Star.
London, England, 1803-09-03 00:00:00

FIRE AT ASTLE)''S AMPHITHEATRE.

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TURTHER PARTICULARS.
The moment the fire %vas dircovered, Mr. Ta•st-
r'POLlN. one of the performers, with Mr: Staese, the
goat builder dole by, went to the (tables, to five
the many valuable horfes. Theie (tables were nu•
merous and extenfive, formed by long ranges of brick
walls, and covered by the Rage.—At this time all
on the liage was on fire ; that is, all over head: but
thefe gentlemen moil courageouQy perfevered. They
blinded the honks to prevent them from taking alarm
at the flames and the light t and they got them all
out in fafety, though not till they hid been well
warmed. It is remarkable that thefe were the very
fame gentlemen who laved the bodes when this place
war burned down nine years ago.
The performances at the Amphitheatre on Thud- 1
day night, were The Heroin: of Chins, The Invafros,
After they had doled, and the company had
retired, the Theatre was !hut up as What, in perfea
fafety, as it was fuppofed. Mr. Sorrow, a per.
former in the confidence of Mr. ASTLIT, was
among the lan who left the place, law it Blot up,
&c. in The Heroine of China, there was a grand il-
lumiriation of a Chinefe tempi!. It is fuppofed the
lamps were not properly extinguifhed ; thak (rime
(parks were left, which gradually extended their fire.
It is not known where the fire began, hut the general
report and opinion are, that it began in the lamp.
room, among !he la'ops.
It may eerily be fuppofed, that in a place filled with
a quantity of fuels combullible materials as a The-,
atre mutt contain, the fire mould fpread with the ut-,
molt rapidity. Such was the cafe in the prefent
inflance : before the engines were fulficiently fup-
plied with water to ad with Any effect, the whale
Theatre WAS in one trementhins blaze, which every
moment threatened deftruatott to the furrounding
neighbourhood. The Amphitheatre waelituate within
a triangular fpace, one fide of whi h confined of all
that row of bonfes in Bridge-road, from that of Mr.
Pen iiworow, Surgeon and Chemin, to the Pawn-
broker's at the corner of Felix-nreet. This nreet
formed another fide of the triangle ; and the re-
maining fide confined cf a part of Stangate-greet,
and a rahge of new houfes called Amphitheatre.row.
The fire communicated to leveret of thefe buildings ;
an thole in Amphitheatre-row, and three or four
bonfis in Stangate•llreet, were nearly, ileßroyed.
The fire canght the back part of them, burnt the
norms of Coolie, and the roofs of Others, and deßroyed
all the windows in front. The backs of tome of the
Mates in Felix-greet were alfo burnt. In Bridge-road,
the only bottle which was entirely burnt was that of
Mr. AsYLsy, through the lower part of which was
the entrance to the Theatre. The houfe of Mr. Pest.
s.ostorow efcaped without any injury, except that of
the Mick wall being heated like an oven. The three
next houfes efcaped in the Caine manner, but the fire
did fame damage to the back part of Mr. Butner,
the woollen-draper's houfe. Thole immediately con-
tiguous to Mr. A srLa v Coffered confiderably, but
were not entirely deflroyed,.
It was a moll fortunate !eircitmllance for ibis part
of Lambeth, that there was hardly any wind blowing
during tlik.time of the firo. The current of air.which
was ver% gentle, flowed at firfl fresh the northweß,
and afterwagds (bitted to -the welt. This was• the
reaf-ot why the houles in Weihninfier,Eridge Road
efcaped with fo-little injury: We remember whip
Aftley's Theatre was burnt nine years &go, that eight
or nine of the houghs fituate in this place were entirely
confirmed. About four o'clock in the morning the
Bre continued to rage with great- fury, and was
ing rapidly to the adjacent bottles. Before.
this Jima the engine belonging sods* Lambeth Water-
works Cempany began to each '; the plugs. were all
opened, and the firementht& fupplied with abun-
dance of water, exerted • vas with the moil un-
remitting attivity, and contieura4.plitupon the
names, as well as upon thole h to which they
had communicated, until abput ha fpnli four o'clock?
when the violence 0( the conepgration began to ceak,
aid was gradually dimini thing until abtaat fix o'clock,
when the flames were.got under, after every pan of
tfte Theatre was confined, and nothing bat part of
the walls is now to_be (eon.,
A party of the Guards arrived at four o'clock in
the morning to aftn, the Volunteers t but before they
name. the 'Volunteers had made every necetary dif-
pofition for proteiling the property which wet
out of the feveral houfes in the road whiCh wallet
etke.:l on the oppofite fide of the way, from Conde's
• y to the end of the Livery Stables, thrash
which place nobody was allowed to pal's.
The total infurance on the boater in &tenni el&
set, did not exceed 5,o•ol. Mr. Asrareslde is mot
to; be jonly ellimated at lets thin go.oboi:
With the exception of the bodes, Calmly any part
of Mr. Arri.xv's property, was fayed. A few &mum,
litot more than loaded a cart, which were in the outer
apartments, were obtained, but oohing elfe. The
mate:comb with all its content& were entirely dr-
Itioyed. In this was deported the mufic of all the
pieces which bad ever been brought out at the Am-
phitheatre, and which, in all, had con Mr. Armee
smool. All the monad inftruments, foitie of them
very valuable, belonging to individuals of the bead,
were dearoyed.
The greaten calamity attenctsnts melancholy
Beene, was the death of Mrs. W the mother
of Mrs. Arrii T. Mr. and Mrs. Arnim had gone on
Thur(day to tbcir country-hoofe, at EaR Sheen, where
they were at the time the fire broke out. The deceafed
lived in the houfe in front of Weßminfter Road. She
had retired to reit more than an bout before to the Gt.
cond floor front room. Mr. Arrse r made herhis tree. I
Curer in his abfence—it was natural that to her he,
should confide his moll ferious concerns. She always
took the receipts of the night, and Dept with them
under her head. On the alarm of fire, the was roofed
from her fleep by the neighbours, who placed a ladder
for her defcent. She got on the ladder, when, un-
fortunately for herfelf, fhe reconciled that the money
taken at the doors on the preceding evening was in
the rcom. She returned in order to bring it of—
having regained the wiodow, the was endeavouring to
get out, when the Boor on which Ike Rood funk eo an,
and the was nverwelmed in the fire. The houfe was
burned, and Mrs. Woonnaa perillred. Some of the
remains of her body were yeflerday found, put into
a balket, and conveyed to a neighbouring bottle, that
they may be properly laid in a coffin for interment.
Her bead bad not been found yeflerday afternoon.
Mr. and Mts. Ailey came to tows, we hear, about

