The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-08 00:00:00

ANOTHER FIRE AT ROTHERHITHE.

We regret to state that another fire broke out on Satur-
day morning, in the ill-fated parish of Rotherhithe, which
entirely consumed the premises of Mr. John Welby, car-
penter and cabinet-maker, Nos. 322 and 323, Rotherbithe-
street, and exactly opposite the Tunnel Wharf, where a
very disastrous conflagration took place on the night of the
14th ult. We have taken great pains to collect the most
accurate particulars of the calamity of Saturday, and the
following facts may be depended on :—The building com-
prises a dwelling-house and workshops under one roof, on
which the proprietor had recently expended 200/. in re-
pairs, and was, since the late fire in the Tunnel Wharf, only
separated from the river by the street. On Friday night,
Mr. Welby locked up his workshops, and about half-past 11
o'clock, his family having previously retired to rest, he went
reund the premises, and every thing appeared safe.
About an hour afterwards, Mr. Welby was aroused
from his sleep by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Whiting,
who slept with his five children in a back room.
She was awoke by the loud cracking of wood below, and
called out, " John, John, there is a strong smell of fire."
Mr. Welby immediately got up, and ran into the back-
room, for the purpose of saving his children, and on open-
ing the door of the apartment he was almost suffocated by
the smoke. He succeeded in dragging his little ones into
the front room, and by the time he had done so, the flames
were fast approaching, and he almost gave himself up
for lost. _

The cries of the children at this moment were truly
heart-rending, but fortunately a ladder was raised to the
window of the apartment, and Mr. Stokes, an opposite
neighbour, received four of the children from their father,
but on looking for the fifth it was missing. Mr. Welby
ran back into the adjoining room, and found the child in a
state of great alarm under the bed, and saved it. He had

