Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A fire broke out in a shed in Swan Street, Barbados, on February 11, 1767, nearly destroying two-thirds of the town but was contained in time. A mob demolished nearby wooden buildings to prevent spread, restrained by magistrates and fire companies.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
"The 11th inst. at two o'clock in the afternoon a fire was discovered blazing through the roof of a shed, in the yard of a Jew in Swan-street, near the Milk-market, which was set on fire by a pillow stuffed up in the roof, and must have burnt two thirds of the town which escaped the two former fires, had not the discovery been made in time.--The mob immediately pulled down all the wooden buildings near the spot, and would have pulled all down in the town, had not great pains been taken by the magistrates and fire companies to dissuade them from it.--We expect that should we have another alarm of fire, every wooden building will be pulled down by the mob."
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Barbados
Event Date
11th Inst. (Feb. 1767)
Outcome
fire contained in time, preventing destruction of two-thirds of the town; mob demolished nearby wooden buildings but was dissuaded from town-wide demolition.
Event Details
Fire discovered at 2 PM in a shed roof in a Jew's yard in Swan-street near Milk-market, ignited by a stuffed pillow; mob pulled down nearby wooden structures to halt spread, stopped from broader action by magistrates and fire companies.