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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A fire started in Mr. Hart's stable in Philadelphia on May 28 afternoon, spreading to his tavern stables, two houses, and Mr. Conrad Weckerly's stables. Goods worth $10,000 destroyed; five persons seriously injured by falling wall.
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A little after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a fire commenced in Mr. Hart's private stable, back of his store in Third above Callowhill-street, from whence it spread with very great rapidity to his extensive tavern stables adjoining, which were entirely consumed. His two houses in St. John-street were very much injured. A large amount of goods belonging to Messrs. T. & W. H. Hart was destroyed, and their loss is estimated at $10,000.
The large range of stables of Mr. Conrad Weckerly, adjoining Mr. Hart's on the north, were also consumed. Five persons are believed to have been very seriously injured by the falling of a wall.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon (May 28)
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five persons seriously injured by falling wall; stables and houses consumed; $10,000 goods destroyed
Event Details
Fire started in Mr. Hart's private stable back of his store in Third above Callowhill-street, spread to his tavern stables which were entirely consumed, injured his two houses in St. John-street, and consumed Mr. Conrad Weckerly's adjoining stables.