scarcely gained the ladder with his wife when the 1,17,0
burst forth from all parts of the house, and in a few slag
the building was one mass of fire. Mr. WelhY
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nately insured, in the Sun Fire Office (having only,' trt
that precaution since the commencement of the een"-ott,
tions in Rotherhithe) ; the buildings were insurcdfor,s
and the furniture and stock in trade for the sum 51r11‘; !
is but right to state that Mr. Ballantine, one of' the 11.,
trates of the Thames Police, was on the spot before tlt!a
was extinguished, and, in conjunction with Mr. Cho' ei
the ship-breaker, and Evans, the principal survefor
Thames Police, examined the premises, and instituteao
most strict inquiries, and their opinion is, that the fi,reof I
accidental. A majority of the inhabitants seem t°
different opinion.
DREADFUL SHIPWRECKS AND Mr„'-'
CHOLY LOSS OF TWELVE LIVES'
The political intelligence of the present interesting feri:g
has precluded the earlier insertion of several articles, an °t
others, the following melancholy shipwrecks and
lives : dins °E
Last week it was our duty to record the stranel
witdeori,
st
several vessels at Ramsay, on Friday morriing,
being able to communicate the particulars to our ,obtain'
Since that period, however, we have succeeded in r° the
ing, from some of the eye-witnesses and survivors °L de'
melancholy shipwrecks, the following heart-rending pi
tails :—On Wednesday and Thursday week R 01,1,1 beta
became the asylum for several vessels, among
fore
three ships, several brigs and schooners, with many
and-aft rigged vessels—in all about twenty-six sa11:1,
wind had been for some time from south to gine, be.
blowing fresh ; but on Thursday evening the Ivato-
ata
came delightfully fine, scarcely a breeze floatin& en th,e,
and not a ripple on the wave. This, however
;J°o!
tinue long ; for about midnight, and towards two on Los
morning, the breeze began to draw in from the nor.
to east, and in a few hours it blew a complete burr'' poi
At day-light the bay, which, on the receding cis
crowded with vessels riding in safety Pese-°' at anchor, Pr
,;:fferent scene.
cfreater
l
During night, or early in the morning, the
portion succeeded m :Yeighing or slipping their anebo
rof
stood to sea, in preference to encountering the claugeoirt
• wlac:
a lea shore, with every appearance of the gale 'Tird br
Two ships and two smacks, however,- zemained; afinfl tor
tween nine and ten o'clock, the wind from Peutl,t4„,ors°`
south, blowing strong, accompanied with heavy suL",
tain, one of the ships was observed to be dragging R,'"iott'
elute/ and shortly after the smack Emulous, T. Sprl tos;
master, end a crew of two men, named Corlett an DO
borough, and, it is said, a male and female passenger, ue pOrt
bound for Ramsay, coal laden from Whitehaven, wh'e;,
the left on the previous night, was observed to,
same predicament. Another smack, the
Bond, master, from Liverpool to Dromore, with salt:, ca`
linable to retain her ground, succeeded in slipPing;:ii,
bles, and was safely beached abont a mile to the ro"t-die'
of Ramsay harbour, .where she now lies, having Or or
little or no damage. Would that we could dose ntid tl)e
rative here ; but now, alas, we are compelled to recd no',
Awful scene which followed. As the tide began rasti4
the wind itiereased with greater violence, and the 'O,-cloir
liilows continued to lash the beach with, as it were, `-tlOl
bled force, and seemed to proclaim to all spectatorsool
their opening jaws were were yet unsatisfied. the
Hee/oleo
consternation seemed to pervade the breasts of_l,oo
stmhicd multitude who thronged the beach to win 6
passing scenes, on observing the ship begin to tOl
about half a mile to the northward of the harbour•
now about half-past eleven, and in a few, a verlf.l e"
ments, all was over. The Emulous had now dri't`j-ard
the breakers, about a quarter of a mile to the northlcaptlis
the ship, where having been struck with a heavy seSA,-1011
larboard bow, she staggered for a moment—an aci; rr
ment of suspense—instantly upset, and, .melanchal "fotbeir
late, all on board perished in the waves, within sight,eptet,l
own homes and friends, while the shrieks of the sP-cfniv
only seemed to utter their funeral requiem. In thic,,
of this consternation, and almost at the same time it " 0 tbs,
perfectly evident that the ship was going to pieces' A'
masts began to reel to and fro in various directior•yeir
length she parted in the middle, and the main 001, 113albest
masts fell over, leaving the foremast standing, and '°o tllO
half a minute, it fell with a tremendous crash, s 000
nothing but same fragments of the wreck were visibi,ene
the surface of the water, and it was concluded by.
that
shore that all on board had shared a similar fate to f el
to
the crew of the Emulous, and were all the partne-st °awljA
common grave. The beach now began to Pres- o''.
tokens of the fury of the elements, and for miles it was 5 friet
with the broken fragments of these ill-fated
portion of which, and by means ofa cask, two of the haW
the ship succeeded in reaching the shore, where eVer)ove'
ante was rendered them in their forlorn condition. befote
these proved to be the second mate, who succeeded. 00:
quitting the wreck, in securing part of the papers an fbic
amination of which she was found to be the Ita"i3ofas
St. Peter, J. Pontan, master, 351 tons hurt
h Galt, frog'
bound for Borga, in Finland, with 411 tons white
Liverpool, which port she left on the Monday' prc.eorip
with a crew of seventeen hands. The weather eeenl..glo9;
cleared up for a few minutes, every eye and sPYlPqiff
was directed to that portion of the wreck which en bor`
to hold by the anchors ; and some expressed the fag/ •;.1°
that they could observe some poor wretches yet clingel;ongi
the wreck, over which every wave constantly was brio 013(
whilst others asserted they were but the bolo?" e0(10;
timbers of the ship. As no time was to be lost 001
vouring to rescue them, (peradventure they mighti,,ralli,;l°
several—indeed all gentlemen present—offfrad "—ervic't
Vessels, pa;
reward those persons who would volunteer their 50 P°.
in the attempt to rescue the sufferers. This call vi
seticl
made in vain, for in a few minutes a brave crew uislOt
men, some of whom had on. a former occasion distinga that
themselves, nobly came forward, and deelared
bos
if permission was obtained for Mr. Heelbis'gcritr,
Jane, which was cheerfully granted by tha' io
man, they would, by the help of God, trY brs'Ve
their best. At about half-past two, after i'"
many an angry billow, they succeeded in Tea et
wreck, where they discovered eight of the crew Ye boar;
and in a state of exhaustion, whom they took °l' tteisc
and endeavoured to regain the harbour. In this 11 eO.
however, they were unsuccessful, and, finding that 3 bell";
tions were useless, determined on running for tray
'
where the waves foamed in awful grandeur. eanv
was now turned to the fate of the Jane, and as s'lo'i eer;
nued to approach the beaeh, the anxious breast woof
spectator began to beat with expectation, allied ab e4,-4
silent prayer was breathed for those on board. y'eciriie
wave she passed on, and now—the last is come ; t-bea
with its foaming breast, she glides along, and reacaeliverit:
shore, where hundreds, waiting to welcome their of cleitj
rat
lent a helping hand to snatch them from the jaws of
it
The James of Dumbarton, from Shetland for i,aosr,
put into Tobermory, the 11th ultimo, in distress, ci c;eo,l
had two of her crew and two passengers waishaeol9
hoard, and most part of her bulwarks car'''ed

