The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-18 00:00:00

FIRES.

THE FIRE IN. LANCELOT'S HEY, which was still raging
when our last publicationwas put to press, has proved even
more •extensive in its ravages than we then supposed. Passing
from the premises in which it commenced, after completely.
enveloping in its destructive embrace the adjoining warehouses
in Bath-street, to those in the rear, and through them into Lan-
celot's Hey, it then spread to the right and left, including in
its grasp nearly one half of the west side of that thoroughfare,
from within a few yards of Queen-street on the north, beyond
the end of Union-street on the south. Thence flinging its forked
flames across, it speedily communicated with the warehouses on
the east side, between Queen-street and Union-street, which it
entirely gutted and destroyed, as well as another pile in their
rear, destroying also the dwelling-houses at the north-west and
south-west corners of Union-street, and damaging the back
part of several others on the north side of that street to such
an extent as to render them uninhabitable. Within this
range fifteen large warehouses have been laid in ruins,
and the merchandise of various kinds therein destroyed, of.
Which the lowest sum that we have heard mentioned, as the
insured amount, reaches to £150,000.—A number of dwelling-
houses and small tenements inhabited chiefly by very poor
people have also been involved in the wide-spread ruin, most of
the inhabitants- being thereby plunged into the deepest distress,,
which, however, it gives us heartfelt pleasure to state, the ever-
ready charity of our countrymen has been prompt in its efforts
to relieve, a committee having been already formed by the
District Provident Society, to inquire into the several cases, and
a subscription commenced for the benefit of the sufferers ; the,
contributions which are already announced we enumerate below,
and hope to find quickly augmented to a sum that will afford the
dispensing of an adequate relief to every authenticated claim.—
The loss of life consequent on the falling of the front of Messrs.
Molyneux and Co.'s warehouse into Union-street, we rejoice to
find, appears to fall ranch short of what we apprehended, and
of the statements in circulation throughout the day following.
One man only, so far as has yet (up to the moment of this
paper going to press) been discovered, was killed thereby. Ho
was an elderly man, with the appearance of a Chelsea or Green-
wich pensioner, whose name has not yet been discovered, nothing'
being found on his person to lead to his being identified
among strangers. He -had in his pocket a tobacco-box, and
21-d. in copper, and had lost the fore-finger on the right hand
by amputation, apparently some time ago. Whether any other
unfortunate sufferer may have been buried beneath the ruins,
which still remain where they fell, is, of course, yet to be dis-
covered. In the mean time we have not heard any rumour
even of any body missing. Colonel Jordan, the inspecting
field officer of the district, who was actively engaged in super-
intending the operations of the military in clearing the street of
the people when the wall gave way, was, as stated in our last,
severely injured, being caught by a portion of the falling mass,
as he was endeavouring to escape up Union-street, whereby
we regret to say, he had his right leg and thigh dreadfully frac
tured. He was taken to a public-house in the same street, and
surgical assistance immediately procured, after which he was
conveyed home, where .he was attended by Mr. Bickersteth and
Mr. Forshaw, who, after deliberate consultation, found it ne-
cessary to amputate the limb above the knee. The operation
was perforned about eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, and
we are sure it will gladden every member of our community, to
whom. the gallant officer was universally and deservedly en-
deared by the amiability of his character and the urbanity of
his demeanour both in public and in private, to learn that, up
to a late hour last evening, we were informed he continued to
do well. Seven other individuals injured in various ways, by
the falling of bags of cotton, casks, &c. from the warehouses,
and by portions of the falling buildings, were taken to the In-
firmary, where, under the attentive care of Mr. Simon, the
house-surgeon, five of them (William Cooke, Thomas Fegan,.
Martin. Sullivan, P. M`Carthy, and William Kilpatrick) are
in a fair way to recover ; the cases of the other two,
(James Molyneux, a boy, and Michael Baker,) being cunt-.
pound fractures, are of a more serious nature; but the utmost
and attention is bestowed upon both, and hopes are enter-
tained of their doing well. Several other persons are known
to live been severely injured, among whom we are sorry to
enumerate Mr. Shipp, the indefatigable superintendent of the.
night watch, and James Connard, a very active rind efficient
police constable, who were bo',`l hurt by' cotton-bags thrown
from the warehouses in Lancelot's-hey, while exerting them-
selves in the removal of the goods saved from Lancelot's-he/
and Union-street, into Edmund-street and Chapel-street. Tl-05
we believe to be the extent of personal injury sustained. The
mention of the two last-named sufferers, reminds us of an over-
sight which led to the omission; in our last, of the name of Mr--
Parlour, superintendent of the police, among those mentioned ao
deserving of especial notice for their zeal, activity, and efficient
exertions upon this alarming occasion. We feel assured that
that gentleman will acquit us of any personal or of any
wish to prejudice him or depreciate his services; and we hesi-
tate,
not to supply. the omission, by re-echoing the testimony of
our contemporaries, of the Courier and Gore's Advertiser, to his
exceedingly prompt and meritorious conduct. Indeed the be,,
haviour of all the persons in authority, and the men both civil
and military who were on duty. on this occasion, is every where
spoken of in terms of high eulogium.

