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The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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A major fire in Gothenburg, Sweden, destroyed a fourth of the city last night, starting in a joiner's house on Hollepders Gatan and spreading from the Old Port to the new, burning the large Sugar-house, Flesh-market, and Kirche. Reported in a letter dated 3rd current.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Gothenburg, dated the 3d current, to his friend in Leith.
Just as I was finishing this letter I have received the melancholy news, that a fourth part of Gothenburg was last night consumed by fire, which first took place in a joiner's house in Hollepders Gatan (the name of the street) the fire continued with fury from the Old Port of the town to the new. The large Sugar-house, Flesh-market, and the Kirche, are burnt down.
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Gothenburg
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Last Night, Dated The 3d Current
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a fourth part of gothenburg was consumed by fire; the large sugar-house, flesh-market, and the kirche are burnt down
Event Details
Fire started in a joiner's house in Hollepders Gatan and continued with fury from the Old Port of the town to the new, consuming a fourth part of Gothenburg.