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Globe, Volume II, Issue 190, 18 January 1875, Page 3

There is a good story told respecting the explosion on the Regent's Canal. The tenant of one of the smaller houses injured by the catastrophe had a lodger, who, unknown to the landlord, used to steal down to the landlord's coal cellar early .in the morning, and help himself to coal for his own fire. After the catastrophe had occurred, and every one in the house had been roused, it was found that the lodger was missing. Search was made for a long time in vain, and it was feared that in some way he had come to serious harm. At last deep groans were heard proceeding from the nethermost region, and on descending, the landlord heard an agonised voice groaning "Never no more; never no more!" It then came out that while the lodger in making his usual matutinal visit was in the act of filling his scuttle, there was a sudden shock which sent the coal flying all about him, and an awful roar which made him full of apocalyptic terrors. He thought that the evil one had come to carry on' his lawful prey, and all in the terror of conscious guilt he vowed that he would never offend again.