Star.
London, England, 1804-07-18 00:00:00

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DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
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Yellerday, a flinekinig calamity happened i4l Duke-
Rivet, Mile End New loam. The foundation of two
very old houfes, No. 33 and 344 gave way, and the
wretched inhabitants, confifling of eight poor fami.
lie., were buried in the ruins. The time rendered
this event more awful and diilreffing ; it was about
half pall fix in the morning, and the in.'ividesal•
were only awoke from fleep by t. e del naive crab
of both houles, which, falling at the fame dose,
threatened to cover them in one grave. The frosts
of both houles fell into the lireet, but the party
wall
between remained standing—the beams which !up-
ported the floors likewife remained without falling ;
but the roofs, floors, joifts, &c. fell into the cellar.—
The alarm in the neighboto hood nceafirmed by the
tremendous noife of the deicending ruin, was-la:Lien,
and thole who ruched to the fpot at fiat imagined
the premifes to be on fire, as clouds of dull, which
had the appearance of fmoke, veiled the true cala-
mity : a fcene, however, loon prefented itfell that
left no opportunity to proeraftinate The unfortunate
viaims were beard to utter the mill d' Idol groans,_
and fupplieate for affillance flom beneath the rains,
and it is but justice to fay, the readinefs of the neigh-
bours to afford 'elk(' was wonderful : they began by
temoving the upper beams and heavy timber, *nil
lillening with attention from whence the voicssif-
cued, releafed no lefs than thirty-fts perfons from 'heir
painful fituations ; moft of them w< re naked, net
many of them bruited in a dreadful manner; lent,
allonifliing as it may appear, not one life was 1011, nor
any bones broken.
The following is a lift of the unfortunate fuffeieli

No 33.
Grooved Boor, Mrs Jones and ber two children
to the one pair itsatehit..Foicr and two cheldran Beek room,
do Mts. Lambert end dattshtcr.
Second Floor, front, Mrs. London and eitiLl. Ditto Nag% Mrs.
'Shepherd and daughter.
Third Flour, Rogitoo, wife, and fon. . ,
No. 34- •iwfl;;liiene., • :
Chewed Eon% Wiliam Dm, wile. mei t ^
One pair prewt.Teis.wift, and arm u, . -
Ditto Bs& Nightingale sod 1144. ,
Two Pair. r.agle (a hese with see ens) 1041.11 b.,.
Ditto bath. Ms* Mawr. wet pe rattvallest fowl women
bedridden, wbo was alto taken to the workbook wicket marlablit
rbc imilleft WWI; gal #
_Mrs. lisesitiss, soma 7.00# wida
her in die tam ilkewtie unhurt. Tbs will dies* a
Mar, bag harlwasik wed Inailtla wick torn.
It was nearly twelve o'clock before the lAA was dug
out of the faith. Ostrth og very retisarkable was,
re child of about 41'stoittlis old, after being above '
three hours burled in the rubbidt, when taken Out as-
ked, attd cleated from the die, finned io.tbe rawer
s deliverer. The particular eget% eta
notice : ode woman, when refeeed,- et
la Where are my three children i''
• Dos, the tenant *tone ot the houfes, on being Wan
out. allied whoetis wife and children nen 3 and'be-
ing told they were miffing, tefolutely related them
'hitnfelf, thourh much wounded. Another perfbn,
named Nichotfon, after having efcaped, fupported a
piece of timber in the mnft perilous fituation, until
his wife got out ; after which the whole mars again
gave way, and he was dreadfully wounded about the
head and bee-all, before he could be extricated. A
woman, who was delivered of a child the day before,
received very little injury. The unfortunate falterers
were conved, within one hour after the accident,
to the London Hnfpital and parifb workhoufe. where
they remained. at eight o'clock lan night, in a fair
way of recovery. The binges experienced by thefe
poor people. are but a past of their misfortunes:
.heir (mall flock of clothes and property has been ei-
ther pillaged or denroyed, and many of them p
refs, at this moment, &wee enough to cover tt.als.
The Volonteers remained on duty the whole (tithe
day. The Mile End Volunteers kept tentinels lak
Might ot the premifes. A Colonel of the ninth Loyal
I,ondon Volunteers arrived thee about eleven, sad
let a laudable example, by making a collation for
the unhappy fufferets. He put ti. Pa. 6d. into the
hands of Mr. John Gilbert. landlord of the Hata
Head, :who is one of the churchwardens of the parith,
for their ufe and comfort, as the poor unfortunate
tuff • have loft their all. Jones. who is aCtaflom-
houfe Officer, was out on duty, and OR arrived
in
light of We houfe to fee it fall.
The ho ufes which fell were originally built of Old
materials, have flood thirty-eight yean; hot it is bet
justice to fay, that the farveyor of the diktat!. as well
:Vs the landlord of the premifet, gave notice to the
inhabitat.ts, tome weeks ago, to quit. as their lives
were not thopght fate; cad on Monday leveret of
the poor fa fevers, is confequence of that advice.
looked out for dwellings to remove to; bet, fai613w1.41
were under the neceffity of remaitting
they were. Moll of the Mile End sad Spitalfields
volunteers, with an alacrity that does them ho-
omit. proceeded to the fpot, and, endeavoured to
preferve the property ; but, nctwithflanding. a gala
quantity of ilk and materials ufed by weavers. keg
were Itrikri. sad two of the depredators were lima
into coflody. One ot the bottles was a chandler's
(hop, the other occupied by a po..r maw. whir diort
a Cart, which, with the bowie, was favoth—the intact
before mentkned was lying dead in one ot the gamete
when the accident occurred.
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