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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A fire broke out early morning on May 3 in a building next to Mr. Hildreth's distillery in New York, destroying the distillery containing rum, sugar, and molasses, and spreading to nine dwelling-houses, a store, and a chair-house on Water Street. Several other buildings damaged; Hildreth's loss estimated at 1500l. Properties affected owned by Mrs. Feeley, John Bennet, Alexander Montgomery, Wm. Irwin, John Freeborn, Pelatia Haws, and Edward Reynolds.
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Between 2 and 3 o'clock Yesterday Morning, a terrible Fire broke out in a small Building adjoining Mr. Hildreth's distillery-House, the Flames soon communicated itself to the Distillery, in which there was a large Quantity of Rum, sugar and molasses, which burnt with great Fury; the Wind being at N. W. The Fire soon reached the wooden Buildings adjoining, and carried all before it to the Front of Water-Street; and notwithstanding the great Alertness of the Inhabitants, 9 dwelling-Houses, a Store and Chair-House, were reduced to Ashes, and several others damaged. Mr. Hildreth's Loss is computed at 1500l. The Houses burnt on the North Side of Water-Street, were improved by Mrs. Feeley Mess. John Bennet, Alexander Montgomery, Wm. Irwin, John Freeborn, Pelatia Haws, and Edward Reynolds.
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New York, Water Street
Event Date
Between 2 And 3 O'clock Yesterday Morning
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9 dwelling-houses, a store and chair-house reduced to ashes; several others damaged; mr. hildreth's loss computed at 1500l.
Event Details
A terrible Fire broke out in a small Building adjoining Mr. Hildreth's distillery-House, the Flames soon communicated to the Distillery with large Quantity of Rum, sugar and molasses, which burnt with great Fury; the Wind being at N. W. The Fire soon reached the wooden Buildings adjoining, and carried all before it to the Front of Water-Street; notwithstanding the great Alertness of the Inhabitants.