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Mr. LonitforJ, Mi. Stimpfon, Mr. Samatl Pbtihpu Mr. Sfitnctr Vofe, Capf. Boftvortb, Uhtr, Emm*rtt» Then were fcveral houfcs empty.*fhe following rejledls more honor on the Lad in of Sterling, than is due to many of thofe in Bojlohy on a fimilar occaficn.From the WdncESTER. Magazine.Mr. Editor,You arc rcqucftcd to infcrt the following in your next Magazine.Sterling, April $th9 1787.YESTERDAY, between four and five o clock, P. M. a fire was difcovered in a barn be* longing co Capr. ’Timothy Brown. There was a ton or mote of hay therein, and the wind being very high, the flames burft throu, h the roof im-mediately, and mAanuncoufly communicated to the Captain’s h ufe, a Aorc of Enehfh and Weft-India goods, and two other barns, av the fame inflant caught in another place, among a quantity of boards, fhinglcs, and other lumber, which was collected for building, and threatened a general conflagration of all the buildings on that part of the Arcets But happily, hy'the very active exertions of the inhabitants, every building was faved, except the fi A, which wit confumcd. The ladies, who collcdfred on rbe fir A alarm, excited themfilves exceedingly, by diaw’ng and carrying water to thofe on the buildings j they really defervc pralfe. Ttn fire was fo rapid that, but few hands could be informed feifoniMy, The fire was conneyed trom a bUck-fmiib’i fhop, which flood near the barn---a caution for people who live in places where the houfcs are thick, not to allow of fmith’s (hops being placed a-mong them, unlefs their chimniea are made with two funnels or draughts, the fi A leading from the fire about eight feet in hcigluh, then turning an arch over the top, make another p (Tage for the (parks, duA, dec. right down by tha fide of the firA, cither over the fire or to the left of tha forge, which would fecure the (hop and other adjoining buildings, which are much cxpofed in dry weather.
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Essex Journal And New Hampshire Packet
Newburyport, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Apr 25, 1787
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