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Lynde’s houfe, he went and (liut it 5 at which time, 
he faw the houfe and barn ftanding; but going from 
it a little way, without bolting it, and reflecting, that 
it might blow open, he returned to bolt it; from 
whence, before he had proceeded crofs the room to 
bolt another- door, that fronted the road, a large piece 
of timber from Lynde’s houfe ftruck the cap of the 
door hit-mentioned, and burit it open ; fo that from 
the time he faw the houfe ftanding, to the time of 
his door’s being burit open, could hardly be more 
than a minute. 
It is really extraordinary, that, in fo fudden and 
general a devaitation, any perfons could efcape with 
their lives. And yet the providence of God fo or- 
dered it, that but one life was loft. There were, at 
that time, in the houfe fourteen perfons ; Mr. Lynde, 
his negro man, nine women and children, and three 
travellers, it being a public-houfe ; of all which, the 
negro only loit his life. It is fuppofed, he was in 
the weft chamber. He was found fouth, a little 
eaiterly from the houfe, about 8 rods, lying acrofs a 
low wall, and a bed near him, which had been in 
the weft chamber : his back, thighs, and arms, were 
broken, and he foon expired, in extreme mifery. His 
mafter, fuppofed to have been in the weft lower room, 
was found nearly in the fame direction, about 2 rods 
diftant. He was winding his watch at that time ; and 
the watch was found at one diftance, and the cafe at 
another. The three travellers were found on the 
floor, near the fouth door, which they had endea- 
voured to fhut, much cut and bruifed by the flones 
falling from the chimney, which lay round them. 
Three young women and a child were found unhurt 
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