 | 1831 - 428 sivua
...issue fromevery part of the building. The flames were seen first to break out from the treadmill, which burnt with fury until it was quite consumed. In about...Governor's house, over which was the chapel, was completely enveloped in flames, and the reflection on the heavens was grand and terrific. The wings, however,... | |
 | John Eagles - 1832 - 426 sivua
...crimes, gave many of the liberated prisoners money. Orders were then given to proceed " to Hill's-bridge, to stop the London mail." Davis took off his hat,...reply was — " I said I had done what he told me — NOTHING." The benches in the chapel Were rubbed over with a liquid, which the mob brought with... | |
 | John Eagles - 1832 - 444 sivua
...crimes, gave many of the liberated prisoners money. Orders were then given to proceed " to HilPs-bridge, to stop the London mail." Davis took off his hat,...to Colonel Brereton, on his return from the Gaol. Hu reply was — " I said I had done what he told me — NOTHING." The benches in the chapel were rubbed... | |
 | 1832 - 476 sivua
...issue from every part of the building, and the flames were seen to break out from the tread-mill, which burnt with fury until it was quite consumed. In about...Governor's house, over which was the chapel, was completely enveloped in flames, and the reflection on the heavens was grand and terrific. The wings, however,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1832 - 800 sivua
...signal ; and, immediately after, clouds of smoke were seen to issue from every part of the structure. In about an hour, the governor's house, over which was the chapel, was completely enveloped in flames, and the reflection in the heavens was grand and terrific. During these proceedings,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1832 - 970 sivua
...from every part of the building. The flames were first seen to break out from the tread-mill, which burnt with fury until it was quite consumed. In about an hour the governor's-house was completely enveloped in flames; the wings, however, being built almost exclusively... | |
 | 1832 - 954 sivua
...from every part of the building. The flames were first seen to break out from the tread-mill, which burnt with fury until it was quite consumed. In about an hour the governor's-house was completely euveloped in flames ; the wings, however, being built almost exclusively... | |
 | Camden Pelham - 1841 - 710 sivua
...from every part of the building. The flames were first seen to break out from the tread-mill, which burnt with fury until it was quite consumed. In about...governor's house, over which was the chapel, was completely enveloped in flames, and the reflection on the heavens was grand and terrific. The wings, however,... | |
 | Camden Pelham - 1886 - 740 sivua
...flames were first seen to break out from the tread-mill, which burnt 328 THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. with fury until it was quite consumed. In about an hour the governor; house, over which was the chapel, was completely enveloped in flames, and the reflection... | |
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The prisoners being liberated, the next step taken was that of setting the prison on fire ; and a black handkerchief having been tied to the weathercock on the top of the porter's lodge over the gateway, it seemed to be the signal for commencing operations;... 