The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-21 00:00:00

GREAT FIRE IN TVIIITERRIARS.

At a few minutes before five o'clock yesterday afternoon
a fire broke out at William-street, Whitefriars, on the Mid-
dlesex side of the Thames. The premises destroyed are
those of Messrs. Charles Price and Co., of William-street,
Whitefriars, described in "Kelly's London Directory" as
turpentine, resin, pitch, and ter manufacturers, and are im-
mediately behind the western side of Chatham-place..
closely adjoining the Temple, and within a few yards of
the City of London Gas Company, whose gasometer at
the time of the fire was completely full.

It was a low tide when the fire broke out, and the oil
from the factory ran out in large quantities on to the muddy
bank. It soon took fire, and half the river appeared to
be in flames; indeed, the flames rolled through the arches
of Blackfriars-bridge, and curled over it, much to the dis—
advantage of many persons who had taken up their position
there, and apparently very much to the danger of the crazy
old structure.
At a quarter to C,. Campbell, Calder, and Govan's iron-
works took fire, and burned with tremendous fury. At
t his moment the fears for the safety of the gasworks became
heightened to a very great degree. The engines now
continued to arrive in rapid succession, but the close
proximity to the immense telescopic gasometer seemed to
add a terror to the scene that seemed to damp even the
courage and spirit of the fire brigade.
The land steam engine of Messrs. Shand and Mason
arrived in about 20 minutes after the outbreak of the fire,
and in a very short time was got into operation, but the
effect produced from the immense volume of water dis-
charged was imperceptible.

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to estimate the value of the property destroyed, but it will
probably amount to £40,000-
or Lo05 • Messrs. 000 Price
were insured, but the loss will, it is expected, far exceed
the amount of the insurance,
Price These warehouses of Messrs.
were destroyed by fire 17
years ago, when several
explosions took place, and some of the firemen lost their
lives.
At 12 o'clock last night all fear of the further spread of
the fire being at an end, Capt. Shaw, Mr. Henderson, Mr.
Hodges, and a body of the Brigade, made as close an in-
spection of the ruins as possible, but the intense heat
thrown out from the still burning ruins, and the dangerous
condition of the walls of the destroyed warehouses, mad
this a work Of great difficulty and danger. It was found
that the fire was still raging fiercely in the vaults running
under the warehouses, and it was again found necessary
to bring the brigade steam engines, and also that of Mr.
Hodge, into operation, and at one o'clock this morning
large bodies of water were being poured into the premises
without making any perceptible diminution in the flames,
which were shooting up with great force in all directions.
Mr. Arthur Price, the resident partner in the firm, with a
large staff of his clerks and workmen, were rendering every
assistance to the firemen. During the height of the fire
it appears several of the firemen were severely injured by
the; falling debris, and three of them engaged :n playing on
the backs of the houses in Chatham-place from the roof of
Mr. Capel's coal depot, were at once completely enveloped
in a dense cloud of smoke, and narrowly escaped with their
lives. All the books of the firm were saved, but were
much damaged by water and removal.
The origin of the fire cannot yet be ascertained, but it is
thought to have arisen from spontaneous combustion.

GARIBALDI'S WOUND.—THE BALL TOUCHED.
Nov. 20, 4.15 p.m.—The wound has been probed
to-day by 31. Nelaton. The instrument touched the ball.
At a meeting of Venezuela bondholde rs yester-
day Mr. J. D. Powles in the chair, a resolution, moved
in complimentary terms to the old committee and to Messrs.
James Clay, M.P., E. Redman, H. J . Meadows, N. Henry,
and J. Alexander, the private committee, that a commis-
sion of 2i per cent. on the arrears to be capitalia ed be paid
to the combined committees, was carried xmaninat )ugly.