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SUBSCRIPTION
For the Belief of the Poor sufferers by the late Fire:—
The Mayor £5 0 0 Mr. C. B.'Lyon.. ...... 0
Mr. James Aspinall 2 0 0 Mr. Thos. Murray . 2 0 °
Mr. Robertson Gladstone 2 0 0 Mr. R. Houghton
°
0

Mr. T. B. Horsfall 2 0 0 I Mr. Thos. POrtor.

0 0

Mr. T. Foster 2 0 0 Mr. W. Hurrutt 1 0 '6
Mr. A. Hodgson 3 0 0 Anonymous...
Mr. H. R. Sandbach.... 2 0 0 Ditto 0 2 a
Mr. Wm.Waln.... ..... . 1 0 0 Mr. Crossfield 1 0 a
Mr. Ritchie
Mr. Finlay .. 1 0 0 Mr. Nicholson • 0 2 6
Mr. Ledson 1 0 0 Mr. Abraham 0 2 a
Mr. C. L. Parker 1 0 0 Mr. S. Franceys 0 10 0
Mr. J. A. Tinnie 1 0 0 Mr. John Bourne .., „.. 1 0 0
Mr. Rogers Waterhouse lO 0 Mr. C. Bourne 1 0 OMr. Tv. Bourne lO 0 I Mr. E. Molyneux 2O p
Mr. Geo. Wrigley
Mr, Thos. Tobln 1 0 0 Mr. John Deane 1 0,,,,
FIRE IN SEEL-STREET.—About seven o'clock on Tues",A
morning a fire broke out in the drying stove of Messrs. Sain°,4y
and James Holme, in Seel-street, which, in consequence of tP„ .
great quantity of dry boards contained therein, threatened COe:,
siderable damage to the surrounding property. All the nr.o
engines being engaged at the more extensive conflagration ~,,,.
Lancelot's-hey, and no water being to be obtained from ts,7,
street mains, recourse was had to the engine of Messrs.
Cale'
cetts and Preston, which, with the most prompt exertions, sit_e
ceeded in bringing the fire under. It was fortunate thato.t,ot,
flame, which had evidently been smothering during the nir,u),,
did not break out until day-break, as a great number of Norbe
men being on the spot, and abundantly supplied with water
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the neighbourhood, tended to make up the deficiency of t
larger engines.
ANUTIIER FIRE.—On Wednesday morning,
o'clock, a fire was discovered on the premises of Willi;l7.
Twining, who keeps a spirit vault, No. 1, Canning-ylace• sr,
Parlour was promptly on the spot, where he was.
joined by
Ashburner, of the Watch Office. He found the flames maker
great progress in the cellar and in the parlour immediately-no:0
At, and spreading along the partition dividing it from the c:0
house. Mr. Parlour, assisted by Mr. Ashburner, succeededinL
keeping the fire under controul till the arrival of the fily , 710
who soon extinguished it. The first water was procured fro
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