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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Floods in Bath caused significant damage, especially to gardeners, and an extraordinary incident where rising water ignited lime sacks, setting a house on fire in Avon-Street, King's Meads; timely aid prevented wider destruction.
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Great Damages have been done by the Floods in and about this City, particularly to the Gardeners: But a more extraordinary Thing than this happened in the new Buildings in Avon-Street in the King's Meads, occasioned by the above Floods; for they set a new built House on Fire, and had not timely Assistance came, in all Probability the whole Street had been consumed: It happened thus; several Sacks of Stone Lime being laid in the House close to a wainscotted Partition, and the Waters rising to it set it on Fire, which burnt several Yards of the Wainscot to a Coal.
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Bath
Event Date
Jan. 11.
Outcome
timely assistance prevented the whole street from being consumed; several yards of wainscot burnt to a coal.
Event Details
Floods caused great damages in and about Bath, particularly to gardeners. In new buildings in Avon-Street, King's Meads, floods set a new-built house on fire by wetting sacks of stone lime next to a wainscotted partition, which ignited and burnt part of the wainscot.