{"newspaper_name": "Delaware journal.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
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was the great concern bThc assistant keepersf
rushed in through suocating smoke, and, IN some
places, IA scorching fire and succeeded in unlock
ing them, though at the imminent hazard of their
own lives In some instances, they were Obliged to|
retreat several times for BREATH and finally to give
their keys into the hands of their convcts, who
manifested the utmost anxiety and even rlsked their
own lives to save their fellow prisoners


"Such scene of confusion and CONSERVATION,
you can hardly imagine. The convcts were hur-
ried out in the greatest alarm and disorder, without
the oversight of their keepers, OF any one else.
They were allowed to go at large in the yard-and
one would suppose, that il would require the utmost
efforts of the keepers to bring them to any thing
like order but, in few minutes, they all, volun-
tairly, formed themselves into regular lines, and
were seen passing buckets OF water to the hre, with
all the interest and order of so many hremen. And
so they continued to do till the fire was extinguish-
F, ed Their conduct, through the whole scene, de-
serves the highest praise. We owe it to their ac-


tvty, and ntrepidty, under God that the whole es-
| tablishment is not laid in ashes.


/" The fire consumed the paint shop, with all its


contents two OF three hundred cords OF wood, ana


small quantity of other lumber. The windows,


on the north side of,he wing, nearly all destroy


ed the wall of the building partially injured, and


the galleries, against the windows, burnt


The sentry box and great part OF the root on that
1 all, were CONSUMED.


| Messrs. M'Master & Co. lost about 1000 dol
lars worth of tools, which had been packed up for


Boston. Mr.. Leonard is sufferer to about the


same amount. Capt Worden's loss is not great


Judge Powers [the Keeperl estimates the p"bl't


loss at about $4,000, which he thinks the surplus


earnings of the convicts, this year will pay. 1t is


not known how the fire took, but it is ascribed te


what we call accident. Under this calamity, we


have abundant reason for gratitude to God and, u


ever thankfulness was felt among us, think it wa


this morning, when it was found that no poor con
vict had pershed in his cell Here and there on'


was left behind, when the others came out, in con
sequence of negecting to push his door open whe'
, the latch was rased--but there were not wanlln
those either among the keepers or the convlcts
who were ready to fly in the face of DEATH to thei
relief No life was lost, nor did any one sustain an
, serious injury and, what think little remarka
4 BILE, considering the confusion which necessar'l
, prevailed, in such scene, no convict escaped
! They all acted like men, and many OF them Ink


men of common intrepidlty and nobieness of sou
J. My congregation are daily gaining more and NOR
), of my affection and esteem. ! cannot be more pa
S tcular now"