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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A major fire broke out around 4 AM yesterday in Mr. Bois's Tar Yard at Dock Head, Horsley Down, caused by boiling tar. It destroyed workshops, warehouses including Mr. Vernum's wood-filled one, and 20-30 houses of various tradespeople. Damage: thousands of pounds; 2000 barrels of pitch and tar lost. Extinguished by 10 AM.
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From thence the Flames extended towards the Street, and consumed the Houses of a Linnen draper, Milliner, Cookshop, Publican, Grocer, and four or five other Dwelling houses in Front. The Damage is computed at several Thousand Pounds, and it was Ten o'Clock Yesterday Morning before the Flames were got under. Near 2000 Barrels of Pitch & Tar were consumed, & it is conjectured, that between twenty and thirty Houses have been destroyed.
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Dock Head, Horsley Down
Event Date
Yesterday Morning, About Four O'clock
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damage computed at several thousand pounds; near 2000 barrels of pitch & tar consumed; between twenty and thirty houses destroyed
Event Details
A terrible Fire broke out in the Tar Yard belonging to Mr. Bois at Dock Head, Horsley Down, occasioned by the Tar Cooper boiling over, and burnt with incredible Fury for several Hours, destroying the Workshops where it began, with several other Outhouses, Warehouses, etc., particularly a large Warehouse filled with Wood, belonging to Mr. Vernum, Woolstapler, whose Dwelling house also narrowly escaped. From thence the Flames extended towards the Street, and consumed the Houses of a Linnen draper, Milliner, Cookshop, Publican, Grocer, and four or five other Dwelling houses in Front. The Flames were got under at Ten o'Clock Yesterday Morning.