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kirby’s wonderful museum.
for the families of the sufferers. Messrs. Meux’s loss was
estimated at about 15,000/.
It was stated, that Government allowed the duty on what
had been lost, amounting to a large sum. When the beer
rushed through Mr. Hawes’s house, in Great Russell-street,
a person who was accidentally passing by, wTas thrown
down by the force of the waves of beer, which rolled across
the street through the mud, and dashed against the iron
rails opposite : with great difficulty he saved his life.
Some of the Irish people, after the coroner had sat on the
bodies, took away the bodies of their country people, and
depositing them in a corner house near the brewhouse in
Tottenham court-road, collected in vast numbers, and ex-
hibited the bodies to every one who would pay for the sight.
They had got such numbers into the old house, that the floor
gave way and sunk with the-whole into the cellar, men, wo-
men, and children, with the dead bodies. Several respectable
persons that had been curious enough to go in, were amongst
them ; luckily no further mischief occurred than the fright,
except, as the cellar lay low, it was half full of water and
filth, and they all appeared in a shocking state when re-
lieved. At last, the crowds of Irish were so great and so
troublesome,in stopping everyone that passed to get money
to go and view the dead, that the magistrates were obliged
to appear with their officers to disperse them, which put
an end to a scene of riot and confusion.
Another accident of the same kind happened the latter
end of May, 1805, at the brewhouse belonging to Mr. Sea-
ranke, at Hatfield; a vat containing 530 barrels of what is
called “ sixpenny beer,” burst, and caused the greatest con-
fusion; washed away the hog-styes, and did other damage.
All the people of the town ran to the spot with pails,
saucepans, and jugs ; some used their hats, and the women
their bonnets. Many were up to their middle in beer-
about 100 barrels were saved, but no material accident oc-
cured.
kirby’s wonderful museum.
for the families of the sufferers. Messrs. Meux’s loss was
estimated at about 15,000/.
It was stated, that Government allowed the duty on what
had been lost, amounting to a large sum. When the beer
rushed through Mr. Hawes’s house, in Great Russell-street,
a person who was accidentally passing by, wTas thrown
down by the force of the waves of beer, which rolled across
the street through the mud, and dashed against the iron
rails opposite : with great difficulty he saved his life.
Some of the Irish people, after the coroner had sat on the
bodies, took away the bodies of their country people, and
depositing them in a corner house near the brewhouse in
Tottenham court-road, collected in vast numbers, and ex-
hibited the bodies to every one who would pay for the sight.
They had got such numbers into the old house, that the floor
gave way and sunk with the-whole into the cellar, men, wo-
men, and children, with the dead bodies. Several respectable
persons that had been curious enough to go in, were amongst
them ; luckily no further mischief occurred than the fright,
except, as the cellar lay low, it was half full of water and
filth, and they all appeared in a shocking state when re-
lieved. At last, the crowds of Irish were so great and so
troublesome,in stopping everyone that passed to get money
to go and view the dead, that the magistrates were obliged
to appear with their officers to disperse them, which put
an end to a scene of riot and confusion.
Another accident of the same kind happened the latter
end of May, 1805, at the brewhouse belonging to Mr. Sea-
ranke, at Hatfield; a vat containing 530 barrels of what is
called “ sixpenny beer,” burst, and caused the greatest con-
fusion; washed away the hog-styes, and did other damage.
All the people of the town ran to the spot with pails,
saucepans, and jugs ; some used their hats, and the women
their bonnets. Many were up to their middle in beer-
about 100 barrels were saved, but no material accident oc-
cured.