American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-14

FROM THE new YORK COMMERCIAL Apv-b- b
Fires.--The Congregational Church in III. ,m
lof Great Darlington (Mass.) was discovered
on fire on the 18th uH. between the hours or ~
O'Clock in the morning. The fire was fire, ,s9
jby female, living at distance Of about h,t
mile. The alarm was Immediately given ,h.%,
of the Episcopal Church was rung and lhe ins'
tants assembled from all quarters.--The fame t
broken out at the southwest corner of the bnlG4'
and curling over the roof and up the sidr or%a
steeple, presented spectacle OF as much ,e,ro.
|magnihcence. Every exertion was used 10 NM
the lire, without any immediate success, ~
wind was high, and the fire having found i, w.,
into one OF the front pilasters which was hail..
and whose pedestal was open at the bottom u
drawn upwards with great fury and rapdiv NJ
had already fastened upon the roof. No bda,'
could be procured long enough to reach The pay.,
oil the bidding no person dared venture hima,
upon the roof TO walk down 10 the corner wbp,ss.
flames were rising; and the most sanguine had pys'
Iup all hopes of checking the coniagration i,
this critical moment, the intrepidity of one m,'
preserved the building, and probably the Shl.
village from destruction. Mr.. Gilbert Ford j..
lifted up 10 window in the steeple which overlap,
one OF the inclined cornces Of the front. and hs,r,
forced 1t open, stepped on the roof. Not being Ar
TO get oil out one oil his boots, he proceeded A.
hazard OF his life, amidst thick column ofsn,L,
which quite blinded and almost sufFocated Hin
occasionally tearing of handful Of flaming shnglr
in order TO gain surer footing, in danger ever,
moment u slipping from the roof, or making,
false step IN the darkness, till he had arrived at 4,
spot where alone his exertions could be Of INV
avail. Having reached the southwest corner ohs
roof, he stripped off by main strength the shingles
and boards over the cornce; ladder was procued
from the top Of which pals OF water were handed
10 him, and by him poured into the opening be had
made, and the nsmes were al length happily ex,iu.
gushed. The FIRE is supposed to have been com.
muncated from small wooden box conlaDn,
ashes, into which some Of the female part fin.
congregation had probably emptied the contentsOE
Their stovepans, the day previous. The iniurys.
principally confined TO that part Of the buildnl in
which are the entry and starcases; the interior has
fortunately received no material damage.
.Nsw Tnremtion-A Clover Mill has been cree.
ted at Poughkeepsie, under the direction Of Mr.,
Bol on, the invenDr; the machinery Of which,,
stated to be very simple and the expense trAnr.
ctording to the description given il separates ali
The seed from the chat, so that none is lost anda,
The same time leaves the seed remarkably clean and
handsome This invention, it is thought, will prove
u great importance to our farmers, and thst lie
line IS not tar distant, when, instead Of purchasing
ory or fifty thousand dollars worth Of clover seed
mutually, grown in other parts of the Union Tie
armers OF Duchess will themselves grow that
amount, beyond their own wants, for market