The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-29 00:00:00

by Sei:jeant Wrangham's female servant. She did
not know whether any person fastened the front
door or not after Mr. Billson had left the houso for

the night, as she had gone to bed before he left.
James G. Fleming, engineer of the Fire Brigade
at the Chandos station, said he was called to the
fire on Friday morning, and on arriving at it he
found the house on fire from basement to top. The
escape was there, bat it had been removed a little
way down the street. He got the fire-engine to
work, and on going to Sergeant Wrangham'e house
he saw the last witness on the roof of the stable.
He sent assistance, and she was released from her
perilous position. Between 8 and 9 o'clock in the
morning, when the fire had been put out, he got on
the roof the adjoining house to obtain access to the
the third floor of the building which had been on
fire, and there he discovered two bodies. They
were lying within three feet of the centre front
window. They were the bodies of a woman and of
a little boy. He wrapped them up in a blanket and
sheet, and got them on to the roof. He could form
no opinion as to the origin of the fire.
Wm. Woods, of Pool-place, Tothill-fields, car-
penter, said that on Saturday afternoon he was sent
by his master, Mr. Higgs, to put up a hoarding in
Little George-street, and that after searching for
some time he discovered among the rubbish on the
basement flog the body of a child very muck
charred, and after making a further search he found
the body of a woman. This was about 5 o'clock.
An old man named Webloy proved the removal
of the bodies to the dead-house.

Mr. E. Higgs, 8, Dartmouth-street, said he was a
builder, and that he had been requested by Mr.
Hook to examine the premises, and to enclose them.
His man Woods did so, and found the bodies as had
stated in his evidence. On inspecting the premises
himself he found in the kitchen fireplace one iron
hanging on the front of the grate, another on the
hob, and a third within the fender. The kitchen was
divided from the adjoining room by a wooden parti-
tion only. There was very little damage indeed done
in the parlour kitchen. The whole of the staircase
from top to bottom was woodwork, and was entirely
destroyed. There was a trapdoor on the third floor
landing and a ladder, but any man might have
got out without requiring steps at all. There was
also good exit from the back of the house. The
kitchen had a stone floor, and there was a proper
fender at the fireplace. There was nothing to jus-
tify him in asserting positively that the fire took
place in the kitchen, but there was every probability
that it did.

James Parish, of the A division, said that about
half-past 2 o'clock on Friday morning he was corn-
ing down Great George-street, and while passing
Little George-street he heard a cracking of glass.

The sound came from Little George-street. He ran
towards the house No. 13a, and found it to be on
fire in the kitchen. He immediately raised an alarm,
and afterthree or four hard knocks at the door he
heard some terrible screaming in the house.. He
then sprang his rattle and called for assistance, and
seeing a man coming from the' Sanctuary he asked
him to fetch the fire-escape. This occupied only
eight or nine minutes. He then -returned to the
house which was on fire, and heard some person in-
side unbolting it. A woman looked out and asked
what was the matter. He told her the house was
on fire, that she must come out directly and not stay
for anything. She would not come out, but turned
back again and left the door partly open, without
saying anything. The sergeant of the division then
came up and sent for the engine at the Chandos
station, He remained at, the door, and after a
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called upon her to throw herself out, which she did,
and he caught hold of her and thereby broke her
fall.

Mr. .Lavies, surgeon, said he had visited the dead-