New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-23

IN. n-ison wal. exered al their ,ki!l and force 20
NJ those ti;.br4nds or tho root, or down INTO INC
yards within In many instances their efforts were
successful which occasioHed rsw and appalling
addition. 10 The horrors OF the scene tor The prs
oaer, within. seeing from between ;heir bars tha'
the fire caught IN many places and ihrlvcd hercety
and bsins ell locked W in strong cells tor INC
night begun TO know inst they were n danger oi
buinc burnt alive. Thi, terrible fear. spreading
from cell cell and from yard 20 yard vented IT.
sell in such dismal cries and waiiings. and IN >ucn
dreadful shrek, tot help. that IN. whole laii -.
.ouude! WIKI the uoi>c; which loudly heard
even above the shouting OF tie mob and roaring OF
the flames and was - full OF asony and despair
,ae; i, made the boide' trernblc
I, wa. remarkable that these cries began in that
quarter o., the Jail which froated Newca'e-strcci.
,,b..rc = WI, well known. the men who were to
.,,.f-r death on Ihurssay we're confined And. not
,o.r ,y,.r, IN ST four who had - -hort nfne to
i:ys rho fr, II viioni the dread OF beng burned
occurred br, ;hey were. thIous out, NE most I'M
porturate II s..: tor they could be PLAINLY heard
Notwithstanding the great thickness OF the walls
CRYING that the vind set that way. and tha1 Inc
flames wou.d shortly reach tncfr' and ce!lias 10
the o.:icer. OF the iai. 10 come and Gue"ch thS
ire .rorn A ci.,ern wh'ch was IN ,h"ir yard, ana
t-u %. wafer. Jgicins from what the crowd
wi;Eo,t tnt, wal. could hear from time 10 umr,
these four d.orSi wrctcueS never ceased 10 oai.
Tor help; aaG ina; with As much Distraction al"
IN a. great = frenzy o; attachment 10 existence u
housh each had an hoaored, happy lie before
him. instead OF eish;-aud forty hours ct miserable
ulpr sonnicu:, and then violent and shameful
death.
Bur the anguish and suffering Of the two sons OF
one Of these men vhcn ;hey heard. or tancied that
IA flfID
,ficr wriugjng their hands and rushing TO ans no
as if they were stark mad, one mounted on 'he
shoulders OF his brother and tricd to Chamber up
the face OF the high wall, guarded at the top with
spike and points OF IRON AMI when ne iel!
among the crowd he was not deferred by his brul-
ses but mounted UP again. and tell again, and.
wtea he found he feat impossible, began 10 beat
the stones and tear them with his hands as II ne
could tina, way make Il breach in the strong bu'd-
ing. and force passage in. At last, they Glove
tier way among the mob about the door, though
many m-n dozen times their match. had tried IN
,ain to do 50, and were seen. in-yes, in-tne TIRE
..fv;rg 10 prize it down. with crowbars.
Nor were they alone aricctsd by the ontcry from
wi,hin the prison. The women who we looking
On snrieked loudly, beat their hands together
stopped their ours. and many tainted; the men
whl were not ueur th= walls and nc I'VE IN the cS
rather than do nothing, tore up the pavement ct
the street. and did 50 with haste md fury they
could no; have surpassed it hat had b en- the ]u,
and ihey were near their object. Not one living
creature IN the thrsug was for an instant still
Tn who'll great mas, wore mad.
\ .nou, Another Another yet, though tew
knew WHY. or what it meant. Bur those around
the gate hal seen it slowly yield, and drop from IT.
tspmusr hinge. lthuag on that SIDE by bu; one,
but /, was upright st because OF the bar and is
having sunk ot It's own weight. into the heap OF
ashes at It's foot. There now "A gap Mt the top
Of the doorway, through which could be deserted a
gloomy passage, cayernous and dark. fls up Inc
tire
IL burnt tiercev The door was rcd-hot, and
the gap WIDER They vainly tried to shield their
faces with their hands. and standing ii in reai
ness for spring, watched the place. Dark
figures. some crawling their hands and knees,
some carried IN the arms of others, were seen
pass along the root. 1t was plain the Jail could
hold out no longer The keeper. and his officers,
and their wives and children, were escaping.
Pile up the fire
The door sank down again it settled deeper in
the Observation-Disclosures down
As they shouted again they fell back for mo-
mont. and left clear space about the fire TINT lay
between them and the Jail entry. Hugh Ieapt
upon the blazing heap, and scattering train OF
sparks into the open air, and aaking the dark
lobby glitter with those that hung upon his dress,
dashed into the Jail.
The hancuan followed. And then many
rushed upo,, tlelr track that the fire gos trodden
down and thinIy strewn about the street. but there
VA, no need oft now tor inside and out, the prison
was in lamc-
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