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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Fire broke out in unoccupied house of Dr. Broadhurst at corner of Washington and Chamber streets, New York, on Tuesday evening around 9-10 PM. Extinguished by firemen with no material damage. Suspicious man fled scene, sparking arson suspicions; he escaped into crowd.
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Between nine and ten o'clock on Tuesday evening, a house belonging to Dr. Broadhurst, the corner of Washington and Chamber-streets, was discovered to be on fire. The flames had made considerable progress before the alarm was given: but were happily extinguished, by the activity of the firemen, before any material damage was sustained. The house was unoccupied.
Immediately on the alarm being given a number of citizens ran to the building and broke into the back yard for the greater convenience of extinguishing the flames: when out bolted a suspicious looking man vociferating "fire! fire!" He was pursued; but mixing with the crowd, he was lost in the general confusion and has not yet been discovered. This circumstance has excited strong suspicion that the fire was not accidental.
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New York
Event Date
Tuesday Evening, August 8
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flames extinguished before material damage; house unoccupied; suspicious man escaped.
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House at corner of Washington and Chamber-streets discovered on fire between nine and ten o'clock; progress made before alarm; extinguished by firemen. Citizens broke into back yard; suspicious man bolted out shouting 'fire! fire!', pursued but lost in crowd.