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Fevers and fires mark Coventry gathering with fatal accident
Reports from Wyken near Coventry describe a birthday celebration for Lord Craven where locals fired small cannons. John Burton, a carpenter, mortally wounded a cannon during firing, dying that night, with three others seriously injured, ending the cheerful gathering.
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Coventry
Lord Craven
Wyken
John Burton
Burton
S. John
Battersea
Mr. Hutton
Chance
Guildford
Salifdry
Winchester
Lewes
Ocober
Newmarket
George Tuting
Little Harry
Duke of Ancaster
Mr. Ann
Sultan
Edmund Bacon
Gillingham
Bart
York
Litchfield
Mr. Clarke
John Wynn’s
Chefnut Galloway
Mr. Webster
Bonny Batchelor
Bedford
Mr. Greywood
Little Gift
Mr. Haywood
Mr. Grefwood
Lady Thigh
Red-Lyon Square