The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-09 00:00:00

GREAT FIRE AT POPLAR.

This (Monday) morning, at an early hour, a fire
of a rapidly destructive character, and wellnigh
attended with fatal consequences to numerous per-
sons, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. J.
Kendall, a bread and biscuit baker, No. 259, High-
street, Poplar. The building, independent of the
bakehouse, contained seven or eight rooms, and
when the discovery of the fire was made by the
police, the whole of the residents had retired to rest.
By repeatedly knocking at the doors and shutters
and the springing of the policemen's rattles, the
parties were made sensible of their danger, and they
managed to reach the street in their night dress,
but nearly stifled with the heated smoke. With as
little delay as possible the fire escapes attended, as
well as numerous engines of the Metropolitan Bri-
gade, including three land steamers by Shand,
Mason, &c. By that time the flames were rolling
out of every window and through the roof, and were
attacking the premises of Mr. R. Claydon, a fish-
monger, No. 261, and the back rooms on the first and
second floors of No. 257 were also on fire, and
strong fears were entertained for the safety of Mr.
Milton's oil and Italian stores, Nos. 253 and 255.
A good supply of the East London Company's
water was immediately procured, and the engines
were set to work ; the steamers threw some thousand
gallons of water per minute into the blazing build-
ings, which happily had the effect of saving with
slight damages the oil and colour warehouses of Mr.
Milton ; but the flames in Mr. Kendall's premises
could not be extinguished until they were burned
out and the roof destroyed. The roof and second floor
of Mr. Claydon's house were also severely burned,
and the contents damaged by water. The whole of
the back rooms of N 0.257 are also nearly destroyed,
and the rest of the house and contents are also
seriously injured by fire and water. The origin of
the fire is unknown. Fortunately the sufferers
were insured in the Sun, Phoenix, and Atlas fire
offices. A strong body of police orbthe K division
rendered essential aid to the firemen, as did also the
London Salvage Corps under the superintendence
of Mr. Swanton.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SUNDAY NUISANCE.—SCANDALOUS CONDUCT.
—Edward Bowes was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with throwing missiles to the common danger of the
passengers.

Police-constable William Pawson, 121 C, de-
posed that on the previous afternoon, about half-
past fire, he was in Berwick-street, Soho, when he
saw the prisoner and about fifty other lads fencing
with sticks, and assaulting every one they came
near by throwing orange peel at them, and they
also had string across the street so as to throw per-
sons down, and an orange girl was thrown down,
her basket upset, and some of her oranges taken.
in answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said
that he saw the prisoner throw a cabbage stump,
and then took him into custody.
Mr. Thomas Pim, of No. 27, Peter street, spoke
of the nuisance he received from the lads.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 55., telling him
that the next time it would be 405., as persons were
harassed to death by such lads.

THAMES.

A WOULD-BE SPORTSMAN—SINGULAR FANCY.--"'
Edward Hubbard, a youth about 18 years of age,
was brought before Mr.' Paget charged with steal-
ing the working model, a purse containing 165., a
teapot, some shirts, and other property, belonging
to George Daniels, of No. 1, Perseverance-row,
Stepney.
The prisoner, who is the son of respectable pa-
rents, lived with his parents next door to prosecutor.
In the course of the month of January Mr. and Mrs.
Daniels missed a good deal of property. The pri-
soner was often looking round the prosecutor's
garden, where he had no right to be, but which ho
could easily reach from his parent's garden. At
last he was suspected, and the model engine was
traced to the shop of a dealer named Christopher
Disher, of 256, \Vhitechapel-road, who bought it
of the prisoner for 6s. The teapot and other pro'
perty which the prisoner had sold were recovered.
Mr. Gomm, who appeared for the prisoner, said
his father was a very respectable man, an optician,
who had been at work for one employer, an opti-
cian, for 18 years. The boy was well maintained,
and it was not poverty that induced him to commit
the offences laid to his charge. The prisoner
wanted a gun, and bad a desire to go out on shoot'
ing expeditious. The gun was purchased, and
the prisoner bad paid several instalments of
money out of the proceeds of the robberieS
he had committed. Under these circumstances,
the prisoner would plead guilty and throw himselt
on the mercy of the court.
Mr. Paget said this was a case of a very servo''l
nature, and one which he was quite sure the Legis'
lature never intended to dispose of summarily{
The prisoner had committed many wanton acts 0f
dishonesty.
Mr. Gomm—He had a peculiar anxiety for 5

gun.
Mr. Paget-11e should have controlled his de-
sires. He is committed for trial.

TWELVE ANIMALS ROASTED ALIVE.—On Thar -
day a most disastrous farmyard fire occurred at She3Wba,;
on the Whitby and Malton line, on the farm occupied I.'"
Mr. Parker. The fire originated in the stables, in 000s-
(ponce of the using of a defective lantern. Only the farro.
house was saved. The most heartrending scenes occurred,
as the poor horses and beasts were burnt alive. In al:
stable where the fire broke out were four horses, only c 3"
of which was saved. In the adjoining buildings trio
mulch cows, a heifer in calf, three steers, and three 9°.:io
lings, were all roasted alive. The other buildings in
I_,
farmyard, with oat stack and some straw, wore all burnt'

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