the 7th ultimo.
, fte
DEATH FROM BURNlNG.—Saturday9.ll%,eslo
an inquisition was taken at the Coach and Wrsier-if fefil,#)
Flood-street,Westminster, on the body of an elte'igneti
named Jefferies, but whose Christian name was 10°,-0-0;;;red
was burned to death in the house No. 8, Great Q°.:tspe, lb°
of which she had been left in charge. The house "07,fter
n-as undergoing repair, and on Thursday evenlnii. reole,
workmen left, the deceased seemed quite well. ,P pial„e-Ite°
before seven o'clock the next morning, some of Pe
to the house, intending to resume their work. 111ei'
repeatedly, but received no answer, and after wints,l79te',"
past seven o'clock one of the labourers got down his;oo3'
so into the house through the window, and let (0" oact
panions. On going into the parlour the firemBs:„-esrlf,,..becl;
ing, with a coffee-pot on it, the water in which 1"3,3 stye gill'
ing. On the kitchen floor the deceased was foul a ore,,is,
quite dead. Her clothes were burned to tinder, aniaaif
partly alight. In the back kitchen lay her en?,
with some of her hair in it, as if pulled off hestil °,41 in "A 00
on fire. A candlestick was on the dresser, theirnand-Lose to
had evidently burned out in the socket. It . s,lfie fire,,lll
deceased took the candle down stairs after lighting ciden'lP
perform some domestic duty, and while so doing, °front
set fire to her clothes, and in her fright ran into he,,ffocOrto
then, where she sank down from exhaustion or the 5'
god
_,4
effects of the smoke. None heard her screamingstixyea
supposed the dreadful occurrence happened abc' ut are ei cr
it, themorning
ar,tohuand were b
that beingheurriited suailnhgrep.o f verdict
the neighbours
dental Death." nf

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On the 3d inst., at Balhamß,lßtheTliardSy.of James Webb-f' 94.
0
a son. .Iob
On the 4th inst., at St. George's-place, Camber Wei '
Oirg. 06
Browne, of a son. Arthur Or°
On the sth inst., in Bedford-row, the lady of ofe
Blakiston, Esq., of a on rrcl
ter,
On the sth inst., in Bedford-square, Mrs. J. Endell l
daughter.
of
MARRIED. .1
On the 3d inst., at Malpas, the Rev. John MacaulaY. f'e,r;
of Malpas
Loppington, in Shropshire, to Miss Large, •
DIED. f Ptli:l"i
Henry Smithe, Esq., of Kingston, Jamaica, late 0 lot
Kent, shipwrecked on the coast of America in October
drowned, with 16 others. le 13r°
Wrang
On the sth inst., in Berners-street, Laurence of,
Es
Oq., in his 45th year. 77th Yo.
n the 3d inst., at Everton, near Liverpool, in herd Di'lejoi
Martha, widow of the late John March, Esq., former1Is Laket iti
On the 25th ult., at Dr. Blake's, Taunton, Mrs. 0,
of the late Rev. William Blake, of Crewkerne. e is:ilt
On the 7thWeymouth-street, aged 24, Gel 60 0
youngest son of the late Lieut.-Colonel Coote Martin, 1500.1,,d.
On the 2d inst., in Euston-square, in her 7:2(11,f5f' AerOlv?
relict of Thomas Creswell, Esq. late of Tenbury, v
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