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I inclose a report of the circumstances received from the Acting Superintendent of Police from which Ian Grace will perceive that the fire
commenced at 6.30 on
the Praya.
main Street along the harbor. As
J
was
the
grounds
d from 7.30 PM.
to 1.30 AM. with the exception of hours
me
shart interva
al I
an
in a
• position to testify to the great
exertions of the Military and Maval-
Authorities,
as
well
as
of the local
Police, to extinguish the flames.
One of the Stones early ignited contained
a
large quantity of Salt-petre, the
flames from which
and carried
20.
many
30
fierce dements of
· flagration through the air to neighboring Streets and houses as to
unusual and special difficulties
Canoe.
in early checking the progress of the
fire.
From the intricate and con
3.
~fined
nature of
of the
manij
lanes in the
vicinity there was also frequent difficulty in using the Engines where
and there som
most required, and there
were so
many points of contact and communication by which the five
Mas...
spreading fan
like inward into the heart of the town
what it was
impossible to concentrate
at once the force requisite
at all points at
to prevent the spreading.
Throughout I
gave complete
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