The New Hampshire Gazette

Tuesday at noon, Mr. Godfrey's most valuable experiment for extinguishing fire, was tried in the house erected for that purpose near Marybone. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York, Prince William Henry, Prince Henry Frederick; a great number of Persons of rank and distinction, and many of the learned world, gave their attendance upon this singular occasion.

The house, which is of brick, consists of three rooms, one above another, stair case, chimney, lath and plaster ceilings, and a kind of wainscotting round the rooms of rough deal. Exactly at twelve o'clock the ground room, and that up one pair of stairs, were set on fire, by lighting the faggots and shavings laid there for that purpose: In about fifteen minutes the wainscot of the under room was thought to be sufficiently in flames, and three of the machines were thrown in: which, by almost immediate and sudden explosions, instantaneously extinguished the flames; and the very smoke in that apartment in a few minutes totally disappeared.

By this time, the firemen, &c. who had the care of throwing in the machines, gave an alarm that the stair case had taken fire, and that it was necessary directly to go to work upon the next room, which was accordingly done, and with the same effect.

The experiment however hitherto did not universally satisfy, in the last instance more especially it was thought to be too hastily put in execution; and the populace, without side the paling, who were supposed to amount to near 20,000 and whose curiosity, from the very nature of their situation, remained much dissatisfied, began to grow rather riotous, and talked of a second bottle conjuror. For the sake of the experiment therefore, and to remove all manner of doubt, Mr. Godfrey consented to a third experiment in the upper room, which was entirely of wood. The flames were now suffered to get to a considerable height, and even the window frames destroyed before the machines were thrown in, which however answered exactly as the former had done; and, being quite in sight of the out-standers, met with that universal approbation, which so noble an invention, it is hoped, will be found deserving of.