The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

A man who was present on the spot when the fire broke
out, and who remained till all was over, states that the first
alarm of fire was given by two young men who used to fre-
quent the house, and who happened to be passing up the
street at about half-past four o'clock. The landlord,who was
sleeping in the back bedroom on the first floor, got out by
the window. He had nothing on but his shirt, and seemed
to be half mad as he raa about the street, calling for some
one to help to save his wife and children. A crowd soon
collected, and a young man brought a ladder, by which
Mrs. Gameson was enabled to get out at the window.
Nothing could be done fur the other inmates, who were
all sleeping in the attics, as the fire had taken the
stairs, and thus cut off all access to the upper pars
of the house. The servant girl jumped out of the window,
and before doing so was heard to say, " Jump for your life,
Tilley," to Matilda, the eldest girl, but the latter was afraid
to do so. When the fire engines arrived the house was one
mass of flame from floor to roof. There was a fair supply
of water and a stream was soon being thrown on the burn-
ing building both from back and front, but it was nearly an
hour, and in the intense excitement of the moment appeared
to be many hours, before anyone could go into the building.
Many people volunteered to do so sooner, and the landlord
had to be held back by main force from rushing to what
would have been a certain death in a hopeless attempt to
save his children, but those in authority on the spot refused
to allow it. When the firemen could go into the building
the attic rooms presented a horrible sight. The bodies
were much burnt and charred, but from their appearance
there is reason to believe that the unfortunate people had
died from suffocation before the flames had reached them,
The first body brought down was that of the old lady visi-
tor, and then there wag the baby, the girl Amy, the little
boy, Betsy, and Matilda.
It is easy to understand how the fire originated, There is
nothing left of the furniture of the back parlour, which is
directly opposite the staircase, from which it is only divided
by a narrow passage. When the people went to bed,a good
fire was left in this room, and a large kettle full of water
was placed on the hob, so that there might be warm water,
ready when they came down in the morning. It is evident
that the fire must have begun in this room, and at once
been conveyed the whole height of the house by the stairs,
which acted as a chimney to it

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