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up at one Corner ; the Cornice underneath beitur 
torn off without being fplit, a good Part of the Tile- 
ins near the Eaves and over the Pediment was 
Joofcned, and fome Tiles beat off, and the Lathing 
and fome of the Moldings of the Windows had 
taken Fire. 
In a Bed-Chamber fronting the Road, on the fc- 
cond Floor where Mr. Howard lay, three Boards 
of the Lining of the Room, on the Eaft Side, 
were driven inwards five or fix Inches at one 
End 3 but at the other the Nails were a little loofened 
only. In a Garret over this Bed-Chamber, the up- 
per Part of a Bed-Poft was fliiver’d 3 and nearly over 
where this Bed flood, a large Hole was broke in the 
Roof, on the Weft Side, juft by where one of the 
Chimneys goes ups the Chimneys having all additional 
Funnels of Brick-Work on the Top, of a roundifti 
Form, and plaflcr’d : Thefe were ftruck, and in- 
clin’d to the North, efpecially that which was on 
the South End of the Houfe, the Plafter being beat 
off, and fome of the Bricks broke down. There 
were about 13 Perfons in this Houfe, none of which 
received any Hurt s tho’ a Lad, who was in the 
Kitchen, into which ^he Door open’d, beforc-men- 
tion’d, and the Window of which (near where he 
was ftanding) had fevcral Panes of Glafs broke, 
rnuft certainly be much expofed. He inform’d me, 
among other things, that the Fire flew about him 
in Sparks, like thofe which fly out of burning Char- 
coal, but larger, and fnapping as they do. Some 
Pieces of Glafs were fliewed me, which I found to 
have been melted, one of which I take the Liberty 
of laying before you. 
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