'Eight clock yellerday irmtning, to beholcr a fcene,
that few have ever had the mifery witnefs—their
property in one night deflioyed—their mother a man-
gled corpfe. It was only on Wednefday that the
mother of Mr. Ailey was buried—the next night
was to deprive them of the mother of Mrs. Miley,
and to dcpriye them or her in fo dreadful a manner!
The father ton of Mr. Ailey is now a prifoner of war
in France. What a fcene of accumulated tindery and
horror
HODS/WPM, WHOSE GOOD! ARE DESTROYED, AND

T.MAIIIL MOUSES DAMAGED.
STA ;taitt.4—)ro. 4. Mr. Day; 7, Hoza.t ; g, Rtirle,,, Wilton ;
to, Hill; rI, Warren; 12, Lodgers; Lj, Parker; the Pea,Hen
Public-Houre. _ _

STAIIOATt•STRPVT, 201 NT
In the Gardens, Stangate•Rreet—Oooder, Day, and Williams, not
infused.

IN PhOINIX •STR ET.SIX hOUre/1 damaged.
WIC NIT EIt.ROAD.-•ritOMpieff, Scat, Frafer, Carmichael,
and Elliott, theeesch maker's premifee, damaged.
Bo a ur OUT.—Holmes, Craven, Fither, Aftley'a in front.
Dwataoma.—Brown, Burnet, Cullen, and Mrs. Creed .
MUSICIANS WHO LOST THEIR INSTRUMtNTS.

Meffrs. Broad, Sickle, Wright, Wend; o, Elliot, Hon, Taylor,
Tate, I.oekwood, and Jefferys.•

FEMALS PERFORMER!, WHO HARR LOST THRIL WARD-

ROBES.

Mrs. Wrhrunr, Mrs. Wallack, Mn Bread, Mil's Hall, Mrs
Burnt de, Mrs Sutton, and Mrs. Seaton.
Several of the Muficians and Performers who fuf-
fered thus, are very poor. Hobbs, Wright, and
Broad, have numerous families of children. The
greater part of the fufferers had not their property
protested by any infurance.
It has been humanely fuggefted. that a fubfcription
ought to be made for the relic{ of their diltreffes.
In front, Mr. Brewer, cloathfman, had his honfe
allude damaged. Craden and Jordan, linen-drapers,
were fufferers in the fame manner. Carmichael, the
Ray-maker ; and Potter, the oilman, fuffered each a
little in his houfe. Mr. Taylor, the draper, had his
hottfe fnmewhat damaged.
The houfe of Mr. Elliot, coach•maker, was pro-
tefted by a (hong party wall. On the Well fide of
Phcenix fireet, the houfes were little injured. The
back premifes, belonging to Mr. Barnes, carpenter,
were fomewhat injured. Eight of the (mall boufes
in Amphitheatre-row, were much damaged.