Star.
London, England, 1820-01-11 00:00:00

RXP,LOSION OF GAS.

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NEWCASTLE, JANVARY S.-rOn Thursday evening,
about eight o'clock, a dreadful explosion of gas, by
Which several persons were seriously injured, and an
infant killed, took place in Forth-street, in this town.
The fasts of the case, as far as we can collect them,
were nearly as follows:—During the greater part.
of that day, the family of Mr. Benjamio Slater, im
front of whose horse, in that street, one of the maim
gas-pipes passes, but Without having any comintisi—
cation with the house, had been greatly annoyed
with the smell of gas, which, it appears, as escaping
from the pipe into the house. Information of tins
circumstance was communicated to the proper per-
sons at the Gas Works, who promised to remedy the
inconvenience next day, not conceiving any immedi:
ate danger. In the evening, however, as Mrs.Slatet:
was sitting in the parlour, conversing with a frienc4
she sent her daughter with a candle to the closets
when a most dreadful and violent explosion of gas
took place, by which the upper part of this house,
and the whole of the back part of .the adjoining
house, were blown out, and destroyed, and the Louses
otherwise much injured. Mrs. Slater's daughter was
scorched most shockingly over all her body ; and a
young child was forced from Mrs. Slater's arms into
the tire-place. Mrs. Slater was also hurt. Mrs.
Fletcher, her• friend, we believe, esc.iped unhurt.—
But more injui y was sustained in the adjoining house,
occupied by Air. John Slater, who was that evening
entertaining a party of friends. The part or the house
where they were sitting was quite demolished, and
they here so crushed amongst the ruins, t:;sit it was
some time before they could be extricated.. They.
were all more or less hurt. Mr. John Slater had
both his elides put out; he also received a flesh
wound, and was otherwise much hurt. Mrs. Deb-
nam had also both ker ancles put out, arc' her arm -.
broken ; and had the further misfortune of having
her child, a baby of about five weeks old, which she
was holding in her arms, unfortunately killed. Mr.
Debnam also received some injury, as did Mrs. Jolus
klater, and some others, but we do not know the
particulars. Our Readers may form some idea cf
the violence of the explosior, from the fact of- sume
tables and chairs wing throv..n across the street, and..
a window being blown quite out, and thrown over a .
wall on the opposite side of the street. Some per-
sons who were passing were also hurt by the falling
bricks, &c. _ _

AVERAGE PRICES of COI
the Returns received in th 4
Wheat I Rye. I Barley, I
s. d. s. d. s. d.
64 1 42 2 35 5

RN is England and. Wales, fronf
le week ending Jan. 1,18 SO.
I' Oats. ilcans. I Pete.
s. ti. b. ti. r.. d.
24 4 46 8 49 9

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Rye (New)
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