The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

THORPE, SUFFOLK, MONDAY NIGHT.

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At midnight the crew of the Ipswich lifeboat,
belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, and
stationed:at this place, discovered a vessel on the
shoal. She was the barque Henry Everest, of
Rochester. It was blowing a strong gale from
S.W., with a tremendous surf on the beach. The
'ifeboat men were soon at their post, although the
darkness of the night and the tempest was enough
to appal any man. Life was in distress—and with
a promptitude and courage worthy of the great
cause they serve, the lifeboat crew, after encounter-
ing great difficulty in launching the Ipswich life-
boat through the heavy surf, pushed forward to the
wreck, and took off the crew of four men. As soon
as the lifeboat brought them ashore, a messenger
came to say that snot her vessel was on Sisewell
Bank. Again the lifeboat proceeded on her mis-
sion of mercy, but just as she was coining up to the
wreck, her crew were taken off by the gallant exer-
tions of a French lugger.

It will be remembered that a few months ago the
town of Ipswich generously subscribed the cost of
this valuable lifeboat. Amply have they already
been repaid for their generosity, for the poor ship..
wrecked men of the Henry Everest owe their lives,
in all probability, to the liberality of the people of
Ipswich. We earnestly hope that other towns will
follow the laudable example of Ipswich in this
grand and great work. The new lifeboat behaved
admirably.

MARGATE, MONDAY NIGHT.

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Yesterday night, and throughout the early part
of this morning, it blew a perfect hurricane off
Margate. Early in the morning guns were heard
and rockets were sent up from all the three light
vessels off here. Miss Burdett Coutts' lifeboat, be-
longing to the National Lifeboat Institution, put
off at 3 30 a.m, to an English brig, about 350 tons
burden, bound to London from the Mediterranean,
which had got ashore upon the Girdle Sand. At
that time the wind was blowing a very heavy gale
from S.W. to W. The lifeboat reached the brig
about 5 a.m., and found the mainmast cut away
and anchors and chains lost. She remained until
the brig was got off. Although the assistance of
the lifeboat was not required, her presence en-
couraged the crew of the brig to keep to their
vessel. The crew speak highly of the way in
which the lifeboat behaved, and would cheerfully
go out in any weather in her,

DES7RUCTIVE FIRES AND LOSS OF

LIFE.

This morning (Tuesday) a most painful sensation was
caused amongst the whole of the aged inmates of St. Mary-
lebone Alms Houses, St. John's-wood-terrace, St. John's-
wood, owing to a fire, of a rapidly destructive character,
breaking out in one of the houses occupied by one of the
poor recipients, which, we regret to state, not only destroyed
the building and the humble furniture, but was also at-
tended with fatal consequences to a female, 82 years of
age.

From inquiries made on the spot it appears that, whilst a
police constable of the D division was patrolling his beat,
he observed a dense mass of black smock hovering over
and in front of the Alms Houses. Owing to the intensity
and thickness of the smoke it was at first impossible to tell,
with any degree of accuracy, which building was on fire,
although it was quite apparent one was. The officer there-
fore raised a general alarm, by springing his rattle in front
of the whole row of buildings. This caused a scene to take
place pitiable in the extreme, for the aged people, not
knowing to the contrary that their own habitations were on
fire, rushed out the best way they were able, some almost
in a state of nudity. A few seconds, however, told the tale
that the conflagration had commenced in the house num..
bered 9, in which resided a female, named Mary Smythe,
aged 82. An immense sheet of flame made its exit
through the four windows in the building, and up to that
time the poor creature had not been seen to emerge frora
her ill-fated habitation. For any person to attempt
to enter the place was then an impossibility, for the fire
was rolling up in dense bodies and also through the roof,
threatening to destroy tae committee-room, No. 8, and-also
the alms-house, No. 10. Efforts were therefore made to
remove the books and furniture from the last named pre-
mises which was accomplished, but in so doing considerable
damage was done by breakage and water.

The police and others started off in sundry directions to
call the engines and the Royal Society's fire-escape, and in
an almost incredibly brief space the engines of the barracks
the parish, three of the London Brigade, and the land
steamer by Shand and Mason, arrived, and also the fire-
escapes. The mains of the West Middlesex Company
having yielded a good supply of water, the firemen, under
the direction of Mr. Staples, the chief officer of the C dis-
trict, went to work in an admirable manner, but, although
aided by 50 hired auxiliaries, they were unable to get the
flames extinguished until the building and the contents
were destroyed ; but, fortunately, the fire was prevented
from reaching the adjoining houses.
As soon as the ruins were sufficiently cooled to enter,
search was made for the poor woman known to be therein,
and after some time her charred remains were found under
the heated debris by the firemen. They were placed in a
shell and removed to await an inquest. How the
catastrophe occurred at present remains a mystery. It is
feared that none of the occupants were insured.
Another fire happened in the premises of Mr. N. T.
Nathan, No. 6, High-street, Shadwell. It commenced
from some unknown cause in the first floor, and speedily
assumed a threatening aspect. The parish engine, and
several of the London Brigade were early in attendance,
and the parish engineer and fire brigade, with the aid of a
supply of the East London Company's water, succeeded in
getting the fire extinguished, but the damage is conside-
rable. Fortunately the sufferer was insured in the Alliance
Fire Office, and the building was insured in the London
Office.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A RAILWAY BREABSMAN.
—Shortly before 10 o'clock on Saturday night, Edward
Renton, a breaksman in the employ of the London and
North-Western Railway Company, was killed on the line,
near to the Ribble Bridge, a short distance from the Pres-
ton station. He was head breaksman on the luggage trains
between Preston and Carlisle, and on SatUrday night, hav-
ing arranged his train for the north, he gave a signal to the
engine-driver to attach his engine tc the front part of the
train. Whilst the engine was being backed up, Renton
stepped on to the down line of rails, without observing that
an engine was approaching him on the same line. Before an
alarm could be raised he was knocked down by the engine,
which passed over his back and the hinder part of his heed,
causing instantaneous death. The body was fearfully
mutilated. The deceased, who was about 30 years of age,
and had long been in the employ of the company, has left a
wife and one child.

ACCID
ENT IN LEITH HARBOUR.—An accident
-ch nearly proved fatal took place about one o'clock on
Saturday morning. A merchant, having happened to loan
his way in North Leith, wandered down a narrow lane
leading from Coburg-street to the harbour, and not being
aware that he was near the water, he walked over the
quay. His cries for help were heard by Constable Elrick,
who was on duty in the neighbourhood, and others, and
they hastened to his assistance. The constable in his
eager desire to save the gentleman fell into the water, and
both had to struggle for their lives. It being about half-
tide, a mud-bank near was uncovered, and it they succeeded
in reaching. Here they were compelled to remain till more
assistance was procured, and ultimately they were drawn
out with a rope in a sad condition from the water and mud.
The gentleman did not receive any cut or bruise, but the
constable sustained a severe injury on one of his legs, which
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