at his ear, and died WAN* ereAltilh -
ser's verdict—lnsanity: