Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-11
From the Boston Gaxrte Of Yesterday.
DISTRESSING FIRE, WITH LOSS OF

Dl.o ri'ESSlN' flkE WITH LOSS OF LIVES.
mot calanltrus h5c DrUk- IA ga Wednesday
evening, between 10 and / O'Clock, N Tie block Of
buildings IN Broad street, well known as Ourncey,
bakc-house. The lower part Of he suuthery hal
OF the block N which the fire originated was occuD
ed by MIR. Maynard bake house, over this was y
bread ronm and here wn are informed the fire was
first discovered. The whole buiIdng was in a verv
few minutes enveloped IN flames The two upper
stories and part of the second were occupied BY
sever families comprising nearly .G1y individuals
principally IRISH, most of whom maze their csca nc
whcn The alarm vas FIRST given III state approach
ing 20 nudity.
". John Murphy his wife aud three children, who
occupied room IN the third story were probably
smoh crcd ~ their sleep, and died without The Least
sensation Of pG:n.-ThcIr mains have MI bcon
found. and were dcccnly buried yesterday afternoon
az Soath Boston. M. Sullivan wife and child, in
tho third story, nwokc but too late 10 make their
csc"fa by the stair way-they seemed completely be-
wldrrrd Ia VAN d those the street s,uu; to- hem
to make 'h"ir way To the top Of the house and wait for
ladders; 'hn mother seemed only intent on saylnr tho
child, and the husband to- cave The WIFI She accor
DINGHY wrapped Tie child well as sba could with
hedcioiIIcs, and threw from the window; and no
letting Is wife down far he could reach, Let her
drop upon the pavement, and then Jumped out MIN
self The mo her we nrc informed escaped without
serious nlpfy--hnt the father nHd the child are not
expected 10 survive. One ar two others are missing
but no further discoveries have been nndp. The in
terror Of the bIdlng was entirely destroyed.
All The tenants had n narrow cscnrc, and some Of
hom wore severely scorchcd, among tho number the
widow Mary Boland. who, by her humane endcayors
TO awaken The elumberers head, hod neatly fsl-
len victim herself She had thrown q cotton sheet
over her shoulder. and was making her way up aira
when the flames burst forth with much fury,
that sbc herself wao entirely cnvcloped, and only
made her escape by The mid Of n fireman who ;oro
Tho blazing covering from her shoulders
The exert oos OF the fire department on .hS coca
sion were worthy Of all pfalsc--t was nearly low
tide, and water was only TO be obtained from India
street Luckily howcyer it WINS young food and
every moment gave them a creator supply--nrI IL
was "nly by their uGfcm"cd cScrtlons rom I riil (
clock that the furious element was confined with
inc walls ~ which u fret originated
n person, wbofc name hove not learnt, WE
seen 1" DO hctolcaliy engngrd IN rendering hs ass.
ianc' 10 rushed twice through The Eamcs and saved
-four chHjfcn hota Imminent dcB'h.
The ages Of the children that were burned were
'"'--E--and an nlcfcslng pitl of oboui 'cu yrars:
an only Of fourteen hiss alone survived the wreck
'i ''i. o.'f' family, oud he a. PicscE resides a.
Cape God
Since writing l'lr above, we oro happy % oarn
lint 'hc child thrown from TIC window was not so
much injured ss anticipated. he was abou, four
ro'rf "M md "as caught. - 70 btr1k bio tall IN