, 1874-11-29

lnvective which, little befora. Thsasa sa " u.
to Hts Majesty and published. r;r;ne oetllca.ed
what might probably be the issue % ~ asraas
tnoze saops to be in the city, looked
The poor Inhabitants were di.n.,..,
Georges Fields and Moor6e!ds a. tu e.. about ss
gate. and several miles in ci1cle. -. ~ High,
tents. some under miserable huts .s 49,. unds.
many without rag Or any necoss,rr ~ aorela
bed or board, who. from delicatenens ~ uatentils
easy accommodations III stately and 'IIea saea I'd
nlsAed houses. were now reduced tn "10'lus.
EXTREMIST MISERY AND poyv,-
In this ca!amitous coud,tiou- T ret,.S.
sad heart, to my house, blessinr .aiacd saI viii
the mercy Of God to me aud m1ue ~ ~. adous
midst OF all this ruin, VAS like Lot, in ~ N Ia
Zoar, safo and sound. ~ aJ lstls
SErT. I'll went this morning On fo...
Whitehall as far as London Brid,e .htes .ocs trc;1
late Fleet street. Ludsate Hill, bv g. Ia
Cheapsldo, Exchange, Bishopsgate. Is.taala
out to Moorhe!ds, thence through Cor1hI1a I1assaie
With e1traoEdlnary difficulty clamberine eE. &c.
mistak,n& where was. The eround as qaea:Ij
feet Was so hot that it eyen burnt ia aaoes NJ
my Shoes so!es ot
In the meantime, His Majesty ro,
Tower by mater, to demoish the hoHnsa. a. 70 tas
the graft, which, being built entilely aooas
had they taken ire and attacked ,hs hSs ~, Y Y
Tower, where the magazine Of poTd., d "a p
woald undoubtedly not only hare beatsn !, W
and DESTROYED all the BRIDGE but sunk md aue*,
al the vessels in the river, and renda.anta aa nta
demolition beyond all expression foT sa .. u
miles about the country. as'esl
A. my return, was infinitely concerad ;.
find that goodly Church. ST.. Paul's, N4oa
NOW 4 RUIN
and that beautiful po.tico (for struc.nr.
parable to any IN Europe, as not long haf,."sa "a
paired by the klng) now rent in riece. T,s.se. II.
vast stone split asunder, and nothing rem,aiINt
entire but tho inscription on ths ao,h;..as
showing BY hoH it was built, which Lnd
one letter OF it defaced. 1t was astonishia.a Ill., ao
see what immense stones the heat had in . 4n.6s
calcined. so that all the ornamcota- cosaas1 saas1
friezes. and projections Of maesy Porti.nd ssss
flew off, even to the very roof. where ehs. =
lead covering = g1eat space was melted II.
broke into St. Faiths, which us hse,
hlled with the magazine, OF books belousine :
the etasloners, and carried thither for ssietT
they we're all consumed. burning for a rzsat r.
lowing. It is also observable that the lesJ nSa W..
the altar at the east end was untouched s,S
among the divers monuments, the body n ~. ~.
Bishop remained entire. Thus laY in aehea ~
most venerable church, one Of the most anc;s,.
pieces Of early piety in the Christian world d''4'
BESIDES NEAR 100 MORE.
The lead and iron work, bells, rlatc, etc., nel.
cd; the exquisitely-wrought Ietcers Dr.; .1
sumptuons Exchange, the august fabric Of ~;
Church, all the rest OF the compaulea' b,1,
sumptnons buildings, arches all in duH: Il.
fountains dried up and ruined, whilst tha w
waters remained boiling; thu yora1os of s,b,s;!.
ranean cellars, wells, aud dungeons, fo,ns5,
warehouses, still burning in stencil md dst
clouds OF smoke; so that in S Or 6 mIss u
traversing about did not ses one load Of tube,
unconsumed, nor many s-ones but yh,t ~
calcined white as saow
1.-The people. who now walked about The r,;,.
appear like men in dismal deeer:, Or lath,'
IN some great city laid waste by cruel epeu,.
to which was added the stepch tha: cana tror
SOME POOR CREATURES Bou1Ez,
beds, etc. Sir Thomas Gresham's statue, thou.h
fallen fiom it's niche in the Royal E1cnsnae. n,
NAMED entire, when all those of the Kinss eir:k
the Conquest rere broken to pieces slso. tbr
STANDARD 10 Cornhill, and Queen Eiz.ts.n's
eiiieie-, with arms on Ludgate, continued, III
but little detrimeut; whilst the vast iron ca,,us
Of the city streets, hinges, bare, and e,te1 Of
prisons, we're many Of them melted and Iadresd
to cinders by the vehement heat. wsa no. abls
to pass through any OF the narrou Streets, buk
kept tho widest; the ground and al. smcke, and
frey yapor. continued 80 intense that my hair
was almost singed, and my feet unsunetabr
surheated. The by-lanes and narrower st1een
we're quite filled up with rubbish, nor could oas
have known whers he was but by the ruins Of
towar ~ n;nnacja , ran.;n;na .a"1 oo' Ae'11A''''
then want to,sarda Tsi,re,o, snd H;oh,,..
4vhara ma r,;ch+ bn 20 go, '"n "0o A1''4a'"s
"@1''o WV 1'3's' ena on91 1ron1r
y, MI ran 1a and der1ees disna,nad ,nd lin,
a1ono- hn the;r heans ~ ,shat ,hav ean1d ~ ~
rom tha fira dsn5ar;no ths;r ioas , end ' ttoa.t
raa3v - rar;sl, Ipr hn5gar .nd iass;ts,t;on ~
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