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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Dreadful fire in Konigsberg destroyed over 1500 houses, the Stadthouse, six royal magazines filled with saltpetre, several Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches, and other public buildings. The Kniphoff district, surrounded by the river Pregel, escaped major damage after fires started by windborne brands were extinguished.
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which were dated the 13th instant, bring advice,
that the number of houses which were destroyed
by the late dreadful fire at that place, amounted
to upwards of 1500. The Stadthouse was destroyed:
and six Royal Magazines, which were filled with
saltpetre, were entirely consumed. Several
Lutheran churches, with the Roman Catholic
church, as also several other public buildings,
were consumed; and the Kniphoff, a town, one of
the three which makes that great city, by being
surrounded by the river Pregel, is escaped pretty
well only by some of the fire-brands that were
carried into it by the high wind: it was set on
fire at three different places, but was
extinguished in time.
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Konigsberg
Event Date
The 13th Instant
Outcome
over 1500 houses destroyed; stadthouse, six royal magazines with saltpetre, several lutheran churches, roman catholic church, and other public buildings consumed; kniphoff district partially set on fire but extinguished.
Event Details
Letters from Konigsberg dated the 13th instant report a dreadful fire that destroyed upwards of 1500 houses, the Stadthouse, six Royal Magazines filled with saltpetre, several Lutheran churches, the Roman Catholic church, and several other public buildings. The Kniphoff, one of the three towns comprising the city and surrounded by the river Pregel, escaped major damage, though set on fire in three places by wind-carried fire-brands, which were extinguished in time.