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Later particulars of the terribly disastrous fire in a lunatic asylum at Longue Point, Montreal (not Quebec, as originally reported), state, that no less than 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is now ascertained that the fire at the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, Canada, was caused by one of the patients…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrible accident occurred in High-street, Rushworth, shortly after midnight on Monday. Richard Christie, a tinsmith, who arrived from New Zealand six weeks ago, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1038 →A despatch from America states that another terrible fire has occurred in a workhouse at Chenango, state of New York. One hundred and twenty-five, lunatics who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London, May 6.—News from Canada states that the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, has been totally destroyed by fire, aud that 150 of the inmates have perished. There were 1300…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A fire occurred at Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, and 150 of the patients were burnt to death. There were 1300 inmates in the asylum, and the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 1026 →LONDON, Friday.--Telegrams from New York give particulars of a terrible fire which occurred yesterday in a workhouse at Chenango, in the State of Now York…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Since England first usurped the rule of Neptune o'er the seas A sailor's life has always been a sinecure of case,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday evening (says a Dublin paper, March 29) at the concluding service of the mission by the Redemptorist Fathers in Marlborough-street Cathedral, Dublin, an incident occurred which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Following close upon the disaster at the Longue Pointe Lunatic Asylum at Montreal, in Canada, comes the news of a similar occurrence in New York. Intelligence…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, May 6.—News from Canada states that the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, has been totally destroyed by fire, and that 150 of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Several of the lunatics who escaped from the lire at the Chenango workhouse State of New York are roaming about the country. Fifteen of the patients were burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday. -- A number of lunatic patients who escaped from the fire at the workhouse at Chenango, a town in the State of New York, are roaming about the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, May 10.-Many furious lunatics who were confined in the workhouse asylum at Chenango, New York, escaped from their keepers during the fire. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many furious lunatics who were confined in the asylum at Chenargo, New York, which was destroyed by are, escaped from the burning buildings. They caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →While a squad of workmen were repairing the bridge overlooking Glen Falls, New York, on March 17, it suddenly collapsed in the middle, and seven men were hurled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN alarm of fire was raised this morning by the inhabitants of Foy-street, Balmain, and, soon afterwards the Balmain Volunteer and M.F. Brigade were upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a quarter to 2 o'clock yesterday morning a Ore broke out in Foy-street, Balmain, among three weatherboard structures. The alarm was not given until the flames had got a good hold,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MURRUMBURRAH, Wednesday.-- William Roache, who was so severely burut by rolling into his camp fire a few bights ago, has since died in the Young goal hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 1.45 a.m. yesterday the Fire Brigade authorities were notified that a fierce fire wan raging in Foy-street, Balmain, and on proceeding to the locality the information was found to be true…
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