Star.
London, England, 1829-04-16 00:00:00

FALL OF A ROCK AT NOTIItiGHAM.

Tv stnagers usatrainted with Nottingbawi it will
be necessary to pre.* that mo.t pest of it is busk upon
rock, winch forms &reran rising hillosks. and sonss
parts oil perpendicular cliffs. barring 'streets running
below, so that one house seems actually built spun the
roof of another. This is the cue with the High Pave-
enemy on which many of the must respectable houses are
erected. as well as the County Gaol, St. Mary's Church,
and beneath the High Pavement about is feet
is Narrow Marsh. the oldest street is the town. Von-
oidecible apprekensions have for several years been
entertained, thato portion of the rock above Narrow
betweeNthe County Gaol and some brick
arches (which bad been erected for security), was
separating from the main body. especially at the back
of the house occupied by Mr. Carpenter Smith. It
was not, however, till within these few days that the
fissure opened to any extent which could be coasi-
dered alarming. Small portions of the rock and sand
kept falling during the past seat, but still nothing
immediately serious was feared; and, though in the
Nest of falling no power could hairs prevented the
houses below from being crushed, yet no persuasioos
Id induce the inhabitants to quit the prkanises. On
Sunday the fissure at the back of Mo. Smith's. and
running through his garden, opened to that exteat, and
sontinsed to yawn so fearfully, that the Magistrates
deemed it necessary to warn the inhabitants below of
their imminent danger, and recommended an immediate
abandonment of their houses. To-day the s) metopes of
a fall grew still more alarming, and the residents
four of the buildings tithe,' the sock threatened most,
were induced to quit; but it required Magisterial autho.
rity, is some instances to effect this. as several indivi-
duals complained us the shame's of the notice for
departure.
About b olf past seven this evening (Monday) a tre-
mendous fall of rock (some hundred tons) took place
nearly at the back of the Loggerheads public hoes', in
which it appears the landlord (Mi. Godkin) then wis.
to about three minutes the whole extent of cliff gave
way. and five houses were crushed into one general
wreck. Near the spot where the first portion which
broke away fell. the gips of a coat were vi 'lsle, and in
a few seconds a young man was dug out in a state of
insensibility. but shortly afterwards recovered, baying
only received a few bruises. Reposts were circulated
that others was under the ruins but up to the WWI
boor no more bodies have been found.
Mr. Weight bad been assured that his house was per•
fatly safe, and, therefore, be removed nothing. A few
minute* before the catastrophe he left home; and at
that time there Nes a man IVOI kips at a frame sp staim,
and two women below with his wife. Mrs Wright says
that she heard a noise like thunder (that part of the
rock most distant from the house gave say the first). hut,
without entertaining an, punkahsr idea of dauger.sbe
went to the street dear, which she found it impossible to
open. Without a monitor's hesitation she threw open
the easement, and leaped into the street, but fell. The
man (named Slack) was coming down stairs from his
work, and, with the other two women. made their eats
the arse way ; but it- must have been the wait of a few
moments, for Mrs. Wright, as soots as she recovered the
see of her legs, ran into an ratty immediately oppoike
(by the side of the Lord Byron public bouw), sad then
turning round saw her house one shapeless mass of
ruins. Slack declares that at the time be jumped from
the window, the back part of the house was crushed in,
and some of the front fell on his legs in his efforts to
escape.
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