Further Particulars.
An hour after the subjugation of the flames our reporter was escorted through the ruins by one of the firemen left in charge. The upper storey presents a sad picture of the result of the visitation of the destroying element, chairs, tablet, chests of drawers, beds, and every description of household furniture being ham street end the fire had burnt right up to the wall of the adjoining house, while - ia, Owen street the tbiogletof Mr Clarke's shop are scorched. A watch and some gold jewfeilery «ad-lioney were found amongst the cinders-io-a-state-of semi fusion. Fireman ,Cqrnes.did good service at the rear dariife-w hreiimd Mr Kobert Walker :(F. Hewin abd Brother's manager) and otkirs, notwithstaodiog the fierce heat, wotkadllstd in assisting.r to remove Mr CUrke's stock. Mr Leydon had a siiit of clothes destroyed, as also had Coßstable. Kenpedy,. and others met with slight cUti and jbruizes, but s nothing, to. speak ,9^, '^Kt: exertions of the police are to Woboimended.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3147, 20 March 1879, Page 2
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162Further Particulars. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3147, 20 March 1879, Page 2
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