Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-10

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DISTRESSING FIRE, WITH LOSS OF LIyps
! BosroS, May7.
| A most calamitous fire broke ont on Wedps,
lday evening, between 10 and Ii O'Clock in tbs
lbIo,k. of buildings in Broad street we'll know,
as Ouincy's bake-house. The lower part Of The
.outherly half of the block in which the fire orr.
oinated; was occupied by MIR. Maynard, as
bake house; over this was bread room; and her.
we are informed the FIRE was first discOvered.-
The whole building Mas in very lew minutes
enveloped i'll flames. The two upper stories and
part of the second were occupied by seven IA.
miles, comprising nearly Uiy individuals, prin-
cipaIly Irish, most Of whom made their escape
when the alarm was1irst given in state approach.
Ing TO nudity.
Mr.. John Murphy, his wife and three children
who occupied room in the third, story, were pro-
babIy smotherc,l in their sleep, and died with
ont the least sensation of pain. Their remains
have all been found, and were decently buried
Yesterday afternoon in South Boston. Mr.. SUI!
Ivan. wife and child, in the third story, awoke
hut too late to make their escape by The stairway
they seemed completely bewdered. In vain
did those in the street shout to them to maze Their
way to the topo the house and wait for ladders;
the mother seemed only intent on saving the child,
and the husband to save the wife. She accord.
inely wrapped the child as well as she could With
bcdclothes. and threw il from the window; and
he letting his wife down as far as he could reach,
let her drop upon the pavement, and Jumped Oh!
himself. The mother we are informed escaped
without serious injury--Lut the father and tic
child are not expected TO survive. One or two
others are missing, but no further discoveries have
bcen made. The interior Of the building was
entirely DESTROYED.
All the tenants had a narrow escape, and some
of them were severely scorchcd, among The num-
Der the widow Mary Boland. by her humane en-.
deayors to awaken the slumbereIs over head had
nearly fallen victim herself. She had thrOsn
a cotton sheet over her shoulders and was mahn.
her way up stairs, when the flames burst lota
with so much fury, that she herself was entHdl
epyeloped and only made her escape BY the iA
of a fireman, who tore tie blazing covering Iron
. her shoulders.
The exeriions Of the fire department on tr
occasion were worthy If all praise-it was near.
, " low tide and water was only to he obtained
from India-street. Luckily however 1t was young
food and every moment gave them greater SUP
pIy-and it was only by unremlttcd exertlcm
, from II till o'clock. that The furious element
was confined within the walls in which thsstoF
, ginated.
, person. whose name We have not learnt
was seen to be hcrolcally engaged IN rendering
bis assistance; he rushed twice through tile Dame
and saved foar children from imminent DEATH
The ayes of the children that were tumet
were, tvo-six-and an interesting sIrl oil aOON
ten years; an only son of fourteen has alone SUI
yived the wreck Of this entire family, and ne u
present resides at Cape Cod.
Since writing the above. we are happy to learE
t'iat the child thrown from the window was MT
SO much injured as was at first anticipated. He
was about four years old, and was caught, 50 Al
to break his fall IN great degree, by youn.
sailor by the name of Chas. Brown, who their.
by received severe spraln in the shoulder. Tie
praiseworthv action should not pass without Do
ticc, as it was undoubtedly the means of sayn.
the chiid's life. Mr.. Sulliven we also hear
though severely injured, is in fair way to ret0'
yer. The escape of Mrs. s. after such fall,
from a third story window 80 feet high, is the
more remarkable, nay, even wonderful, IRON the
fact of her being in very delicate circumstance.
About nine years since, fire occurred in the
same street, and nearly opposite, attended byw'
ry similar and equally lamentable circumstance
! 1t broke out shortly after 9 in the evening, and
strange as it may appear, six Of the unfortunate
tenants were burned to death. A boy saved lbs
life by coming down from the fourth story by the
trunk or spout, and young woman. who assist
ell him to get out, and who attempted to folOS
his example, fell aud was dashed to pieces on tie
sidewalk.
Look ont for Prafes!-Cap,ain Endicott
the brig Cygnet, arrived at Boston from St
Crolx, reports that on the 25th ultmo, 10 lli'
tude %, longitude 6S, his vessel was chased BY
brig supposed to be pirate; and finding TIM
possible to escape, hove to. The brig also hove
to near; and after absing them half an hour with
the most outrageous language, and threaenuSo
board the Cygnet and cut the captains tnroaI
and holding apparently consultation on boar'
she filled away and left them. She was sOaF
built vessel, and had long gun on a pivot @''
ships, and had on her stern, :. Seraphm, Of Ba'
timore."
Brig Seraphim, Bossiere, cleared at BaltIho'
April 8, for West Indes.-N T. .qmeritdH'
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