The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-23 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

A large timber manufactory, belonging to Mr.
LOADER, was this morning destroyed by fire, in
Tabernacle-walk, near the City-road. Mr.
Whale, of North-street, gave us the following
particulars :—At twenty minutes past twelve, he
was alarmed by the watchmen's rattles, and calls
of " Fire !" but they could not tell where. lie
discovered that it was in the back premises of Mr.
Loader, an extensive mahogany merchant and
cabinet-maker, and on breaking open the front
door they found one of the workshops in a blaze.
It was nearly two hours before the engines arrived.
The parish engines came first, but for three
quarters of an hour they could not act, for want
of water. There was none in the main. This
misfortune occasioned great confusion. Could
water have been got in time, half the property
might have been preserved. The fire rapidly
communicated to the other shops, and the whole
yard was in one terrific blaze, illumining the
horizon for a considerable distance. The
rain fell pretty heavily at two o'clock, bat
the adjoining premises of Mr. Griffiths (an-
other, timber yard) unfortunately lay in the
direction of the wind, which blew the flames
with great fury on a large stack of we ad. The
engines now arrived, and there was a plentiful
supply of water. By the great exertions of the
firemen the stock was partly preserved, and 'the
fire was entirely subdued after four o'clock.—
There *as near 10,000/. worth of property de-
stroyed or damaged, 3,0001. of which is only
insured. Upwards of 1,0001. worth of plate
glass has been destroyed. No accident occur-
red, with the exception of an old Lady, who
received such a violent shock as to be carried
out of Mr. Loader's (her son) house in a state of
insensibility which threatens her life. Mr.
Loader was from home on business. A gentle-
man, who met him at Breading, on Tuesday,
called on Mrs. Loader, and said that her husband,
with a new horse and gig, in turning a street in
Reading, the horse took fright, and dashed into
u shop-window. The gentleman observed to
Mr. Loader, that he should not like proceeding
on a journey so ominously begun.

Yesterday morning, at a quartpr past three
o'clock, a fire broke out in the warehouse of Mr. Mills, an ex-
tensive dealer in leather, whalebone, &c. occupying the houses
14, 13, and 16, in Silver-street, Cheapside. It raged with great
fury, and soon communicated to the whole front of the three
houses, which were destroyed. The house of Mr. Walters,
adjoining, and' the premises of Mr. De Grouchy, soda-water
manufacturer, were also much damaged before the flames were
extinguished. Great praise is due to the firemen of the nu-
merous companies for their exertions in arresting the progress
of the flames, in which they were much assisted by a liberal
supply of water. Mr. Kelly, tailor, occupied the whole of tho
extensive front on the attic, as a workshop, and has sustained
a loss of 1,000/. Mr. Mills's loss is reported to be 4,0001., but
he is insured. Fortunately no lives were lost. Depredations
to a.great extent were carried on by a set of villains, who had
the impudence to convey property away, out of Falcon-square,
in two coaches.