Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-15
From a late London Pdpcy.
DREADFUL, CAIAMIpN
Fall Of tLoo houses an Eretc,.- street attended ~;


FdH Of foo houses tn Eretcr-Strect attended Min Loe,
Of hUes-FOrther particulars
esterosy an accident most fatal in its conseGncn-
ces' took place IN Exctcr-street Catherine street
strand ny the falling of two old and ruinous houses
one ut Which, from it's dapdated state was ,,nnbab
CD and the other, which was, a few wears aoo q nub
hc-houHc known by the sign Of the Blackmoor's Hcad
was inhabited on the first floor by man named Stokes
lns WIe ana family OF seven chdrcn; and ON tho al
tic floor by an old woman named IIclrlcv who Co
some years has been pauper Of the parish of St Poul
Coyent- garden. About half past two O'Clock NJ
stokes VINO ~ between 40 and so years of age; her
daughter Elizabeth, girl about years of a2c Lcr
son Frederick, about years of arc: another darnb
ter Selma seven years of age and an infant bow Fran
cis only months old, were i'm the front rom, Grt
ioor OF the mouse, when IN instant the whole Of
them, with the poor old woman kIrs Eedo1ov ,roro
buried IN the ruins of the two houses which we believe
ell without the inmates having any previous ntron-
ton OF the approaching danger poor fellow named
lhonas Ncavcs, carter in the employ of Mr. Cross
contractor VINO was supplying bricks and mortar to
the worknen engaged in making the new line se,
ers IN Catherine street, driving horse and .,rt
ny INC houses Mt the moment Of the accident md ue
lament to say that he was killed the spot ond his
morse and cart were partially buried under the rub
Olsh' IL were vain TO attempt q descriptou of t,o
CONSERVATION that prevailed i'm Excter-sreet and ,b
vicinity, at the time, and for several hours afor tbc
dreadful occurrence '''
1t may DO necessary TO state that the houses adoin
ing the two which fell, were in so dangcrous st,tc
and presented fghtful an appearance that for Some
Time, no one scarcely had courage or more properly
speaking hardihood enough to Apr, - he ruins and
though some few persons employed q nselves in on
deavonng to remove the rubbish and bricks from the
cart and horse IN the street TO release man who had
saved his life by throwing himself under the body oc
the cart when he saw the front wall Of the houses fall
ing, yet no attempt made TO save the moor su(r
ers VINO were IN the houses when they fell Informa
ton WINS given at Bow street office Of the caamtous
event, and mr.. Mnshull the presiding mnpistroto M
tcr expressing his sorrow on hearng of tho circuu,
stance gave nm order for whole of the officer ON
the establishment, III attendance TO proceed irornod
atey to the spot and their utmost exertons in on
deaVonng to ave the lives and property Of the suffer
ers' Before the arrival oftho consta)ics mr. Thurs
ton the blllardnblc and cabinet maker of Catbarino
street. mr. Callahan, Of Exeter street. lamp-rnakor
mr. Whkcy, The artists coleman; messrs Taylor and
w mte of Brydges street, were on the spot and num-
Der OF labourcrs were Immediately employed bv mr..
hureon, who engaged TO become responsible for the
payment OF their claims for labor provided they used
their utmost cxertions TO save the poor creatures who
wcrc buried beneath the ruins.-The police officers
arrived little before three o'clock and acted under
the directions Of Lcdbtcr so as TO prevent the crovJ
Wlchevcccdcd sonethousonds in number froro prcs,.