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The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
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A fire broke out around 4 a.m. yesterday in the warehouse and kitchen of merchant James Allen on Howard's Street in Baltimore, destroying those buildings and their contents including West-India goods and produce. It spread to Mr. Deal's kitchen, which was also lost, but Allen's dwelling and nearby structures were saved despite frozen pumps limiting water supply. Cause: servant improperly depositing ashes with hidden embers.
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Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, the warehouse and kitchen of Mr. James Allen, merchant, in Howard's-street, were discovered, by one of the town Watchmen to be on fire. The several fire companies, and other inhabitants, assembled and exerted themselves with their usual alertness, spirit, and perseverance: but the flames had previously made such progress, that those buildings, (the former containing a considerable quantity of West-India goods, and country produce, and the latter, kitchen furniture,) were soon consumed. The fire communicated itself to the kitchen of Mr. Deal, which was also destroyed: and it was with great difficulty, Mr. Allen's dwelling-house, and other valuable contiguous buildings, were preserved from the further ravages of that devouring element, as very little water could be obtained, the pumps adjacent, being choaked with ice.
This fire it is said, was occasioned by the imprudence of a servant, in depositing ashes (in which fire was concealed,) in an improper place.
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Baltimore
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Yesterday Morning About 4 O'clock
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warehouse and kitchen of mr. james allen consumed with west-india goods, country produce, and kitchen furniture; kitchen of mr. deal destroyed; dwelling-house and contiguous buildings preserved with difficulty due to ice-choked pumps
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Fire discovered by town watchman in warehouse and kitchen of Mr. James Allen on Howard's-street; fire companies and inhabitants responded but buildings were soon consumed; fire spread to Mr. Deal's kitchen; limited water due to frozen pumps; caused by servant depositing ashes with concealed fire in improper place