Further Particulars.

Thames Star, Issue 3342, 8 September 1879, Page 2

Further Particulars.

The buildings nre known ns EosV buildings, and are situated next the Athenoouav The fire originated in the Cafe Cliautant. Several jumped from the windows, both front and back. Margaret McCarthy was shouted to by the crowd to jump from the third storey window. She struck a projection over the main entrance, and was carried away insensible and niuch bruised. Eventually a long ladder was obtained, and a number were rescued. A large number of boarders who s!«pfc in the building were seen wandering nboufc quite V^jrildcred. Thoy^aiJ.&ifltoi>roke into a rsum for dryiujj tslolho^^nnd used a clothes' line, and numbers escaped that

The block is almost entirely destroyed,----l but is confined to that block. The" fire I escape did not arrive till too late to be of serf ice. Dai-id Conway jumped from oue of the i storeys, and was severely injured by fal- \ ling, being also burnt. Margaret McCarthy jumped, and was caught in a sheet. Several others who jumped out were sererely injured. Two of the Wilson'i children were sererely injured by jumping out, besides being badly burnt. The injuries in one of these cases it if feared will prore fatal; Altogether six persons, including one who died from the injuries, hare been taken to the Hospital. Sereral others of Wilson's family cannot be found and concluding, from this state* raent, as to »he safety of Mr Wilson (editor of the Witness), and wife, no doubt but they are lost, as sereral persons perished in the flames. The building was a perfect fire of bedrooms, especiail} the top floor; there were <10 beds at the Cafe. It is conjectured that 100 persons were known to be in the building and not yet accounted for. ; The building was insured in the National for £2000, half of this amount being re-insured in the Standard. Waters, the restaurant keeper, Has hii effects covered by a policy of £250 in the , Hanseatic. Further insurances on the Octagon—Union £1000, Standard £1150,'

Norwich Union £1460. .National £1450, Victoria £200, New Zealand £200, and Hanseutic £400.