Index Entry | Bells, in Boston, not rung for fire, drums beat and confuse inhabitants |
Location | Boston |
Citation | VGN(DN.775.012 15 Jun 1775:22 (54) Cambridge, May 25. The following is taken from a manuscript account of the fire that happened in Boston last Wednesday night. . . . [Account of fire starting in a magazine, while handling cartridges] "Instead of ringing the bells as usual, the soldiers beat to arms, by which the people were in great confusion, not being used to such signals in time of fire. . . " |
Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Norfolk (Duncan) |
Date | 1775.06.15 |
Publisher | Holt, John H., & Co. |
City, State | Norfolk, VA |
Year | 1775 |
Bibliography | B0047811 |