| Index Entry | Bells, in New York, removed by Americans, not available to ring for fire |
| Location | New York |
| Citation | EJMP.776.071 19 Dec 1776:13,41 (3/155) From the New York Mercury. New-York, September 30. . . . [Narrative of fire of 21 September] The rebel army having carried off all the bells of the city, the alarm could not be speedily communicated. . . for the number of inhabitants was small, the pumps and fire engines were very much out of order. This last circumstance, together with the removal of our bells, the time and place of the fire's breaking out. . . [indicate a deliberate scheme.] |
| Generic Title | Essex Journal |
| Date | 1776.12.19 |
| Publisher | Mycall, John |
| City, State | Newburyport, MA |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0016458 |