Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-03
Toe Great London Fire.

UIeSt events are usually reproductions OF SIM
liar events. ''That which has been, shall be,
and there is nothing new under the SUM- The
grand carnival Of the FIRE demon through the
streets and squares Of doomed Chicago has tent
me in search Of the details of the great London
conhagration, which hungrily and furiously
licked up the tnder-like material Of old London
in the year 1866. l find it minutely described
in the disry OF garrulous and gossipy Sir Samuel
Pepys. His attention was frat called to the red
light Of the FIRE early on Sunday morning. He
paid Little regard to the alarm at first, supposing
II vas only an ordinary FIRE but ss the day
wore on and the increasing volumes Of flame and
smoke rolled upward, i, was soon discovered
thst the fire king was running riot uncontrolled
through London streets
The FIRE originated in q bakers shop, where
the men had begun their work before daylight.
There had been a long drou;h, and eyerything
was tinGeT-ike. The fire sprung up and began
its march amid sea Of streets, la-es and houses
and shops whch had been acsumulating for
ages, many Of them, doubtless, dating their cree
tion bscl, to the days Of William the Conqueror,
and even 60 the old Saxon kinss. I, Was a mass
Of dry oVen-goo1. such ss the flames would de-
light 10 feed upon. For i've days and nights
the fire ragei On, leaping from block to block.
from street TO street. rushing up the church
spires, swallowing S.. Paul's cathedral as if 1t
were bird-cIge. over srchiug long streets with
sheets Of waving fame. aud seeming to pause at
last from cheer exhaustion. Or rather the i-e
wss checked, as all great city fires can only be
checked, in all ages Of the world, by The blowing
uD AID tearinc-ioEu Of the buildings on the line
of the couhagrauou
The eDginery for tie 5ztiasuishmeht O, 6res
was comparatively nothing iu old London, yet in
thar regard Cbicsgo had no advantage over her,
fer when it comes TO this, thar the FIRE sieei has
flung his riders snl tsEca the birs in bic teeth,
and. With streaming uSue and flaming eyes and
wild yell. is rushing htber and thiihar al moi
ern machinery counts but little ; s'e.m ife en-
ciues are ss Gost,1c 1865 sll 1871 stand On
Oue level cf utter heiples-15ss. Ancient London
snd modern Chicago caa OILY ring thei- hands
in agony sld hasten In distracted mulut1des so
save life aud s1oa Of The household goods As can
be snstchei from the Jaw Of the fire.
Pepys gives as -siv.l picture OF thzg sane
distressing scene. Aeo. ao,en and children
pouring ffom their homes wstn wasr they could
lay their hands upon, tr.unluE ols another
down wagons ming rc Fith taa tarors, laden
with every description of 'ds wagon drivers
taking ex0r5itsnt prccs sick aul dying ones
carried on. On BEDS. llieei, we discern that
h-m4n nature vas precisely tle sane ilen as
nov. There we're the sace exhibitions OF noble
meas and ulsatess. One Alderman star Ing, o.
r.ch man. without children. -rudzileiv divided
two shilling and sixueace au.olg thiriv men who
had toil.l 10 Save lis house. aud dId ss7e it.
One housc-JFner offered se7sa shiilncs iy- the
salvation Of his dwelling nobody would under
take Tie JOB th0rt Of u slilli1zs. and the dEe!-
ling WAS buTueI. There vas tle same sequel 10
IKE dre-houe'ess uultt1l. 8. Starving shiveIing
in the fields amid the relrinr Of thu rsin s,oru
tlat followed the fire charity poured forth rs
tan=fsltious. ani p-- Eeesiuf its otjec.s Sill
iJ mus, he -aid, as ~ index Of J5e progress 0f
Christsu CHARITY. thai never has huu.u ctiau-
i.y cl.lct 9Th zach 3D. universal. sp1ntsuedus
o1tourst of warm csasr.- q ard liberal teue-
faction a. iH the csse ol tls u0--7triCse1 queen
c.ty oi she rlaiTies -C.-. fsi4 ECp.
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