Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-03
FRoM LONDON Papers,
Received at the Office Of the CONNER
cial Advertiser.

CIhI huSCitSSGts
London, Aug. Aug. II.
Yesterday morning about half past
one o'clock an alarming fire broke out
in the house OF Mr.. Heniker, the
sign Of the Duke Of York. public
lhouse; Ratsliif highway. A man who
was passing by the house at the time
observing great body Of smoke Is
suing from the windows. ran to the
watchnan, some OF whom. il is, said,
refused their aid, on a plea that there
was no danger; but in moment the
thames burst from the Windows with
1.-THE most terri llc rapidly. and the SKY
appeared all in a blaze for distance
Fround. The cry OF - fire p soon echo
led in every direction. and the neigh
|borhood was thrown into the greatest
leonsterns,ion; beads from windows
lwere seen from most OF the opposeit
|houses; a vast concourse Of special
ltors soon assembled !; and many per-
(sons ran for engines. Al the time OF
the fire, Mr.. llemker was in the|
Ecountry, having left his house in thtI
fcure OF Il man Il two women servants.
who bad retired 90 rest and were hnri-l
cd in sleep. Every effort was tried I'll
rouse them. but in vain, till the win
dows were broken by the watrhmen|
heaving their rattlcs and sticks az
lihem. They then escaped the Jack
rrfy.,tf .,r1 tft,ns.v IA Al
dressed. BY tits tine the conilag"a-
|tion had much increased, the fire
Ime!ting the solder Of tie gas pipes,
and the great quantity of spiritons
liquors in the ceiier, where it is sup
pospd the fire commenced, adding u
lis rage. The fire had now reached
the adjoining house. and some OLE
wooden house at the back, and the
wind FLOWING in that direction. j.
tthreatcncd destruction to the N'.oie
Inrigh',arl,no.i. The housesat the back
were chiefly inhabited by women o!
ltht town and the lower order o! per-
sons. The Phoenix. Hand in Hand,
!the Globe Life Insurance, ans. SIEVE
raj other engineers shortly arrived |;
~ ,ut there being shorI supply OF wat
!, |ef, il Was expected that the whol,
IN street would hay, been consumed.
HE houses of Mr.. iIeniker and Mrs.
Igune fell in with a tremendous crash,
:, Iaaa the adjoining houses were burning
'lr.pialy. IL was nn awful sight TO
sttpess. parents witt, their Offspring,
Tia tisair arms, nearly naked. running
y .or shelter, ami the streets adjacent
:" I.islrd with persons. III their shirts and
Suits. A poor woman was observed
FROM her apartment winuow, sur
reunie, by flames. srreasning ant
Ceiling for assist nee for her heipies,
children !; hut those wO wished to as
slst her were fearful they should loost
their own lives > when, finding II,
lperson coming, she rushed IN am
brought three naked children ont il
3. her arms. She let them fall, return
led, and brought out another: she still
ran about distracted. thinking she hat
not got them all but on their BEN,
placed before her she faiated, and Il,
IN the grnuad as if dead. The en-
gines played rapidly on the deyourini
element Tor many hours both at I'll,
back and front. One family. VIII
we're buried in sleep wien the fire hs
nearly arrived at their apartment
were awoke by the intense heat tt,
father let the whale of them out !,
ropes, while the fren'en played th
). water ahout them; after which h
LET himself out, and fell before h
reached the ground. Several person
yensured into some of the old house
LAT the back. to try 10 save some OF Tia
property rad while they were iu Oh
roof fell, and they narrowly escape
wit. their lives.-A woman and hv
ri,i!d. burne, very much in escaping
|toDh shelter at Mr.. Cuben's, b,
were shortly after obliged TO escape
that house having caught fire. Tll
fire continued burning till 9 O'c!0u
yesterday morning, aud at four in I'll
arternnnn WAS not quite out. IL
Impossible L. sly what lives were los
Mr.. Hanikcf. vito was it the time {
the fire. arrived yesterday morning .
eight O'Clock and we are happy
learn that he is insured for upwart
Of ten thousand pounds, the hous'
being chiefly his property. Mr.
Humes. halter, is also insured.--
Several thieves we're artivo durin
the time. under pretence Of assist,